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Clarity
I’ve been sick for almost a week. Last week started with a sore throat late Friday and becoming a lingering annoyance Saturday. By Sunday I was feeling the full effects, aches and raw, painful swallowing. It’s now Thursday and I have been drugging myself for days to be functional. Chloraceptic in the beginning, moving to ibuprofen for the aches. These last two days have ended with sinus-induced, blistering headaches, incompletely managed through hot compresses and the serious drugs. Between the pain and the side effects of drugs, I haven’t slept well in days. Being overstimulated is generally bad for my anxiety. Over the years I have learned to recognize that…
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Buses, Trains, moving people
Today I have been on the go since 9 am. It’s been a fabulous day in terms of feeling like I am working. And on the way home I have been watching out all the windows, and I feel that I am inside a classic Bob Martin Verticalville or Mountainside Park puzzle. Everyone is moving and trying to get somewhere or do something. Today, it’s a good blend of nostalgia and adventure.
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Month three
This is the begining of month three. I can feel that the librarians and school is gearing up for a new year. The grounds crew has been fantastic at sprucing p the trees and shrubbery. We are a couple weeks off moving downstairs as they gut our floor for renovation. (I can’t tell you how much I have taken for granted having a restroom and water fountain on the same floor as my workspace). I would detail how my work has changed, except that it really hasn’t. I have spent some dedicated time toward creating outreach materials in the form of flyers, handouts, and other paper based stuff. In the…
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Week 7
Week 7 feels strange. Maybe it’s just today, but I feel that I’ve been here a while, but when I really think about it, seven is a small number. Only today I got my first full paycheck. And yet, I live in a state and work for a state institution where money problems are a concern, so I worry that I may only see ten more of them. It’s scary becaus I want assurances I can’t get. All I can do is work. And that means building a clientele aand docmenting the work that I have done. This week I have a meeting with my supervisor, so tomorrow I will…
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Now working
It’s July 1 and the bulk of my orientation is done. As we discover what we need, we fill in the blanks. The libguides have been turned over to me for my colleges. The interim liaison is off at the ALA conference, and so I’ve been contacting collaborators on my own. I sat in on the interview for the next practicum student. It was strange being on the other side of the table so soon after starting this job. Tomorrow I sit in on a class, and I have to start preparing my own. I feel like I’m beginning to work.