Ah, the time of the year when there’s suddenly only two months left but still so many books to read! Actually, I’m pleased with my reading progress this year. I think for the first time in my life I will complete all my yearly reading goals?? Well, I don’t want to jinx it so let’s talk about something else…October was a bit of a weird month for me. I was […]

Hello! You may have noticed I was catching up on blog hopping this past weekend. Now I’m catching up on my own blog. The past few weeks have flown by. The final week of August saw me wrap up my summer job (primarily in the form of a 3,000 word report :P). My parents drove me home from the mountains and visited until September 13. University classes started on September […]

July blogging saw a dry spell during which I kept busy reading Spinning Silver, followed by a week of being bored of doing the things I usually do. 😛 I’ve settled into  a routine at my job where I plan three weekly programs (preschool storytime, elementary summer reading club, middle grade book club). Even though I’m bored at times, the weeks are going by quickly. I’ll be happy to return to […]

Well, June just flew by! Work was busy, as I did a lot of planning and promotion for the library’s summer programming as well as running three days of Maker Week activities (immensely successfully, in part due to rainy weahter), a resume workshop (it was the first workshop I’ve ever done…), and twice weekly story times (getting better each time!). Although there’s lots to do at work, work stays at […]

May was another busy month as I moved for a summer job, which I started on May 15. I am working as children’s programmer for a small public library out in the mountains. It’s basically a dream job for me – I’m having a great time so far! I left Vancouver on May 6 and visited my aunt and uncle in the Okanagan for a few days. I also found […]