First - I was ahead of the game while I was down in NC with Steve reading two books in one week. But when I arrived home, I contracted shingles, and my doctor put me on prednisone. Holy Smokes! You will not believe what I accomplished in just one short week from that steroid high. Let me suffice to say that there is not one file drawer, kitchen drawer, closet in my house that is not purged, color coded, and organized. Needless to say, my wild frenzy did not allow my body enough down time to sit and read. Hence -- I fell behind schedule.
Subsequent weeks, I continued to compile all our tax information for our CPA which took precedence over blogging. However, after I came down off the prednisone, I did continue to read. Unfortunately, the previous frenzy affected my hardwiring a bit, and I resorted to my old ways of reading five plus books at the same time.
As an overview, I have been reading the following: The Primal Teen (neuroscience's PROOF that teenagers are crazy), Critical Condition (do NOT read if you already have high blood pressure -- it is an investigative piece about the state of our health care system), The Happiness Project (totally delightful and a perfect foible to Critical Condition), The Butterfly and The Diving Bell (autobiography by a French man that spent a year in lock down syndrome following a stroke), Gifts (Ursula Le Guin's latest fantasy novel for young adults), Julie and Julia (book the movie is based on).
Okay - so that was six books! I did finish Gifts yesterday and will post a review soon. My plan is to finish all these "almost finished" books, and then get back to my "one book at a time" resolution. I should finish many of these "half reads" this week which will put me back on track once again.
Looking forward to the interactive nature of this blog.
Woo Hoo! Readers can post comments now. Just trying it out for myself. :)
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