In the past 7 days...

* I lost a favorite cardigan.  And then found it.  Hanging in my closet.  Where I swear I looked for it a thousand times.

* I made zucchini chocolate chip cookies.

* I went to a Saturday morning faculty meeting, only to realize 2 hours into it that my department chair had misinformed me, it was only for adjunct faculty, and I didn't actually need to be there.

* I cried a lot of tears.  Some sweet, some really ugly.

* I e-mailed five students who were in my composition course last fall and are enrolled in my literature course this fall because the last time they saw me, I was eight months pregnant, and I gave birth to Eliza five days later.  I had to tell them what happened so they wouldn't bounce into class on the first day and say, "Hi Dr. Taylor!  How's the baby?"  Because the mere thought of that scenario made me cry some of those ugly tears. (If it had just been a couple of boys, I might have risked it.  But five pleasant, cheerful girls, a couple of them especially friendly...  I knew it was just a matter of time.)

* I sort of decorated my office at work.  My favorite items include a spray-painted portrait of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (a gift from a student last spring), my husband's school picture (seriously it's so cute that he gets his picture taken every year--I like to include them when I send out Christmas cards even though he'd die of embarrassment if he knew that), and I already have the frame for the picture of Eliza's name.  Just need to order the print.

* I ordered some used books on the middle ages because I still have a lot to learn...

* I did just a little back-to-school online shopping.  I've decided, though, to do most of my back to school shopping at consignment and second hand shops.  Why?  Because I need PROJECTS, people!  And I already repainted 2/3 of my house. 

* David and I decided we would try to plan something fun twice a week.  Nothing flashy.  Just dinner out or a movie or a TV marathon or whatever.  Something I can write in my planner and look forward to.

* I needed to return a shower curtain I ordered online but I thought what they were charging to print a pre-paid packing slip was ridiculous.  So I decided to take it to the post office and return it myself.  I ended up paying $2 more PLUS the time it took me to go to the post office.  Lesson learned. 

* I called my therapist and moved up my next appointment because I was REALLY sad.

* I sipped a glass of wine, cooked dinner with David, put on some music, and he twirled me around the kitchen and I felt... happy.

* We bought tickets to see Jamey Johnson in concert because my husband has a man-crush on him. 

* I went to hours of faculty orientation, administered placement tests to incoming students, and made awkward small talk with other awkward academics (none of whom asked me if I had kids, God love 'em).

* I watched three movies in a row on Saturday because David and I were both having a rough day.

* I created a powerpoint with visual images related to Gilgamesh.

It felt like a really long, really busy, really exhausting week.  And classes start Monday.  I hope I'm ready for this.