outside of library-land...

Continuing with the theme of moving the personal / professional line, I thought I’d do a photo post today, to describe what/who I am – what I like to do – outside of library-land (apt for a Friday night, right?). I’ve mentioned before that I have a serious case of work-bleeding-into-personal-space-and-time, so it follows that I do spend a lot of my time thinking / reading / talking / writing about libraries and technology. But I *am* more than a librarian / educator / gadget girl (though I sometimes forget that) and I *do* spend time on things that have nothing to do with libraries or technology (though sometimes not as much as I should).

tiniest, tiny, huge

The thing I love to do most in the world is hang out with my niece and nephew, Issy-B and Seba. I took this picture this afternoon, when we got home from a walk. We all wore our new sneakers – Nikes for me and Dunlop Volleys for the twins. I think Issy-B is jealous that mine are hot pink, while hers are pastel. We might have to rectify the imbalance with another pair of sneakers. Luckily, we’re going shopping tomorrow.

christmas chicken cooking on the webber

I really like to cook, although unfortunately I don’t have much time for it. I try hard to stick to a menu during the week, preparing as much in advance for the coming week over the weekend. I also try to keep some curry and some pasta sauce in the freezer for emergencies. But if I had my way, I’d cook something gourmet every night.

a few of my favourite shoes
(bummer about the blur)

I like to shop. A lot. In particular, I like to buy things for my niece and nephew (clothes! books! toys!), things for the house, and shoes. Unfortunately, I have super skinny feet, and it’s really hard to get AA fitting shoes in Australia. Oh, and I also love buying presents. In the past I have also been a big buyer of handbags and perfume (though my recently acquired mortgage has cured me of these two vices – handbags just cost too much [plus I'm a backpack girl these days] and I have enough perfume to last me about, oooh, 7 years [seriously]).

mushroom girl feltie
(on the front of issy-b’s first birthday card)

home made earrings (box one of too many)

From time to time, I make stuff. Recently, I’ve made a few felties, which has been rather a challenge, seeing that I passed my sewing class in grade eight by the skin of my teeth, and I do not even attempt to sew buttons back into their original positions. I also really like making jewelry, particularly earrings, but haven’t had much time for it lately. (Must confess there are two pairs in this box that I didn’t make – bottom left and second from the right in the top row, although the latter broke so I’ve done a repair job on them.)

I was going to add that I’m a fairly prolific reader, but that kinda goes with the territory, right? Oh, and I also like to sleep. A lot. But not really sure how to illustrate that one!