I had the great fortune of meeting this week’s guest, Miranda Mims, at a roundtable discussion hosted by Minda Harts at SXSW. (Yes, SXSW again!). After the roundtable, I organized an impromptu dinner at the Elizabeth Street Cafe, which is one of my favorite restaurants in all of Austin, Texas. As luck would have it, Miranda said yes to joining and really got my brain cooking. I asked her a million questions about what it’s like to be an archivist. I found it fascinating and knew I had to invite her to the podcast.

In this episode, we chatted all about what archivists do. Plus, we talk all about how to decide what to keep and what to get rid of - the physical items, a mindset, or even the mental clutter - what we carry around as human beings. I hope this conversation with Miranda frees you up.

Turn on your favorite listening device and join me to learn more about knowing “when to hold 'em, when to fold 'em, or when to walk away,” with my guest, Miranda Mims.

Selected link love + resources from the episode

• Connect with Miranda on social media and on the web: Website (coming soon!) | LinkedIn
• Schomburg Center for Research
• New York Public Library
• Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
• Catholic University
• Society of American Archivists
• Project 333 by Courtney Carver
• Soulful Simplicity, Courtney Carver (book)
• The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts, Joshua Hammer (book)
• Researchers Discover Dirty Jokes in Anne Frank Diary (article)
• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo (book)
• Steven G. Fullwood
• Minda Harts on LvcS Episode 16
• SXSW
• Elizabeth Street Cafe
• Kickass Theme Music: “Things Are Getting Better” Written by Rishi Dhir. Performed by The High Dials.
• Stay in the loop about future Le vital corps Salon episodes or with Kara: Twitter | Instagram | The List (sent monthly-ish including helpful health + lifestyle information)

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