I am on study leave this term! At my university, study leave is like a sabbatical for folks who are in non-traditional faculty roles, and is only 4 months long, but gives us a break from teaching and most service activities. It’s one of the things about my job that I am very grateful for, especially right now.

My last blog post was in 2020. (I actually thought it was later, but nope. Though, given the exhaustion I associate with 2020, not too surprising.) With all that’s happened in the past few years – at work, politically, environmentally, and more personally to me and people I care about – I’ve reached a point where it’s been challenging to manage my time and energy. I’m likely a bit burned out (and maybe have been for a while).

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