I had big plans for this weekend but it was so beautiful outside I didn't get much of anything done. We spent a lot of time outside this weekend with Paula (the beagle) and she is still exhausted I think from all the exercise :-)
I did get a few things done though... we went to visit my parents yesterday and I took them a casserole I had never made before... I just sort of made it up but I think it should count as trying a new recipe even if it was simple. It was pretty tasty... but I'm not sure my dad (who can't have much salt anymore) found it to be very palatable... but he ate a bowl of it anyway :-)
I also downloaded Tess of the D’Ubervilles to my ipod touch kindle app (it was free) so that I can read it anytime anywhere and I read the first few pages.
I think I will make two simple goals for this coming week: 1) to take my vitamins everyday and 2) get a pedicure. It's time to start wearing sandels soon I hope :-) If it keeps raining like it is today I might put off number two this week but it makes me happy to think about getting a pedicure anyway!
daffodils
Monday, March 22, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
The beginning
I have been flip flopping about whether or not to start a blog recently...would I have anything to say (anything interesting anyway), what would I write about etc...
Then I noticed this idea on the internets to make a list of 101 things you want to do in 1001 days... and what can I say -- I like lists. Librarians in general like lists I think... we like organization and order in our lives... and best of all I like crossing things off lists :-) Plus I have a whole boatload of things I want to get done that I just never do so this is a way to make those a priority for me. It's also an easy way to structure my blog that I wasn't sure about starting :-) It means I will always have something to blog about (I am not gauranteeing that it be interesting - look at my list-- pretty boring to most probably!)
I am sure I will stray from just talking about the things on my list once I get rolling on this so bear with me if you decide to read along on my journey. I haven't done much writing since college so this is bound to be rough!
So about that list... you can find the link to my full list on the right side of this page... like I said earlier it might be pretty boring to some but I assure you there are several items on the lists completely out of my comfort zone... and I am always willing to change the list if I decide an exciting idea comes to me (I can always remove one of the many books to read or things to knit :-)). One thing you won't notice on my list are work related tasks. I make enough lists AT work between workplans and just keeping myself organized that I decided that I didn't want work to permeate THIS list. Now some of you will say "but there are still books on your list" but I promise I would read books even if I wasn't a librarian and most of them are for personal enrichment and either things I have meant to read for years or things that aren't what I would normally choose.
Ok - enough for now... it's early and I need to get myself ready for work! It is a beautiful day though and I can't wait to get it started :-)
CarolJen
Then I noticed this idea on the internets to make a list of 101 things you want to do in 1001 days... and what can I say -- I like lists. Librarians in general like lists I think... we like organization and order in our lives... and best of all I like crossing things off lists :-) Plus I have a whole boatload of things I want to get done that I just never do so this is a way to make those a priority for me. It's also an easy way to structure my blog that I wasn't sure about starting :-) It means I will always have something to blog about (I am not gauranteeing that it be interesting - look at my list-- pretty boring to most probably!)
I am sure I will stray from just talking about the things on my list once I get rolling on this so bear with me if you decide to read along on my journey. I haven't done much writing since college so this is bound to be rough!
So about that list... you can find the link to my full list on the right side of this page... like I said earlier it might be pretty boring to some but I assure you there are several items on the lists completely out of my comfort zone... and I am always willing to change the list if I decide an exciting idea comes to me (I can always remove one of the many books to read or things to knit :-)). One thing you won't notice on my list are work related tasks. I make enough lists AT work between workplans and just keeping myself organized that I decided that I didn't want work to permeate THIS list. Now some of you will say "but there are still books on your list" but I promise I would read books even if I wasn't a librarian and most of them are for personal enrichment and either things I have meant to read for years or things that aren't what I would normally choose.
Ok - enough for now... it's early and I need to get myself ready for work! It is a beautiful day though and I can't wait to get it started :-)
CarolJen
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