Marching in

I cannot ever enter the month of March without judging it. Did it come in like a lion or lamb? I think this is a hangover from teaching elementary school for so long. If I were to strictly judge by the weather, which is usual, I would have to say it was nice and gentle like a lamb, accompanied by a warm bright sun and early spring flowers poking through the dirt. (I do live in the very temperate west coast and on an Island to boot).

However, this year I judge March to be more Lion-like. Why you ask? Well, for many reasons, but mostly for the emotional and intellectual turbulence going on in my life right now. Professionally this is going to be one very, very busy month. I purposely kept my commitments to the bare minimum. I am off to Vancouver for three days of training on Plone, a content management system that we will most be likely be using for our website redesign at work. And I am off to Minneapolis for almost a week right after Easter to attend the Public Library Association conference. I am really jazzed about it though. Add to that a major shift in my immediate chain of command at work and all that adds up to a slight feeling of chaos.

**sigh** I really do like change you know

Reminiscing

Boxes and crates, oh my
Originally uploaded by librarychik.

I have been thinking a lot about my 14 months at my first 'real' library job. I have had the opportunity to expand my skills and knowledge in areas that I have an interest. My responsibilities have been varied, including web maintenance, staff training, database management and more.

But... I feel that there is something missing. I won't and can't go into detail but I look at my welcome my first day of work. Nothing like making a new employee feel right at home. It did get better and I have great colleagues.

I will post new pic's of my space in the near future. I have ordered a new desk as mine is going to a system's tech.

abiento