Happy New Year! I didn’t make any resolutions this year because let’s be honest, follow through ain’t easy! But, if you feel the need to make one go for it. But, keep this in mind; if you’re going to make resolutions, you’ll increase your chances of follow through by picking just one. Your chance of success with just…
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Hot Reads for Summer Nights
Ah, summer. Time to relax, lie on the hammock, or sit at the beach, and read a book. That’s how it goes in my mind, anyway. Now, if I could just get it to play out that way in real life. Nonetheless, I do manage to sneak in a few minutes of reading before I…
What Was I Thinking?
If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile you’ll remember in January I created a 2016 reading challenge with categories of books to read – one per month, with a second book of your choosing. I just finished reading my book for the category, “A book that will teach you something.” The thing is, I…
Reading Game Changer
Even today I can still see my grandmother’s long red fingernails, always perfectly manicured. When she talked she, like me, always used her hands and her fingernails would simply sparkle. Sadly I only inherited the flailing of hands when I’m speaking and not the beautiful nails. I have memories from my late teens of going…
Mystery Solved!
I believe I have uncovered a great mystery. When I was in high school I hated reading. This is baffling to me because these days it’s one of my favorite pastimes. But back in high school I’m fairly certain that my reading speed must have been reported in standardized tests as “slower-than-molasses.” Here’s what I’ve…