Friday is usually a work from home day, but I had to come into the office to do some tabling at an orientation event. I love talking to incoming students! Their excitement is infectious. It's a great way to end the work week.

Here's what else made me happy:

• Kiddo's pure joy of going to summer camp
• Nabbed the last spot in our lot on a crazy neighborhood parking day
• Chatting with another librarian while our kid's were at gymnastics
• Season 5 of Clarkson's Farm
• Finally got to sleep in a bit on a week day
• Squeezed in a workout while listening to a work training
• Kiddo getting to play with her friends at the pool
• Tomato cucumber salads

It's a holiday for me, and kiddo wrapped up her last day of school yesterday. We just got back from having breakfast at one of my favorite local places. On the way home, we picked up stuff to eat a "snack lunch" at the pool later. Right now, kiddo is working on a craft project. It's been a good day and it's just after 10am.

Here's what else made me happy this week:

• Two families hosting an end of school year bash in their backyard (with a bounce house!)
• Metro having first aid kits in their station booths (I tripped on the escalator and got a gnarly cut on my toe. I'm fine. It was just scarier than it looked.)
• Knocked an annoying cleaning project off my to-do list
• Really good restaurant coffee
• My preferred candidates won their DC races
• Supporting a friend when she needed it
• Perfect day of weather
• Kiddo ran a full morning of errands with me (with no complaints!)
• A fresh haircut

I walked the kiddo to school this morning and, my goodness, it was humid out. I'm happy today is a WFH day because I didn't have to walk another mile to get to the office. I would have been dripping with sweat. Instead, I came home and stood in front of my air conditioner for a few moments. 

Here's what else made me happy:

• Kiddo complementing my dress
• Hazelnut flavored coffee
• Chatting with my University's Admissions team about how they can "sell" the library to prospective students
• Kiddo celebrated her summer birthday at school and came home with a huge poster of compliments from her classmates 
• We (finally!) had a successful Tea Around Town trip
• Watched a few documentaries we could chat about
• Passing on some of our kiddo's things to a neighbor
• Kiddo adored sitting in the "big" part of the grocery cart and decide to do math in her new journal
• Neighborhood events

Our general education team selected Lost in the City as the common read for 2026-2027. Every year, I read the book so I can make a reference guide. Knowing the text also makes it easier to help students when they come to the library with projects related to the book. Unlike some previous titles, I'm enjoying this one. It makes this part of my job a lot easier to do.

Here's what else was good this week:

• A beautiful few days of weather
• Big bushes of hydrangeas
• Went to the theater! For a date night!
• Getting my hands dirty repotting a plant
• Kiddo giving away some headbands she decorated to her friends
• Skipped a meeting I didn't need to be in
• Kiddo left a note for her dad so he wouldn't forget to bring her a treat
• Knocking several nagging small projects off my to-do list

Just now, I randomly decided to make some visual changes to my Content Prompt newsletter. It shouldn't be too much work moving forward and I think it will bring some visual interest to my page. 

Here's what else made me happy this week:

• Giving the kiddo a "new" hairstyle for school
• Dinner with the girls
• Finally getting back to the pickle bar!
• Enjoyed a lavender latte
• Saw squirrels, a chipmunk, a bunny, and a kitty on a walk
• Knocking out more needle projects than planned
• Beautiful blue skies after many days of rain
• Kiddo being thrilled to buy a toy with her tooth fairy money

It's raining right now. It's going to rain for most of they day. I'm grateful that I don't have to go outside today (unless I want to). I'm also grateful for this rain. First, it broke our first heat wave. Second, we're in a drought and we really really really need it.

Here's what else made me smile this week:

• Watching the kiddo crush it in her school dance performance
• Non-alcoholic fizzy water that tastes like a cocktail
• Knocking some items off my adulting list
• Flowers on the dining room table
• Visiting the zoo as a family
• Baby elephant!
• Having fun putting together a video for work
• Tasty lunch meal prep
• Checking out a random book from the library display

Last night, I got to see two of my colleagues honored at our annual faculty awards gala. They both deserve all the accolades. Even better, everyone else in the room recognized it too. There were lots of cheers and applause. It was also joyful to hear everyone's speeches.

Here's what else made me happy this week:

• Cooler weather allowing us to keep the windows open
• Kiddo said I looked really pretty before I left for an event
• Drinks with the bestie (that ended up being comped because our dinner order took longer than it should have)
• Hot black coffee
• Rewatching the video of our kiddo losing her first tooth
• The shoe game at my University's commencement
• Going to the ballet with my favorite neighbor
• Hearing about a friend's trip to Bangkok
• Kiddo asked for a "nose kiss"

The kiddo is three good wiggles away from losing her first tooth. We're hoping she loses it at school today so she can bask in the moment with her friends. 

Here's what else made me happy this week:

• Submitted two speaking proposals I'm really excited about
• Looking at the kitty in the window across from us
• Made an impromptu batch of cereal treats
• Turned freezer leftovers into excellent nachos for dinner
• Kiddo read five books to me at bedtime
• Pretty flowers on the walk to work
• Back to windows open weather
• Living in a building where we can lend/borrow things from our neighbors
• Making a dent in my podcast backlog

The weather has been so brilliant we haven't closed our windows in a week. Even the rainy day was polite. The rain came straight down and simply provided ambiance. I just came back from taking a walk, and this is a 10 out of 10 weather day.

Here's what else made me happy this week:

• The library won the University's Team Award at our annual service awards
• Finding the perfect idea to submit to a conference
• I'm reading a charming romance 
• Fresh flowers on the table
• A student sought me out for advice
• Cute videos in the group chat
• Listening to Enya
• Pizza, wine, and a movie
• Our kiddo's clothing drawers are no longer over crowded

I thought, after our week in Florida, I would come back to a city with no more spring blooms. I'm happy to report that I was incorrect. The irises and dogwoods are out, people are planting around their homes, and the phlox are spilling out everywhere. It's lovely.

Here's what else made me happy this week:

• Easy travel back home
• Chatting with my daughter's school librarian while I volunteered
• Couch rotting a bit in the morning
• Getting back into my exercise routine
• A few students specifically sought me out for help
• Making some blackout poems (I liked one so much I added it to my bullet journal)
• Kiddo's joy at her new baking class
• Chatting with another school mom while walking our kiddo's home
• Walking around our condo barefoot