The world I live in

Gearing up for another rotten mood day, I was in for 2 pleasant surprises. 1. My colleagues - Anitha and Deepthi - were so concerned that I was on a diet and not taking care of myself. Their concern really touched. And no, I'm not on a diet. I'm just tired and exhausted and drained for reasons I came to know thanks to a babycentre.co.uk mailer. Mood swings and exhaustion are part of this phase of my pregnancy. I'm glad that nothing is 'wrong' with me. 2. Jeethy turned up at the library and helped me get a lot of books rearranged and shelved. A thoughtful gesture from her end also included getting me a box of salted raw mangoes and mango pickle. Yummy! :)

This hymn/song matches my mood exactly. Been marching to a different beat at work since last week. My department's newsletter is ready to be rolled out.The library's getting re-arranged. The dumped books have been shelved. Weeding of unused books happens this week. Old journals have already been moved to a storage cupboard allocated for my department Got to add a whole bunch of domain related books CDs get shifted cupboard And fast moving books will be placed in the cupboards closer to me. Here's what I face sometimes: Desk phone rings Me: Library Caller: Hello, is it Veena? Me: Yes. How may I assist you? Caller: Are you at your desk? Try keeping the laughter out of your voice while replying to this question :)

This statement was made just as I got of the local bus with another Infoscion. It reminded me of my kindergarten days. My class teacher said I talk too much. It also was a neat comment on my progress card. The only addition this time was: You talk too much for a librarian. :)