Fun Stuff
Random topics that don't fit in other categories.
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{Audiobook Review} Untethered by Angela Jackson-Brown
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. Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Focus | Harper Muse for providing me with a free audio version of this book for review. BOOK DETAILS Title: Untethered Author: Angela Jackson-Brown Narrator: Karen Murray Publisher: HarperCollins Focus | Harper Muse Publication Date: 3 December 2024 Genre: Historical Fiction, Multicultural Focus, Family Drama Format: Audiobook Listening Time: 10 hours, 51…
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Where Bloggers Live: My Top 5 Posts
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. When Bettye first invited me to join this group, I had no idea what I was signing up for… I thought is was just gonna be one of those things that I did for a few months and then bowed out gracefully. Well, here we are five years later and I’m still hanging in there. Admittedly, there’ve been…
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Where Bloggers Live: You Don’t Owe Anyone Politeness
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 struggled with this post because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to be serious or frivolous. I wasn’t sure if I should share details about my personal traumas or just skim over the surface. I opted, obviously, to be serious and give enough details about my story so that you know that I’ve been there. I’m not…
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“You Have a Little Bit of Cancer” {Repost}
Twenty-three years ago, I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. It was quite possibly the most terrifying thing I’d ever experienced. My babies were 3 and 1/2 years, 6 years, 6 years, and 8 years old. I was terrified that I was going to leave them motherless. At the same time, the doctor discovered what he called “diseased tissue” in both breasts. To this day, I still don’t know what “diseased tissue” is or if the two conditions were related. I just knew that something was terribly wrong with my body. My primary care physician, who delivered the news over the phone, was unprofessional and unsupportive. She abruptly quit as my…
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Monthly Motivation: 3 Tips for Success from Mr. Rogers
Alexandria, Louisiana. 2024. There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind. Mr. Rogers MONTHLY GOALS Follow the blogging calendar that I set up using Artful Agenda Finish reading Miss Muriel and Other Stories by Ann Petry Get in a minimum of 8000 steps per day Drink more water Take one picture a week Be kind THANK YOU Thank you for stopping by my blog. I hope you enjoyed this post and learned something new. If you like what you read, please consider sharing this post on Facebook or Twitter. You…
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How Black Barbie Influenced Me
While I’ve told the story of how my aunt Phyllis gave me my very first best friend, and written about my aunt Cissy taking me to the doll museum, I don’t think I’ve ever shared how I thought my aunt Carolyn was the inspiration for the first Black Barbie. Nor have I shared the profound impact owning a Black Barbie had on me as a young girl. In honor of the newly released Black Barbie: A Documentary, I’m excited to share my story. It was the mid-seventies, early eighties, most of the dolls we were played with were white, it wasn’t really something that we talked about, it just was……
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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,…
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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…
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Where Bloggers Live: My Favorite Season
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 think this may be the first time in for-ever that I’ve gotten this post out on time. The only reason is because I woke up at 3 something this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. I’ve been waking like this for the past few days, which leads me to believe I’m stressed about something and need…
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10 on the 10th: April 2024
Hey, y’all, hey! How are you doing? I’m doing well. I feel like I’m finally able to breathe. We’ve spent the last three years at my job preparing for this week {accreditation for our college} and, now, I’m just waiting for tomorrow when we get our debrief. When I say I was stressed out, y’all. I don’t think I’ve slept properly since I started my portion of the accreditation package. I was literally waking up in the middle of the night thinking of things I needed to add to the description of our library. For those who don’t know, I’m the library director at a local technical college. This has…
