I miss summer and being less bonkers. Yesterday I submitted a grant proposal + wrote sabbatical proposal + met with 5 students. Climbed from 6-8am, done with work by 7pm to make pizza w/ spouse. Today I'm prepping 2 classes, teaching 2 classes, plus meetings in between. Biking to/from for workout.

I always think of Fall term as exciting, full of energy, not burned-out-yet, but in reality the first 3 weeks of the term are always so bananas and full of deadlines that all the adrenaline erases the memory of how hard they actually are.