Start the Week off Right

[ceitfianna]

Today is part of Fall Break at Michigan which means I don't work online but I did a shift in the undergraduate library this afternoon. Since work was actually fairly quiet, I figured that I'd get myself out of the sag I've been in lately and write a librarian post that's been going around in my head. Its about roleplaying and research and is me trying to bring together all the parts of what make me love my career and how what I do in my down time connects so well. Some of you have probably already seen it as I posted the link all over the place but I want to post it here for those who don't follow me on Twitter, here on Nurturing Stories.

In terms of the rest of my life, things are going well. On Thursday, I went to a talk about a new biography with Rick and then we went to see Detective Dee and the Phantom Flame, which is a fantastic movie. Its beautiful, thoughtful and worth seeing on a big screen if its playing anywhere near you. Then we got soaked as the weather decided and now I will be Fall again, which I enjoy. When its October, I like wearing sweaters and drinking lots of tea. It also gave me an excuse to make one of my favorite cozy recipes, sweet potato soup and I just posted the recipe on collected_fudz, its simple and has lots of space to add flavors you like. The only sad thing that happened was my diploma was sent to my parent's house but they've been traveling for a while. It turns out the mail wasn't held like it was supposed to be and my diploma ended up bent and rained on in their mailbox. The company that prints the diploma's will give me one for free as long as I buy a frame. My parents say that they're willing to pay for it so soon I'll have two beautifully framed diplomas, somewhere in a box, I have my framed undergrad one and in my next place I might hang them up. Just as a reminder that I've done these things and also because diplomas are rather pretty. I'm considering what to do for Halloween and I think I need to go and poke in vintage stores and craft stores so I can figure out something fun and cool.

Writing this post is part of my plan to get back on the Monday to Monday idea and so below I'm putting my list for the week. You're welcome to skip this as I've discovered if I write things out, I'm more willing to do them.

Monday to Monday
-Do something for job search daily
-Write something daily
-Take a walk each day
-Bake or cook something-try for something new
-Do something social

Comments

[kit-the-brave.livejournal.com]

I really liked your librarian post! The Search Institute has done some research that I cite a lot about the importance of teens having an interest that they can really get excited about and use as part of their self-image. Their term is "sparks" - kids who have sparks have more positive outcomes in their lives than ones who don't.

Have a fun fall break! I wish it were cool enough here to wear sweaters (except in the over-air-conditioned library).

[ceitfianna]

Oh, that's so neat and I love using the term sparks. I'm trying to write more librarian blog posts so they're things employers will see and I'm so happy with how that one turned out.

Its not that much of a break, but its something.