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Mindshift

When I woke this morning I had a very clear picture of how I wanted the day to progress.  I would tackle the literature searches which had been set to one side so I could devote a decent amount of … Continue reading

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Achievement and belonging

What a day! Between illness, relationships, work, commitments and whatever else you want to throw into the mix, I’ve had a pretty rough trot of late.  I’ve been brought to the brink of my tolerances on a whole range of … Continue reading

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Ready? Set? Blog!

Today is an important day. It is the first day of winter in the Southern Hemisphere.  It is the birthday of Marilyn Monroe, Morgan Freeman and Blessed Edmund Rice.  It is the anniversary of the deaths of Yves Saint Laurent … Continue reading

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LIW Wednesday

There was no Wednesday. I was sick. I’m somewhat better now. To relate today to Library and Information Week would be almost impossible except to say that I was sad that I could not participate in anything library related. No … Continue reading

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LIW Monday

Welcome to my first blog post for #blogliw (blogging each day of Library and Information Week)! Ok. So the week technically began yesterday but I wasn’t at work and I didn’t really do anything library related…so let’s let that one … Continue reading

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Blindness

Astute readers of this blog and those who spend time with me in real life might have picked up on the fact that I haven’t really been myself lately.  I’ve mentioned the emotional rollercoaster that I’ve been on (here and … Continue reading

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Ups and downs

So much for my #Lent2011 promise to blog.  At least I’ve blogged more regularly in Lent so far than I would have under normal circumstances. I had hoped to offer a prayer or concluding though for each post which I … Continue reading

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30 things meme

Thanks to Miss Sophie Mac for this meme.  I was wondering how I could finish the challenge (I have something up my sleeve for tomorrow).  Here’s 30 things I’ve done this month in addition to #blogeverydayofjune Started a brand new … Continue reading

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Why am I a Librarian?

In the very short life of this blog I have mainly discussed my life, my hobbies and mostly through the medium of meme.  It’s high time I talked about my library life. This post is also a response to @gigglesigh’s … Continue reading

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Private -vs- Public

Some questions have been floating around in my mind for a while regarding the private/personal divide.  I remember hearing Jessamyn West speaking at NLS2 in Adelaide in 2004 and there was one point that really resonated with me.  It was … Continue reading

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