I feel somewhat void of anything interesting to post about, but compelled to post something - anything - in spite of this. I've been on Spring Break this week which in my world basically means that I get to do what I want in the evenings and on my lunch break instead of writing papers on employee motivation through job design, reading about the price elasticity of demand, and suffering through six hours of evening classes a week.
So, what have I done with all of this free time? Well, I have been knitting quite a bit (yes this is still predominantly a knitting blog although you certainly wouldn't know it from my last few posts) and have made great progress on the
Dots and Stripes Blanket. Sadly, it doesn't really look like much progress because there are so many dadgum stitches in a row on that thing. I don't think that I'm at a milestone worthy of a photo quite yet. Perhaps after I get some good knitting time in this weekend I'll post a picture.
I've also been reading some for fun - something I love to do but haven't really had much time for lately. I've enjoyed it so much however that I've made a promise to myself that no matter how busy I am I will find some time to read something for me. I've got four books in progress (or that I just finished) right now and I thought I'd share my thoughts on each of them:
This book is for a new book club that I'm in. I've never been in a club unrelated to church or school where you discuss literature, so I'm really excited. I don't consider myself particularly insightful when it comes to literature, so hopefully the club will be focused on food and fun primarily. Back to the book - a very quick and pleasant read. One of those books that I was sad to be done with. I kind of missed the characters after it was over, do you know what I mean?
Of all of my recent reading, I think this one may be my least favorite. I was enjoying it quite a bit initially but then it took a rather serious turn, I could see the writing on the wall of where the plot was headed and I kind of petered out about 50 pages before the end. I really don't like to see movies or read books that are in anyway unpleasant - sad, scary, unjust, or unhappy in any other way. Some might say that this is indicative of some sort of avoidance issue I may have
, but I would argue there are enough unpleasant things in the real world without also having unpleasant things in the fictional world as well. So anyway, I'm not sure that I would recommend this one. If you can tolerate a pleasant story that takes an unexpected unpleasant turn then go for it.
Tammy has much harsher words for it than I do.
This one is for a women's leadership group that I am in through my church. I've just read the first couple of chapters but so far, so good. I'm not typically a self-help, rah-rah kind of gal, but this one talks a lot about a subject of calling vs. career or success vs. significance which is a topic that seems to keep popping up in my life a lot lately. Hmmm...maybe someone's trying to tell me something.
Finally, a much more serious book. This is one that my mom gave me (thanks Mom!). It is a 40-day study designed to be done each day during Lent and it is fantastic and I would highly recommend it. It provides a great guide for meditation, reflection, and prayer on the events leading up to Easter for each day throughout the Lent season.
Time for bed! Happy reading everyone!
