I'm a bit more tired than is normal for me in the morning. I do feel like I've been pushing myself harder than is normal: I wanted to get the pastor work for the coming week-end done by last Sunday, which I did, but that meant I was behind with the short paper that is due tomorrow. So yesterday, I finished that draft, then went and taught, and then came home, doing some grocery shopping along the way.
So, in the past week, in addition to the blog posts that I've written, I've written 2 sermons, 2 shorter meditations for Wednesday night worship, and a short paper (850 words) for my Lutheran Confessions class. So, in January when I look back and wonder why my poem writing trailed off in mid-March, that's why.
This morning, before writing in my offline journal, I spent some time reading old entries from the past year. That can leave me tired, since I usually write in my offline journal about non-bloggable stuff, usually heavy stuff, and reading those types of entries can leave me sad and slightly hollowed out.
So why do I do it? I'm usually looking for information, of the when did that meeting happen or when did I apply for this job kind of information. That's what took me to my journal this morning, at least. Often I'm looking through my offline journal for sadder information, like medical details or when someone died.
Today is a heavier teaching day than I had planned, in part because of Monday's tech glitches. Happily, it was a fairly easy pivot. Based on yesterday's Poe/horror discussions, I'm looking forward to seeing how my afternoon classes react. It should be a good teaching day.
But if my weariness persists, perhaps I'll treat myself to a delicious coffee indulgence mid-morning.
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