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    Slice of Life Day 18: Bookshelves and More Bookshelves

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    A lot of people have been asking me what I’ve been doing this week at work while the library is closed to the public. The biggest project I’ve been tackling is shifting our entire adult fiction collection. To be fair, I started working on this project before the coronavirus hit,…

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    Slice of Life Day 17: Stress Relief & Exercise

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    I spent the month of January doing a 30-day yoga journey which I enjoyed much more than I was expecting. I’m the type of person that exercises because it’s good for me, not because I enjoy doing it. So, when I actually completed 30 days of yoga in a row…

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    Slice of Life Day 16: Never-Ending Laundry

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    I think laundry is one of my most despised household chores. It’s one of those things that you can never catch up on because there is always an outfit being worn. I don’t mind so much the act of sorting colors and fabric types. Switching laundry from the washer to…

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    Slice of Life Day 15: My Blogging Journey

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    I’m choosing to not write about the coronavirus today. It’s all I’ve been dealing with for the past week and it’s made me mentally and emotionally exhausted. So I’m going to write about something else! My blogging journey. If you had told me in high school or even in college…

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    Slice of Life Day 14: Weekend Plans

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    I spent the better part of last week cleaning up the house in preparation for my brother’s family to come visit this week. With our county on (basically) lockdown and non-essential travel not recommended, they decided to stay home. As for me, I’ve got a whole weekend ahead of me…

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    Slice of Life Day 13: Glimpse of Normalcy

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    It’s amazing what can change in just 12 hours. Yesterday, I posted about “The Unknown” dealing with the COVID-19 virus. Even as information is constantly being updated and decisions are being made hourly and daily. Plus, trying to alleviate the anxiety of my staff and the public by keeping them…

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    Slice of Life Day 12: The Unknown

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    Monday morning I walked into my library (I’m a public library director) ready to talk with our Township Manager of a contingency plan for if and when we had to make decisions because of the coronavirus. By the time I finally got the chance to speak with him later that…

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    Slice of Life Day 11: Spring Has Sprung

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    I bet there are things that you do in your daily life that happen so frequently that you’re almost on auto-pilot. I know I do and one of those things is pulling into the driveway. My partner and I live on a very busy road with a side street intersection…

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    Slice of Life Day 10: Dinner?

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    Do you ever have those days when it’s just one thing after another? Hard decisions to make? meetings to be had? Yesterday was one of those days! I spent 12 hours at work with my regular workday extended with two extra meetings tacked on to the end of it. So…

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    Slice of Life Day 9: Paint and Re-Paint

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    My partner and I have spent a lot of time renovating our home since we bought it six years ago. We’ve painted almost every room in the house, added a full-length bookshelf to our office (Pinterest success!) and completely renovated our lower level including garage, rec room, and bathroom. One…