Manic Pixie Librarian
@mncpxilibrarian.bsky.social
She/Her, Academic Librarian, and Associate Professor, misplaced in the Midwest for 7 years and I'm still not done complaining about the winters.
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The Great Pumpkin Tasting 🪣 List:
Pumpkin Spice Latte - Dunkin
Pumpkin Spice Latte - Starbucks*
Pumpkin Spice Boba
Pumpkin Spice Donuts (Entemann’s)
Pumpkin Spice Loaf (Kroger)
Pumpkin Spice Gluten Free Muffins (Kroger)
Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin Concrete Mixer (Culver’s)
*had a gift card don’t @ me
Pumpkin Spice Latte - Dunkin
Pumpkin Spice Latte - Starbucks*
Pumpkin Spice Boba
Pumpkin Spice Donuts (Entemann’s)
Pumpkin Spice Loaf (Kroger)
Pumpkin Spice Gluten Free Muffins (Kroger)
Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin Concrete Mixer (Culver’s)
*had a gift card don’t @ me
I am learning so much from this party. 11 year olds use Pinterest?
September 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I am learning so much from this party. 11 year olds use Pinterest?
Just got a last minute RSVP to the party. FFS.🤦🏻♀️
September 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Just got a last minute RSVP to the party. FFS.🤦🏻♀️
It took 6 hours of me working on and off but I wrapped 13 presents and stuffed two gift bags.
There are more things I would do if I was well, but I have to be reasonable with myself.
There are more things I would do if I was well, but I have to be reasonable with myself.
September 26, 2026 at 1:50 AM
It took 6 hours of me working on and off but I wrapped 13 presents and stuffed two gift bags.
There are more things I would do if I was well, but I have to be reasonable with myself.
There are more things I would do if I was well, but I have to be reasonable with myself.
I want to cry but I am pretty sure that will make everything worse.
I don’t know how I’m going to be present for kiddo’s birthday tomorrow.
I don’t know how I’m going to be present for kiddo’s birthday tomorrow.
September 26, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I want to cry but I am pretty sure that will make everything worse.
I don’t know how I’m going to be present for kiddo’s birthday tomorrow.
I don’t know how I’m going to be present for kiddo’s birthday tomorrow.
Something for the party got delayed and I want to lose my mind.
September 25, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Something for the party got delayed and I want to lose my mind.
My body is not cooperating and I am getting stressed.
September 25, 2026 at 9:32 PM
My body is not cooperating and I am getting stressed.
WHY ARE THESE DOLLS PACKAGED LIKE THIS?!
September 25, 2026 at 6:43 PM
WHY ARE THESE DOLLS PACKAGED LIKE THIS?!
Two balloons, actually. Apparently the “ribbon snapped.”
They do not care and I am devastated.
They do not care and I am devastated.
Spouse lost a balloon that was tied to a weight? I don’t understand.
September 25, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Two balloons, actually. Apparently the “ribbon snapped.”
They do not care and I am devastated.
They do not care and I am devastated.
On the bright side, Kiddo and her bestie have picked the easiest freaking Halloween costumes in the universe (vampires. Very goth vampires.) I literally just have to buy fangs. I have the makeup and the clothes.
I did offer to buy theatrical makeup to make things pop. But the point is it’s EASY!
I did offer to buy theatrical makeup to make things pop. But the point is it’s EASY!
September 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
On the bright side, Kiddo and her bestie have picked the easiest freaking Halloween costumes in the universe (vampires. Very goth vampires.) I literally just have to buy fangs. I have the makeup and the clothes.
I did offer to buy theatrical makeup to make things pop. But the point is it’s EASY!
I did offer to buy theatrical makeup to make things pop. But the point is it’s EASY!
Spouse lost a balloon that was tied to a weight? I don’t understand.
September 25, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Spouse lost a balloon that was tied to a weight? I don’t understand.
Stomach just angry enough I don’t feel comfortable doing what I want to be doing (wrapping presents), but not bad enough that I can’t be answering/sending work emails. Boo!
September 25, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Stomach just angry enough I don’t feel comfortable doing what I want to be doing (wrapping presents), but not bad enough that I can’t be answering/sending work emails. Boo!
Felt like a stepsister in Cinderella when my kiddo came down for school. “That’s my dress! That’s my cardigan!”
She looks super cute tho, my baby bat.
She looks super cute tho, my baby bat.
September 25, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Felt like a stepsister in Cinderella when my kiddo came down for school. “That’s my dress! That’s my cardigan!”
She looks super cute tho, my baby bat.
She looks super cute tho, my baby bat.
Successfully got spouse moving for Baby Girl’s (yes she’s still my baby girl especially around her her birthday) Dunkin’ treat before school. Actual birthday is tomorrow but she’s staying with bestie tonight (and bestie is sleeping over here after the party.)
Big birthday plans!
Big birthday plans!
September 25, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Successfully got spouse moving for Baby Girl’s (yes she’s still my baby girl especially around her her birthday) Dunkin’ treat before school. Actual birthday is tomorrow but she’s staying with bestie tonight (and bestie is sleeping over here after the party.)
Big birthday plans!
Big birthday plans!
There is so much I need to do but I’m stuck on reference desk and I can’t multitask/task-switch like I used to so I’m sitting here like a lump and it’s making me depressed.
September 24, 2026 at 4:17 PM
There is so much I need to do but I’m stuck on reference desk and I can’t multitask/task-switch like I used to so I’m sitting here like a lump and it’s making me depressed.
Why is my brain Swiss cheese today? Fuck.
September 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Why is my brain Swiss cheese today? Fuck.
Why can’t I buy a singular blue duckie?
September 24, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Why can’t I buy a singular blue duckie?
I am useless at helping my kiddo with homework because I talk too damn much 😂😂😂
September 23, 2026 at 11:51 PM
I am useless at helping my kiddo with homework because I talk too damn much 😂😂😂
WHY DID THE DELIVERY DATE CHANGE?!
September 23, 2026 at 9:18 PM
WHY DID THE DELIVERY DATE CHANGE?!
Also I finally got an RSVP for my kiddo’s birthday so there will be more than just kiddo and her bestie.
It would have been fine if it was just kiddo and her bestie, but now I have to make sure the house is actually clean 😂
It would have been fine if it was just kiddo and her bestie, but now I have to make sure the house is actually clean 😂
September 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Also I finally got an RSVP for my kiddo’s birthday so there will be more than just kiddo and her bestie.
It would have been fine if it was just kiddo and her bestie, but now I have to make sure the house is actually clean 😂
It would have been fine if it was just kiddo and her bestie, but now I have to make sure the house is actually clean 😂
I forgot about something I normally do for Kiddo for her birthday and now I’m scrambling to fulfill it without making it my spouse’s problem. Ugh I hate that my brain is Swiss cheese now.
I’m definitely using my planner for Christmas (It has 130+ pages! I don’t use them all but I’m prepared!)
I’m definitely using my planner for Christmas (It has 130+ pages! I don’t use them all but I’m prepared!)
September 23, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I forgot about something I normally do for Kiddo for her birthday and now I’m scrambling to fulfill it without making it my spouse’s problem. Ugh I hate that my brain is Swiss cheese now.
I’m definitely using my planner for Christmas (It has 130+ pages! I don’t use them all but I’m prepared!)
I’m definitely using my planner for Christmas (It has 130+ pages! I don’t use them all but I’m prepared!)
Everyone clap that I did not shriek during the meeting I was chairing. There was a gods damned centipede on the wall next to me.
September 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Everyone clap that I did not shriek during the meeting I was chairing. There was a gods damned centipede on the wall next to me.
Having little (but not zero) feeling in your legs is weird. I’ll be like “why am I cold?” And discover part of my leg is uncovered. Because I can feel the cold but I can’t feel where the blanket ends.
September 23, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Having little (but not zero) feeling in your legs is weird. I’ll be like “why am I cold?” And discover part of my leg is uncovered. Because I can feel the cold but I can’t feel where the blanket ends.
I’m going to need them to produce larger containers of the pina colada fluff, please and thank you.
September 23, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I’m going to need them to produce larger containers of the pina colada fluff, please and thank you.
Fuck this made me cry. I’m never going to be able to do this again.
I’m not sure my kid ever has, either because before I got disabled, we’d rake the leaves into the flower bed (or sometimes not at all.)
I’m not sure my kid ever has, either because before I got disabled, we’d rake the leaves into the flower bed (or sometimes not at all.)
Remember when you were a kid and you used to love to run and jump into a pile of just raked leaves
Happy Dog Jumps into a Pile of Autumn Leaves
ALT: Happy Dog Jumps into a Pile of Autumn Leaves
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September 22, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Fuck this made me cry. I’m never going to be able to do this again.
I’m not sure my kid ever has, either because before I got disabled, we’d rake the leaves into the flower bed (or sometimes not at all.)
I’m not sure my kid ever has, either because before I got disabled, we’d rake the leaves into the flower bed (or sometimes not at all.)
Insurance company thinks I’m using the emergency room as primary care because my urologist keeps sending me to the ER for my UTIs because I’m immunocompromised.
I have set the record straight and asked them not to call again.
I have set the record straight and asked them not to call again.
September 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Insurance company thinks I’m using the emergency room as primary care because my urologist keeps sending me to the ER for my UTIs because I’m immunocompromised.
I have set the record straight and asked them not to call again.
I have set the record straight and asked them not to call again.