Websites, branding, usability… oh my! After a decade of making websites, branding, and marketing, I went back to school. This June, I graduated with a master’s in library and information science with a 4.0. This minty-fresh degree will prepare me for my goals of digital librarianship, digital archiving, user experiences (UX), and other community engaged…
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Staying Committed: Jeanine
I graduated a week ago, and one way I am existing outside of my head is by volunteering. Instead of spending my days ruthlessly applying to job after job/working part-time jobs I am fortunate to still have, these service hours give me back my time. It’s due in part to my friend and colleague, Jeanine….
Open-Hearted: Help and Healing
It takes courage to ask for help. Becoming my truest self has been healing. Yet my people-pleasing tendency sometimes quietly lies, you’re not (doing) enough. I’m not letting people-pleasing win anymore. If I need help, I need to communicate it. The key is asking for support. It’s not only sharing an unmet need or want,…
Make New: Lyrics
When your partner shares a new book on writing song lyrics… You roll with it. I’ve written and performed (slam) poetry. But I’m not a singer. Yet. My partner? He’s definitely a guitarist first, singer second, and something of a poet. And he’s inspiring me to try song-writing. My toes are tapping, my hands are…
Staying Committed: Jessamyn West
In less than a month, I’ll have a few letters after my name. That’s right, soon I will be a master! (Muhaha… or the Doctor’s antagonist? You decide.) I’ll have a master of library and information science, that is. In honor of those little “MLIS” letters, today’s post is about another fellow librarian, Jessamyn West….
Open-Hearted: Naming
What exactly is in a name? According to dear ol’ Bill Shakes, not much. Respectfully, I disagree. Naming is an action. It reminds me of a theory in psychology: When someone who is experiencing a host of symptoms finally receives a diagnosis, they have a sense of relief. That’s because they’re not alone; these conditions…
Make New: Website-Building
Over the course of several weeks, I have prepared https://du.digication.com/kaylie-longley/home to represent my LIS coursework, leadership experiences, and community projects. This is a non-graded component of my master’s degree, but it has blossomed into so much more. Sharing reflections on courses was surprisingly endearing, and I enjoyed adding some Kaylie pizazz to it. Learning a…
Staying Committed: Kaylie
Today, I’m sharing ideas about myself. So, future me (and present you) can reflect on how one individual is staying committed. To craft, to faith, to a budding library and information science career. First, craft. Blending creativity into my daily experiences is NOT hard. If I integrate it… Or at least, not gatekeep myself. For…
Open-Hearted: Embody Exemplars
This week, I learned about top-line behaviors, which are ways of being true, one’s best, and/or embracing the everyday. As I continue to explore open-hearted living as it is my word for the year, I have a ton of top-line eeee behaviors on my heart and mind: Just a few examples of how my word…
Make New: Found Photography – Ope
I’m starting a series within this year’s “Make New” collection, called Found Photography. Christened in honor of what I’ve quite literally found this month, “found photography” is all about not editing life and making just by using my senses. What have I seen this month? Ope! As in, the Midwest’s slang for… “Oh, I didn’t…