I started this blog back in 2011 when I was a younger, fresh-faced, librarian. A few things have changed since then, but one thing that hasn't is that I still love my job. I've moved on from middle school and have been at Burbank High School since the fall of 2016. While I enjoyed my time at middle school - especially with the Scrabble club I developed, I absolutely love being at the high school. I tried to get Scrabble going there, but it just never took off. Instead, I have a Harry Potter club, go figure.
So why blog again? We are now a month into lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic and I guess I just needed something else to do. It's not that I don't have enough to do, it's really just another distraction. I still have another 300+ devices that I need to enter and check out in the library catalog, I have a presentation on resume writing that I'm doing next week, and I'm still the go-to person for tech issues. I know that being forced to stay home has been difficult for most people - especially those who are more extroverted, but I'm completely okay with it. Of course, I've only been fully home for just over a week now. I was dealing with the distribution of devices for the first three weeks. As an introvert, I'm perfectly fine not having face to face interactions. In fact, I find that I'm being quite productive without all the distractions that I normally deal with. Sure, I do miss the students and seeing my colleagues, but I'm not going crazy because of the lack of interaction. Before all of this, I was not a fan of online meetings, but I've come around to the idea and most aren't that bad.
Well, I guess I better get back to work. I have a few ideas for new blog posts so stay tuned.
