Susanne

So apparently I forgot to blog yesterday, sorry.

Friday was pretty uneventful but I did run some errands and taught some students and then spent the evening with a bag of potato chips, some sweets and two beers in front of TV, and after that I watched yet another Zoom call.

Yesterday morning I woke up as usual, very determined to get back on track and immediately went online on my phone. And no, I did not get back on track.

I did eventually write morning pages and started thinking about why I was feeling extra stuck and paralyzed. I thought it might be the world in general or something else but then I realized it might just be general overwhelm.

So I thought some more and spoke with my husband about it and then decided what I need is a general list of everything I need and want to do, all of it, including lists of books I want to read and courses I want to take and all the small things like ironing my denim skirt and cleaning around the toilet.

Once I had that idea I already felt much better. Then I started researching where to put such a list, I had tried a notebook in the past but that gets unwieldy fast. I reinstalled Notion and looked for a template, talked with a friend who suggested Trello and so I started playing around with that.

In between I went for a walk and then there was lunch:

 

I took a shorter break than usual, then played around with Trello some more and just when I wanted to really get going with the list my husband showed up for a post mortem of Thursday’s museum visit. Turns out we both would have liked to go through the museum faster than we did. So I guess next time we’ll take that into consideration.

I managed to get away just in time to take a leisurely shower and then it was time for my weekly writer’s meeting online. We had a lively and interesting discussion.

I had to leave early again in order to be on time for our weekly evening of watching and episode of ‚Columbo‘ as a family. This week’s episode was one where Columbo did his detecting in London, so there was a lot of local color but not quite as much detecting as usual.

My husband, who had spent all cleaning again, actually nodded off at some point.

I then started writing this post, did Duolingo, made myself a cup of tea, did my foot exercises and went to bed with a book.

So, the fact that we had planned to go to Munich that day combined with me feeling stuck on the manuscript meant that I skipped my morning routine altogether. In favor of reading a YA vampire romance book.

We left the house at 10.30 which turned out to be slightly too late, but well.

Getting to the State Museum of Egyptian Art went smoothly. I was a bit confused at first about where to go and what to look at first, until I realized there is a theme to each room, you can read about it at the entrance and then there is a path on the floor to follow.

There was a free audio guide but we both declined. Museums are a lot to take in anyway, I don’t need to be talked at all the time on top of that. I prefer my information in readable form anyway. As always when you go to a museum with someone else the different rate of reading speed and taking information in was a bit of a problem. I kept an eye on the clock because the plan was to go out for lunch and then get my husband a new pair of pants but – it took us too long at the museum.

I had to shepherd us out through the second half of the museum at speed so that we had a chance of eating before we needed to take the train back.

Lunch was tasty but a bit rushed:

When we went to „Hans im Glück“ I made a beeline for the tables in the back right away because it was clear the free seats near the bar would be way too noisy for us. Well, the waitress steered us back to the front anyway and, yes, it was way too noisy which was stressful and meant we couldn’t really talk because my husband has a problem with auditory processing in noisy environments. Note to self: next time something like this happens I can turn around and ask the waitress if it’s okay for us to sit in the back because we’re sensitive to noise.

For the first time in my life I paid with my phone in a restaurant and then we hoofed it back to the train station. We arrived just in time for my first student of the day.

Of my five planned students one had canceled in the morning and one just never showed up which is always a bit weird because I tend to sit there waiting the whole time. We changed her time slot so maybe she forgot about that.

After teaching the boy wanted a word with me because he needs to write an application for his bachelor thesis. Talking about that brought out all the anxieties and insecurities and fear of failure, of course, but I think we managed to draw up a battle plan that is workable. Up until the inevitable „and if that a happens you’re screwed and we need to regroup“ conclusion.

I finally ate dinner, sat around in a slump for an hour or so, then went on to watch C-drama and managed to turn the lights out on time.

Today I feel as energetic as a limp dishrag so that will be fun.

Let’s see, I started with the complete morning routine, went to the nearby supermarket and had a late lunch:

Taught quite a few students with a break in between because someone canceled and prolonged teaching with one more student than usual because of rescheduling.

Which meant the boy and I only started bodyweight training around 8, before that I helped him operate a USB plug out of his phone, the cable had broken off and we had to get pincers for the job.

Throughout the day, from morning till late evening there were emotional conversations with husband again, I guess we’re both low on energy. At least it was the first time after quite a while of very pleasant interactions.

I ate dinner, bought yet another book, watched C-drama while knitting, ate too many coated peanuts and went to bed almost on time.

Today we’ll be going to the Egyptian museum, I can’t wait!