http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress A librarian, writer and tech geek reflecting on the profession and the tools we use to serve our patrons Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:27:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a post mainly for those professionals who are passionate about their careers and are considering having children but wonder/worry what impact it might have on their life and their career. I'm going to talk about my own experience finding an identity as a working mother over the past ... http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2010/02/22/finding-the-workfamilyfun-balance-and-identity-as-a-librarianparent/ This will be my last Day in the Life, as Reed and I got sick with RSV (and him with bronchiolitis as well) so I'm feverish, wiped out, and confined to bed. I wrote this Thursday evening before the worst of the illness had hit (and man, it hit like ... http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2010/01/29/a-working-mom%e2%80%99s-library-day-in-the-life-thursday-awesome-day/ This morning I felt really sick to my stomach and dizzy, so after helping to get Reed dressed, Adam ended up taking him to daycare. I spent 20 minutes lying in bed after they'd left before I headed to work (arrived at 7:40). I was tied to my desk this morning ... http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2010/01/27/a-working-moms-library-day-in-the-life-wednesday/ My day started at 6:00 am when my husband and I got Reed fed, dressed, and ready for daycare. Adam drove him to daycare today since I was nearly out of gas and didn't want to stop with him in the car. I'll pick him up in the afternoon. I ... http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2010/01/27/a-working-mom%e2%80%99s-library-day-in-the-life-tuesday/ This week’s "days in the life" are very different from the ones I did back in July. In July, I was still in the midst of maternity leave and was working only half-time. I was taking care of a three-month-old child and often felt so overwhelmed by that responsibility that ... http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2010/01/25/a-working-moms-library-day-in-the-life-monday/ A lot of people have written about Clay Shirky's post "A rant about women" and I'm here to give my two cents FWIW. First of all, who in their right mind entitles a post "A Rant about women"? While he made some valid points in his post, the title and ... http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2010/01/25/a-rant-about-men-like-clay-shirky/ After a year off from teaching to take care of baby Reed, I'm getting back up on the horse. I'll be teaching a class on Web 2.0 and Social Networking Software for San Jose State University's SLIS program starting this Tuesday. As usual, I'll be using Drupal for my online ... http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2010/01/23/teaching-web-2-0-with-web-2-0/ For the holidays, I bought Reed an awesome personalized book. While I still have the personalized book my dad made me when I was 3, I must admit that the storyline and illustrations are pretty lame. The one I made for Reed, Following Featherbottom, is beautifully illustrated and educational, teaching ... http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2010/01/19/community-generated-childrens-book-for-charity/ Going into a new decade (I know technically it's not a new decade until 2011, but don't be such a kill-joy!) is a good time for reflection. After seeing all of the #10yearsago posts on Twitter, I started to think about where I was 10 years ago vs. where I ... http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2010/01/03/big-things-ive-learned-2000-2009/ In this post I'm just registering my nominations for the 2009 Edublog Awards. My Nominations for The 2009 Edublog Awards are: Best New Blog - In the Library with the Lead Pipe (just over 1 year old; hope that counts as new!) Best resource sharing blog - The Distant Librarian Best librarian / ... http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2009/11/24/edublog-award-nominations/