Oh, the weather outside is frightful...

Our art teacher starts singing this every time the weather gets bad. It is pretty funny but totally fits the last couple of days. Yesterday I got all the way to work, was in the process of walking into the building, when they announced that school had been cancelled. So, we had to stay until the 7 kiddos that were already at school were picked up and then we left. I, of course, being the dutiful librarian that I am picked up some books to read before I left.

So far I've read Project Princess (book 4 1/2 of the Princess Diaries Series) and am in the midst of reading the first of The Beacon Street series. Neither are heavy thinking YA books, but enjoyable for the chick lit reader that I am.

Update to the previous post-the witch doctor didn't really teach me anything. I pretty much heard things I already knew, but I upon leaving felt depressed. Apparently in order to be healthy I can't eat anything I like...pretty much lots of veggies and fruits. I do enjoy fruit and veg as much or more than the next guy, but I also LOVE bread and potatoes. I've decided to attempt to eat even better than I have been but know that I am human and sometimes make not so good choices.

Off to read some more now!

I told the Witch Doctor...

Well, let's see since my last post, the crappiest holiday in the world (Valentine's Day) has come and gone and I've managed to read a bunch of books. And they are actually adult fiction! If you are looking for a good chick lit book I totally recommend Something Borrowed and its sequel Something Blue. Both great books and quick reads. For some reason they really got me into self-analyzing mode.

In the world of young adult fiction I just found out that the Twilight series is being made into a movie! If you haven't read them yet, please do. One of the best series I've read-even for adults!

Tomorrow I am going to hear a doctor specializing in weight loss talk. She is very holistic from what I hear so I am referring to her as the Witch Doctor. Stories I've heard led to this nickname but I'm going with an open mind to listen. My friend swears that her cousin and aunt have lost a LOT of weight since seeing this doctor so I say...BRING ON THE CRAZY! I'll let you know what I learn tomorrow.

Why it is great to be a Librarian...

In addition to the other wonderful benefits of being a librarian i.e. you can sit and read a book and no one gets mad at you, you always have a teacher in the library with their class, you don't have to do annoying, time consuming things like grade papers, do report cards, make lesson plans, and conduct conferences, you are less likely to be eliminated when your school downsizes! That's right, I have narrowly scraped by! Apparently they staffed our school for 900 students and we only have about 500 so they are removing 12 teachers from our building. To be more specific Comm Arts and Math teachers. Yay for being the only librarian at our school!

Other than that, I have completed my first week of Minnie Marathon training. Yes, you read that right. Your eyes have not deceived you! I am training for a mini marathon. I don't actually plan on running the marathon, but I figured this was the kick in the pants I needed to get myself really going on running. So, I'm training as if I am going to run the 15K race. My ultimate goal will just be running in various 5Ks in the area. I would love to be able to run the Minnie Marathon next year if they still have it. For those of you who have never heard of this it is a woman's 15K through Disney World. Sounds like so much fun!

Hit me with your best shot...

or not. This is my second attempt at a blog. I've had one previously at another site and thought I'd try this again. I'll probably post all sorts of random things, since that is pretty much how my life works.