The Now: October 26, 2022

My calendar, while still a disaster, is decidedly less crammed than it was a week ago. There's some breathing room which means I am far less stressed than I was two weeks ago. There are empty blocks of time where I've been able to get some longer term work done.

Here's where my focus is at:

1. Library Marketing Conference - I managed to put together my slides by the deadline. Huzzah! I will be tweaking them a bit and changing up my notes, but they are good enough to go as is. This week, I also spent some time preparing for the SWAG swap and reviewing which sessions I want to attend. Of course I want to attend all the other sessions that will be happening when I'm presenting. (Never fails!) At least we will be given access to the slides and presentation material afterwards.
2. Website Usability Testing - I spent a ton of time scheduling folks to test over the next month and a half. This was complicated because bots/scammers found my volunteer form. I had to look in our database to see who was actually a student or faculty before I reached out to schedule a time. Most folks, unsurprisingly, want to do their test online. This might work out for the best because it will give us a better idea of how the website is actually being used. Also not unsurprising, this is clogging up my calendar for the foreseeable future.
3. Condo Logo and Newsletter - A bit delayed but I finally got out this month's newsletter for our building's green committee. Additionally, I made time to revise and share new logo options. It's not hard work, but since I'm providing many different versions, it is time consuming. I think I like where we are headed but I know there is more work to come. I'm bracing for when the final version is shared and our regular resident curmudgeons come out to say they hate everything.

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