Thank you very much to Miss Smith for nominating me for the Versatile Blogger Award in a recent post. (Oh and wait, be sure to check out this post that details some crafty holiday ideas!) Really, I am a winner because you are here, reading this. 
el camino, Brunswick, ME
Sometimes it's my turn to be fragile and I am today. So it seemed like an extra good idea to remember that my connections and community are broad and wide, thanks to this little thing called the Internet.
I think being versatile is a way to describe a lot of things in my life. Am I a true Renaissance woman? Probably not. But being a librarian is pretty versatile: there's a fluidity in my work on a few levels. For one, I am meeting each person with an information need in the moment. There will never be two interactions that are the same and my job is to figure out the scope of what is being asked so that I can find a source for the answer.
I am versatile in what I read. I like a good Young Adult book (Will Grayson Will Grayson, The Book Thief, My Most Excellent Year), graphic novels (The Arrival, French Milk), meaty works of literature (Cutting for Stone, Italian Shoes, The Elegance of the Hedgehog), and sometimes things that are totally fluff (here, here, and here).
I am versatile at home, but you know that already.
So here are 7 things about me, as per the instructions for this award:
1. Rats, tomato horn worms, and my basement scare me. Bats, heights, and dogs do not.
2. I am reading the new Ken Follett book right now, The Fall of Giants.
3. I have at least three unfinished knitting projects that are lying dormant right now and I have no plans to do anything with them other than occasionally finding them and feeling guilty.
4. I like sweet better than salty. But chocolate with salt is wonderful.
5. My idea of a perfect morning does not involve my family; this sounds mean, but it's the truth. I still dream of having a nanny for the mornings who would get everyone fed, ready, and nagged, and I would float down the stairs in my silken robe to administer little kisses as my family left me a quiet house in which to enjoy a cup of coffee, my breakfast, and a book.
6. The autumn is my favorite season. But I also really like winter until about the end of February.
7. I would rather knit a new pair of socks than darn them.
a little early holiday cheer
from someone who knows me well
So, now the hard part: picking a few good bloggers out there who make me smile when I see a new post waiting in my Google Reader. If you'd like to take the torch and run, great, and if not, take this as a thank you for sharing your good ideas, humor, and talents with the world (and me).
(she deals with scorpions with panache)
(versatility to the extreme)
(inspired, always)
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Point number 5 resonates deeply with me. I am not a mornings person. at. all. I would love to have the school lunches, breakfasts, and other morning annoyances taken care of by someone who is perky and efficient, while I enjoy a slow start to the day.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the book lists there, I'm always wanting recommendations for books to read.