Eating and Drinking // Orange Crush, baby. I can't have caffeine and I need a treat every now and then.
Hating // Being sick. I was sick from Sunday, Dec. 28 through well actually I'm still sick, starting on my third week. Oh Joy. The worst sore throat ever, massive congestion, three bouts of conjunctivitis in each eye, two bouts of ear infections, no sleep whatsoever originally from sore throat and then from horrific coughing fits. And as I am pregnant, I can only take the most basic, least effective over-the-counter medication. Suck.
Blogging // At the beginning of the week, I laid out my plans for the new year, a rather long list of goals that I hope to accomplish. I also posted about a challenge I'm tackling this year called Back to Classics, hosted by Karen over at Books and Chocolate. And finally, as part of my new year goals, I want to post at least twice per month about teaching, so I put up a post introducing this feature.
Teaching // Things are a bit strange for me right now as my due date is so close. Classes start tomorrow, but for the most part my substitutes are taking over my classes from the get-go. It is highly unlikely I will make it past week one. I will be teaching one online section of English II, writing in the disciplines, while on maternity leave, so most of my teaching-attention is focused there.
Avoiding // Writing that 20 page paper for my Intro to Lit Theory grad course. I've decided to analyze Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness from a narratological perspective; however, I'm having a bit of difficulty kicking my butt in gear on actually writing.
Anticipating // The baby coming out!
Wishing // This baby would come out!
Sick-pregnant is no fun. Hopefully you get better soon!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, I hope you feel better soon! That illness sounds like a BEAST! I hope Smoke Gets In Your Eyes improves for you. I think the further you read, the more you'll see an individual take and more of Doughty's purpose in writing this one, which is far different from Roach. As I recall. It's been a while since I read Stiff even though I still consider it a fave.
ReplyDeleteOMG are you that close to delivering? I had no idea. I'm sure you have lived every single second of this pregnancy, but it goes by fast for those of us who don't see you every day. Wow! Good luck and can't wait to get updates. Being sick and not being able to do anything about it really sucks. Lemons and honey only go so far.
ReplyDeleteEek! I hope you get a chance to recover before you do end up having that baby. Good luck!!!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to "meet" the new baby! I hope you are feeling better before he/she arrives. And I think Smoke Gets In Your Eyes gets better the closer you get to the end -- she starts to talk about some bigger-picture stuff in the death industry that I found really interesting.
ReplyDeleteHang in there - I remember those final weeks. They drag on forever.
ReplyDeleteI initially thought Smoke Gets In Your Eyes wasn't as good as I expected based on the rave reviews but it grew on me, so hopefully it'll get better for you too :)
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