How I spent my winter vacation

One proposal for a conference panel, one draft of a conference paper, one report for the quadrennial review of the English department, one long-term budget projection report, one new syllabus and one revised syllabus, two assessment reports, two teaching evaluations, two book reviews, two sets of guidelines for new scholarships, three letters of recommendation for current or former students, three letters supporting colleagues' requests for funding or nominations for awards, 34 blog posts, and 18,000ish words on the Big Writing Project.

Whew. After all that, I need a vacation.