It’s that time of year again where there is an obvious neglect of the blog. It isn’t intentional yet every year there is one, and despite all the best intensions there are gaps between posts that grow from a few days to a few weeks. I’m not even game to check how long it’s actually been because then I’ll be sad. But I am not here to offer an excuse, but to explain the reason why.
I may have mentioned casually somewhere or other that I’d gotten a job as a librarian about six months ago (I know Twitter gets a lot of random posts about it), and then towards the end of May I got a second job, also in a library which is awesome. With the start of this second job came a lot of adjustments, it worked differently than what I was used to and sudden call ups were common and days I thought I had off I didn’t. With my first month of adjusting behind me I think I’m getting into the swing of things. Then of course, job number one offers me a chance at running a branch myself. Don’t get too excited, it isn’t a promotion, but instead for three days a week I am in charge of this one person library. Also scary and a huge change, and also time consuming. With 12 hour days I can basically wipe those days from my week as a chance to do anything. The good news is the audiobooks keep me going in the car so I get to still read (as it were), though my available audiobook selection isn’t vast and doesn’t help my review request pile (a neglect I will offer a strong apology for).
Having thought a lot about it, and now settled in a bit after my first week at the new job, I think I can start sorting out the blog again. I have reviews I really want to write, features I want to start, and a giveaway for all my Facebook fans to organise (more on that soon), and since July has snuck up on me (seriously June went SO fast) I’m terrified it’s going to suddenly be October tomorrow and I’d’ve missed another huge chunk.
So thank you if you’ve stuck around, thank you for still interacting with me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram when I get to post on them, and I hope you enjoy the posts I have planned.
Lost in a Good Book 