* this week is over. It felt like it was eons long
* the stomach issue I had was apparently either a little virus, food poisoning of some kind, or allergic overload. Yesterday was the worst day and at one point I was wondering "could my gall bladder be going bad, or could I be developing appendicitis" (the pain moved around). Also had really bad muscle aches and soreness all through my back. Today I'm better. Not 100% better, but better enough to be able to eat more or less normally again.
* I got my research thing done even though on Tuesday I was starting with the whatever-it-was, and today I took down the extractions
* First two exams done and graded
* As a result, most of the knitting I did this week was during the exams, and it was adding more rows to the plain-stockinette part of the Moon Moth pullover. I have to get 78 rounds done before I start the colorwork; I'm on about round 20 now.
* Meetings are over for the month so next week I get my evenings at home. (It seems like in the summer when nothing is happening, I feel lonely and wish I had something, and then when the meetings start back up, it's like 'whoa I wish I could have one night at home to myself')
* Got the sheets changed on the bed. I had put the shark ones on before which were "microfiber" and were warmer; we're supposed to get (sigh) another period of hot weather so I wanted to change them to the plain cotton ones that breathe better.
* Found a birthday present for my niece (and floated the idea to my mom of NOT sending gifts for birthdays to either of her parents; they've skipped getting me something for two years in a row now and I am taking that as either I don't matter enough to be considered, or they really don't want to exchange gifts. It makes me sad; I do like giving and getting gifts but with no reciprocation it's a little sad. And I think they make more money than I do....) I will still buy her gifts though, at least until she's 18.
* I was able to help my newest colleague; she had a minor issue with a student where her confronting them directly might not be the best (it's an issue potentially of the student's health/wellbeing) and I was able to tell her we had a person on campus who could help with that; there's a form you can fill out online and then they contact the student and either talk with them, or if necessary, arrange a meeting with the student, the faculty member, and them as a neutral third party.
* A book I pre-ordered (a knitting pattern book) is finally out and on its way to me from Bookshop.
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