Welcome to chaos

It is a common adage that life is chaos. Right now, that seems particularly true for me. Don't get me wrong, chaos isn't always a bad thing. For example, 2014 was a chaotic year for a lot of good reasons: finished my Master's, got a job I love, and got married. But it does mean that life remains very active, and I feel the urge to share my thoughts on it all with any that will listen (yes, you!). Fair warning, these posts could discuss almost anything: interactions with my students that gave me the feels, whatever I'm reading that I can't put down, my latest challenge to getting healthy, food (I love to cook, and yes I may share recipes), my thoughts on the political sphere (I've been too frustrated with people in this area to consider this a good idea right now), travel, hell even when I think the Apocalypse will happen. As you can see, this is (almost) no holds barred. My reasoning is that if I can confine the chaos to a bunch of words, maybe I can get a better handle on it. Right? Riiiight? And maybe, just maybe you might find that we share a piece of the chaos.

First, a little about myself. I'm an elementary school librarian, and before you say "nice easy job there!" there's a lot more involved than just smiling and checking out books (but more on that perhaps another time). I will leave you with this thought: high school, university, and public libraries often have a number of staff to make it run; in my library, it's just me. Yes, it's a lot of work, but I wouldn't trade my time with my kiddos for anything. Aside from my work in the library, I'm an avid reader/video game enthusiast/gardener/furry mom/cook/collector/Pathfinders player/secret Lego builder. Yes, I'm a nerd. It's a lot of fun, you should try it sometime.

So if you'd made it this far and you want to stick around, welcome to my chaos!