Things I have done this week

In addition to teaching three classes, I have had an unusual amount of extra work this last week. For instance, I have written a half a dozen letters of recommendation for students. It seems as soon as I finish one letter another one arrives for me to do. Currently, I have about a half a dozen more left to finish. I have also edited an academic encyclopedia article, given a guest lecture for another professor and helped put together a grant proposal. I hope next week things will settle down for a little while.