Well folks, here we are at the end of my second week back at my tech desk, and I think you deserve an update.
Am I happier back in my old job? Well, yes, but it's a little more complicated than that.
On the plus side, I've spent the last two weeks handling ILLs, which I really enjoy, and sitting back at my tech desk in the front of the library.
I've also spent time working on Wall Scrabble (an activity we'll be doing at the library during the winter carnival), planning my future storytimes, and doing other things such as starting to give our whiteboard a thorough and overdue cleaning which still isn't complete, talking with Paula and Sharon about plans for the library, and generally keeping very busy.
On the down side of things, we're having a *lot* of technical problems, and because I'm the most technically proficient staff member, everyone turns to me to get them fixed. I can't even guess at why a few of these problems have popped up, and in one case, had no idea who I should be contacting to fix it. I've also had to deal with an upset patron (to be fair, if I was billed for long overdue books that I was sure I had returned, I'd be upset too), and try to sort out an interesting bill from the library's insurance provider.
In short, my new (old) job isn't all peaches and cream.
But guess what folks... I'm having fun again.
For the past eight months, I've been dragging myself out of bed at the last minute, running out the door of my condo at five to nine, and making it to the library just in time. There were a few high points in my tenure as interim head librarian, but most of the time I didn't enjoy the job. I remember one day in particular when I was putting my shoes on in the morning and already thinking "I can't wait to get home tonight." I didn't have anything special planned for after work and there wasn't anything particularly bad on the schedule for that day at work, but I already wanted the day to be over.
To put it simply, things have changed. In the past two weeks, there were a few mornings I had to stop myself from leaving for work at twenty to nine. During my first weekend back at my tech job I was hanging out in my condo, playing a video game and thinking "I can't wait for work on Tuesday."
I've been bouncing around the library like I'm hooked up to a caffeine IV and coming up with tons of ideas for storytime, funny things to write on the whiteboard, and probably annoying most of my co-workers in the process.
I'm hoping that in the coming weeks and months I'll have more to talk about on this blog, so stay tuned!
