I know I haven't been on social media much in the past few months but that's just a testament to how much I love my new job (a lot!) and life in general lately. a lot of sewing, but also getting ready for my sister's wedding and my brother's first(!!!) baby! (which also means a lot of sewing)

okay technically it comes out in 2026, AND a day after my birthday, so i'm counting this as 1) a sign that 2026 will be better and b) a birthday present to me specifically, the only person in my friends group apparently who still plays the game regularly

but do they stack

I came home from work a few hours early to spend some extra time with her, and she was waiting for me. it was time. I took her out to the garden and cuddled with her and told her how great it was to have her in my life for over 18 years. she passed peacefully on her own terms after saying goodbye.

the host library sent out to the all regions MA listserv that you were a wonderful speaker, very passionate, and very recommended. you even got my coworker's attention, and then I told her the story of you owning the shop and she spent a while looking up your story 😅

these are all the networks I get access to just with my one MA library card (minus Chicago lol... my card renewed right before I moved, so it's still good 😅)

as for if they all come in at once... you can suspend holds in Libby, which helps a TON. you still move up the queue but take them when you're ready once you're at the top.

check if your library network has a collab with other networks for Libby. in MA, my one card can use all the public networks in the state, and that cuts down on wait times significantly. and hoopla is instant, if your library has it (a lot cut it because it's expensive).

*takes notes to suggest to my director* (i already plan on making room in the budget for a cricut... for me at least lol)

it's one thing to say "we're very welcoming" but... why more than others?

(and i ask as someone who's been here from the beginning. it just was! but how did this come to be the norm?)

TIL the chicken dance isn't the song's actual name.

I think about it sometimes, but probably not unless another happens in Boston or somewhere close. my life is just so completely different since I moved (/pos)

you look so good, that hairstyle is SO cute on you!