Kathy Planansky (1958-2024)
On March 31st, Easter Sunday, around 2:15pm, Kathy left this world. She was surrounded by family and loved ones as she passed. She knew she is loved and everyone around…
Never Done Learning
On March 31st, Easter Sunday, around 2:15pm, Kathy left this world. She was surrounded by family and loved ones as she passed. She knew she is loved and everyone around…
Tonight is 1 week since Kathy entered Hospice care. Her journey has been faster than anyone could have imagined or wanted. Before an update on Kathy, I’m going to update…
We’ve been under the care of Hospice for 3 days. One day I’ll write about that more, but I can sum up Hospice intake in one word: Overwhelming. They don’t…
Three weeks earlier we had a plan. Oh, how I love a plan. The oncologist delivered the devastating news about Pancreatic Cancer and explained that while we can’t cure it,…
Earlier in 2024 I said to myself, “Hey, You, you haven’t put anything on that blog in a long time, maybe it’s time to just archive it and turn it…
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I’m bent over staring at the snow, leaning heavily on my poles as I catch my breath wondering what is happening. Are my meds off? Am I going to have…
I don’t go to the bathroom without a plan. I was informed of my prowess through office gossip. A coworker had been sharing how I was so wholly determined to…
When I made the career shift from training and development of library staff to instructional design at a university, I had some trepidation about moving away from the library world.…
A few years ago I had the opportunity to stand for election to the Executive Board of the American Library Association. I had been serving as my state’s representative to…