Earlier this week, I made the mistake of thinking ahead to next semester's work and for a little while there, I could feel actual panic rising in my gut. I knew I'd be teaching two courses online, and had thought I was also going to teach my normal load of four on top of that. I'm also in charge of the program for my statewide professional organization's meeting, which will take place next April. I had no idea of how I'd get everything even remotely done. But yesterday, the requests for next semester's textbooks arrived from the university bookstore, and that's when I realized that yes, I'm teaching four courses, but that's all. I'm teaching an online version and a face-to-face version of each of two courses. I'll be only actually teaching two days per week, if I get my prep done before the semester begins.
The relief was palpable. I might have it covered, if I use my winter break time well.
Meanwhile, I've been knitting on the Emperor's annual Christmas Sock, because I haven't had time to properly block Jupiter, but that might happen in just a few hours. I would so love to be able to report here that the Sweater That Ate The Western Half of Kansas is complete, and then I could move on to something else -- the Molly Poncho, perhaps? Or finishing the Iceberg Cowl that I started in January? Or both?
What will be my next garment project? I know I don't want to do another "seamless" sweater, perhaps ever again, because the last two each took upwards of a year to complete. It will need to be something I can complete pretty quickly, to get back in touch with a sense of accomplishment and to pick up some momentum. I have some nice lacy vest patterns saved in my Ravelry library, and I've been collecting mitten patterns and inspiration for some time now. Oh, who knows.
I'll go back over to Ravelry and do a little dreaming.
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