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<\/center><\/p>\n<\/a>— 1 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Fatigue.<\/strong> My meds have been off this week, so I have been nauseated, having mood swings, and am achey all over. I haven’t had a fibro flare-up like this in a while, so it has been unpleasant to say the least.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 2 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Duolingo.<\/strong> I finished the Arabic skill tree on Duolingo a month or so ago, and I have been fighting to keep my streak going as I return to learning Spanish and reviewing French. I might have to start reviewing Arabic to get my language-learning mojo back so that I can really improve my Spanish. I have no idea why Arabic had me so gung-ho and Spanish doesn’t. Maybe it’s because Spanish is for work and not for me?<\/p>\n <\/a>— 3 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Zoom school.<\/strong> Circle time from 9:00-9:30 over Zoom is chaotic enough that I’ve had to bring other work to do downstairs with me and just make sure Daniel doesn’t run away from his school Chromebook. Otherwise, the chaos makes me ponder taking up rattlesnake-cuddling as a hobby. It’s also hard because Daniel is already apraxic and speaks super softly because I think he’s kind of shell-shocked at the intensity of circle time and all the kids talking.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 4 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n What is working.<\/strong> One of the teachers got Daniel a BoomLearning<\/a> account, and it has been wonderful. We can share screen on Zoom and work with his paraprofessional that way. He seems to like it, especially the math stuff, and I think it will work out really well for him as he doesn’t want to do workbook stuff.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 5 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Wildfires.<\/strong> The entire freaking West Coast is on fire. Smoke is hitting us in Washington, and I am banned by my family from going outside without a respirator on because of my crappy lungs. Woo. Just in case you’re denying climate change, IT’S WHAT IS CAUSING THESE FIRES TO BE SO BAD.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 6 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Election.<\/strong> Is anyone else wishing the election was over? Just me?<\/p>\n <\/a>— 7 —<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n What is saving me.<\/strong> I’m re-reading all the Cackleberry Club mysteries by Laura Childs. I guess cozy murder mysteries are my catnip?<\/p>\n For more Quick Takes, visit Kelly at This Ain’t The Lyceum<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" — 1 — Fatigue. My meds have been off this week, so I have been nauseated, having mood swings, and am achey all over. I haven’t had a fibro flare-up like this in a while, so it has been unpleasant … Continue reading