Esoteric Lucubrations

A Social Life!
Yesterday Lise Eisenberg--who, despite peer pressure, staunchly resists the lure of LJ--came over, and we enjoyed chatting. Even though my work schedule may be intense this summer, I'm determined to have a social life. Also, the batik and tie-die clothes I've been buying on eBay are so nifty that they've gotten me to buy items that I know may or will need adjustments or hemming (minor things I can do, hand-sewing), and I wanted Lise to keep me company and maybe pin up some items.

We want to do it again, less last-minute on my part (I called her the night before) & getting started earlier in the day on her part (poor

womzilla was home very late from driving Lise back) but it was a lot of fun. Ironically, one topic was how much Lise wanted made-to-order clothes, in part so she wouldn't have to do the kind of sewing I was doing. Now my patterns are all in, my fabric measured, and plans made for what fabrics to get made into what, so I said I'd tell her how my Etsy people work out.

WORK: The big difference this summer is that I'm not teaching any classes, just tutoring. I find classes fulfilling but tiring, and I'm happy with this set-up. Now I have somewhat fewer than 40 hours/week, but that's fine with me, as everyone expects my workload to increase over the summer. I also have two students in Long Island on my own, whom I see on Monday, one of my two days off.

HEALTH: My blood sugar is definitely better. I am eating better, and I'm working up to regular treadmilling--

supergee has been walking for a long time (two years? three?) and

womzilla is walking, so I need to join the crowd! So far it's been just a few days of gardening or treadmilling, but I hope to work up to permanently treadmilling no matter what.

I also need to work on my schedule. Usually dinner is late enough that if I don't need a snack before bed, but if I don't have one, I often wake up hypoglycemic around 2:00-5:00 a.m. Have a small snack anyway? A bigger dinner--or a smaller one? For now, I'm trying for an earlier dinner and a small snack.

However, I do have much more energy than I did in the Winter and Spring. Part of this is seasonal, but it's largely health, I think.

Mood: chipper