The Now: December 8, 2021

Time has become wibbly wobbly during the pandemic. I went to the dentist today for the first time since the outbreak started. When I did the math on that (over two years), I cringed. Happily, my teeth are fine, but it goes to show how fast things have gone lately. That said, I don't want this much time to elapse again, so I'm adding reminders in to my calendar to schedule dental appointments at the appropriate 6-month intervals.

Here's what else has my attention.

WORK

• Our University's finals started yesterday. I like to provide motivational support on the library's social media. I drafted and scheduled a ton of posts. I also made graphics and took some pictures to add to the text.
• Some colleagues and I are gearing up to do interviews for a research project we're working on. We've got test interviews scheduled and I'm reading a book about the best way to conduct the sessions and analyze the results.
• I'm prepping for my spring semester outreach - drafting emails, making templates, and writing out plans so that I can hit the ground running in the new year.
• The recorded sessions from the Internet Librarian conference go offline at the end of the month. I'm watching them as fast as a I can. (Good thing you can increase the playback speed.)
• We're relocating the library (temporarily) for a remodel. I packed up my office and discovered I had only one box of personal/desk items but many boxes of material for book displays. You know you're an outreach librarian when...

PERSONAL

• Still potty training. It's going well. More woohoos than accidents.
• Wrote up, addressed, and mailed all of our holiday cards.
• Kiddo will be getting a bunch of new toys for Christmas. We're weeding her current collection of the items she no longer plays with. 
• Watching all the Hallmark Channel movies...

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