Keidra Chaney

WRITER AND DIGITAL STRATEGIST

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  • What’s up with my Fall/Winter

    What’s up with my Fall/Winter

    As a summer enthusiast, I hate fall and winter, but at least I am keeping busy with different endeavors: On October 19, I’ll be on a panel at the IL Library Association conference: Always Be Collaborating: Looking Beyond the Library Walls for Models of Civic Engagement. I’ll be talking about the “how to be a pop […]

    Keidra

    August 31, 2016
    conferences
  • I know what I did this summer

    I know what I did this summer

    I’ve been a bit quiet here over the summer, but I’ve been up to a lot so I wanted to share it, in my usual quarterly self promotional blog post. I’m working with Citizen Engagement Laboratory’s Cultural Pulse project, and I’ve been doing a lot of writing there which may be of interest to you […]

    Keidra

    August 16, 2016
    conferences, press
  • A “welcome packet” for my keratoconus family

    A “welcome packet” for my keratoconus family

    In the past 7 years since I was diagnosed with keratoconus, I started to join different online groups and meet other people with the condition. I often relive the early frustration and fear of those newly diagnosed. It’s scary: the changes in vision come on quickly and it can be quite disruptive to one’s work […]

    Keidra

    July 12, 2016
    KCdiaries
    keratoconus
  • Don’t be the office asshole. Here’s how.

    Don’t be the office asshole. Here’s how.

    My good bud Raizel sent me a link today that made me laugh. Not in a “ha ha,” funny way but the bitter laugh of recognition. The kind of laugh of someone whose been through something messed up and seeing someone else go through the same thing and realizing you’re not alone. It was a question in […]

    Keidra

    July 7, 2016
    KCdiaries
    ADA, office culture
  • When the burnout wall comes crashing on you, and it’s on fire.

    When the burnout wall comes crashing on you, and it’s on fire.

    I definitely hit a wall in the past month or so that’s become noticeable by some of my friends and family. I feel tired all the time. And not physically tired: I’ll get up, and go to the gym and such; I am physically fine in that respect. I’m just feeling stressed and mentally exhausted. […]

    Keidra

    May 11, 2016
    writing
  • Morris Day and The Time are the Heroes of Purple Rain

    Morris Day and The Time are the Heroes of Purple Rain

    Now that everyone is revisiting Purple Rain as we all deal with our grief, I wanted to quickly revisit an opinion I’ve had since I watched the movie as a kid: Morris Day and The Time are the actual heroes in Purple Rain. I’m not saying they’re “nice guys.” They are young local musicians, and if […]

    Keidra

    April 27, 2016
    music
  • Some scattered, dehydrated thoughts as I mourn Prince

    Some scattered, dehydrated thoughts as I mourn Prince

    I am dehydrated as hell because of Prince. After 24 hours of crying, drinking wine from a can, more crying, and drinking more wine with friends, even this 33 oz bottle of club soda I’m drinking doesn’t seem to be enough to replenish me right now. I’m sure I have more tears to come, when […]

    Keidra

    April 23, 2016
    KCdiaries, music
  • So now what?

    So now what?

    Now that I don’t have to worry about eye surgery mucking up the rest of my year I can start thinking about life a bit more proactively. I am looking forward to traveling this year, I’ve been slowly making some mental space to write and play music again, and I mentioned that I have a three year […]

    Keidra

    March 26, 2016
    KCdiaries
  • The hidden costs of being “not well” will make you broke quick

    The hidden costs of being “not well” will make you broke quick

    I’m waiting to find out whether my scleral lenses are going to be covered by health insurance and I stumbled across a post on one of the keratoconus blogs I read. She talked about the high expenses of her contact lenses and vision care: she had to take out a small bank loan to cover […]

    Keidra

    March 20, 2016
    KCdiaries
  • Quiet, everyone. Especially me.

    Quiet, everyone. Especially me.

    Instead of going to a networking-y kind of event, I am sitting at home on the couch watching Austenland. I know I should go, I want to go, and I probably will go, but the idea of going makes me so tired. Mostly because I spent a good chunk of my evening last night talking […]

    Keidra

    March 18, 2016
    writing
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