I’ve been thinking about this post for over a month. The one I wrote last year was so well received, and important to me in many ways. This type of post is so much more personal than the content I normally share on this blog, but I think that’s a good thing. I almost didn’t write this post this year. Many of my lessons learned in 2011 where of the harsh and often brutal kind that aren’t really fit for public publication on a professional blog. At the same time I think there is some benefit to taking the rough and ragged things and polishing them up, for both you and me. Things are so hectic, I haven’t blogged for over a month, I’ve been flirting with the idea of letting the blog just fade away.  There are so many others writing great things, I’m not sure I’m adding to the mix any more and my time and attention are wrapped up in reading and writing about public policy for my degree and my involvement in ALA and OITP and other projects. But enough on the fate of the blog, for now let’s look back at 2011. 1. Don’t settle. Don’t

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 The last couple of months have been a time of change for me personally and professionally. Thank you to everyone who has emailed, DM’d text or called to check on me lately, I appreciate your kindness and support and friendship more than I can say.. Thank you to everyone who offered support, suggestions, recommendations, and advice, it was invaluable and deeply appreciated. I’m sure many of you remember the unexpected death in the family in May, unfortunately that was the beginning of some tough times for my family that aren’t over. I can say I, myself, am healthy and whole, but unfortunately I can’t say the same for some family members. Without going into details I know you will understand when I say I have shifted much of my energy towards family affairs. Professionally there are some changes too. I am going back to school. I am enrolled full time in a Masters in Public Policy and Administration program. I’ll be focusing on public policy and, of course, the library and nonprofit aspect of that. In some ways this isn’t much of a change, I already spent a lot of time reading reports and academic work and thinking and writing about them, but

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This blog and the majority of my online activities, including Twitter, are on temporary hiatus while I attend to family matters. We suffered an unexpected death in the family last week and I am in Iowa focusing personal matters. I don’t know how long the hiatus will be, maybe a week, maybe two, maybe more, but I wanted to let my readers know I haven’t abandoned the blog or my online work, I’m just focusing my energy where it needs to be for the time being, on my family. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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