tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399701802496487396.post7856246493663184525..comments2023-10-12T11:37:47.156-04:00Comments on ABSURDIST PARADISE: Survived the First Week, the Second Will Be BetterEarnest Englishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947000435270263070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399701802496487396.post-81426928096659583682010-04-17T20:09:05.166-04:002010-04-17T20:09:05.166-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399701802496487396.post-27097872761128555602010-04-14T13:11:31.954-04:002010-04-14T13:11:31.954-04:00Thank you, Horace. Parenting IS hard work -- hard...Thank you, Horace. Parenting IS hard work -- harder than academic work, I think, because there's no way of calling in uninterested for a mental health day! ;) Also, as my mentor Peppy Advisor said to me a long time ago (and she ought to know with a very sick kid) that sometimes it's a joy to go to work because the rules, goals, and tasks are comparatively clear. <br /><br />How to squish in the research/writing? I dunno. Tot is sick again. Maybe Friday?Earnest Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947000435270263070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399701802496487396.post-66488495043732478192010-04-13T10:30:41.759-04:002010-04-13T10:30:41.759-04:00Re: getting a lot done. Never forget that pumping...Re: getting a lot done. Never forget that pumping, grocery shopping, child care, etc, IS getting a lot done. Just not writing. <br /><br />While the writing is important of course, one must never begin to think of oneself as deadweight or a slacker simply because we are doing other kinds of work. Parenting is labor, but it doesn't show up in a tenure review or on an annual report. <br /><br />The point is, don't lose sight that you ARE working hard, and that the writing will find its place in there. <br /><br />So, anyway, I'm putting up my writing goals today, and hope we can make something work out to keep each other on track. I'll be pulling for you!Horacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662740021328265642noreply@blogger.com