I began volunteering at the local library last August. I’m in the circulation department, and once a week for about an hour and a half, I shelf-read and clean books. I also help shelve some paperbacks and organize carts ready to be shelved, things like that. And contrary to belief, it’s not only elderly peopleContinue reading “Things I’ve Learned While Volunteering at the Library”
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Delighting in discovery
When you hear or see the word “discovery,” you may automatically thing big, bold life-changing things, like finding new species, coming up with a scientific equation, or unearthing centuries-old artifacts. But as I’ve learned in the last few months, discovery can also mean the everyday little things that we might take for granted untilContinue reading “Delighting in discovery”
My first love: books
Today I headed to down to the Mall for the National Book Festival. I arrived with hopes of getting one of my Nicholas Sparks’ books autographed by the author, but my spirits quickly sagged as I saw six lines of people waiting for him, and was promptly told by an event staffer that Sparks wasContinue reading “My first love: books”
The little things
Isn’t amazing how after a bad fight, a bad day or just feeling bad, you indulge in some of your favorite things and you feel 100 times better? Yesterday morning, the day started off poorly. But I decided to get past it. I went for a walk outside in the sun. I called my dadContinue reading “The little things”
