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By C. Janelle Posted on July 19, 2018December 4, 2022

TBR List Declutter, Issue 47

Tangent: Duplicity, or Junior High: You Can Check Out, but You Can Never Leave The other day I hosted an event at my house. One of those who attended brought … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 47

Categories: Books, TBR List DeclutterTags: Books, duplicity, fig tree, Junior High, Library, Middle school, reading, TBR
By C. Janelle Posted on July 8, 2018December 4, 2022

TBR List Declutter, Issue 46

Tangent: Music Theory At the park the other day, my son called to me from the swings. “Hey, Mom! What song is this? NAH-na-NAH-na-NAH-na-na-na-NAH!” “I think that’s ‘Für Elise,’” I … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 46

Categories: Books, TBR List DeclutterTags: beethoven, black sabbath, Books, Library, Music, music theory, reading, TBR
By C. Janelle Posted on June 2, 2018December 4, 2022

TBR List Declutter, Issue 45

Tangent: TBR Envy The other day I clicked on the profile of a Goodreads reviewer whose reviews I see with some frequency and discovered that they have more than 3,000 … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 45

Categories: Books, TBR List DeclutterTags: Books, Library, reading, TBR
By C. Janelle Posted on November 15, 2017December 4, 2022

Crying in the Library of Congress

My family are library super-users. We manage holds, checkouts, renewals, and returns with a carefully balanced choreography. We love libraries so much that when my children go to bookstores, my … Continue reading Crying in the Library of Congress

Categories: Books, PhotographyTags: Books, Children, disappointment, Library, Library of Congress, Washington DC
By C. Janelle Posted on February 7, 2016December 18, 2020

Raising Readers: Selecting Books

A week or so ago, I wrote about how my spouse and I accidentally created a Reading Culture at our house, and then accidentally inculcated our children into it. Today, I wanted to … Continue reading Raising Readers: Selecting Books

Categories: Books, HomeschoolTags: Books, homeschool, kids, Library, reading
By C. Janelle Posted on April 17, 2013December 18, 2020

Homeschool – A Day in the Life: Wednesday

Third in a series of prose snapshots of a day in my homeschooling life. This is a reflection of an ideal Wednesday. An actual Wednesday might look a little (or … Continue reading Homeschool – A Day in the Life: Wednesday

Categories: HomeschoolTags: Education, homeschool, Library
By C. Janelle Posted on October 31, 2012October 31, 2012

ROW80: Halloween Check-in, Library Love, and Indigo Girls

I love library days (usually Wednesdays in our house). The kids and I trek to the library, pick up bags of books, and trek home. Used to be, we’d walk … Continue reading ROW80: Halloween Check-in, Library Love, and Indigo Girls

Categories: WritingTags: Halloween, Indigo Girls, Library, ROW80, Writing
By C. Janelle Posted on June 21, 2011June 21, 2011

The Mood-Enhancing Properties of the Library

Nothing of substance has changed in our situation. There are still no rentals available, we’re still in the tiny hotel room, the roads around here are still confusing and lacking … Continue reading The Mood-Enhancing Properties of the Library

Categories: Happiness ProjectTags: Happiness, Library, postaday2011, Salt Lake City Public Library, shine bright
By C. Janelle Posted on November 12, 2010

Ahh, Friday…

NaNoWriMo Day 12 word count: 20,906 I got a good hour of writing in at the library today, paid all of my overdue fines, picked up a book I had … Continue reading Ahh, Friday…

Categories: Happiness Project, WritingTags: Family, kids, Library, NaNoWriMo, nanowrimo, National Novel Writing Month, Novel, November, Winter, Word count, Writing

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