Happy New Year!!!

I went looking for some cool graphic generator stuff to say Happy New Year and found this.....

KIVA.....what a great idea

I have been told about this wonderful organisation. KIVA.

http://www.kiva.org/

This organisation lets you lend to a specific enterprise/business in a developing country thus empowering them to lift themselves out of povery.

Isn't that a fantastic idea. I feel like Oprah!!!
Have a look.

separated at birth or is Butters our new PM ?

Another good one for Christmas

Merry Christmas

What do I want to do when I grow up?

I am sure you know how it is. You get out of bed and go to work each day. Work hard, do your best and just keep working for a few years. And at the end of a tough week you ask yourself...."Is this all there is? Do I really want to be doing this in 15 or 20 years time?". I don't really know where I am going with this but because this is my "private diary" it is OK.
The place where I work is about to start it's HORROR phase. We will be absolutely flat out until after EASTER!!! I will feel like a check out chick by the end of January. Not that there is anything wrong with supermarket checkouts. I may occasionally ask if users would "like chips with that".
We stand all day (except when we have lunch). I work an 8 shift one day a week and my legs are so tired by the end of the day. There is not much variety in the work. Either circ desk or shelving.
Does anyone know of anything in the Geneva Convention about standing up all day?
Bank staff now have chairs. Aldi checkout operators sit down.
We get a slight easing off when school goes back but then the more grown up people visit our area and we are tired. And Council rates are due in February...twice!! Animal Registrations in April. All in a library with a staff allocation of 1.7 staff. Blah, blah, blah.
I am so glad that I usually work part time. Working really cuts into your living time.
But we will survive.
I think I am just tired and panicing about Christmas.
Anyway this was going to be about career opportunities in libraries.
Maybe next time....

It's me again

Hi all,
I cannot believe my last post was on 12th Dec. What have I been doing?
Well I am glad you asked. Working!!! AHHHH!!!
This week I have had to work the full time hours at my library branch so instead of a leisurly 20 hours this week I have worked 33.25 and I have to work another 4 hours tomorrow. (Saturday). I am really tired.
Someone said it will be Christmas next week. I am glad I have Tuesday off. I will have to do my Christmas shopping then.
Yes, I have worked out that Tuesday is 25th December.
So I shall have to get my act together and shop 'til I drop on Sunday.

Merry Christmas to all and best wishes for 2008.

Is anyone there?

The view from here

Today Colin (Our Principal Librarian) is getting some people together who have yet to finish their 23 things blogwise, to help them out and show them the way. I have just been viewing, previewing, reviewing and looking at the WGRLC particants blogs and I cannot believe that I am the only one so addicted as to have finished 23 things and I am still blogging.
What is wrong with everyone else. It cannot be me of course.
Yes I am single minded, obsessive, task orientated, introverted, control freaky, and I probably have adult ADHD. But there is nothing wrong with me!!




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I have just been told by a "teen" that because it is all over no one will be reading my blog. I suppose that means I can treat this like my own private diary.

I'm back from the GVBR

Hey!! I am back from the Great Victorian Bike Ride.
It was great!!
I rode all the way. 577km's according to my bike. Even up Love's Lane and up to Rawson in granny gear.
I was not the best or fastest rider but I was far from the worst.
I was really tired by the 9th day.
I am not much of a camper so sleeping in a tent and packing it up each day quickly lost it's romance.

It is really well organised. The food is great and plentiful. Lots of entertainment in camp. Shops and food kiosks. And lots of community groups doing fundraising with food and raffles.

The GVBR is a fantastic experience and I encourage anyone thinking about it to do it!