Trying to Find a Rhythm

Summer is here, but I am having trouble getting into a good work rhythm. I have a number of things to do this summer, in particular some essays to write about Jeremias Gotthelf that are supposed to appear in a new Gotthelf Handbook that is under preparation. But so far I am not making much progress.

I blame it on the college, though. Not only am I teaching a pair of online courses, but all faculty have been required (in part) and encouraged (the other part) to "attend" a number of Zoom workshops this week, devoted to planning for the fall semester, when we must be prepared to teach both face-to-face on campus and also online. These have been taking up quite a bit of time.

Plus, I still can't get into my office except once a week to return some books and pick up others to replace them.

And then there are the interferences that I can't blame on the college. Yesterday I had to write a book review, which was my own fault, since I'd offered to do it. (And the book turned out to be really hard--lots of obscure literary theory, all in German.) And we have finally gotten a bit of nice weather, so yesterday and today I was able to get out in the yard to do some lawn-mowing. Whacked a few weeds, too, while I was at it.

But I will still have to find more time for Gotthelf soon.

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