Pictures from My Week

 Happy Wednesday, my friends!

At the risk of repeating this sentiment...I can't believe October is coming to an end! This month has zoomed by! The holidays will be upon us in no time and no, I haven't bought a single thing. I'm usually a December shopper. Now, with 3 birthdays in December, I might have to get started a little earlier. 

Today I thought I would share some pictures from my week and just give a very random update on what's been happening around here. 

First off, this is my cup of coffee I just had to have last night after getting home from work. I knew it was a bad idea, because drinking coffee at night has a strange effect on me. It doesn't keep me from falling asleep, but it wakes me up in the middle of the night and keeps me awake. This is exactly what happened last night from about 1:30 am to 3:30 am. To say I will be exhausted by the time I get home from work today is a vast understatement. 😓

And this was what the sky looked like on my way home, before said cup of coffee. About 10 minutes before we closed up the library, the sky grew dark and it started lightening and pouring down rain. Thankfully by the time I got on the road, it was moving on. This was the cold front that was supposed to usher in temps in the 40's, but currently it's still 52, which isn't bad, but not the cold blast we were all hoping for. (I guess you have to live in Texas where we're still in the 90's to appreciate this sentiment). 

Speaking of work...November is National Novel Writing Month, where writers around the country attempt to write 50,000 words, at least, on whatever they are working on. So for my November display, I brought my old typewriter to work and set up a collection of "how-to" books on writing, as well as books by local authors, to inspire patrons to tell their stories. 

You can see one of my books - Notes from a Writer's Heart - there with the other books. It's so exciting to  have my books in the library. Currently my homeschooling book is checked out to a lady who just started her homeschooling journey. I hope she's enjoying it!

And speaking of books...working at the library means having a "to be read" list a mile long! But it's so much fun too! 

This is a series I saw at Barnes and Noble recently, so I took this picture to show my coworker, who orders books, and we each downloaded a sample, so we could screen it for content before she ordered the series. We don't screen all the books (obviously), but we do read reviews and try to get the gist of the story before adding it to the library shelves. 

As for books that come in, if they look like something I want to read, I will take a picture or add it to my library app for the future. This happens daily as I'm checking in books that patrons bring back or as I'm straightening the shelves. Inevitibly I will find something that looks interesting and I'll take it home and add it to the stack. My stack from the library currently consists of 4 books that caught my eye this week. 😅 

And speaking of reading...this is always at the top of my list and I have to make sure before work to spend time with Jesus. No matter how stressed or tired I am, just 5 minutes in the Word and talking to my Father, brings peace like nothing else. I usually listen to worship music on the way to work (my boy's music comes first on the list) and it just sets my mind and attitude right for the day. What a privilege it is to be able to read our Bibles daily. We need not take that for granted. 

And lastly...this dining corner of our apartment is shaping up to be so cute and happy 😀💚 Collin and Morgan gave me the adorable green and white table cloth, which I love and the window with the painted flowers was a birthday gift from Ted and Alex. Each of the flowers represents the month our grand babies were born. How precious is that? Eventually I will add some shelves and other pictures or signs around what's already there, but I want to find just the right things and spend as little money as possible. It will take some thrifting, here and there. 

And that's it for this week, so far. Today is my "Friday" and I'll be off until next week. I've got projects to work on over the next few days, bills to pay and lots of books to read 😅

I'm hoping for some nice weather so we can sit by the pool in the evenings and read. It's one of our favorite things to do. 

So...

Until Next Time...

Blessings! 

Oh, and let me know if you've ever participated in the National Novel Writing Month. I would love to know!