Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet

JW. Wife. Mom. Grammi. Library Lady.

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

“In Senegal, the polite expression for saying someone died is to say his or her library has burned. When I first heard the phrase, I didn’t understand it, but over time I came to realize it was perfect. Our minds and souls contain volumes inscribed by our experiences...

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

But no one asked anyway....

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

Sometimes I retreat from calling, texting, and just checking in to keep from dumping my frustrations on others. Because if you ask "How are you" I'll probably tell you the whole backstory...

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

It is what it is...and what it is ain't enough. But I'm gonna make it do what it do.

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

Shred the Paper Ceiling.

[SchoolLibraryJournal @sljournal]

A Librarian in the Library Is Good: John Oliver, ‘Abbott Elementary’ on an institution worth fighting for | From the Editor https://t.co/ZulosA1aoD

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

Life has been life-ing. More mentally than physically, but definitely physical, too... and my brain is broken.

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

No gatekeeping here...

[LALibraryAssociation @LLAOffice]

Registration is now open!!

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[SchoolLibraryJournal @sljournal]

In 1932, Dorothy B. Porter became the first African American to earn an MLS from Columbia University. Porter created her own system to separate works by genre & author in various subjects, making her the first to decolonize a library. https://t.co/bUd5Ast6IQ

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

Watching someone you love, no matter how much they get on your nerves, slowly kill themself - is a new level of emotional distress I was not prepared for...

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

I hate this.

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

Not feeling understood is the worst. #ADHD

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

I really haven't figured out Twitter. I come here to vent into the void.

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

Sometimes, as you are going through it, you just don't see it.

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

The thing about spending most of your life not understanding why you do or don't do the things that you do is that when you finally figure it out, you're done explaining. If it don't fit... I ain't gonna force it.

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

@BlaqAbstract @i_GetBuck ...we have cookies on the dark side...

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

Now I know why my mom used to call me at 2 am.

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

I match energy. So if I'm acting funny, you giving off trifling vibes...

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

The absolute audacity some people have to fill out a whole application, go to the interview, accept the job offer, then do the job they want instead of the one they got hired for...

[Whatever Hair Comes Out of This Bonnet @trinamkirk]

I thought I'd feel some type of way... and I do.