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 Where have I been? The short answer is: here. 

Between busyness, fatigue, and realizing there's only 4 weeks left in my capstone holy shit things are getting real and demanding to get wrapped up into little bows. I wish that I felt better. I wish I had more energy. I wish for many things (a la Sondheim), and yet. I'm here.

The interview that didn't happen did this week and was very successful (or as successful as transatlantic Zoom can be), and I got scads of great ideas. And now I want to move to the UK. Except, I guess, they have the same problems we do (or are fixing to), just with a bit of an accent. Oh, and the NHS. On the whole it doesn't seem like they have to fuck with CPT codes quite as much. But I'm not sure. That's not what were were there to talk about.

The person I interviewed happened to have some good information about a different concern that came up with a local chain (?) of assisted living homes where they're wanting some OT perspective on elders and addiction recovery. So that was nice, albeit not directly related to capstone; I think I can log it as research if nothing else. So now I might be visiting the most local site and offering suggestions. The main thing with that being that I will not physically be able to do that past about the 4-week mark. So I hope that all falls into place sooner than later, because otherwise I will very much not be available. So it goes. So so so. I say so too much. So.

But anyway, it's been sunny and beautiful and slightly less cold. Nobody seems particularly upset with me which is a massive win. Operation: Towel has enjoyed moderate success and I plan on layering another thing on top of it once we seem out of the towel woods (sometime in April). I'm at the stage of pregnancy discomfort where I can do things, but I will then be sore for A While after; for instance, I was asked to teach a short yoga class on Tuesday and I did it, but it wasn't pretty and I did feel gross and sore afterwards. Being almost done with the illness (it keeps hanging on) I'm planning on maybe going for a nice walk on a treadmill on Saturday and starting to ease back in that way. I'm a little concerned about getting enough volunteer hours for this one thing I was doing for school, but I'm also a little concerned about my capacity for doing shit full stop. Especially given that I am now somewhat unexpectedly grading two biggish things this weekend. And, like, I like grading, but it is time-consuming. And I really really want to convey that I want the feedback to support learning not make them feel bad about themselves so then it's word vomit everywhere and - you know what I mean, right?

Of course you do! Over and out.