I'm Addison: lover of syllables, grumping, coffee, corgis, and naps.
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I'm really bad at "about me" sections, and my life has totally taken a new turn and I haven't completely found my bearings. So writing a new about me section got reallll introspective and too philosophical for a Saturday night. For now here are some things you need to know:
1. I married my best friend Jeff the summer of 2017 in Vegas. We originally got engaged October of 2016, and planned for a winter wedding December of 2017, but plans changed (more on that later). Eloping was the best decision we ever made. I struggle with anxiety and large crowds of people looking at me puts me into stress mode extreme. So having a small ceremony was absolutely perfect. I was able to remember every detail of it, and had so much fun. I am able to look back and I got married while laughing, which means more to me than anyone will know.
2. I gave birth to my daughter Arlandria Clementine Eileen Degginger in November of 2017. I was knee deep in wedding planning (complete with a wedding dress purchase) when I found out I was 6 weeks pregnant. Needless to say, all wedding plans went out the window. It wasn't a hard decision to make, either. Once we realized that we were going to be parents, nothing else mattered. Picking flowers and a DJ seemed trivial and unnecessary.
3. I am an elementary school librarian for a PK-6th grade school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I LOVEEEE my job. A lot of people still view librarians as people to check out books and master the art of scowling. While it is true that I do both of those things, there is so much more to my job. I teach student information literacy skills. I get them involved in makerspace activities. I introduce them to new types of literature, and books that may not know otherwise. I teach research skills and coding. I make rockstar poster board displays and try to banish the ideas that libraries should be quiet. Libraries should be loud and messy, because that is exactly what people are: loud, creative, and messy.
I started this blog because now that I am a mom time moves at lightening speed. I feel like it is already slipping away from me and I barely have a grasp on what it means to be a mother. I want to document everything I can so I am able to look back and remember it all....or show my daughter someday that her mother was just as crazy as people say she is.
I'm really bad at "about me" sections, and my life has totally taken a new turn and I haven't completely found my bearings. So writing a new about me section got reallll introspective and too philosophical for a Saturday night. For now here are some things you need to know:
1. I married my best friend Jeff the summer of 2017 in Vegas. We originally got engaged October of 2016, and planned for a winter wedding December of 2017, but plans changed (more on that later). Eloping was the best decision we ever made. I struggle with anxiety and large crowds of people looking at me puts me into stress mode extreme. So having a small ceremony was absolutely perfect. I was able to remember every detail of it, and had so much fun. I am able to look back and I got married while laughing, which means more to me than anyone will know.
2. I gave birth to my daughter Arlandria Clementine Eileen Degginger in November of 2017. I was knee deep in wedding planning (complete with a wedding dress purchase) when I found out I was 6 weeks pregnant. Needless to say, all wedding plans went out the window. It wasn't a hard decision to make, either. Once we realized that we were going to be parents, nothing else mattered. Picking flowers and a DJ seemed trivial and unnecessary.
3. I am an elementary school librarian for a PK-6th grade school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I LOVEEEE my job. A lot of people still view librarians as people to check out books and master the art of scowling. While it is true that I do both of those things, there is so much more to my job. I teach student information literacy skills. I get them involved in makerspace activities. I introduce them to new types of literature, and books that may not know otherwise. I teach research skills and coding. I make rockstar poster board displays and try to banish the ideas that libraries should be quiet. Libraries should be loud and messy, because that is exactly what people are: loud, creative, and messy.
I started this blog because now that I am a mom time moves at lightening speed. I feel like it is already slipping away from me and I barely have a grasp on what it means to be a mother. I want to document everything I can so I am able to look back and remember it all....or show my daughter someday that her mother was just as crazy as people say she is.
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