Just added new content to my reading page 📚: updated 2020 reading goals, a 2-books-read:1-book-bought ratio plan, plans for a “My Week in Reading” series, my favorite books to carry around/re-read, and links to the my favorite reading advice.
Planet Word Museum in Washington, DC
Hi there! I'm Kimberly Hirsh. My pronouns are she/ her/hers. I'm somebody's mom. I work as a school librarian. I have a PhD in information and library science. I love to read, play tabletop and video games, and make things. I used to perform in theater and improv comedy and I may one day again. I have been extremely online since 1993 and still enjoy tinkering on the web. I manage multiple chronic illnesses. I'm married to my kid's dad. We have a cat.
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Recent posts
📺 I recently binged Disney+’s Diary of a Future President, about an ambitious Latina middle schooler who one day becomes president. You should try it if you like Netflix’s BSC and/or One Day at a Time.
Made myself a half-caf with Fast Forward and Slow Motion from Counter Culture and oh my goodness it is so good. (With liquid stevia and oat-almond-pea milk.) ☕
Finished reading: Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of ’80s and ’90s Teen Fiction by Gabrielle Moss 📚
TFW you’re coding an interview transcript & say to your past self, “PLEASE have asked this follow up question” and you keep reading & your past self DID ask that follow up question.
First Med Deli gluten free chocolate cake in about 4 years. NOM NOM NOM.
How do people do things? Do I seem to do things? I feel like I do no things. I feel like my life is just sitting with my kid & eking out a tiny bit of research each day. If you can be not me, and tell me a thing you noticed me do, it would really help me. Thank you!
🔖 5 Productivity Practices That Helped Me Finish My Dissertation
Thought I would feel attacked by this post, then I read it and it said “If I was experiencing pain, brain fog or fatigue due to my chronic health issues, I gave myself permission to take breaks, rest and take the rest of the day off.” I do this too!
W. and I have now been married longer than we were together before we were married. He continues to make me laugh. He is a delightful spouse and father. We make our own fun. I’m glad we’re married.
🔖 The Allure of the Nap Dress, the Look of Gussied-Up Oblivion
I don’t have a clothing budget these days, but if I did, you can bet I’d be scouring eBay, ThredUp, and Poshmark (among others) for nap dresses. I have many aesthetics and would love “Victorian Ghost” to be one of them, though I think I like the idea of embracing my Madwoman in the Attic status even more.