This past week didn’t start off really well, especially if you decipher the title.  So, I can’t say I made much in the way of progress.

So, I made it through work on Monday and was home helping my son with homework.  I leaned against the wall and my feet started to slide forward.  Being in socks, I couldn’t stop myself, so I grabbed the chair in front of me.  That slid forward and under the table, which pulled me down.  I had my phone in one hand and the heavy chair in another, so I couldn’t protect my head.  The chair landed on me too, so my back, shoulders, and neck were in rough shape for about 24 hours.  Worse was that the blow to the back of my head was enough to give me a mild concussion.  I had to take two days off of work and did my best to take it easy the other two.

Tuesday was the worst because all I could do was rest in bed after doing some necessary shopping.  I had to rest up to get my son and spend time with him since I won’t see him again until Wednesday night.  I couldn’t even watch TV or use my phone for long without getting a headache.  Even the white of the paper that my book was printed on was hard to work with, so I’m still trying to finish chapter 1 of Darwin & the Beast Collector. By Wednesday, I was able to walk outside for an hour before feeling any fatigue, so I’m able to work now.

All of that being said, the real drain was me getting stressed out and there were a few things that emotionally knocked me down.  One of them resolved on a high note and the other is now a potential issue that I can’t do anything about.  So, this hasn’t been a great week and I can’t even talk about most of it.

There were two really good things on Thursday and Friday though.  I got to go out with some of my students on Thursday, which I typically don’t get to do.  This meant I had time to talk to one who I worked with a lot for two years, but now I don’t get to interact with as often.  Missed talking about nerd culture, the future, and just random stuff even though my scrambled brain made it hard to keep up at times.  For Friday, I worked with another student that I don’t get to work every day and it was a fun, nice way to end a really rough week.  I definitely needed all of the positivity after the concussion and a personal disaster that I need to stop dwelling on.

With all of that, I’m stepping into Winter Break, which means sleeping in for the next 9 days.  Then, it’s about 7.5 weeks with a day off.  I’m going to try my best to get at least 5 chapters of Darwin & the Beast Collector done before my son is with me.  It’s freezing and gross out all week, which means I can’t do much in the way of Pokemon Go.  The only real event with a time table is today from 2-5 and I won’t be out there for the whole thing since I’m saving money.  Sunday through Wednesday can simply be a single trip to the mall for 30-40 minutes of Pokemon then editing for the rest of the day.  Even when my son is here, I might do some work since he wants to work on his drawing.  Guess there is a benefit to having miserable weather, but at least it’s getting out of the way this week and not the one after.

Can’t think of anything else that I did . . . Well, there was the Super Bowl party, but I lost interest in the game fairly quickly.  It’s amazing how some injuries pretty much put everything on pause.  Then again, it was my brain and most of my goals involved some exertion and thinking.  Didn’t even get to the April blog posts, which I should work on a bit next week.  Can I get them all done?  Probably not, but I’m going to slip them in when I need an editing break.

Goals of the week?

1. Rest and heal.
2. Eye doctor appointment really needs to get done.
3. Handle some important phone calls on Tuesday.
4. Edit more Darwin & the Beast Collector.
5. Watch the rest of Cobra Kai.
6. Catch Pokemon when weather and energy permits.
7. Enjoy movies and video games with son.
8. Work on jigsaw puzzle.
9. Use exercise bike more.
10. Do a few April blog posts.