I’m convinced Ikea has found a way to time travel because I spend more time in that place than any other store! We went to Ikea yesterday afternoon for one specific thing, a cute little rolling cart to organize my office space and to get a few ideas for a couple of spaces in the house – a dresser for the bedroom, garage organization, etc. After winding our way through the Ikea maze of rooms which left me wondering if I could live in 600 square feet. We finally made it through the Marketplace, when my partner got a phone call for work. He needed to file a few photographs for a story and the sooner the better. Then, we were faced with massive lines at checkout. We were directed to the left to stand in a shorter line, that ended up being a really long wait because the computer and the card reader both went down. While other checkout lines were also closed due to broken registers too. I sent my partner home to submit the photos and I stayed at Ikea waiting in line. In the end, the staff was really nice and I know when technology fails, there is nothing front line staff can do about it. So it probably took me 20+ minutes to check out. But, I scored a free frozen yogurt cone for my trouble. And then I had to wait for my partner to finish up work and get back to Ikea (a 15 minute ride). While I was waiting, I downloaded Libby (the OverDrive app) to my phone and checked out a book that I was reading the physical copy of at home. So the long wait was made much easier by my library card! That being said, I spent at least three hours in Ikea on Saturday afternoon and I left the store shocked by what time it was! The Slice of Life Challenge is something new I’m trying this month! I’ll be posting brief posts that show a glimpse of my life in story-format. A slice of my life as a librarian and blogger that I hope you enjoy!