tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794978458772149149.post3362716954988435231..comments2023-10-25T07:38:16.249-07:00Comments on Green Thoughts: PrioritiesRenaissance Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06243095907452011303noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794978458772149149.post-12942226522182662262010-03-26T09:52:05.881-07:002010-03-26T09:52:05.881-07:00Cheese: I thought you hated the Vikings.Cheese: I thought you hated the Vikings.Renaissance Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243095907452011303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794978458772149149.post-55494464842308784852010-03-26T08:16:40.117-07:002010-03-26T08:16:40.117-07:00I feel like I am one of those big Viking ranges wi...I feel like I am one of those big Viking ranges with six burners, three of which are work, one health, one friends, one family. Unfortunately, because family is far away, I let that one go during the school year. I have tried to be better, but immediacy always wins out.Blue Cheesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322100529304674359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794978458772149149.post-14429459986451715692010-03-25T22:12:00.440-07:002010-03-25T22:12:00.440-07:00In our profession, the "work" burner is ...In our profession, the "work" burner is really two burners, no?<br /><br />At least during the school year, I feel the teaching burner is always in competition with the writing/research burner. They can inform & influence each other, to be sure--but for me, when the pedagogical burner needs to be turned on high, it's a good bet the writing burner is turned down low. And vice versa.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794978458772149149.post-1124434336489569832010-03-25T11:28:11.826-07:002010-03-25T11:28:11.826-07:00Health always suffers for me. Thank god I'm br...Health always suffers for me. Thank god I'm breastfeeding to keep my weight in check. Geez. And work? What work. One must be employed to do work. And since I'm on maternity leave this semester, there's not much work going on for me. (Although, I did make note last night that I had read 15 books -- for fun -- since baby was born three months ago.) <br /><br />Family and friends are on high right now. It feels pretty great. But eventually I know I will be itching to work again. I can't keep my brain permanently shut off. (Reading helps keep me alive on that front, but it's not the same when I don't HAVE to remember what I just read.) <br /><br />As time goes by, priorities shift and change. Keeping a balance is important. One of these days I'll get back to the gym. I just want my life to settle into a halfway reliable routine first.Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794978458772149149.post-31469890064054047712010-03-25T08:08:07.518-07:002010-03-25T08:08:07.518-07:00I've been switching my burners around lately. ...I've been switching my burners around lately. For me, I think "friends" translates to "circus," and when I had that burner on high, I also had the family burner on. Work was at a slow simmer, and health was stone cold. <br /><br />Lately, I've switched work to high and circus/friends to simmer. And I managed to turn health back on to medium: being away from the circus means less drinking, more sleep, and a return to workouts (for which I previously had *no* time). Feeling thinner and fitter and well-slept makes everything else easier.<br /><br />But the nice thing is, one can always switch up the burners again. I think life works best when you always keep in mind that you can rescramble priorities again and again, depending on where you are at any given moment.squadratomagicohttp://squadratomagico.netnoreply@blogger.com