Day 32 of rollback-California Covid-19 spike-Governor shuts us down

Me….

Thursday. 8/13/20

Class enrollment is at 20…

7:00 - 8:00- I’m up so I take the dog out. It looks like rain so I bring my patio pillows in and then sweep the patio. Cheese for the dog. I grab my coffee and go back upstairs.

8:00-9:00 - Shower, but I can’t wake up so I sit in the shower and drink my coffee. I listen to The Daily while I’m sitting in the shower. Dressed in Covid-19 uniform of tank top. Light make-up.

9:00-12:00 - B. arrives and we get coffee from Starbucks, then drive to Cheseborough Park. I bring my lunch bag. I picked this park because several picnic tables are located under a gazebo and completely shielded from rain. We drink our coffee and talk politics - I eat apples and almond butter.

12:00 - 7:00 - B. drops me off and, after having TWO cups of coffee, I get to work, designing Specialty Class No. 1 [this class is completely full and capped at 35 students - it will definitely run. I’m not sure about Specialty Class No. 2 but I’m holding firm at 20 students.], creating chapter review and video quizzes, and loading links to documentaries and podcasts into the Canvas shell. I take a break to eat some of the kebabs I made yesterday, then return to work (my home office).

I’ve set timers on all of my quizzes for the next 16 weeks and will start recording my lectures this weekend so I can post them to the shell for each week of the semester. The goal was to create a fully automated class, where my presence is NOT required, and I’ve thought long and hard how to prepare and deliver three hours of course content to the students every week, without being there. I finish designing Specialty Class No 1 - “it’s alive” - and pronounce it FINISHED!! A 16-week course, complete with weekly content deployed by automated timers in 30-minute to 1-hour increments, AND I don’t have to be there. I’ve achieved my goal (I hope) and I’m really excited about it! Will it work? Stay tuned - we shall see.

I don’t listen to any podcasts as I need my full concentration for this project.

7:00-8:30 - I take a break and celebrate by cleaning the kitchen and my Foreman grill (what a mess - I’m still trying to clean it). I pack a lunch bag for tomorrow then water my plants.

8:30-900-I read Money Diaries.

9:00-10:00 - I do a 1-hr HIIT cardio and full body circuit app, with weights.

10:00 - 2:00 - I use Specialty Class No. 1 as a template for my main core class and finish. This class is fully automated, too!!! and ready to deploy. I have two classes left to design.

2:00-3:00 - Night time routine. Bed.