July 26, 2017

 Good grief I'm tired all of a sudden.

I briefly thought about taking notes today but I didn't. It was an uneventful day. Over the course of the day I finished my latest personalized reading list and I feel pretty good about it. I also found a few different books that I want to read. After I finished and sent the list, I went to put the request back in the notebook and saw that we had previously made a list for this patron and I don't believe we ever received feedback. In theory, patrons can't request another list unless they have given us feedback on their previous request. It is so rare that people request a second list and even more rare that people give us feedback, so I never think to check. Maybe I'll remember next time.

I emptied prize jars and worked on numbering tickets. I also got a couple of the other librarians to help out so I am much closer to being caught up. I still need to look into the random number generator and see which one I want to use.

I talked to the teen librarian for quite awhile about fountain pens today. She's interested in calligraphy so I've been explaining what I know about fountain pens, letting her try mine, and showing her resources.

I had a meeting with my boss and the one-on-one technology lady about the classes from last semester. Very soon we need to start talking about the Spring classes, which is ridiculous because the Fall classes haven't even started yet. I like the idea of being prepared way far in advance but it is also a little overwhelming. I fear it will feel like there is never a break because we will constantly be either planning classes or teaching classes.

My throat hurt all day except when I had a small, half-priced strawberry milkshake from Sonic. I don't think the price of it helped my throat any but I think it probably made it taste better. I took some cold medicine this morning because I was beginning to think that maybe it had turned into a cold. I no longer think that because the medicine seemed to have no effect. I'm wondering if talking aggravates the healing process. Probably.

After work I went to my Mom's house to feed the dogs and then I came home to eat dinner, after I finished my strawberry milkshake. I then may or may not have taken a nap in my chair. I need a better napping office chair.

Now I need to record my audio journal, load up my car, and head back to my Mom's house. And maybe call it an early night if I'm lucky. Fingers crossed.