It's been a heck of a week. My hubby is ill, change is in the air at work, friendships evolve and change. And I've been saying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Everything seems so small, and yet so big. I don't know how to put it into words, but one moment everything seems so important, and the next moment, nothing seems important. Guess I'll just have to ponder that.
Anyhow, at my favorite of my 3 jobs, I got to work on a report to analyze some citation metrics for a particular division. It was fun to do that type of reference librarian work. It's like being an information detective. I'm glad I got to be a part of that. At my evening medical reference librarian job, I got some really good questions (difficult-to-find article requests, and REAL reference questions that don't involve me unjamming the printer), and have been getting trained to be the backup ILL person. That's been really enjoyable. My coworker, Anya, is a great mentor for things like this. She has even managed to teach me some shortcuts in Excel. Woot! At my newest job, I've continued meeting lots of new people and interviewing them to assess needs of a publication tracking system. I feel like I've got my rhythm with this whole "3 part time jobs" situation, but at the same time, it is a little taxing. Or a lot taxing. Depending on the day. ;) All in all, though, things are going well. I'm connecting with people and learning new skills constantly, and I'm getting paid for it. Life is good. All I need now is for my dear hubby to start feeling better soon.
Oh yeah, one last thing: last Saturday I participated in the Dogwood Classic 5K. Having not run in ages, I was glad that I could alternate between walking and running, and finish with a time of 38 minutes and some odd seconds. I estimate that I ran a little over 2 miles of the course altogether. I felt FANTASTIC the whole rest of the day. I feel motivated to do another one, too. Maybe if I skip the b'fast of Dr. Pepper and Dunkin Donuts I can do even better next time! :p
Ok that's all for now. Peace out!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Library Liaison Adventures
This week has been interesting with regard to my professional life. On Monday I got to interview a quality manager at the Lab about our proposed publication tracking database. It was interesting to get to be in the driver's seat, and ask all the questions I wanted to ask. Kind of exciting. Also got to take the lab taxi, so it was like a little field trip. :D
Today I got to go with one of the Lab librarians, Bill, to teach a very nice customer about Web of Science Search Alerts. She was so kind, and made me feel good about my ability to teach her. Bill was complimentary, as well, so I felt like it was a success.
These are really minor things, but they are exciting to me, because it's the type of thing that I imagine myself doing when I dream about having a full-time job. It's like I'm one step closer to that goal with every new skill that I learn. I am so grateful that I'm not like all those people that went to library school only to learn that they find libraries boring. Those stories make me sad, so I'm glad I am in the opposite situation. :D
Better get my nose back to the grindstone!
Today I got to go with one of the Lab librarians, Bill, to teach a very nice customer about Web of Science Search Alerts. She was so kind, and made me feel good about my ability to teach her. Bill was complimentary, as well, so I felt like it was a success.
These are really minor things, but they are exciting to me, because it's the type of thing that I imagine myself doing when I dream about having a full-time job. It's like I'm one step closer to that goal with every new skill that I learn. I am so grateful that I'm not like all those people that went to library school only to learn that they find libraries boring. Those stories make me sad, so I'm glad I am in the opposite situation. :D
Better get my nose back to the grindstone!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Busy Busy
It's a beautiful spring, full of beautiful redbuds and my personal favorite: dogwoods. Things are going pretty well. The position I applied for (and have been praying for!) has closed, so in the next couple weeks I should find out if I have an interview. Things at SNS are going well, with my boss and I making rounds across the lab to interview people about the proposed publications database. I feel like I am learning a lot, and also getting more comfortable with talking to a wide variety of people, often in high positions. It's been a challenging but rewarding experience.
I had my annual evaluation for my evening medical reference librarian position, and it went better than I expected. My boss gave me credit where I had undervalued myself, and that is always nice. I've been working on some little continuing ed projects, and my boss was impressed with the extra training and community activities I've done. I really lead a charmed life. :)
The rest of the world, however, seems to have some problems. Par for the course, I guess, but it really hurt my heart to learn this week that a local priest was accused of inappropriate sexual relations. :( He confessed and turned himself over to authorities and was stripped of his priest status. It just hurts to know that there are people out there that are so willing and able to hurt other people. Initially I found my faith in my religion somewhat shaken, but now I am trying to view things from a perspective of forgiveness. We all have our shortcomings, and we are to forgive others' trespasses, so that is what I am trying to do. I hope this priest didn't hurt anyone else, and I hope anyone he victimized can recover as much as possible. I hope I can have the strength to stand up to people that make jokes about priests, and let them know that they aren't all bad. My brother is a priest and would never do such a thing. I feel it's wrong for me to sit idly by while people pick at the character of a whole group of people, so I hope I can be strong and stand up for those that are unable to stand up for themselves. Ok, I'll get off my soapbox now.
I have a lot of folks on my prayerlist right now, so I just want to give a quick shout-out to let people know that I am thinking of them and praying for them:
For Aunth Katherine and Uncle Joe, Bridget W. for her job situation, Ben and Sharon for his job situation, Frowin in Italy, victims of church scandal, those that have no one else to pray for them, and for the veterinarian that was killed by a hit and run driver as she worked to save the life of a dog that had also been struck by a car. :(
On that downer, let's return to pleasant thoughts. Last night, Charles and I went to Taste of Thai at North Peters Rd. It was my third visit there, and I ordered the Yellow Curry for the third time. It's soooooo good. Please check it out and let me know what you think. Tomorrow I get to meet Mr. David Green (Narvi!) at Sunspot for brunch. I'm really looking forward to the company and the food.
Lastly I want to mention that I've really been getting into the show Top Gear. It's a British car review show, and it's HILARIOUS. I've also got a little crush on The Stig. I suspect my husband, Charles Galyon, is secretly the Stig. Time will tell.
Wishing everyone a beautiful and wonderful weekend... bye for now!
I had my annual evaluation for my evening medical reference librarian position, and it went better than I expected. My boss gave me credit where I had undervalued myself, and that is always nice. I've been working on some little continuing ed projects, and my boss was impressed with the extra training and community activities I've done. I really lead a charmed life. :)
The rest of the world, however, seems to have some problems. Par for the course, I guess, but it really hurt my heart to learn this week that a local priest was accused of inappropriate sexual relations. :( He confessed and turned himself over to authorities and was stripped of his priest status. It just hurts to know that there are people out there that are so willing and able to hurt other people. Initially I found my faith in my religion somewhat shaken, but now I am trying to view things from a perspective of forgiveness. We all have our shortcomings, and we are to forgive others' trespasses, so that is what I am trying to do. I hope this priest didn't hurt anyone else, and I hope anyone he victimized can recover as much as possible. I hope I can have the strength to stand up to people that make jokes about priests, and let them know that they aren't all bad. My brother is a priest and would never do such a thing. I feel it's wrong for me to sit idly by while people pick at the character of a whole group of people, so I hope I can be strong and stand up for those that are unable to stand up for themselves. Ok, I'll get off my soapbox now.
I have a lot of folks on my prayerlist right now, so I just want to give a quick shout-out to let people know that I am thinking of them and praying for them:
For Aunth Katherine and Uncle Joe, Bridget W. for her job situation, Ben and Sharon for his job situation, Frowin in Italy, victims of church scandal, those that have no one else to pray for them, and for the veterinarian that was killed by a hit and run driver as she worked to save the life of a dog that had also been struck by a car. :(
On that downer, let's return to pleasant thoughts. Last night, Charles and I went to Taste of Thai at North Peters Rd. It was my third visit there, and I ordered the Yellow Curry for the third time. It's soooooo good. Please check it out and let me know what you think. Tomorrow I get to meet Mr. David Green (Narvi!) at Sunspot for brunch. I'm really looking forward to the company and the food.
Lastly I want to mention that I've really been getting into the show Top Gear. It's a British car review show, and it's HILARIOUS. I've also got a little crush on The Stig. I suspect my husband, Charles Galyon, is secretly the Stig. Time will tell.
Wishing everyone a beautiful and wonderful weekend... bye for now!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Great Teachers- Part 1 of 2
Today I was thinking abour teachers and professors that really had an impact on me, either as a direct result of their classes, or on a more personal level. I thought I'd do a little "Academic Shout Out" to some of the ones that helped me the most. I hope I don't leave anyone out; I've had a lot of great teachers over the years!
Tom Brinthaupt, Middle Tennessee State University- Tom was my advisor for my M.A. in Experimental Psych. I took a couple classes with him, and really benefitted from his teaching style. Not a week goes by where I don't think about the concepts we discussed in his classes. He mentored my research, gave me opportunities, recommended me for recognition, and is just a great person. I still stay in touch with him through facebook, and am a peer-reviewer in the psychology subject area as a result of his prodding. :)
Harold 'Terry' Whiteside, Middle Tennessee State University- Dr. Whiteside taught one of my first and favorite classes as MTSU. It was all about Persuasion. In his class, I read "Helter Skelter," and was terrified. But I loved Dr. Whiteside's attitude, lecture style, and sense of humor. I kept all the books from his class and even look at them every now and again.
Dana Fuller, Middle Tennessee State University- Dr. Fuller taught my stats classes, and did an amazing job. For the first time in my life, I actually understood statistics! And even kind of enjoyed it! She was so fair, and always did a great job coming up with assignments and examples that would help me understand the purpose of what I was doing. People at MTSU say that it doesn't matter whether you take Regression or ANOVA first, but having taken ANOVA first, I disagree. I really think Regression is a little simpler, and so I was pleased that after taking ANOVA and then Regression, Dr. Fuller allowed me to audit her ANOVA class. I got so much more out of it the second time around!
John Lounsbury, University of Tennessee, Knoxville- I took a quantitative psych class from Dr. Lounsbury towards the end of my undergrad career at UT. In it, we learned about all sorts of psychological tests, and got to take several! Dr. Lounsbury made sure that every student felt motivated to learn, because he made it personal. He learned everyone's name after the first day of class (because he recorded our introductions with a video camera and studied it that night), and was kind enough to pull me aside to ask how I was doing with life in general. He really took and interest, and I appreciated it.
Lorraine Normore, University of Tennessee, Knoxville- Best SIS Professor EVER. She was so fair and direct. She was clear and precise; you knew what to expect. Then on top of that she made an interesting class out of subject matter that I feared would be dreadfully dull. The power to make cataloging enjoyable = epic win. She's hilarious. She even has an online fan club. All the students that I associate with are huge Normore fans. If you don't like Dr. Normore, then I don't like you. ;)
Amy Disch, University of Tennessee, Knoxville- I got a lot out of Amy's management class in the SIS program. She let us apply the things we were learning in class to our own experiences. It really helped things to click for me. I also really admire Amy's attitude towards librarianship, her involvement in SLA, and her willingness to serve. After I finished her class, we became facebook friends, and I've been able to call on her to review my resume and give professional advice that I can really rely on. Thanks, Amy!
Nancy Carden, Farragut High School- I took Ms. Carden's film class my junior year. It was one of the best classes of my high school career. I was exposed to things I never would've explored if left to my own devices. I learned so much. And as I understand it, Ms. Carden became a librarian after I graduated! No wonder I liked her so much!
Tracy Poulsen, Farragut High School- Mrs. Poulsen was just a student teacher when I was in school. I think she's an administrator of some sort (Vice Principal maybe?) now. She taught my Physiology class, and was amazing! I loved her sense of humor, I loved the opportunities she gave me. She was so respectful to students, and really bent over backwards to let eager students learn. I remember dissecting a cat in her class, and she let us come in to the school in the evening for extra study time with the cats that we were going to be tested on. One time, she even sent me to the office for a positive referral. The confidence she showed in me really helped me out.
Angela Emery, Farragut High School- I had Ms. Emery 2 years in a row. She made English class fun by giving fun assignments, telling jokes, and prompting creative writing. What was best though was that she was so kind! She knew who I had a crush on, and would even give me excuses to go talk to the boy. I wonder where she is now. Ms. Emery, where are you?
I still have lots of people to write about, but I need to wrap this up. So next time: Jeff Callahan, Ron Rogers, Frank Galbraith, Vicki Wells, Anita Gouge, Ken and Peggy Long, and maybe more!
Tom Brinthaupt, Middle Tennessee State University- Tom was my advisor for my M.A. in Experimental Psych. I took a couple classes with him, and really benefitted from his teaching style. Not a week goes by where I don't think about the concepts we discussed in his classes. He mentored my research, gave me opportunities, recommended me for recognition, and is just a great person. I still stay in touch with him through facebook, and am a peer-reviewer in the psychology subject area as a result of his prodding. :)
Harold 'Terry' Whiteside, Middle Tennessee State University- Dr. Whiteside taught one of my first and favorite classes as MTSU. It was all about Persuasion. In his class, I read "Helter Skelter," and was terrified. But I loved Dr. Whiteside's attitude, lecture style, and sense of humor. I kept all the books from his class and even look at them every now and again.
Dana Fuller, Middle Tennessee State University- Dr. Fuller taught my stats classes, and did an amazing job. For the first time in my life, I actually understood statistics! And even kind of enjoyed it! She was so fair, and always did a great job coming up with assignments and examples that would help me understand the purpose of what I was doing. People at MTSU say that it doesn't matter whether you take Regression or ANOVA first, but having taken ANOVA first, I disagree. I really think Regression is a little simpler, and so I was pleased that after taking ANOVA and then Regression, Dr. Fuller allowed me to audit her ANOVA class. I got so much more out of it the second time around!
John Lounsbury, University of Tennessee, Knoxville- I took a quantitative psych class from Dr. Lounsbury towards the end of my undergrad career at UT. In it, we learned about all sorts of psychological tests, and got to take several! Dr. Lounsbury made sure that every student felt motivated to learn, because he made it personal. He learned everyone's name after the first day of class (because he recorded our introductions with a video camera and studied it that night), and was kind enough to pull me aside to ask how I was doing with life in general. He really took and interest, and I appreciated it.
Lorraine Normore, University of Tennessee, Knoxville- Best SIS Professor EVER. She was so fair and direct. She was clear and precise; you knew what to expect. Then on top of that she made an interesting class out of subject matter that I feared would be dreadfully dull. The power to make cataloging enjoyable = epic win. She's hilarious. She even has an online fan club. All the students that I associate with are huge Normore fans. If you don't like Dr. Normore, then I don't like you. ;)
Amy Disch, University of Tennessee, Knoxville- I got a lot out of Amy's management class in the SIS program. She let us apply the things we were learning in class to our own experiences. It really helped things to click for me. I also really admire Amy's attitude towards librarianship, her involvement in SLA, and her willingness to serve. After I finished her class, we became facebook friends, and I've been able to call on her to review my resume and give professional advice that I can really rely on. Thanks, Amy!
Nancy Carden, Farragut High School- I took Ms. Carden's film class my junior year. It was one of the best classes of my high school career. I was exposed to things I never would've explored if left to my own devices. I learned so much. And as I understand it, Ms. Carden became a librarian after I graduated! No wonder I liked her so much!
Tracy Poulsen, Farragut High School- Mrs. Poulsen was just a student teacher when I was in school. I think she's an administrator of some sort (Vice Principal maybe?) now. She taught my Physiology class, and was amazing! I loved her sense of humor, I loved the opportunities she gave me. She was so respectful to students, and really bent over backwards to let eager students learn. I remember dissecting a cat in her class, and she let us come in to the school in the evening for extra study time with the cats that we were going to be tested on. One time, she even sent me to the office for a positive referral. The confidence she showed in me really helped me out.
Angela Emery, Farragut High School- I had Ms. Emery 2 years in a row. She made English class fun by giving fun assignments, telling jokes, and prompting creative writing. What was best though was that she was so kind! She knew who I had a crush on, and would even give me excuses to go talk to the boy. I wonder where she is now. Ms. Emery, where are you?
I still have lots of people to write about, but I need to wrap this up. So next time: Jeff Callahan, Ron Rogers, Frank Galbraith, Vicki Wells, Anita Gouge, Ken and Peggy Long, and maybe more!
Success!
I did my first orientation the other night at work. It was for an upper level health sciences research class. I went over the basics of scholarly articles, peer-review, and academic journals. We talked about APA citations, basics of research, dangers of procrastinating, and then moved on to talk about specific databaes, including CINAHL, PubMed, and the Gale databases provided by the Tennessee Electronic Library. I was a little nervous, but the students actually asked questions. I also got to talk about Google Scholar. Anyone that knows me well knows what a huge fan I am of Google Scholar, so I loved getting to teach the students what it should and should not be used for. I even found a great example of a medical article for which our library did not have full text, but for which full text could be found on Google Scholar. I saw all the student notebooks come out to take notes then! :) Now, to toot my own horn just a little bit, I wanted to share the little email I got from the professor after the class:
Anna,
Thank you very much for all of your help. You have done an awesome job helping our students get a great start on the writing project.
Thank you :)
Anna,
Thank you very much for all of your help. You have done an awesome job helping our students get a great start on the writing project.
Thank you :)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
SLA Meeting and Easter Sunday
This weekend was fantastic. From hanging out with new friends to my first chapter meeting of SLA, it was all so fun and rewarding. On Friday night, Charles and I met 2 of his classmates for dinner at Taste of Thai. It was amazing. I'll definitely go there again! Then classmates Cora and Carolyn came back to our house and met Frodo and Kenobi. Of course they were impressed by the world's cutest, most lovable puppy and the most adorable and soft kitten. ;) We watched a couple episodes of The IT Crowd on our X-box netflix setup (great show!) and had a grand old time.
On Saturday, Charles and I headed to Murfreesboro for the SLA meeting. I had a blast talking with Christi, Erin, and Fred. What fantastic people! You couldn't ask for better people to be professionally associated with. They're all go-getters, and all so positive. After a nice, productive meeting discussing new events we've got planned, I got together with Charles to meet up with Dr. Tom Brinthaupt and his son, Robbie. We had a delightful lunch of BBQ with all the fixings. Had a great chat, and got to meet Tom's kitties. My only regret is that I didn't get to meet Tom's wife. Maybe next time. :(
After lunch, Charles and I drove around The Boro for a bit, and got him a new smartphone. He's been wanting to upgrade for awhile, and Verizon is running a special at the moment where you can buy a Palm Pre for $50 (no mail in rebates, woo hoo!), and for the life of the phone it can operate as a mobile hotspot for no additional charge. We still have to pay for the data plan at $30/mo., but this means that his phone can serve as a mobile hotspot, allowing him to connect to the net with his iPod Touch and his laptop virtually anywhere! He's still a little undecided about how well he likes the Pre, but he's got 30 days to make up his mind. After going to the Verizon store and getting that set up, we went to Toot's and had delicious chicken and fries. Nom nom! Then we drove back to Knoxville, hung out with our Saturday crew, and then went home.
Easter Sunday, I got up and went to one of the best masses I've been to in ages! Fr. Michael Woods said mass at All Saints, and it was so alive! He was dancing, and shouting. There were several touching moments in the homily, as well as some great music. Then Charles and I went to his aunt Sherry's house for Easter dinner. Delicious food and amazing people, as always. I had some of the best potato salad I've ever had in my entire life. *the secret is ranch dressing* After that, we went to Home Depot and bought some things for our house, including some azaeleas we are planning to plant in our back yard. I don't have a green thumb at all, so I'll just be thrilled if I don't kill these in the first year.
After the trip to Home Depot, we rounded up our Frodo puppy and took him out to the Fiedler farm to play with Mary Catherine, Ethan, and Boomer. He had a blast, and ran until he couldn't run anymore. He got to see horses for the first time, and got to see ducks and cats and puppies, too. It was so great. The weather couldn't have been any better. It was like new life was all around, as if the long, hard suffering of lent had finally broken open. :)
I am so thankful that I got to have such a beautiful Easter, with so many experiences and so much joy. I was a little worried to head back to work on Monday, but then I got to have a great talk with my boss about the dream job I'd recently applied for. It was so nice to have the support, encouragement, and advice from someone I respect. I really feel good about things.
Well tonight I get to do my first orientation at my evening job. I'll be talking to a class of upper level Health Sciences students in their research class. They're coming to the library to learn about our medical databases. I spent some time preparing last night, and will prepare some more before I see the class this evening. So wish me luck-- I'd better get back to work. :)
On Saturday, Charles and I headed to Murfreesboro for the SLA meeting. I had a blast talking with Christi, Erin, and Fred. What fantastic people! You couldn't ask for better people to be professionally associated with. They're all go-getters, and all so positive. After a nice, productive meeting discussing new events we've got planned, I got together with Charles to meet up with Dr. Tom Brinthaupt and his son, Robbie. We had a delightful lunch of BBQ with all the fixings. Had a great chat, and got to meet Tom's kitties. My only regret is that I didn't get to meet Tom's wife. Maybe next time. :(
After lunch, Charles and I drove around The Boro for a bit, and got him a new smartphone. He's been wanting to upgrade for awhile, and Verizon is running a special at the moment where you can buy a Palm Pre for $50 (no mail in rebates, woo hoo!), and for the life of the phone it can operate as a mobile hotspot for no additional charge. We still have to pay for the data plan at $30/mo., but this means that his phone can serve as a mobile hotspot, allowing him to connect to the net with his iPod Touch and his laptop virtually anywhere! He's still a little undecided about how well he likes the Pre, but he's got 30 days to make up his mind. After going to the Verizon store and getting that set up, we went to Toot's and had delicious chicken and fries. Nom nom! Then we drove back to Knoxville, hung out with our Saturday crew, and then went home.
Easter Sunday, I got up and went to one of the best masses I've been to in ages! Fr. Michael Woods said mass at All Saints, and it was so alive! He was dancing, and shouting. There were several touching moments in the homily, as well as some great music. Then Charles and I went to his aunt Sherry's house for Easter dinner. Delicious food and amazing people, as always. I had some of the best potato salad I've ever had in my entire life. *the secret is ranch dressing* After that, we went to Home Depot and bought some things for our house, including some azaeleas we are planning to plant in our back yard. I don't have a green thumb at all, so I'll just be thrilled if I don't kill these in the first year.
After the trip to Home Depot, we rounded up our Frodo puppy and took him out to the Fiedler farm to play with Mary Catherine, Ethan, and Boomer. He had a blast, and ran until he couldn't run anymore. He got to see horses for the first time, and got to see ducks and cats and puppies, too. It was so great. The weather couldn't have been any better. It was like new life was all around, as if the long, hard suffering of lent had finally broken open. :)
I am so thankful that I got to have such a beautiful Easter, with so many experiences and so much joy. I was a little worried to head back to work on Monday, but then I got to have a great talk with my boss about the dream job I'd recently applied for. It was so nice to have the support, encouragement, and advice from someone I respect. I really feel good about things.
Well tonight I get to do my first orientation at my evening job. I'll be talking to a class of upper level Health Sciences students in their research class. They're coming to the library to learn about our medical databases. I spent some time preparing last night, and will prepare some more before I see the class this evening. So wish me luck-- I'd better get back to work. :)
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Uh-oh....
I forgot that there was more stuff I wanted to write about, but I realize that it can be daunting to read one huge continuous text block, so I'm just gonna make a separate entry.
This weekend is my first SLA meeting as Membership Chair!!! I am so excited to get to go to the meeting and see folks face to face. Especially Christi. WOO HOO! PLUS, while I am there, Charles and I are meeting up with Dr. Brinthaupt and his family. YAY! And then when we get back to Knoxville, we'll either get together with our Saturday night crew for some Shadows Over Camelot (and other fun stuff), OR we will hang out with some of Char's School Psych classmates and watch Britcoms. Either way, it's a win-win. And then the next day will be Easter Sunday! I've really been looking forward to it this year. We will go spend some time with Charles's extended family, and I will finally eat the chocolates that Char brought me from Chicago. So there is just so much to look forward to in the coming days.
Special shout out of thanks to Bethany Farmer for training me on ProQuest, CSA, and RefWorks. Bethany is my ProQuest hero!
This weekend is my first SLA meeting as Membership Chair!!! I am so excited to get to go to the meeting and see folks face to face. Especially Christi. WOO HOO! PLUS, while I am there, Charles and I are meeting up with Dr. Brinthaupt and his family. YAY! And then when we get back to Knoxville, we'll either get together with our Saturday night crew for some Shadows Over Camelot (and other fun stuff), OR we will hang out with some of Char's School Psych classmates and watch Britcoms. Either way, it's a win-win. And then the next day will be Easter Sunday! I've really been looking forward to it this year. We will go spend some time with Charles's extended family, and I will finally eat the chocolates that Char brought me from Chicago. So there is just so much to look forward to in the coming days.
Special shout out of thanks to Bethany Farmer for training me on ProQuest, CSA, and RefWorks. Bethany is my ProQuest hero!
Dream Job
Well, this week I applied for a dream job. I can't say "THE Dream Job" because it is not as an ice cream taster for Ben & Jerry's. ;) But of the 3 part time jobs I currently have, one of them stands out as the clear favorite. This week I applied for a full time opening as a librarian at my favorite place of employment. I am filled with enthusiasm and energy, and have been praying for this to work out, although I know there are many qualified applicants. I just have such strong feelings of affection for the people I work with and the work that I do... But my materials are submitted, so there is nothing more I can do at the moment but wait. I need to remember that God has a plan for each of us, and as much as I pray for this job to be part of God's plan for me, He knows what is best for all involved. So I wait.
In totally unrelated news, I went to a great restaurant on Sunday and had one of the most amazing brunches of all time. Not exaggerating. The place is Sunspot, and it's on Cumberland Ave. It's owned by the same folks that own Aubrey's, so how could it not be awesome, right? :) My brunch included cheese grits and seasoned roasted potatoes, but the highlight was the entree-- are you ready for this? Brace yourself: it was a straberry banana cheesecake chimichanga, with caramel and whipped cream. Oh, it was a little piece of heaven. Totally worth every penny and then some. But apparently they change their brunch menu every week, so how will I know when I can enjoy it again? Well, the point is, I will definitely return to Sunspot, and you should give it a try, too!
Ok well I'll keep you posted on the job. Please wish me luck as the quality of my life would drastically improve should I be granted a full time position at such an awesome place. Seriously-- it'd be an immeasurable difference! Oh, and Happy Holy Week!
In totally unrelated news, I went to a great restaurant on Sunday and had one of the most amazing brunches of all time. Not exaggerating. The place is Sunspot, and it's on Cumberland Ave. It's owned by the same folks that own Aubrey's, so how could it not be awesome, right? :) My brunch included cheese grits and seasoned roasted potatoes, but the highlight was the entree-- are you ready for this? Brace yourself: it was a straberry banana cheesecake chimichanga, with caramel and whipped cream. Oh, it was a little piece of heaven. Totally worth every penny and then some. But apparently they change their brunch menu every week, so how will I know when I can enjoy it again? Well, the point is, I will definitely return to Sunspot, and you should give it a try, too!
Ok well I'll keep you posted on the job. Please wish me luck as the quality of my life would drastically improve should I be granted a full time position at such an awesome place. Seriously-- it'd be an immeasurable difference! Oh, and Happy Holy Week!
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