argh

[velvetpage]

Elizabeth woke up at 4:00 a.m. and was up on and off after that. I was not sleeping well before that, so I'm a bit of a zombie today. I'm on my second cup of tea, and I must confess that I let them steep too long and squeezed the teabags to get every drop of caffeine out of them. Bitter, but better than coffee.

I'm supposed to be meeting with the literacy teacher soon to get started on setting up literacy centres. This is one of those things where you work your butt off for two weeks getting them set up, and after that it runs with only minor tweaks for the rest of the year. At least, that's how it goes in theory. I really hope it works, and I hope we can get it set to start before the work-to-rule is stepped up.

I spent some time last night on a plot outline and characters for the dolphin book. The way it's shaping up so far, this is going to be a much deeper novel than Dreamcarver. It's the plot-line-as-a-microcosm-of-societal-change idea. I'm going to paint the society in as much detail as I can, while weaving a complex plot through it. It should be fun. Even better, it should sell. :)

I'm going to do pretty basic stuff today, because I have no energy to do anything else. And woe betide the kid who talks back to me this morning. I'm likely to bite their head off and hand it back to them on a platter. I think I should warn them when they come in to beware the sleep-deprived mom who is teaching them today.

Comments

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Strong tea... Tetley's British Blend, is what it's called in the US. I don't know what it's called in Canada. It's the round Tetleys' teabags, with 2.5 instead of the usual 2 grams of tea. They have no staple, so you can microwave them with impunity.

And, most crucially, you can steep the tea as long as you like and it doesn't get bitter. Yes, it's better with a bit of sugar, and it's not delicate, but it's drinkable even if you let it sit for half an hour while you chase the baby around and inflict clothing upon him and cook his breakfast and critique your spouse's latest incense and pack your lunch.

Twining's Prince of Wales tea (I think it's called -- the one in the black box) is almost as tolerant of stewing.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

Microwave with the teabag in???? What kind of second-gen brit would that make me? I boil the water first, then pour it over the teabag.

But I'll look for the stronger blends.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm ex-Welsh if anything, so the actual Saes wouldn't have any respect for me anyways. Still, tossing a teabag into the meicrodeon and running around catching and dressing the baby, etc, is a pretty important part of the early morning routine.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

I boil the heck out of the kettle, and if I don't get to it while it's still bubbling to make the tea, I boil it again. A nice electric kettle with an off switch works well for this.

[georgiaskydiver.livejournal.com]

What was it about 4:00 a.m. today? We were up until then. LG's cough has kept us up for two nights now! I understand exactly how you feel today.