Living Outside the Stacks

Navigating through life away from the library.

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Where Bloggers Live: My Favorite Rainy Day Activities

Hey, y’all, hey! How are ya? NGL, I’m bouncing between absolute rage at the state of this country and childlike wonder at the Artemis II space mission. For the past…

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11 April 2026
Style

Style Imitating Art {Roundup}: Textile Sample, ca. 1920

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28 August 2019
Style

Ageless Style Linkup: The Unexpected

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3 September 2019
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Friday Favorites

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7 September 2019
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Friday Favorites: Long Weekends and Good Music

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31 August 2019
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  • Photography

    August Photo A Day {Photography}

    24 July 2012 / 4 Comments

    So did you catch all of my photos for the month of July? No? That’s because I think I took a total of four. Four in 31 days! What the heck, yo? I have a perfectly good camera that has been collecting the proverbial dust because I, hmmm, I don’t have a valid excuse. But since I got called out on Instagram by my friend Mylynka at Finding Fitness in My Forties (notice her name showing up a lot lately?), I guess I’m gonna have to succeed this month. So here it is, Fat Mum Slim’s prompts for August’s Photo A Day Challenge: Would you like to participate? Here are…

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    Daenel

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  • Fun Stuff

    Losing Weight and Getting Healthy #6 {#Cinchspiration}

    23 July 2012 / 4 Comments

    So it seems I’ve reached the dreaded plateau. My weight seems to have gotten stuck between 156 lbs and 158 lbs. I guess I should be happy that I’m not gaining, but I thought for sure I would’ve broken that 155 lb barrier by now.I’m more than a bit disappointed to say the least. I think I’m going to have to look at my calorie intake and see if I need to add more calories. I’m currently holding steady between 1200 and 13oo calories and I know that too little calories can cause your body to retain weight instead of losing it. I may need to bump it up by…

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  • Fun Stuff

    Black Bow Flats {Shoe Style Saturday}

    21 July 2012 / 0 Comments

    Black Bow Flats: Kmart Yesterday ended my first week at the library. While some things are still pretty new, in many ways it feels like I’ve always been there. Don’t you just love when you ease into a new place and instantly feel comfortable? Most of this week was spent with housekeeping ~ enrolling in benefits, getting my email set up, cleaning up my office, etc. Next week, I hope to actually get into the business of running my department ~ getting some training, finding out exactly what everyone in my department does, etc. Oh, you don’t know what I do? Well, my title is “Library Associate” but what I…

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  • Fun Stuff

    Things That Leave Me Scratchin’ My Head {Coffee Talk}

    19 July 2012 / 5 Comments

    1. I don’t know about you but when Apple introduced Siri, I was totally jealous. I also had the same flood of envy when Instagram photos started popping up all over Twitter. But now Android user an have their own talking assistant on their phones too. Thanks to my friend, Cathy, at Minister of Style, I found out about Assistant for Android and I’ve been all over it. All you have to do is click here, download and start talking. You can customize the avatar as well as the vocals. So. Much. Fun. 2. Did you see George Zimmerman’s interview with Sean Hannity on Fox? Honestly, his lawyer’s need to…

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  • Fun Stuff

    {Guest Post from Miss 15} Summer School via Television and Other Things I’m Glad I’ll Learn Before I’m EighteenI

    18 July 2012 / 3 Comments

    HI!!!  I’ve been out of school for the last three months and  for some reason, it almost feels like I’ve never left…I mean aside from sleeping in, not riding the bus, and not seeing my school friends every day. I feel like I’m still in school because I’ve been learning things that ordinarily you would learn in school. Most of this is because I’ve been watching nothing but Nick Jr. I admit it! I’m fifteen (gonna be sixteen in January~SQUEE!) and I still watch Nick Jr. Now before you tell your children to make fun of me, here’s why: These shows are actually a lot more entertaining than I thought…

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  • Faith

    And God Called the Light Day {Faith}

    17 July 2012 / 0 Comments

    I’m linking up with: Internet Cafe Devotions ~ Word Filled Wednesday Katie Lloyd Photography ~ Scripture & a Snapshot

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    Daenel
  • Books

    First Day Jitters Instagram Style {In the Library}

    16 July 2012 / 4 Comments

    Today was my first day at my new job. I was so incredibly nervous. The day began with me standing in front of my closet desperately trying to figure out what to wear… I ended up going with a pair of black flats with a bow on the toe. I wasn’t sure how much walking I’d be doing and the campus has a lot of hills. I was happy with my choice, I totally ended up doing a lot of walking. In the hot Missouri sun. I would’ve been miserable if my feet had hurt too. I work as a librarian at the Kent Library at Southeast Missouri State University. It…

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    Daenel
  • Fun Stuff

    Losing Weight and Getting Healthy #5 {#Cinchspiration}

    15 July 2012 / 4 Comments

    Wow! I cannot believe it’s been a month already! Gosh, the time has just flown by so quickly. That means that it’s time for me to do the whole full picture and measurement thing. Big heavy sigh. Honestly, it’s not that bad. It’s just that it’s still a little unnerving to put everything out there for everyone to see. So, there I am, in all of my glory. I don’t think the difference is as visible as it is tangible. I seriously feel lighter. My jeans don’t feel as snug around the waist (in fact, I’ve had to start wearing a belt). I would like to see more definition in…

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    Things That Leave Me Scratchin’ My Head {Coffee Talk}

    13 July 2012 / 9 Comments

    1. I love coffee. No, you don’t understand, I. Really. Love. Coffee. But there are times when drinking coffee is inappropriate, the biggest being during a funeral. Apparently, Robinson Funeral Home in South Carolina doesn’t agree. They’re attaching a Starbucks to the funeral home. This is just so weird. 2. So the guy who brings us Dance Moms is in the process of creating a new reality show about wait for it… Extended breastfeeding. Blank stare. Don’t get me wrong, I applaud women who breastfeed. I breastfed all four of my children. But do we really need to see a TV show about women who breastfeed their preschoolers? Didn’t we get enough,…

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    Things That Leave Me Scratchin’ My Head {Coffee Talk}

    6 July 2012 / 2 Comments

    1. My tolerance level for pedophiles has reached an all~time low. Not that I had much patience for them before. But, let me tell you, the story of Adam Lee Brown, an HIV~positive sex offender who attempted to assault and then stabbed a 10~year~old boy in a public bathroom, has me feeling all kinds of frustrated and angry. There is just so much wrong with this story: why was he out on parole after being convicted of trying to infect children with HIV nearly 20 years ago by rape? Why wasn’t he rotting under the jail? Seriously, when you hurt a child there should be no second chances. 2. So,…

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