It is hard to live in three worlds at once: in the conventional workplace, in the challenging life of a UW student, in the role of a wife and mom who used to have hobbies, interests, and a distinct nurturing side. This is a blog about survival in library school, and about looking beneath the surfaces of the standard lectures and homework assignments done in the classes. Like all dialogues written by people in their pajamas, this blog is a bit self-serving. I need a place to gather up the words of wisdom, notes, and website links that I know will be my "lifelines" in my new profession (or if I ever hit the game show circuit). I need to put voice to my questions and doubts that arise every day in this new world of privacy laws and intellectual freedom debates. And I need to share my (and share other's) TA-DA MOMENTS, some personal and some professional.
So, here you will find:
TA - DA MOMENTS
DON'T LOSE THESE LINKS
STUFF I LEARNED FROM MY INSTRUCTORS
PSYCHIATRIC HELP: FREE FOR STUDENTS (Accepted & Dispensed)
First, What is a Ta-Da Moment?
Loretta LaRoche http://www.lorettalaroche.com/, a humorist and stress management consultant, seemed to define it as a moment when the person who normally serves and provides for others takes notice of their own value, realizes the impact they are making, or maybe just celebrates the fact that they made it out of bed another day. She directs us to periodically wrap ourselves (figuratively or literally depending on your boldness) in a red velvet cape, place a large gold crown on our heads, and greet our people: "It's ME! Ta - Da!" I have shared this philosophy with the younger people in my life, and jumped for joy when they got it -- when they looked at me and asked, "Is this a Ta-Da moment?" Ta-Das can happen everyday if you let them -- sometimes amidst laughter, sometimes tears. As adult graduate students we need to acknowledge those moments no matter how insignificantly we may have previously judged them.
My Ta-Da Moment today is starting this blog as my reference project. A courageous leap of faith for a private person! What was your Ta- Da Moment this week? Did you take notice of anyone else's?
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8 comments:
Welcome to the blogsphere, Sharon. Many of us are called to serve in overlapping worlds, aren't we? It is never dull, to be sure.
Thanks for the LaRoche link and comments about Ta-Da moments - they're such a vital part of growing, moving, learning, and even enjoying the richness of every single day.
Yah for you!! from a fellow "L-I-T"
Very cool Sharon! Hey, am I a blogger, other or anonymous?
Tom
Tom you need to pick a blogger identity so you can be running with the future. Look out Mokena!
Sharon, you're doing a fine job! Just keep it up and I know you will do an excellent job as a librarian.
About your "Ta-Da" moments -- does that also apply to supervisors?????
I respect your blog. I think its important that every student get a chance for assistance. Sorry my comment isn't more profound. Perhaps a little later I can say something more substatial. Blogs are really new to me. I am going to try a blog project myself.
Steve.
I am reading an excellent book about a doctor at the south pole who discovers she has breast cancer. She really had to hang on until someone could get to her months later. She even did her own biopsies. Pretty brave person.
So what is an "older" student? Does it go by age or the lenght of time you have been out of school? Of course I'm sure I'm one of them!
Older librarian--has wisdom! Puts on glasses to read textbook. Will always have curiosity of a five year old!!
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