Three On Thursday

October 10, 2019 By Carole

Hello and Happy Thursday! Today I have 3 things for you that are sort of . . . public service announcements. One is something for you to support, one is something for you to watch, and one is something to make sure you do. Ready?

First up, something for you to support. Lady Dye Yarns is collaborating with Romi Hill to commemorate and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. That’s the one that gave women the right to vote, in case you weren’t sure. Diane Ivey (the Di in Lady DYE Yarns) is planning to travel across the country to visit different yarn stores and have open and honest discussions on race, diversity, inclusion and current events in politics. I love the idea of face-to-face conversations about these important and often difficult to discuss topics and have joined with others to support this project. You can, too! It costs just $19 and all of that money will go towards lowering the cost of Di’s visits to these yarn stores. You can read more about it and sign up here. There are only 97 slots left so hurry and grab yours and let’s get this sold out!
Second up, something for you to watch: Unbelievable on Nextflix. This 8 episode show is based on the true story of Marie Adler, a young woman who is accused of lying about being raped, and the two female detectives who eventually capture her rapist after he has committed the crime several more times. Dale and I both really enjoyed this show. The writing is great, the actors are terrific, and the story will not only break your heart but also fill you with hope. After you’ve finished watching the show, be sure and listen to Episode 581 of the This American Life podcast where they tell Marie’s story, complete with interviews with several of the parties involved.
Finally, something to make sure you do: have a colonoscopy when you hit the appropriate age and then have follow ups as recommended by your doctor. I’m having one today . . . lucky me. Does not eating the day before suck? Yep. Does the actual preparation part of the procedure also suck? Yep. But do colonoscopies save lives? You bet they do. And if my mom had had one when she turned 60 then she probably wouldn’t have died at the age of 66 from colon cancer. Because of that history I started this business in my 40s and I go back every 5 years. Today is my 3rd time having all this fun and I’m actually a little late getting it done. My fingers are crossed that they don’t find anything and I’d love you all to send good vibes my way for a perfect outcome. Thanks.

And that’s what I have for you this Thursday. If you wrote a post for this week please add your link below so we can all read what you have to say.

Three On Thursday

October 3, 2019 By Carole

Hello, hello. I’m having a pretty fine time at the conference and yesterday I attended a workshop on intergenerational programs. It was interesting and made especially so since the sample program they presented was on poetry. The woman who talked about poetry discussed making it accessible to read and understand. She also talked about writing poetry as a creative exercise and mentioned a Design Thinking method I’d never heard of before called the Rose Method. It’s a quick and thoughtful way of summing up your day and a great conversation starter. And guess what? It’s a 3 pronged approach – the rose, the thorn and the bud. The rose is the best part of your day, the thorn (not surprisingly) is the worst part of your day, and the bud is something you are looking forward to. Sounds perfect for my post for today, doesn’t it?

Here we go, my day at the conference on Wednesday using the Rose Method:

The rose: feeling engaged and enjoying all of the programs I attended. Lunch was pretty good, too. And also, I got to knit during the sessions. See what I did there? I couldn’t pick just one.
The thorn: the traffic I faced driving here yesterday morning. I’ll face it again when I go home at the end of the day today and I’m guessing it will be my Thursday thorn.
And the bud: all the ideas that are now percolating in my brain. I’m feeling energized and empowered. Watch out!

Have you ever heard of the rose method before? You can use it to leave your comments today!

As always, if you wrote a post for today please include your link below.

Three On Thursday . . . Sort Of

September 19, 2019 By Carole

We interrupt your regularly scheduled Three On Thursday post for a very special thing that simply must be acknowledge.

Twenty years ago today I started working for the Town of Carver as the Library Director. TWENTY YEARS. That, my friends, is a long ass time to work in one place. To keep it slightly on point for today, I would venture that twenty years at the same spot means three things:

I love my job.
I have created opportunities to keep it fresh and interesting.
I am good at commitment.

Since 9/19/99 I have worked for three different Town Administrators, answered to many, many Library Trustees, Selectmen/women, and Board members, submitted lots and lots of budgets and invoices, written tons of policies, hired and supervised some truly great people, witnessed retirements and resignations, attended a jillion meetings and a ton of conferences, mixed things up by adding in responsibilities as the Council on Aging Director, prepared reports for the state, completed performance reviews, checked out lots and lots of books, and so much more.

Of course I haven’t loved every moment of it, some of it is boring and some of it is difficult, and some of it is even sometimes disheartening (I’m looking at you, budget cuts), but through it all I have known that I am in the exact right place for me. I have known, with absolute clarity, that I’m where I belong, working with the best people and doing a job that truly matters in this world. Librarians for the win, my friends.

About a week after I started this job an article appeared in the local paper. The reporter introduced me to the town, talked about my background and education, referenced my lifelong dream of being a librarian, and made me sound pretty damn accomplished. The article was accompanied by this photo:

I sure look young! (I turned 34 two days after I started.)

The third paragraph of the article says: Julius said she can remember frequent trips to the library during her childhood and a vague feeling that the librarian had to be the smartest person in the world. In the fifth grade she said she learned that the librarian wasn’t necessarily the smartest person in the world, but, rather, knew where to find all the information. She latched onto that idea, determining to work in a library when she grew up. “Not many people set out to make this their life’s work, but I did,” she said.

Twenty years later and those words are as accurate as ever. I still consider myself lucky to have known what I wanted to do with my life since childhood. And I’m really honored to have spent so much of my career working in a beautiful building with wonderful people serving the people of a truly special town.

Three On Thursday

August 15, 2019 By Carole

I’ve got three photos for you today. Well, actually four photos but two of them go together and I’m only counting them as one. Confused? Hold on, I’ll show you the two that count as one right now so you won’t be.

When I got my haircut last week my stylist lopped off almost three inches! Here’s the back view as well as the front view. (That’s why this counts as one!) It’s swingy and bouncy and much faster to dry and I love it.

Here’s a photo of Dale and his sister Lisa tailgating at Buffett last Saturday. Lisa has loved and listened to JB for a very long time, way back before he was popular at all. She attended an event in the western part of our state and actually met him and kissed him on the cheek. #colormejealous And yet, this was the first time she had been to one of his concerts since way back then. Like all of us, she had a ball!

And finally, we had ice cream for dinner the other night. Dale was not on board at first – you’d have thought I suggested we go in the backyard and eat dirt for dinner – but he came around when I said I wasn’t making him anything anyway so he might as well go with it. I pointed out that, much like when Hannah went off to college and we started eating in front of the tv, we are grown ups and don’t have to set an example for anyone. Plus, I had a peanut butter sundae and peanut butter has protein. #thatsmystoryandimstickintoit

That’s all I’ve got for you today, kids. Happy Thursday! And don’t forget to share your post if you wrote one.

Three On Thursday

August 8, 2019 By Carole

This week for Thursday Things I’m sharing three photos. They aren’t related but I do have something to say about each one.

First:

My brand new owl diffuser from Young Living. It was just released at their convention a week or so ago and, while it’s intended for a child’s room . . . I could not resist. The colors are perfect for our bedroom and it runs for 8+ hours on the intermittent setting and it’s just adorable. I’ve been using it every night with a blend of lavender and bergamot and cedarwood and it’s definitely helping me to sleep. I call that a win all around.

Second:

Why is it that my hair always comes out great the day before I’m going to get it cut? It’s like the hairs are saying nooooooooo . . . don’t cut us offfffff . . . we so pretttttty. Does this happen to you, too? In any event, later today things will be shorter. Not by a lot but by some.

Third:

Jackie. Because what’s cuter than a little boy in a bathing suit covered in sand? Not much, I say. Especially since I’m not the one who had to get him cleaned up. Heh.

If you wrote a post for today please include your link below. Happy Thursday!