I constantly have to remind myself that of the 6 semesters of my doctoral program, only 1 happened before I was almost & then actually somebody’s mom, and that comparing my research productivity to other people’s wouldn’t be healthy anyway but especially isn’t, given this fact.

Hey, Twitter. If you’re one of my followers who doesn’t know me IRL but would actually recognize my name and seek me out if we were at a conference or convention together, can you let me know? Just want to know who to look out for in future travels.

My life = productive morning + watch The Great British Baking Show the rest of the day.

Instead of asking “what is my one true calling in life?”, ask “what are the many things I would like to experience before I die?”

Yes. This.

They weren’t kidding about Reviewer 2.

Want to read: The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids by Alexandra Lange 📚

Same except add mom responsibilities and oh yeah I’ve already failed oops.

🎧 Listened to Janelle James Discovers She’s a Comedian and Not a Gardener. It feels ironic that the Janelle James episode of The Hilarious World of Depression made me cry.

🔖 Songs By Librarians For Librarians: NYPL Sings

I love this! I have long dreamed of being a children’s entertainer and I love the idea of librarians writing songs for other librarians and parents to listen to with kids. M. and I will be listening to this today!