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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

A case of the summer blahs

I know, I know - isn't it supposed to be 'winter blahs'? Maybe, but for me it is summer blahs. Too much heat, too much unstructured time. Don't get me wrong - I have lots to do but either it's big stuff I can't seem to muster the energy to do (painting, furniture buying, massive gardening...) or it is well...work. Reading and writing and unfortunately it feels like the Muses have taken July off. Or at least mine have.

What to do to jump start the energy levels? August looms with all its 'get ready for September' and multiple family birthday craziness, as well as a trip to Vegas with the Dear Husband. I HAVE to get some work done in the next few weeks but I look at the calendar and just sigh...with a side helping of panic.

What I really want to do is go back to bed...gah! I'm turning into a slug! A giant west coast banana slug. Oh but wait! Just learned that the official mascot of UC, Santa Cruz is ... the banana slug!! There may be some inspiration here...

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  1. Love the banana slug ... sign be up for a t-shirt:) You sound like me when I was at school, never could get motivated until the due date was the next day. You've always been good at the self displine thing ... maybe you just needed a little break (a few more days) and you'll get rolling again. Being a banana slug once in a while is not a bad thing .... (I did say "once in a while") You'll be fine and everything will get done to your satisfaction. I have faith in you.... oooh, put on some really bad eighties songs ... you know the ones...

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  2. I am now motivated to pillage the DH's CD collection :) And I did start staining the new front steps and the muskoka chairs (procrastinating about finishing...)

    Yeah I'm going to get a Banana Slug something... :)

    I think I wore myself out with the book and teaching the field course.

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