The Weekly Wrap: May 31, 2026

Kaetrena Davis Kendrick is a regular keynote speaker at library-related conferences and events. She’s all about wholistically improving the profession of librarianship.

One thing she often talks about is “glimmer gathering.” This is the idea of saving, in some way, the moments of goodness in your life. It’s a mindfulness practice that helps you notice, appreciate, and share positive experiences. The goal is to build a deep well of emotional well-being you can draw from.

I love this idea, but I’ve waffled about saving my glimmers. I’ve started - and deleted - folders on my phone more times than I can count. Same thing on my desktop. I even started (and deleted) a folder on Google Drive. Small things make me happy, and I want to save them - BUT - I’m also very much someone who doesn’t like keeping things forever. I hate clutter, even digital clutter. These two sides of my personality are constantly at war.

I keep coming back to this question: if I’m not going to revisit these items, what’s the point? The whole purpose of glimmer gathering is to remember those moments.

Then, this week, something obvious hit me: a Pinterest board. (*forehead smack*)

I review all my Pinterest boards monthly. I scroll through every pin, board by board, organizing material and deleting anything I’ve finished with or that no longer serves me. This review is a habit I’ve already built into my calendar.

So this week, I started a Glimmers board. It only has a few items on it so far, but I’m excited to watch it grow - now that I know I’ll actually be coming back to it.

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• This is what drowning looks like. [Slate]
• The headline alone makes this a worthwhile read. [Velvet Shark]
• The nutrition science behind the sub-two hour marathon. [The Rundown]
• Behind the concierge desk. [WaPo - gift link]
• What the papal encyclical means for education. [The AI School Librarians]
• "The hierarchy hasn’t been dismantled. It has been redecorated." [Romain Muhammad]
• Regional accents bring the authenticity. [WaPo - gift link]
• The cook time is a lie! [TASTE]

• How we feed our pets. [Gastropod]
• We, collectively, learn from those who came before us. [Hidden Brain]
• Science meets track and one amazing human being. [StarTalk]

• This week I learned that you can cook with sprouted garlic. [cooksillustrated]
• Jack Ryan: Ghost War wanted to be a much bigger movie. They were clearly going for big screen  summer blockbuster - explosions! military hardware! car chases! - but this was then streamed on home screens. The story is fine. The plot is the usual amount of political thriller convoluted - basically a lot of jet setting and spy games. Wendell Pierce can do no wrong, but John Krasinski will never fully outrun Jim from The Office. Also, the soundtrack stood out too much on this one. It's a beautiful, soaring orchestral, but it does not fit the movie. It's more West Wing or WWII period piece. [Amazon Prime]

• The kiddo and I stopped at our local bakery. She got a cinnamon roll and I picked up the lavender latte. Normally, I dislike lattes. They don't have enough coffee flavor. But I adore lavender and felt I couldn't pass up this seasonal special. It was delicious! There was plenty of lavender flavor. It reminded me more of a creamy herbal tea. I didn't miss the coffee flavor one bit. [Fresh Baguette]
• I found it weird that I had to cook the sauce for sheet-pan garlic-soy chicken and vegetables before I tossed it over everything. But the flavor was fantastic so who am I to judge the recipe creator. At the end of the suggested cook time, the sheet pan was still a bit watery (my chicken was a little frozen). I ended up sticking this under the broiler for a few minutes. That gave parts of the meal a nice caramelization. We skipped the red pepper flakes in the sauce but added sriracha at the table. [Eating Well]