The Now: January 24, 2024

It's that time of the year again where I go through more hand lotion than my wallet cares to think about. Our office is incredibly dry. Using my space heater (absolutely necessary), makes it drier. Throw in projects where I'm working with paper (common), and even more moisture leaves my skin. My knuckles look like they've been in a bar fight. I can feel my hands sigh with relief every time I apply more lotion.

Here's what I've been working on:

1. Professional Reading Pile: The inbox on my desk of magazines, catalogs, journals, and all the other things I need to read was out of control. It literally was overtopping the organizer tray. I've been slowly making my way through the pile. Today, I emptied that tray. Feels good.
2. Faculty Outreach: Before the semester really takes off, I wanted to get library resources in front of our faculty. This week, that meant sending lots and lots of emails. I sent so many emails it triggered our organization's spam bot filter and I was locked out. Thanks to the quick work of my director and technology office, I was back online in a few hours. Happy to report that I've finally been added to the bulk sender's list. Also happy to report that, while this email project is a pain to do, it continues to offer our biggest return on investment. I got so many thank yous and requests for more information!
3. Digital Clean Up: I started my annual digital clean up where I unfollow, unsubscribe, and unlike things that I no longer need in my life. I didn't delete as much this time, but I got a few time sucky things out of my way. Now I just need to go in and do some actual file clean up. You don't have to keep everything!

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