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well, I didnt achieve everything on the original list, but I did make a concerted effort to do one thing each day towards each goal. Productivity increased at least a dozen fold! So, I definitely want to continue to put up a month’s worth of goals and aim for one action each day.

Just translated an email from my replacement to my office complaining about lack of information. Could it be possible that my emails have all failed to reach her, despite my not receiving any “failed delivery” messages? Can emails get lost in the post? I’m trying very hard to suspend judgement and supress vindictive thoughts!
After I translated the email, my supervisor wrote her a very curt response:
“this is her name and email address. Please get in touch with her. She has already sent you three emails…”
I particularly loved the dot dot dot!
Hahaha! Now she HAS to contact me one way or another!

+ e-mail successor (AGAIN)
+ write one hour
+ job applicationsX2
+yoga
+water and harvest leeks

1.three on-line applications
2.one hour writing – have no lessons after lunch so nip home and get my notes after 3rd period and do this in the afternoon
3.eikaiwa intro
4.early night – have told K there will be a midnight sleep deadline, since I don’t think my body can handle continuing to enter a completely different sleep cycle every weekend. Have been exhausted for a while now, and I’m sure he is at least partly to blame.
5.after work yoga
6.SMILE Feel oddly serene this morning and this seems to be coming very easily.
7.trim the leeks and put some in my soup! Yum yum!

ave been so busy with work it’s been difficultto find time for all of these, but hopefully the worst is now over. Have a demo lesson to give for the district board of education officials on MOnday, and then it should be more or less back to normal.
A pity that my replacement refuses to reply to any emails I send her, I wouldn’t mind as much, if only I weren’t having to translate an awfu lot of paperwork to and from Japanese (not part of my job description) in order to get things ready within the office. I know that she has email access because she is replying to the official office emails (translated by yours truly; her replies also translated by yours truly), but for some reason she has decided not to reply to mine.
Silly girl!
All it means is that while I’ll do everything I can to prepare my office for her arrival, I’m not now particularly inclined to do anything to help her personally, other than the bare essentials.

Anyway, that was a long and unforeseen rant! My apologies!

1. get new photo. Alter cover letter. Post Resumes. Email the rest. Complete on-line application._{I have a mostly free afternoon once I finish at the elementary schools, with only one meeting towards four, so no excuses not to get all this done}phew! for the first time in ages I’ve got everything done off my list and am now waiting for balls to come back into my court! Being productive is much less stressful than sitting and brooding!
2. One hour writing. Possibly make do with 40 minutes; just need to write something.Did 50 mins and can feel things coming together nicely!
3. Explain town paper article.tempted not to explain anything at all, silly girl, mutter mutter
4. Early night, lots and lots of water.early night on the way, at least 2 litres of water drunk
5. Yoga after work – 20 mins or so. Better than nothing! 30 mins, very relaxing! Just can’t get enough puppy-cat-cobra!
6. Smile!!!_{Shouldn’‘t be hard; I’ve got the elementary school mini-volleyball demonstration to participate in, despite somehow having got away with never playing mini-volleyball in my life! Am also supposed to be teaching them the rules of cricket!}you might like to know that my team emerged as the district elementary school champions, despite being somewhat hampered by my participation!
7. water leeks! _{can’t let them wilt in the heat!}unforeseen rainstorm, no watering for me!

1. Really really finish on-line CV. Get K to check letter.DONE DONE DONE
2. one hour writing DONE
3. teachers’ list DONE
4. jog DONE body still felt a bit tender so I did 20 minutes very gently, and now I feel great!_{actually I feel incredibly sleepy, but I’m hoping that feeling great will kick in shortly}
5.after work yoga DONE only time for a few quick stretches, but it’s amazing how good even that feels after a day at the desk
6.SMILE DONE
7.check on leeks DONE

Not a bad day’s work considering I had a load of marking and lesson prep to do, and today is evening class day! I’m on fire!!! Mwahahahaahaha! _{rushes off to burn Anne Atkins while the going’s good}

1.on-line CV
2.one hour writing DONE
3.email BE DONE
4.jog and early night
5.after work yoga DONE
6.SMILE DONE
7.research flowering leeks DONE

Naturally, although sunny now, it rained all through camping and picnicing. Still, mustn’t be bitter. Much.

1. on-line CV Not done. Too exhausted. Sleep now, CV on the morrow.
2. one hour writing *DONE
3. jhs intro DONE
4. jog and early night Didn’t jog, but did mammoth yoga session and was out of breath for quite some time, so that counts as my CV for the day. Also walked uphill after dinner to compensate. And then ate my chocolate almonds!
5. after work stretches and centre myself DONE
7. SMILE It’s sunny! _{not bitter, not bitter}DONE
6. check on leeks! Talk to them? They must have been lonely! DONE they seem to be flowering. Do leeks flower? Should I chop off the flowers? Eat them? Plant them? Must research leek flowers!

Very busy day at work today, so only time for quick tasks, if at all

1. email S re. jobs

2. THINK about next bit of plot, whether it works, and jot down some notes

3. email I re. successor

4. early night tonight (as far as possible) and explain to K that I will be getting up at 5 in spite of his protestations/ mockery

5. after work yoga

6.SMILE, esp. be nice to Ku sensei if only to stop him whining about his cold (we’ve all got them you know!)

7. check on leeks

1. finish J-go CV DONE I owe my co-workers a HUGE slice of cake for their help on this one!
e-mail T, Y about jobs DONE

2. 45 min writing after work before yoga class

3. finish health info

4. up at five and exercise FAILED up at seven, must make sure this doesn’t upset the el rhythm! NO time for excercise, but I have just spent three hours at the kindergarten and I definitely think that counts. Walk up to top of shrine at lunchtime in penance :)

5. few quick stretches after work, don’t miss class this evening

6. SMILEDone done done! How can you not smile when the kids are calling you super-maddo and asking if you came to Japan by car and if there are dogs in the UK?

7. water leeks

1. start J-go CV. DONE

2. write 40 mins before work. Possibly write another 40 mins before evening class depending on whether I’ve finished prepping that or no DONE

3. write hospital intro STARTED

4. up at five and exercise DONE

5. (quick) “yoga”: only have time for a few stretches, but make sure I do those and take a few minutes to “centre” myself DONE

6. SMILEDONE

7. don’t over water leeks DONE