Ground Rules

I am going to try to take the summer off. At least “off” by academic standards. I will hang out with my kids, exercise daily, undertake long-postponed home-improvement efforts, and possibly take an actual vacation.

Not summer 2013. Oh no, it is far too late to plan to make that happen. Summer 2014.

What are the ground rules?

The ground rules are:

1. I will refuse all research, teaching, and service projects for the months between the spring and fall semesters.
2. I am permitted to work on ongoing projects and serve students that I have already committed to.
3.  I will spend time on my kids, myself, and my home.
4.  I will blog about my “off” activities. Writing this blog does not count as being “on.”
5. On the blog, I will log time spent on work email and ongoing projects that I cannot avoid.