What do you want to be when you grow up? A LIBRARIAN!!

Today I read in my Self magazine the following career advice:

 "Find a job that brings out your favorite childhood memory and you will be happy."

This made me smile because I can honestly say I am fulfilling my childhood dreams.  OK.  I am fulfilling my realistic childhood dreams.  I wanted to be the first woman president or the first lady but yes, I wanted to be a librarian.

When most kids were playing school, I played library.  I checked books out to Annie and Meg.  I made my own cards for my books.  And I loved to read, so much so that I missed a lot because my face was in a book.  There were many times when my famous words were..."after this chapter."

Right now is my favorite time to be a librarian - summer reading, which programming begins Tuesday with a tie dye and paint party!

I am so thankful to be a librarian.

One of my favorite quotes about librarians:

“Librarians are the coolest people out there doing the hardest job out there on the frontlines. And every time I get to encounter or work with librarians, I'm always impressed by their sheer awesomeness.”
― Neil Gaiman

I want to be forever young...

Do you ever wonder what happened to the innocence and spontaneity of your 10-year-self? Remember how excited you used to get over the simplest things? We grew up, that's what happened! Today I was thinking about how much I often miss those beautiful days of childhood. Then I think, why not strive to emulate those same childhood characteristics into our adult lives?

No matter how old I am, I will still...anticipate the coming of Christmas with the same joy and enthusiasm as I did as a child; long for summer days at Lakeside all year long, fidget anxiously for three hours to get there, savour the long summer days at the dock and cry when the season ends at Labor Day; enjoy a good cannonball into Lake Erie; love the freedom of going barefoot in warm weather; welcome the good company of a classic childhood story like Anne of Green Gables or Cheaper by the Dozen; and take a test ride on all the swings and slides in the playground. Perhaps these youthful adventures are good for our tired, stressed adult lives...

As we get older, we forget what was important to us as a child and start to become more cynical of the world around us. We need to take a step back in time and relax. I hope I never lose my youthful spirit or dreams. Someday I'm going to cannonball off the dock at Lakeside with my grandchildren and enjoy the moment just as much, or even more than when I was 10. So, make it your daily mantra to stay forever young!