My last assignment

I've been MIA lately, so I thought I'd share with you the last assignment I just finished for my M.L.I.S.  I have to present on it in class tonight and then I'm completely finished with school.  Hooray!  I got some heavy use out of the Cricut I got on Black Friday to make all the wording on the poster.

Another Break From Routine for LIS 724

And once again I shall interrupt the normal craftiness (although I'm on a hiatus currently) to post something else for my class. After this, back to my regularly scheduled programming (when this class is over in mid-October).

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I started blogging in 2008 to help promote my recently started crafting business. As you can tell by the archive, I wasn't very successful at blogging regularly and keeping up with the blog. I tried starting again earlier this year, but once again school is preventing me from crafting so I put it aside until my schedule clears up in mid to late October.

I started a second blog just last month that is an anonymous blog devoted to my personal and financial goals and keeping me accountable to them. I've been posting a few times a week on that blog for a few weeks now. It is far easier to keep up on since it focused on the things I find myself thinking about constantly rather than about an activity I have to do first before I can write about it!

I like the blogging experience and specifically using blogger. I like the flexibility of the templates and the ease with which I can post, edit, label, and schedule posts. And of course I LOVE reading blogs (as is evident from my constantly overflowing Google Reader)!

A Break From Routine- LIS 724

And now readers- a break from our regularly scheduled programming to do a little assignment for one of my Library Science Classes!

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In exploring Michael Stephens' Tame The Web blog I came across another blog of particular interest to me- The 8bit Library. I've played video games ever since I can remember and loved books and libraries just as long so I was excited to see someone blogging about two of my favorite things. This blog posts new entries a few times a week (according to Google Reader 2.6 posts per week) about topics relating to video games and libraries. There is some great information on this blog about working games into your library and your programming, great articles about the benefits of video games, and the occasional awesomely nerdy tattoo! I've definitely added this blog to my reader (as well as the Tame The Web blog) and am anxiously awaiting the next post!

No Time for Creativity

Between school and work, I feel that I have no time for creativity (hence the not posting in almost 2 years). Unfortunately my crafting has taken a back seat to the more pressing activities in my life. I’ve been trying as of late to fit it in a bit more, squeezing a necklace in here and a cake there, but it is an uphill battle. I’m signing up for a craft fair in the beginning of August (with my best friend) in hopes that a deadline will encourage me to make the time for the things that I love. I also made a trip out to the Wilton Tent Sale where I picked up some new scrapbook supplies which also helped to spark my creativity a bit.

On Sunday I wound up making a few different cards (from my new stamp supplies) and a few pieces of jewelry (some mix and match earrings that I absolutely love!). Unfortunately in the process I also discovered how woefully low on supplies I am and I have to put in another order for rings for my jewelry. This means that I’ll just be delaying my craft time for even longer while I wait to get the pieces I need. With any luck I can work on getting ahead in my homework so that I’ll have some extra time to work with the supplies when they do come in.

Hopefully after this weekend, I’ll have a few pictures to show you what I’ve been working on, although nothing will be listed on Etsy until after the craft show. I need to save my stock so I have enough to sell!