Back to teaching

But very slowly.

Oh, and sorry for yesterday, I wrote a post and then forgot to, you know, actually post it. It is up now, at least.

I continue being sick but I also continue to improve very slowly. I felt good enough that I did the breakfast dishes, sorted some recycling, and then started a load of laundry, and then my body firmly reminded me to take some time to sit down and do nothing.

I sat down, but I wrote all the texts and emails, canceled about half my lessons and set it up so the others can be online. I also told the cover designer that I liked the design und to please move the „O“ in „stone“ closer to the „T“, thanks. Kerning is a thing, and one where it shows that automation only can bring you to a certain point.

My husband made pancakes for lunch:

Of my seven students for the day three canceled because they were sick, one told me to forget about the lesson because I was sick and the last three got their online lessons.

Sitting there in front of my tablet at the piano was very, very familiar. And I remembered that teaching online is hard on my voice because I have to be really clear when speaking. And my voice is still not back to normal.

I was grateful for the ample breaks between students.

The boy did the rest of the dishes and put the trash and compost bins at the curb, my husband hung the load of laundry up, and I could rest.

There was dinner and reading and crochet and Chinese and such,  including some C-drama, and then to bed.

Oh, and this is what I saw when I entered my studio (I hadn’t set foot there since Friday):

So beautiful!