Wiped
But I do admit there are TOO MANY THING TO DO.
BIG VOICE lecturing for 4.5 hours straight is tiring. Doing so in an "animated and captivating way" as well..... is just utterly exhausting.
Additionally, this is the week with added needed support (by me) for our adjunct instructors for A&P. They need some "hand-holding" especially during this week's start of quite extensive dissection efforts. I think I am perceived by some of these adjuncts as a wise, ancient "wizard" who can fix all the trouble spots they run into.
Perhaps I am just forgetting..... maybe the malaise I feel is just the doldrums of the harshness of late January and February. Thinking about it, I know and understand that I do generally dislike the whole of February because:
1. It is still bitter cold, winter.
2. It is usually dry as hell indoors and out, and my dry as dust skin feels so sore from the chaffing and crackling.
3. Light levels remain pitiful and I end up getting up in the dark to exercise and go to work, and I still typically GET OUT OF WORK when it is dark.
PipeTobacco
PCS - 9.6 - I still want and crave a pipe far more deeply than I have in quite a while. The amount of energy I am expending to NOT smoke my pipe is quite extensive. I know that in less than a one minute lapse in focus, I could easily and probably even absentmindedly grab, fill and ignite a pipe.
Contentedness Score - 3
Tiredness Score - 9.5
3 Comments:
Professor, have you ever investigated "seasonal affective disorder" and remedies for it? It might turn out that a couple of well-placed "light therapy lamps" or "light therapy boxes" could do wonders for your mood. Not as much as a pipe would do, but as long as you are still in abstaining-mode, some therapeutic lighting might be a second-best option.
As for the indoor dryness, have you thought about getting a humidifier? I find that by running a humidifier in my bedroom for most of the winter, I avoid most of the dryness that used to be a big problem for me. Also, don't rule out skin creams/lotions as a valuable option.
Finally, if the cravings prove to be too much to handle, could you perhaps resolve to return to your pipes after Ash Wednesday, but until then get by with nicotine patches or gum? But even if you can't/won't wait five more weeks, it sure would be wonderful if you could manage your return to your pipes in whatever way would bring you the least guilt and the greatest sense of having finished in an orderly way a deliberate and rational experiment whose time has come to an end.
We've had a cold, dry spell but are predicted to get some lowland snow. I'm not excited. It can interfere with my walks which are very important to my mental health. I think you should see how you feel after having a pipe. Does it assuage some of your stress? Or does it add guilt into the mix?
February is tough because Old Man Winter hangs on tenaciously when it is past time to go. This short month can seem very long.
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