The Now: December 15, 2021

I need to do a better job of capturing writing ideas when they come to me. I had a great idea for what to write here today... and then it just fluttered away into the ether - disappearing forever.

Oh well.

Here's what I'm working on.

WORK

• We're moving! Temporarily... to allow for a remodel. I packed up my office and claimed my cubicle for the new space. The cubicles are souless, but at least mine is near a big window. I started making a list of things to improve my space once we're over there permanently.
• Over the past weeks, colleagues and I conducted a series of test interviews to see how the protocol and methods of our research project are working out. So far, so good! Today, I transcribed one interview to start testing out that part of the project. It takes triple the time to transcribe an interview as it does to conduct one. Luckily, we used the built in captioning system of Zoom to help jump start transcription. It's not perfect, but it's definitely better than doing it from scratch. 
• Wrapped up the last of the finals week social media posts. Now I get to tease all the fun things we have coming in the new year - new location! new website! new newsletter!
• Put together a plan to create a faculty research index. It's something we need; and it's a natural fit for the Faculty Senate committee I am on and the library.
• Powering through the last of the recorded Internet Librarian sessions.

PERSONAL

• Still doing strategic planning for end of year/new year things. I have a lot of lists. 
• Planned out our Christmas menu/events for when our families are in town. It helps to get an idea of how much energy I'm going to need each day. Plus, it helps me wrangle shopping lists and what food needs to get prepped when.

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