Homework?

I started a class on Monday and I'm ready to quit!  They expect me to read?  I mean, not Hemingway, Steinbeck, or even Grisham or King.  No, they expect me to read six chapters in a textbook.  I am not happy--and there are no Cliff's Notes.  The self-proclaimed "Queen of the Shortcut" doesn't have a solution for this one.  I just may have to read those chapters after all.

My daughter has the opposite problem.  Her bosses are complaining that she's "too thorough", writing a paragraph where a sentence will do.  I tried to explain to her that if she writes more, they have to read more.  Most bosses feel that their job is to give you more work, and don't appreciate you trying to flip the script.  And no, they don't respond by realizing that they've been overworking you.  They retaliate by giving you more.  I know, it's messed up.  She has now been told to take two days off to keep her from accruing overtime, all the while sending more e-mails with more assignments.  It's only Tuesday and she'll be even more behind when she returns on Friday.  She has also been warned not to work off the clock.  This is quite a dilemma for a 22 year old since she's afraid that she'll be in hot water for not getting the tasks done.  I constantly remind her that this is just the beginning for her--certainly not her life's work.  Consider it a job for which she will get a paycheck, and that's it's only a small part of her life.  If it gets to be more than that, then she needs to make some adjustments. 

I can't break my Christmas streak--my one day streak.  I made cookies last night.  What can I do tonight?  The Hallmark movies don't count.  Too easy!  They are simply mood setters.  I still have to MAKE something.  Oh wait...

...I have six chapters to read.  After that I will add a few more rows to my crazy yellow scarf.  

21 Days to Go!