The last time I wrote a blog post for ALSC, I was in graduate school. \u00a0In my mind, I had an idealized version of\u00a0 librarianship. \u00a0In my dream world, every day I would come to work, and singing animals would help me put the books away; children would be perfectly behaved; and storytimes would be well attended. \u00a0Then there was reality. Once I started, I quickly learned that I would need to be in several places at once, and doing multiple things. \u00a0Cover lunches, order books, plan programs, straighten up my room, the list goes on and on. \u00a0This is not to say I don’t love my job, I really do, but current me is laughing at the old me.<\/p>\n
Recently, I began to figure out different ways to make sure I get everything- or at least the things I want to- done. \u00a0One of my colleagues uses the bullet journal system, and one of these days, I swear I’ll get to reading the article someone sent me about that. \u00a0Two other colleagues schedule their day out, each task has a certain time of the day. \u00a0While I liked all those ideas, I realized they were not for me- at least not scheduling out my day! \u00a0I like to have the flexibility in my day to handle whatever little emergencies, or fun moments, pop up. \u00a0I decided what would be best for me is to set goals.<\/p>\n
At first, I set five or six, but I quickly realized that if something came up and I wasn’t able to complete all the goals, I felt bad. \u00a0So, I simplified. \u00a0Now, every morning before we open, I set 3 daily goals for myself. \u00a0The goals aren’t anything too lofty either. \u00a0Yesterday my goals were:<\/p>\n
That’s it. \u00a0Simple, easy, and to the point. \u00a0And you know what? \u00a0When I finished, I felt great!<\/p>\n
I’m curious, what methods are others using? \u00a0What\u00a0works for you? \u00a0What doesn’t?<\/p>\n
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Today\u2019s guest post was written by Alyson Feldman-Piltch. Alyson Feldman-Piltch is a children\u2019s librarian for the Boston Public Library. \u00a0She likes dogs, ice cream, and baseball. \u00a0She can be contacted at afeldmanpiltch@bpl.org<\/a>.<\/i><\/span> Please note that as a guest post, the views expressed here do not represent the official position of ALA or ALSC<\/em><\/p>\n
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