• About Me

    10 on the 10th: July 2024

    It’s funny that this is the prompt for this month, as I’ve just returned from an impromptu trip to Pennsylvania with my daughters. Originally, it was supposed to be The Hubs and me, but we couldn’t find a place to board the dogs, so my daughter went with me instead. It was a whirlwind trip, but it was one that I’ll treasure forever. ABOUT 10 ON THE 10TH 10 on the 10th is hosted by Marsha at Marsha in the Middle. In the tradition of old school blogging, she’ll share a list of ten questions or prompts to help us get to know each other better. The linkup goes live…

  • Style

    What I Wore: How to Style the Encore Dress by Zuri for Work

    As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Hey, Friends! How are you doing? I’m OK. It’s Wednesday night and I’m sitting here watching HSN for inspiration. Do you do that? I watch the fashion and accessories shows on the home shopping channels to see how they style different pieces. I also like the conversations that the hosts have with their guests, sometimes they’re pretty funny.…

  • Planner Life

    How I Stay Organized with Artful Agenda {Digital Planner Review}

    As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. I have always been a planner girl. In fact, my daughter reminded me this morning of how I used to carry around a purple snake skin planner with a bunch of little tabbies and sticky notes poking out. I used different colored ink pens to differentiate between my family, school, and personal calendars. I also doodled in the…

  • About Me

    10 on the 10th: June 2024

    Hey, Friends! How’s it going? Things are going well over here. I spent the day prepping for a photography project for the coming week. Our college is co-hosting a manufacturing camp for high school students, and I’m taking pictures for the event. Normally, I simply take pictures for our college, but tomorrow, I’ll also be taking pictures for one of our community partners. The photographer who was originally scheduled to take pictures couldn’t make it, so I’m filling in for him. These assignments always excite me because it gives me an opportunity to stretch my photography muscles, but I also stress because I’m filling in for a photographer who has…

  • Style

    Style Imitating Art: “Summer Sales Quickly Reached by Underground” by Mary Koop

    As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. As usual, I’m late posting this because that’s who I am now. I really meant to have my pictures edited and sent to Salazar by the deadline, but this week {along with lateness being my new thing} has been rough. Actually, the past two and a half weeks have been awful. I woke up one morning with a…

  • Fun Stuff

    10 on the 10th: May 2024

    Hey, y’all, hey! How are things in your neck of the woods? Things are going well here — just working and working, prepping for graduation {my favorite time of the year}. ABOUT 10 ON THE 10TH 10 on the 10th is hosted by Marsha at Marsha in the Middle. In the tradition of old school blogging, she’ll share a list of ten questions or prompts to help us get to know each other better. The linkup goes live on the tenth of the month. THE PROMPT: Tell us about 10 of your favorite things 5 Things I Can Do in May I can take graduation photos for the college. Actually,…

  • Fun Stuff

    Where Bloggers Live: How I Deal with Boredom

    As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Hey, Friends! How are y’all doing? I’m doing well over here. We’re nearing the end of the semester, so things are both hectic and slowing down {if that’s possible}. The students are prepping for Finals, while we’re prepping for graduation. Like most academics, this is my favorite time of year — we get to celebrate our students and…

  • Style

    What I Wore: Kantha Bae Harmony Jumpsuit, Black Tee, and Black Ballet Flats

    As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. May is going to be my month. I promise. Not to you but to myself. I need something, anything, to be consistent in my life. And I’m choosing this. My blog. Why? Because I pay a yearly hosting fee, monthly photography-based fees, and countless incidental fees to maintain this space and I need to do something with it…

  • Photography

    13|52: Circles

    I’m still a bit behind because, well, life. So, pardon me while I play catch up… Magnolias are my favorite flowers. There’s something mysterious and sensual about them. PHOTO INFO Nikon D850, 50mm 1/8000 | f/1.8 | ISO 100 THE STORY In addition to serving at the director of library services, I also take photos for the college where I work. Our main campus consists of two locations: the admin building and the manufacturing training center (MTC). This past week, we had a high school welding competition at the MTC, so I walked over to take some pictures of the students. On my way, I saw this guy staring at…

  • Photography

    12|52: My Town

    I’m still a bit behind because, well, life. So, pardon me while I play catch up… Quirky neighbors greeting me as I walk between the campuses. PHOTO INFO Nikon D850, 50mm 1/800 | f/1.8 | ISO 100 THE STORY In addition to serving at the director of library services, I also take photos for the college where I work. Our main campus consists of two locations: the admin building and the manufacturing training center (MTC). This past week, we had a high school welding competition at the MTC, so I walked over to take some pictures of the students. On my way, I saw this guy staring at me and,…