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Over the last year, the most popular blog post I’ve written has undoubtedly been Brains in motion: Navigating confidence and belonging. It felt like a massive risk at the time, even with an incredibly positive reception. Amusingly, the motivation for this second post is almost exactly the same as for the first post and follows…

I intended to work on my thesis and a paper today. But, instead, I’m thinking about expectations and problem-solving. Whether identifying, establishing, or communicating expectations, this has been a passing topic in several chats over the last few months. In the past three years, an expectation I’ve had for one of my team’s was documentation,…

ALIA Board Elections 2024 I’m standing for election to the ALIA Board of Directors. I hadn’t initially thought I’d nominate in 2024. I am, however, thankful to the two incredible library leaders who reached out and asked about my ALIA Board intentions for this year. Thank you. There’s only so much space for candidates to…

I’m not sure how to describe 2023. In January, I’d already started thinking that this might not be my year. Having lost a family member and then a pet shortly after, the year began with being asked to do a eulogy and a series of emergency vet trips. There were plenty of successes alongside the…