doing!

I first want to say how happy I am with myself in all of my reading and crafting and before-next-birthday accomplishments I've achieved since moving to Portland. Especially before I had a job and Tanner was at work and now when Tanner's been gone for so long in New York. I've really pushed myself to keep doing crafts and making good meals and reading (although I'm only on book seven and it's the middle of July). So a few nights ago at work I discovered this book, The Book of Doing, and it made so much sense in my life! I might need to get a copy or maybe start my own. The point of the book is to inspire you to do or start something everyday. I wasn't able to look through very much of it's a great book, especially for those who need a little push in doing something (and it's not all creative either). The one page that caught my eye was about reading a biography of someone who you admire. It gave a list of examples and then the author included a little story about how she once limited herself to reading only biographies for a whole year. Woah. That really struck me as something I should do. I just finished reading  Luncheon of the Boating Party which is a historical fiction novel about Renoir's famous painting and the people in it. I loved every page and it makes me want to read more about him. So I decided that once I finish my summer reading I'm only going to read biographies and historical fiction for the rest of the year. I couldn't do a whole year but I think the remaining four months will be great.

I can't wait to get back to the library!