Thanks to Diane Johnson and Ali Sauer for these great library memes!

Ok, we didn’t get a lot of memes submitted, so I’m going to give you another week for this one.

They say laughter is the best medicine! This week’s challenge is to share your favorite meme! Send me the meme that makes you laugh the most. Bonus points if it’s library related. ?

They say laughter is the best medicine! This week’s challenge is to share your favorite meme! Send me the meme that makes you laugh the most. Bonus points if it’s library related. 🙂

Here’s what your co-workers are listening to while they stay at home!

Michelle Baggett: “Wouldn’t It Be Good” by Nik Kershaw

•  I absolutely love and replay over and over again…. ?

Cindy Bassett: “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles

• For  me and my son, Nathan, we are singing the  Beatles version of Here Comes the Sun regularly: https://youtu.be/xUNqsfFUwhY . It just makes all of us happy. 🙂

Marie Concannon: Ravel’s “Bolero” performed (separately) by the Musicians of the New York Philharmonic

• I’ve been loving this one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3UW218_zPo

Melody Edwards: “You’ve Got a Friend” by Carole King

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtxeDpNoR8I

Rebecca Graves: “No Llores” by Gloria Estefan

• I’ve been listening to Gloria Estefan (don’t know Spanish well enough to be distracted by the lyrics while I work). This song fits with the times:  Don’t cry. https://youtu.be/HGxbfkjEr6U

Gwen Gray: “We’re All in This Together” by High School Musical Cast

• I don’t use a play list, but “We’re All in This Together” from High School Musical is the one that pops into my head when I think about social distancing, trying to get through these times, etc.

Tammy Green: “It Ain’t My Fault” by Brothers Osborne

Corrie Hutchinson: “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie

• I cannot sing, but the best song ever written/recorded is ‘Under Pressure’ by Queen/David Bowie. I listen to it a lot when I’m feeling stressed and sing out loud every time!

Taira Meadowcroft: The 25^th Anniversary of the Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall

• This is what I’ve been listening to the most while working from home. If I had my clarinet still, I’d try to play, but alas. ?

Sandy Schiefer: “Just Jammin’” by Gramatik

• Sort of a jazzy instrumental piece. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTA_FexW3qU

Shannon Cary: “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

• Motown always lifts my spirits! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC5PL0XImjw

Melissa Fayad: “Hitman” and “Sailing Down” by The Wanton Bishops

• I love The Wanton Bishops. Hitman is my fave song, but Sailing Down is on Spotify.

 

Isn’t it interesting how hearing a particular song can bring back a special memory or make you feel happy or calm or pumped up? It doesn’t matter what genre, style, language or type – music has a huge impact on our health! Research shows listening to music makes you happier, reduces stress, enhances exercise, helps you sleep better, reduces depression, strengthens learning and memory as well many other benefits.

Challenge:  What’s your “go to” sing these days? What’s #1 on your iTunes or Spotify playlist? Tell us the song that’s currently playing on the soundtrack to your life these days.

Bonus Challenge: If there’s a particular song you play on an instrument, make a short video!

Send your songs to carysn@missouri.edu.

Challenge #2
Working without a break can be hard on the brain and the eyes! Working from home also means less walking to/from meetings at our offices and on campus. Get outside for a family walk, dog walk, a simple stroll through your neighborhood – or even just enjoy your outdoor space right at home.

Challenge: Take a photo while on a walk or in your outdoor space and email it to carysn@missouri. Bonus points if you caption your photo with a song title using the word “walk”!

We are going to try something new this week. I will post a new stay at home wellness challenge each week. Anyone who wants to join can participate, and I will share the responses in the following week’s News Notes.

(I can add photos to posts again! Thanks LTS!) (Also, thanks to Grace Atkins who shared this idea from her new job at the University of Minnesota.)

Challenge #1

Family, friends, children, pets, social groups and community organizations. Those are all the things that give our lives purpose and meaning. But then there are the little things that bring us happiness and satisfaction in our daily lives. Maybe it’s that one favorite chair, blanket, pillow, subscription to audible, that special cooking pan, art tool, slippers, fireplace. What is the one item in your house you are happy you have right now?

Challenge: Take a picture of the item, and email it to me at carysn@missouri.edu by noon on April 16.

I can’t wait to see everyone’s favorite items!