Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: happiness

  • On happiness

    Things for me, lately, have been overwhelming. I am going through some stress and, unfortunately, I don’t do stress very well. I have recently learned that I am a Highly Sensitive Person. Actually, this is something that I’ve known about myself all of my life, I am just finding out that there is a name…

  • A joyful occasion: finding love again after loss.

    If you are a reader of this blog you will know that my family  lost my stepfather to cancer around 4 years ago. At first the grief was almost unbearable but as the years go by healing happens. Grief is still there but it becomes more of a dull ache. Every once in awhile the…

  • Day two of being complaint free

    Ok I’ll admit that I have already failed at being complaint free in the past 24 hours. I have had to start over countless times. I made the unfortunate decision to embark on this adventure the week I did my taxes. So…. yeah. I am not going to beat myself up. This is all part…

  • Excellent

    I love it when this song randomly plays on my iTunes. it makes me happy and it’s a nice song to have stuck in my head.

  • Inertia works the other way

    I need to do something to counteract that bullshit from yesterday. I’m feeling better today.