4/16: talking

...with a friend on the phone while I was taking my walk this afternoon:  it had been months since we'd spoken!  It was so good to hear her voice, share thoughts, and laugh.

4/15: being glad

...that the students seemed to like the picturebook assigned for today.

4/14: being grateful

...that we get to talk about a picturebook in one of my classes tomorrow.  I put together the slides of each spread this evening, and I'll enjoy taking notes on the pages as I finish my prep in the morning.

4/13: making good use

...of some cancelled meetings with students (they cancelled, not me):  I graded papers instead and got all caught up on paper-grading.  That will change next week when more come in, but it feels great for now (and rare for me at this point in the semester).

4/12: finally knowing

...where Simon the Cat goes when we can't find him.  Chris noticed it on Sunday evening, and this evening Simon was there again, curled up in a little cat cubby tucked into a corner at the end of the hall.  It's been a mystery for months, yet he's been hiding in plain sight.  We just never looked there because the cats never seemed to take an interest in it.

4/11: talking

...with my mother on the phone, on the spur of the moment in the evening.

4/10: writing

...an honest email about an uncomfortable situation.  Now it's off my mind before I go to bed.  I had worried that, if I didn't respond, worrying about it would keep me up for most of the night.

4/9: foregoing

...my usual Saturday practices of an hour-long walk (or kayaking time on the lake) and non-school activities.  Usually that wouldn't be a good thing, but today I needed to catch up on work, and I feel more relaxed now that I have.