Report on a Snow Day

Well my snow day turned out to be the best kind of snow day.  There was plenty of snow throughout the day, but none of it stuck.  So it was pretty to look at, lovely to walk through, but I was able to get some errands done.  As the winter weather failed to materialize in a substantial way, I felt a bit guilty.  After all, I moved classes online and stayed home because I thought the road conditions would be dangerous.

I do realize that many of my students can use a day to catch up, and hopefully they did that.  I had planned to do some catching up myself, but as always, I didn't get as much done as I thought/hoped I would.

Of course, I got other things done.  Because I was here, I was on hand to answer the phone when various doctors called to make appointments.  On Tuesday, I went to my primary care doc for my annual appointment, which means follow up appointments (with an audiologist, with the colonoscopy doctor, with the mammogram folks).  Often it takes forever to make the follow up appointments because I'm not here when they call, and I call and leave a message, and this goes on for months.

I got to the library, the bank, and the grocery store; I filled up the car's gas tank before the frigid temperatures roll in later today/tonight.  I got a walk in, and it was a walk with my spouse, to explore a park where he can go for walks where it's flatter.  I was glad to see that Fletcher Park (as I call it) is O.K.  It's by the banks of Cane Creek, which overflowed its banks during Hurricane Helene and left lots of damage.

Did I do the grading that needs to be done?  No, but I'm hoping to do it this morning.  Did I do the homework for my seminary class tonight?  No, but I will do that homework before I do the grading.  Did I write my sermon for Sunday?  No, but I have time. Did I bake bread yesterday?  No, but it's in process this morning, and yesterday we made two delicious soups that are full of vegetables.

I am going to work, probably for the rest of my days, on the guilt I feel in a variety of circumstances where guilt is not warranted.  I made good decisions based on the weather information that I had; I'm still surprised that we had so little snow and ice.  I'm happily surprised, but it makes me feel guilt.  I'm grateful for some down time yesterday, even if I wasn't industrious in the ways that I get paid to be.