On August 15^th of this year I finally finished my graduate degree in Library Science at the University of Denver.  This three year journey, in deed hijacked my life, however I do believe for good reason.  I have been working in libraries off and on since I was about 16 years old and have always enjoyed working in the library.  Although, the library had been a familiar place for me, this was not first career choice.  I studied Criminal Justice and Criminology at Metro State University and graduated with a B.S. in 2004. My plan after obtaining my degree, did not come as easily as I hoped.  Truly, it did not come at all.  Interestingly, I left the library to take a position at Target in their Loss Prevention department. This position appeared to be the perfect fit until my first day of training, at that moment I realized this was not the perfect fit and I had regretted my decision to leave the library. In addition, about two weeks into training, I was informed that I would be expected to takeover a Target store in Loveland, Colorado.  Unfortunately, this was not something that I knew before accepting the position and I had no intention of moving to Loveland…and commuting seemed like a death sentence.  Soon I found a job working in a halfway house, although I liked to doing this work I soon realized that, my passion for truly helping and educating individuals was not going to be fed working in a halfway house. Needless to say I became disenchanted with the Criminal Justice field and chose to seek another career path. I went on to do other things  but one of these fueled my passion, thankfully while working as a Health Care Assistant for Planned Parenthood, I had an epiphany…I will get my Master’s in library science and become a librarian!! I have always had a passion for libraries and the services they offer to their communities and figured THIS path will be how I give back to my community through, education, information access, and programming!

While in grad school I thought about all the great and wonderful things I wanted to do once school ended…and writing a blog was one of them! This idea came to me while vacationing in the beautiful Glenwood Springs! 

 I must admit the breathtaking, loose my breath hike up to Hanging Lake gave me ample time to think about my goals/plans now that school was over. Surprisingly, I dreaded writing in grad school and  never really enjoyed writing until now, I now can write freely without restriction. In addition, I have written a few blogs and reviews for Denver Public Library and realized I actually like writing when the creation is my own.  Making my decision to write a blog, I struggled with what to write about. Because I have SO many interests it was hard to narrow down my blog to one specific topic. I decided to not box myself in and isolate my eclectic personality to just ONE thing! My intention is to share my thoughts on various topics ranging from; sports, music, cooking, librarianship, travel, local goodies, pampering, kids, family and whatever else I want to share!  For those who end up following me, I hope you enjoy reading, and always feel free to comment on my post and join the conversation!