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in which I take a break
One of my students berated me yesterday when I told him I hadn’t been taking my lunch break lately… actually, it’s been a long time since I’ve managed to take my entire lunch hour on a daily basis, but...
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Why I deserve my office space – a manifesto
My cubby hole is under siege! Or near siege. I have been told that another department is eyeing my office with ill intent. It seems they are seeking to promote one of their own to an office at the cost...
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milestones
With all the excitement of the last few weeks (events, work stuff, and writing), I completely forgot that July 1st marked my 1st full year as a professional librarian . Quite a milestone after so many...
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excitement and dread
Just experienced that bright moment of all-consuming excitement when I realized my article on multicultural programming had been published… followed by the numbing dread of “Oh no, this means people...
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Harry Potter is always relevant
Today, my work study students had a lengthy discussion on Harry Potter and, of course, this became a “let’s label everyone we work with according to Harry Potter characters” fest. They determined that...
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accepting that I can’t do everything
I stumbled on The Writer Librarian’s blog a couple of days ago (hurray for Twitter!) and read a fantastic post that she published on trying to have it all and accepting that sometimes you can’t, but...
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November is really kicking my bum
Egads! November has thrown me way off course writing and life-wise. There is just too much stuff happening at once. And I want to do it ALL! I’m trying to avoid spreading myself too thin, but seems...
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the latest… and a progress report
So, dear reader, remember how I was being all vague and shifty? The moment of truth has arrived… For the last few months I was anxiously awaiting news on a job that I applied and interviewed for… and I...
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knowing when to move on
I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to move on, professionally, and how to know when it’s time to do so… For me, it was building for a while, but until I saw the job that I will start next...
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a brief hello
New job starts today. Am excited and overwhelmed by benefits package options. Words are coming slowly and not in a very satisfying way. That cold threw me off in more ways than one. My running pace is...
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