Still alive

We've been hitting the books hard this week, so blogging has been set aside. But prior to Monday, I got to read!

Here's what I've got so far:

A Woman's Place.
Good book, not great. It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, but it was a bit fluffy. I thought it was a bit feminist side, though I'd have been tempted to respond in the same manner as the characters. Well, not exactly. If I thought my husband was screwing around, I assure you I would retaliate more creatively than becoming an electrician. Hack physician, maybe. Still, it had a beautiful lesson in forgiveness. Also, a line from it keeps coming back to me for some reason. A man asked "If you don't believe in God, then why are you so mad at Him?"

Thirteenth Tale.
I don't know. It was soooooo well written. It was an edge of the seat, stay up till 3a.m. to finish book. But, like all modern novels, it had to have some incest in there somewhere. Why do they have to do this???? And why don't they hint that this subject matter will come up before you get hooked? The "section" was relatively brief and did explain other elements of the story. But that stuff gives me the heeby-jeebies.

Super Immunity for Kids
Excellent. Must-Read for anyone with kids, babies, pregnancies, or dreams of someday having babies. Heck, it's even good to learn about adult nutrition. I've been researching nutrition heavily this past year and this book tied up many loose ends for me. If you have any questions about EFA's or eczema, this is a great book.

Right now, I'm in the middle of:

Money Makeover
Good. R-E-P-E-T-I-T-I-V-E, but with the promise of being totally worth it.

The Chosen
Excellent book. Totally draws you into the characters. The storyline is relatively simple, but you feel like you're in it. I'm only able to read it in little snatches now that school is up and running and every time I pick it up, I'm instantly transported back into the story. But keep in mind, I'm only halfway through it, so there is always the possibility that someone will try something stupid, like sleeping with their brother or something. But I doubt it. Also, it shares interesting info about Jewish culture and history.

Unicorns are Real
I can't get into that at all. The picture of the author on the back totally ruins it for me. It is FULL of great techniques for teaching your child using different methods so that it will stick with them. But I can't get into it. It just feels like more info I will collect and never use. While helpful, I don't feel it's absolutely necessary to run down the learning style trail. For us, it is enough to recognize the learning styles and keep them the back of my head. I doubt I'll hear one of them tell me one day that their prison record is my fault because I failed to take full advantage of his kinesthetic processing needs. If he tries it, I'll tell him to get over it.

Totally not book related:
I'm loving my morning devotionals! It makes such a huge difference just to have a routine. I'm getting up every morning and doing my "Becoming" bible study and reading my "bible-in-a-year" study. I love this. It sets the tone for the rest of the day. I'm sticking to it and it is affecting every other area of my life.

I just can't do the Fly-lady emails. I can't do the Fly-lady pats on the back. Just give me a list and put me to work. So I sat down with the list of baby steps and wrote out a post-it note for each "step" that I felt was useful. I'm adding one in each day and sticking it on my bathroom mirror.

So there's me this week :)

Pin It