Thanks to Busy Mom for the Busy Mom Barometer! Here’s mine:

Coffee of the Day: Kenya AA with raw sugar and half ‘n’ half.
Listening to: Kate Bush, Tori Amos, The The, Jane Siberry and the usual suspects on my Yahoo Radio Station.
Thinking: Wonder how I’ll cram World Literature into an 8-week course? The classes are four hours long – wonder if I can bring coffee? Will everyone fall asleep by 10pm?
Wishing: I hadn’t gotten into so much student loan debt. That I hadn’t sent Ben into school with that shirt (I think the sleeves are too short). That I had painted the living room this summer. Wait! All my wishes are negative! Ok, I wish for the vote to turn out for Kerry. I wish for a peaceful resolution of all the world conflicts – and an era of peace and prosperity for all. I wish for a full-time tenure-track position in the humanities. I wish for a car. I wish to win the lottery. I wish for my little boy Ben never to lose that wonderful smile.
Reading: Norton Anthology of World Literature!
Shopping: No car, no cash. What will I do for Christmas? Will have to get Thanksgiving materials on Wednesday. On Tuesday night? Clothes for Ben – he’s down to two pairs of pants that fit. What I really need are some clothes, shoes, underwear for myself. I think a lot of moms do that, shift the priority away from ourselves on shopping. I found a little thing I can send a few people for Christmas – but I can’t blog it, or they will know what it is.