Day 4 - 348 -- Working Through

Accomplished many things today, but still feel buried under it all.  Some gift shopping happened, so just need to wrap and mail. That might be a good break during grading this weekend.  I got groceries and some fantastic bran muffins from a little bakery.  Those will hold me until I get my baking begun next week. As for the paid job <smile> I got the lab manual sent off to printing, exams to accessible learning for the final final exam of the year tomorrow, and online course web sites are under construction. I can do more of that while invigilating tomorrow morning.

I will admit that I felt a bit blue while running about today. There are a number of possible reasons, or perhaps it is a combination of these little things. I'm still not fully sure what that is all about. Working on it though <smile>. It was good to speak to people in stores and offices to find the smiles in the day. The wind was strong and cold so it kept me awake and moving smartly between visits. The sun was strong, though, which made things feel a bit brighter internally as well as externally. All in all, not a bad day.

My head went to two songs as I wasn't sure how the blog would focus. Since the writing did not fit more in one topic than the other, I guess we need to have both songs today. The first is about the overall feeling I've had today -- something that is not unusual for many people at this time of year. The second deals with a course I've been working on for January. It deals with communication theory and skills. This year we'll do a social media assignment in the lab component. Thinking through the course content today, brought this song to mind. It may even bring a smile to you all as it did to me. Enjoy!

Christmas Blues -- Dean Martin

Text me Merry Christmas (aka #tmmc) -- Straight No Shooter