physiquality blog: working out safely when it’s hot outside
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- Jun, 22, 2020
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While I have never (rightfully) been described as an “outside person,” even I’m starting to get stir crazy after months of quarantining at home. But now that I live in Texas, I’m highly aware of the dangers of heat stroke and heat exhaustion if I go outside. Our member clinics have some great advice for […]
Read Morelearning as a librarian: discussing racism with children
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- Jun, 18, 2020
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Recent events have prompted many of us who are white to learn more in order to do more and to be better. At SMU Libraries, we posted two different blog posts about anti-racism resources; I wrote our piece on the juvenile literature collection as I’ve been working on a diverse book project in that section […]
Read MoreA tribute to my alma mater and the class of 2020
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- May, 15, 2020
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Congrats to the Mizzou class of 2020! I arrived on campus in the fall of 1992. I was a biology major determined to go to medical school in 1996. Instead, I graduated with degrees in English and Secondary Education, with a minor in history, in the spring of 1997. I never could have predicted that […]
Read Morephysiquality blog: the benefits of stretching — especially if you’re at home
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- May, 11, 2020
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As a dancer, flexibility and range of motion is essential to prevent injury. It’s been the most difficult part of my fitness to restore since my hip surgery in 2018. This topic was already on deck when the coronavirus began causing the stay-at-home orders that have restricted much of our movement since mid-March, so my […]
Read Morelearning as a librarian: communication without face-to-face interaction
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- May, 05, 2020
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Today is Reading Day at SMU, a day to take a break between in-person classes (that don’t exist anymore) and in-person final exams (which may or may not take place). Usually Fondren Library is buzzing with activity today, as students cram and review a semester’s worth of information. But the building is closed down, and […]
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recent ramblings
- physiquality blog: working out safely when it’s hot outside June 22, 2020
- learning as a librarian: discussing racism with children June 18, 2020
- A tribute to my alma mater and the class of 2020 May 15, 2020
- physiquality blog: the benefits of stretching — especially if you’re at home May 11, 2020
- learning as a librarian: communication without face-to-face interaction May 5, 2020