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Whoa Nellie! Life isn’t slowing down!
I ate fries again yesterday. It’s really been that crazy that I knew I could afford those extra calories.
But again, I feel guilty complaining because these are all great things in my life that are making it so unusually and unexpectedly busy.
I just wish there were more hours in the day! (And [...]
Working away at my applications
Was applying to graduate school always this hard? Funny, I barely remember doing it before. Somehow, I guess I magically just got in. But this time it feels like a real slog.
Probably because also doing wedding planning at the same time. Hard to fit in time to do stuff when I’m [...]
What’s with all the jobs posted lately?
Are you like me and like to keep an eye on what jobs are posted?
It’s such a great way to see what kinds of trends are developing within one’s profession. And you can also tell where certain workplaces are either doing really well (brand new positions being created) or not so well [...]
Nope, I’m not trying to be funny. I’m just being me.
Recently I was visited by someone who surprised me with a story. It turns out he occasionally reads my blog and once showed one of the posts to a certain group of people. They all thought it was funny and he thought I’d like to know that.
I asked him if it was a [...]
The secret for getting through September — take a mini-vacation in the middle.
I’ve discovered the secret for getting through the insanity that is an academic reference librarian’s life in September — take a mini-vacation in the middle.
Just returned from a quilting retreat in Haines Junction and I feel all refreshed and ready to start work.
I didn’t think about work once Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. [...]
Now I understand why Bilbo Baggins was always going on about his pocket hankerchiefs!
If you’re a fan of Tolkien and C.S. Lewis like I am, you may have often wondered why pocket hankerchiefs, or hankies, featured so prominently in both books. Why did characters like Bilbo Baggins and Lucy Pevensie seem to get so much reassurance out of having hankies at hand. Why, too, did giving [...]
Posted by Laurie on September 18th, 2008 under Environment | 2 Comments »What exactly is the purpose of a library association?
Lots of discussions happening lately about possibly forming (reforming?) a library association for the Yukon. Lots of emails!
Which has me wonder, what exactly is the purpose of a library association?
In other professional organizations, it seems to me it’s about networking, collaborating, accrediting, and sharing resources, but that isn’t always the case in the library [...]
My first attempt at using Role Playing in my InfoLit instruction
On Friday, I used role playing for the first time with a class. It went really, really well. I’d definitely rank it as one of my top three positive experiences teaching information literacy! Yes, it really went that well!
What I did: I had a volunteer from the class (a student who [...]
Do you ever think about a decision you made that you would like to revisit?
Did you know that the one and only regret I have is that I never completed my Bachelor of Science in Foods & Nutrition? I got early acceptance into library school and decided to graduate with only my Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Literature from Brescia/UWO so I could start my MLIS [...]
Posted by Laurie on September 13th, 2008 under Laurie speaks! | 1 Comment »… and I thought I’ve been busy before…
Oh my goodness, I’m so busy right now. I’m booked for more library instruction than any previous year and more Instructors are bringing their classes to the library than any previous year. The library itself is busier than I’ve ever seen it. And more Instructors are keen to have me develop handouts, [...]
Posted by Laurie on September 12th, 2008 under Laurie speaks! | Comment now »Search:
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