No matter how few actual plans I have for a day off, I will rarely complete everything I plan to complete. Largely because I fall into a book or story, or sleep too late.
Bad weather really does depress me sometimes. Especially if it keeps me in the house when I'd like to go out and walk.
I have gotten old in at least one way. I am now afraid of falling. Walking on wet sidewalks makes me nervous now.. Ever since I fell and damaged my hamstring this summer, I have been VERY circumspect about where and how fast I walk.
No matter how well paid you are for your work, if you, like me, are a poor financial planner, you will never have enough money when you think you should.
Cold weather makes sitting in one spot and reading all day even more attractive than hot weather makes it.
Cleaning the house always takes longer than I think it will because I always end up distracted by a job I didn't think of when I decided to clean.
Every year I expect New Year's Eve to be less of a drag, but it nearly always is a drag anyway. (We just aren't the party sort.)
The sinus headache really doesn't care that it's your day off, or that it's a holiday. It just shows up and makes you miserable no matter what.
Even with all the social media sites and news sites I follow, I STILL feel like I'm out of the loop on a lot of things...
It's odd that I can understand most Scottish people just fine, as long as they aren't actually speaking Gaelic or one of the far Northern dialects. I only knew a couple of Scottish people from church growing up, and I have one Scottish friend now. Other people need subtitles or something, and I just don't see why...
I have too many interests that I want to pursue,and no time to do more than dabble in any of them except singing. (Lessons for that, so MUST work on it - I'm held accountable.) I have a very nice bohdran, and I'd like to learn to play it, but no lessons. I also have taken ten years of piano lessons in my mis-spent youth, and haven't practiced nearly enough EVER. I need to get back to daily scales and chords and fingering drills. (Gotta find the lesson books buried somewhere...)
I thought I had a few things saved up to add to this, but they have flown.
My mind is like a steel trap. One with a bad spring!
I have hope that perhaps the New Year can bring some positive changes, and a chance to pursue the things I need to pursue.
Joy, hope, peace and love to all of you in the year ahead! Thanks so much for reading my blog!
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
The Image of Library Employees
There has been a lot of chatter lately about librarians and their image in the world today.
I did an informal survey among some email friends who are pretty much all over the place, and I found that almost no one thinks of the "stereotypical" librarian anymore.
Marian's day is past.
(Or even, alas the day of the librarian at our high school who shushed us all so often. She wore her hair up in a bun, she was pale, she wore unfashionable skirts and sensible shoes.)
Most weren't even concerned about the appearance of those who work in the library, only that they are knowledgeable and helpful. Those are the attributes most noted by my friends.
My customers often comment that the people who work in our library are nicer than the people in some other local libraries. I don't know about that, I have found people in most libraries to be nice and helpful. Our customers are more like friends and neighbors, though. Many of them come in often, many see us in other contexts around town, and they feel more connected to us and "their" library, I guess.
I was fairly stereotypical when I started at the library in 1999. I had very long hair, which was more convenient to put up in a bun. (And yes, I often stuck a pencil in it.) I wore some skirts, but usually slacks and a nice shirt. Always sensible shoes, though, I am on my feet a LOT at work.
These days I have short hair which looks kind of "choppy" and messy when done the way it is supposed to be. Everybody loves it, though. I still dress kind of frumpy, mostly because I am too cheap to invest in new clothing when I already have bills to pay, and because I am determined to lose a little more weight before I make any more such investments.
I bet some of our customers would be a bit surprised at the hobbies and non-library skills some of us have. For instance, I sing operatic arias for fun, Anne makes miniature scenes, Julie makes jewelery, Melodie is an excellent seamstress and plays in a bell choir, many of us are excellent cooks and bakers. (This is why our staff tends to be a bit on the chubby side, rather than thin as some stereotypical librarians are.)
Also, in our department, most of us are vastly overqualified for our jobs. As clerks, we are not required to have even a Bachelor's degree. Most of us have at least that, many have at least a year of coursework beyond that, and Anne has a Master's degree! We are where we are because we love our jobs. That is probably why our customers enjoy coming to our library. We are happy to be there, and it shows.
I did an informal survey among some email friends who are pretty much all over the place, and I found that almost no one thinks of the "stereotypical" librarian anymore.
Marian's day is past.
(Or even, alas the day of the librarian at our high school who shushed us all so often. She wore her hair up in a bun, she was pale, she wore unfashionable skirts and sensible shoes.)
Most weren't even concerned about the appearance of those who work in the library, only that they are knowledgeable and helpful. Those are the attributes most noted by my friends.
My customers often comment that the people who work in our library are nicer than the people in some other local libraries. I don't know about that, I have found people in most libraries to be nice and helpful. Our customers are more like friends and neighbors, though. Many of them come in often, many see us in other contexts around town, and they feel more connected to us and "their" library, I guess.
I was fairly stereotypical when I started at the library in 1999. I had very long hair, which was more convenient to put up in a bun. (And yes, I often stuck a pencil in it.) I wore some skirts, but usually slacks and a nice shirt. Always sensible shoes, though, I am on my feet a LOT at work.
These days I have short hair which looks kind of "choppy" and messy when done the way it is supposed to be. Everybody loves it, though. I still dress kind of frumpy, mostly because I am too cheap to invest in new clothing when I already have bills to pay, and because I am determined to lose a little more weight before I make any more such investments.
I bet some of our customers would be a bit surprised at the hobbies and non-library skills some of us have. For instance, I sing operatic arias for fun, Anne makes miniature scenes, Julie makes jewelery, Melodie is an excellent seamstress and plays in a bell choir, many of us are excellent cooks and bakers. (This is why our staff tends to be a bit on the chubby side, rather than thin as some stereotypical librarians are.)
Also, in our department, most of us are vastly overqualified for our jobs. As clerks, we are not required to have even a Bachelor's degree. Most of us have at least that, many have at least a year of coursework beyond that, and Anne has a Master's degree! We are where we are because we love our jobs. That is probably why our customers enjoy coming to our library. We are happy to be there, and it shows.
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