The Now: July 26, 2023

Except for the noises from the building work happening below me, it's quiet in the office today. From what I can tell, I am in the only one in this part of the building. I always feel extra productive when no one else is here.

This is what I've been working on:

1. Research Assignment Design: We've entered the period of our work where we write up our findings. We each individually brain dumped into an outline document. Now, we are meeting as a group to flesh out our ideas and add comments where we need specific material. Our first article is finally starting to take shape. I'm also continuing to read material for our lit review section. 
2. Website Updates: I have been bashing my head in trying to get coding to work for a new navigation bar on our website. Our usability tests showed that people would prefer a nav bar that drops down on hover to show the contents of pages. I can get some things to work but, when I test it on the live website, it doesn't work. I'm going to give it a few more hours of work but this may just be something I have to toss my hands up about and walk away from. I know that if I get it working, it will be easy to update and edit, but the getting it working is proving nearly impossible.
3. August Days Alone Prep: In August, I will be able to enjoy 10 days at home by myself. I'm plotting out my laundry, cleaning, to do tasks, watch list, and menu. I know that I am probably over scheduling myself, but I am very excited for the amount of free time I am going to be able to devote to things I want to get done.

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