Spring Cleaning, well sort of...

Tonight I was looking at the desk in my office, and was pretty much disgusted. It is like a small band of toddlers ransacked it. But, it was me. I don't spend too much time in there so I usually just dump and run.

One of my big problems with cleaning has always been...I DON'T LIKE CLEANING. Plus, it bores me. So I was basically on the hunt tonight for someone to tell me how to clean and organize quickly.

There is this cool book about cleaning that I was looking at tonight...but I lost it in the pile of garbage on my desk. No, just kidding. I actually have brought all the books home from the library to help me organize and clean efficiently. Some of them are really great. I really got a lot of interesting ideas and some cute storage ideas too. I am taking home 5 Days to A Clutter Free House by Sandra Felton tonight...I let you know how it is. Maybe by next week, my desk will look fabulous!!!

 Lists are good, and lists that tell me how to clean efficiently would be awesome. And I thought this list was cute...I guess you can customize it too.

Source: armommy.com via Laura on Pinterest

An ADD Quiz, just for fun

Well...I took the quiz below. It kind of confirmed what I already knew. I am totally ADD. I don't know about the hyper part. Although, that part of the quiz was lower. Obviously, this isn't totally scientific, but it was fun. I do like to self-diagnose. Do you ever take quizzes to confirm what you feel is your issue?

020--Library & Information Science

After I finished library school, I didn't spend a huge amount of time reading books on library science. Instead these days I read a lot of articles, book reviews. read blogs and go to workshops and webinars (low budget stuff or no budget stuff). I did take a class online through ALA RUSA, on spatial literacy and online mapping. Great class, I would definitely recommend it.

If you are looking for learning opportunities... they are out there. Look for them. I think most librarians like to keep on top of what is going on and generally like to share their knowledge with others.

 Most of the workshops I go to are regional, usually limited to Connecticut, although I have gone to some in Mass., and I do love going to BEA in NYC. Have you every heard of BEA, or been there yourself? What an experience. I went the first time with my co-worker, Jennifer (YABookNerd)..and it is nuts! Pretty amazing actually, you get to talk to publishers, people in the book industry and of course, the authors. There are thousands of people rushing all over the place and snatching up copies of yet to be released books and talking to some pretty famous authors. Yup, Jennifer and I met and talked to James Patterson...and he was awesome.

I have to say I do love learning, and trust me...I learn something new everyday on the job (some things, I wish I never knew). But, it is always great to go to a more formal learning environment, whether it be in-person or online to get you thinking in a different way or help you out of a rut.