🧶Got bored making a sweater that just uses the same stitches over and over, so added Sophie’s Universe to the mix. Very happy with this decision.
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
Had a great call with my school’s career services coordinator where she urged me not to let worrying about jobs become a distraction from finishing my dissertation. I’m so grateful every time someone says this, including my advisor and my husband.
Today is the first day of the 100 Days of Blue Mind challenge. I got my #bluemind on today by gazing up at the clouds from my hammock.
Deep cleaning 3 essential oil diffusers at once, as you do.
I just realized that to figure out what professional options I want to consider in the future, I essentially need to do an informational interview with my past self, the version of me who has her dream job.
I don’t think of librarianship as a CALLING, but I do consider it a disposition. For example, I just texted 2 friends to tell them about an amazing vegan ice cream I found recently. That’s a very librarian thing to do.
Finished reading: The Addams Family: An Evilution by Charles Addams and Kevin Miserocchi 📚
Happy World Goth Day! I’m GothEnough and if you want to be, so are you! If you are Not-a-Goth or not goth, you can still celebrate. 📚
🔖 Read ‘A joyful thing’: the man who wrote his wife a poem every day for 25 years. I have a bad habit of idealizing other people’s marriages. This article isn’t helping.
North Carolina is moving from Stay-at-Home to Safer-at-Home & I’m anxious about it. My swim club is opening on 6/1 & I want to go swimming but I’m nervous bc autoimmune disease.