Just Good Things: February 13, 2026

Thursday and Friday are usually work from home days. This week, I was in the office every day since several of my colleagues were at conferences. I have to admit, I was a bit grumpy trudging to work today. But, things turned around when a someone else at our University showed up and started handing out little boxes of Valentine's chocolates. Then, an hour later, a colleague said their event overordered on breakfast items. I happily refilled my travel cup with decaf and snagged a mini croissant.

Here's what else made me smile this week:

• Using my second monitor or split tab option to stream the Olympics while working
• "Mom! Hug time!"
• Learning a student group was eager to work with the library
• Being able to walk to the grocery store
• Warmer temperatures
• Kiddo clearing out the library of Mo Willems books
• Having BLTs for dinner and hearing the kiddo exclaim, "OMG! This is so good!"
• Tossing together a conference lightning talk in an hour
• Being asked to serve on a conference panel
• Buying fun stamps
• Getting photos/videos from my family while they're at the Olympics

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