1. HARD TIMES… WHAT TO DO?

2. Mary Ann sends you off feeling fortified, if not fearless!

9. NUTS AND BOLTS

10. CUT BACK SOFTWARE?? AR

12. OTHER COST-CUTTING MEASURES

15. B Y O D

23. ! FIGHT FEAR WITH INFORMATION POWER FIGHT FEAR WITH INFORMATION POWER

25. THERE’S AN FOR THAT…

27. HEY Helicopter Parents! Track Your Kiddies With This!

35. Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors. Norman Cousins MY ONLINE ESCAPE: http://pinterest.com/drmaryannbell/ma-bell-s-medicine-show-for-raising-morale/

39. WORDS OF WISDOM FROM LIBRARIANS AND TEACHERS ABOUT DEALING WITH HARD TIMES http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/copehardtimes http://corkboard.me/K8mUZMxz7R http://www.stixy.com/guest/146808

41. NEVER GIVE UP…

42. PHOTO CREDITS Those below were shared via Creative Commons. Others taken by Mary Ann Bell Laughter by quinn.anya Kids voting on mobile tech by soopahgrover Kids voting on mobile tech by soopahgrover Jon Stewart Earth Shankbone by david_shankbone Pink Slip Protest by Mike Rosati Photography Kangaroo Helicopter Parenting by tubagooba school bus by woodleywonderworks Day 14 of 100 Days… by jonny goldstein Social network in a course by hanspoldoja My iPhone apps as of February 2010 By dougbelshaw "Little Buddy" by ajschwegler Quit Now by fuzzcat scream and shout by mdanys Weed Walker By Sue Peacock