Half time

It's official.  I'm a part-time librarian/part-time stay at home mom.  This week, I'm doing my whole 40 hour job in less than 20 hours.  Starting next week, Mary will be joining me to take on her half of the load.  I'm looking forward to getting back into some cataloging and bib maintenance.  I'll also have more time to focus on collection development and management.  Now, if I could just force myself to do the last bit of cleaning that needs to be done in my office, we'd be set!

Too ambitious?

Perhaps starting this blog was slightly ambitious.  Here's a quick update on what I've been up to:

*futilely attempting to keep up with NMRT stuff,
*futilely attempting to maintain my patience during the process of hiring my better half;
*futilely attempting to suppress my frustration with a particular journal publisher's license negotiations;
*futilely attempting to clean my desk;
*successfully being continually surprised and delighted by how amazing my staff are at what they do.  Perhaps I should just congratulate myself on a spectacular job hiring and/or keeping them around.