January 10, 2018

 I was able to run on the elliptical for fifteen minutes this morning so that was nice. Always nice when pain isn't involved.

When I got to work one of the other librarians had to go home sick so I covered the desk for the first two hours. I dealt with emails, phone calls, and a chat. I read a couple articles. And I started reading about basic computer stuff because we have a class coming up that I need to start thinking about.

I had an uneventful walkthrough, and then two more walkthroughs, followed by re-filling the large print western display because it was running really low and I wasn't sure if the assistant would be in after being unwell yesterday. Turns out she did come to work, but large print westerns are super easy and I was bored, so I'm okay with it.

After lunch I was on desk for another two hours and didn't accomplish much of anything. I read a short story by Chuck Palahniuk and was reminded that I probably shouldn't promote him in my newspaper article because it's probably a little too dark for the newspaper demographic. I also caught up on my timesheet, read a news article, and talked to the teen librarian.

Then I had a walkthrough, read a couple articles, had another walkthrough, and had a long conversation with the teen librarian about ink, fountain pens, and short stories. And then, no one was scheduled on the desk, so I was on desk for another hour, bringing my total to five hours on desk for the day. That's a lot of desk time. That hour was spent looking at YA short story books. I really need to get back into reading regularly again. There are so many good things out there to read.

After work I picked up Chipotle because their were open parking spots, and headed to my Mom's house for dinner. I beat my sister there so before dinner I took down the Christmas lights. My sister got there not long after I started so she and my Mom helped organize the lights as I took them down. We ate dinner and watched an episode of The Goldbergs where they were eating out at a restaurant. I've only ever seen the show while eating dinner at my Mom's, but it is really funny, and I love how there is always video or photographic evidence at the end of the show letting you know the episode was based on a real thing. When that episode was over we watched YouTube videos and then I helped my Mom take down all of her boxes filled with Christmas decorations to the basement.

When I got home, I watched YouTube videos, clicked around the internet, and started writing this. And now it is after eleven o'clock and I've got a headache, so I'm going to record my audio journal and go to bed. Overnight there is supposed to be rain, then freezing rain, and then apparently the potential for two to four inches of snow tomorrow morning, so I'm glad I don't go into work until noon. Hopefully the roads will be cleared up by the time I have to go out. The fun part is it was nearly sixty degrees today. Mother nature.