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NHS Clinical Librarian. I like podcasts, penguins, and treating myself to overpriced lattes. she/her
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Fellow librarians, please learn from me: don't start a search that involves repeatedly typing 'meningoencephalocele' on a Friday afternoon.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Had a truly spectacular 10 days in Singapore with @dannorman.bsky.social but am now experiencing jet lag for the first time in my life and *not* enjoying it.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Tomorrow is my last day before two weeks of annual leave and my to do list is getting longer rather than shorter

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Going through my feedback sheets and one participant actually asked for the session to be longer! I have never experienced this before.

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

It's now officially the year that @dannorman.bsky.social and I get married 😱

submitted 66 days ago • 2 comments

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY LIT SEARCHES IN MY INBOX RIGHT NOW

submitted 79 days ago • 2 comments

Not one of those 1874 minutes was wasted #Unwrapped

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

Just hurt my shoulder dancing to the Spice Girls whilst emptying the dishwasher. The perfect encapsulation of the aging millennial experience

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Just had an email from an attendee of my Medical Terminology course calling it “really helpful and equally importantly fun” and honestly I think that's the highest praise I could possibly receive.

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

NHS libraries are being emailed this morning by a tabloid reporter asking whether we stock a particular trans-friendly book. Dread to think what kind of article is about to be published.

submitted 107 days ago • 1 comment

I'm too depressed to get dressed and I don't even live in the US.

submitted 122 days ago • 1 comment

🚨 New. Baby. Hippo. 🦛

submitted 124 days ago • 13 comments

My kingdom for an autosave feature in Ovid

submitted 134 days ago • 0 comments

Pros of supporting the Ophthalmology team: lovely bunch, excellent library users, I'm now very good at spelling ophthalmology. Cons: the photos OH GOD THE PHOTOS

submitted 163 days ago • 1 comment

Why does Refworks hate me?

submitted 169 days ago • 1 comment

you know what's good? Chappell Roan

submitted 174 days ago • 5 comments

First day back at work after a week of annual leave. Only had 129 emails waiting for me which feels like a victory!

submitted 173 days ago • 0 comments

Today is exactly one year until @dannorman.bsky.social and I get married!!! 🥰

submitted 197 days ago • 1 comment

submitted 197 days ago • 14 comments

Using Vancouver referencing for the first time in my life and OH MY GOD.

submitted 208 days ago • 1 comment

Working from home on a Monday rather than a Wednesday has completely bamboozled me. I have no idea what's going on any more.

submitted 214 days ago • 0 comments

WHAT A FINISH for Alex Yee! Absolutely incredible

submitted 220 days ago • 0 comments