I’ve finally found something that gets my mind off of COVID-19 even for just a few minutes – a jigsaw puzzle! I loved doing puzzles as kid, but rarely do them now as an adult. And every time I open one up, I realize again how much fun it is.…

It’s hard to write about things other than COVID-19 as it’s affecting people everywhere and really challenging people in everyday life. But, in the midst of all the stressful craziness, I am trying to find the positives. And this past week, I’ve definitely talked with more friends and family that…

I’m going to take advantage of the Slice of Life blogging community to share my next blogging challenge that begins on April 1st! I’ve participated in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge since 2016 with a wide variety of themes from storytimes to leadership qualities, to programming and…

My partner is a freelance documentary and photojournalist. Which means he’s always meeting really interesting people while getting the chance to pursue his dream. As his girlfriend, I’ve helped a lot with different projects. We’ve covered a few weddings of friends and human light stands make his job just a…

I started my day waking up from a nightmare… not just any nightmare but a combined work and coronavirus nightmare. In my dream, all the department heads of my township were in a meeting in too small of a room with the Chair of the Board. And as I’m beginning…

I don’t think I’m quite at a “new normal” because this week has definitely been weirder than most. The library is closed to the public, but the staff is coming in every other day to get some work done. So rather than my typical fully staffed library, every day I…

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,…

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…

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…