Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Saturday, July 25, 2009
The Noticer
I just finished reading what I believe to be the most amazing book ever. This book truely is a must read and I suggest it to anyone that is willing to sit and really read and take it all in as they do so because I just believe people can take and learn so much from it no matter where they are in life. I don't want to spoil the book or really tell too much about it because I could never describe and give it the proper justification it deserves. But the book is about perspective and how you see things and how others see you and so forth and its an amazing read that can be applied to your own life. You just have to read it. The Noticer by Andy Andrews. I found it at Sams Club for under $8 and believe it to be the cheapest there but with it not being a new release or anything I'm sure your local library may have it. I was surprised to see that Sams was out of this book when I went back. Did they know I was going to post about it here and sell out? As I seem to scour Sams Club for great books (yes I sometimes go there specifically for books! I know crazy huh!) my next read is Beautiful Boy by David Sheff which can be picked up for under $10. Compared with last weeks number of copies to todays supply at my local Sams they are selling out of this one quick too! I must really have good taste or something!! LOL!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
For the Love of Books
After a bad circle of events I call 'life' that I totally tire of its always good to know that one can count on retail therapy to somewhat spring them back to their usually perky, witty, fun loving self. Ah, the power a store can hold!
I've come to find out my new location really is 'a good thing' as Martha would say. I'm minutes from shopping and restaurants and totally took advantage of this today. It may appear as though I have neglected my blog/s lately but I have a lot of issues I'm trying to work through lately and haven't really been feeling like myself. I do however enjoy blogging as its a way to express myself and journal and document things because I've decided I'm totally not cut out to be a scrapbooking diva so this will have to suffice. Sorry kiddos!
After being a good mother and enrolling my daughter back in school for the last 10 days here we had us a girls nite. We went for dinner and strolled around our new shopping center. After blowing a wad at Barnes and Noble we hit up Cold Stone for some I scream, u scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM! Its good to know that everyone followed our lead and packed the place on a Wed. night and that girls will still sacrifice comfort to sport their ever brightly hued stiletto's in order to impress us with their almost nonexistent walking abilities in them! I do hope those poor girls enjoyed their ice cream cause I know their feet were killing them!
I think I've mentioned before how me and Felisha can easily find peace amongst a book store. I don't know if its the smell of fresh new books, big comfy seats, the leisurely atmosphere or the smell of Starbucks but we do love our Barnes and Noble trips. Or any other bookstore really, we're not partial! We both enjoy reading and bringing home new books to curl up with. Today's trip was more along the lines of 'classics'. Children's classics to be exact and I don't know how we managed that but we were both pleased with our selections. The Giving Tree (in hardback 40 year edition ooh la la) has always touched my heart. Every time I see it in plain view I have to pick it up and sit my big ole booty on the little seats and read it. Always makes me think about life. Falling Up is a book I haven't read in ages but Felisha was very excited to snatch this one up. She loves it. The Missing Piece, I really don't remember this book at all but love it so now. Ya, I guess we kinda had a thing for Shel Silverstein tonight! I may as well have bought all of his books tonight but I didn't. We'll save that for another day! Made You Look, cause who doesn't love those Where's Waldo kinda books?!! And last but not least our beloved Harold and the Purple Crayon. I think Braden will love the Harold books. Reminds me of my little monkey boy! I already like to think he loves his Curious George books cause they are so much alike! And if Braden decides to whip a purple crayon out everywhere.......I'll know who got him started!
I've come to find out my new location really is 'a good thing' as Martha would say. I'm minutes from shopping and restaurants and totally took advantage of this today. It may appear as though I have neglected my blog/s lately but I have a lot of issues I'm trying to work through lately and haven't really been feeling like myself. I do however enjoy blogging as its a way to express myself and journal and document things because I've decided I'm totally not cut out to be a scrapbooking diva so this will have to suffice. Sorry kiddos!
After being a good mother and enrolling my daughter back in school for the last 10 days here we had us a girls nite. We went for dinner and strolled around our new shopping center. After blowing a wad at Barnes and Noble we hit up Cold Stone for some I scream, u scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM! Its good to know that everyone followed our lead and packed the place on a Wed. night and that girls will still sacrifice comfort to sport their ever brightly hued stiletto's in order to impress us with their almost nonexistent walking abilities in them! I do hope those poor girls enjoyed their ice cream cause I know their feet were killing them!
I think I've mentioned before how me and Felisha can easily find peace amongst a book store. I don't know if its the smell of fresh new books, big comfy seats, the leisurely atmosphere or the smell of Starbucks but we do love our Barnes and Noble trips. Or any other bookstore really, we're not partial! We both enjoy reading and bringing home new books to curl up with. Today's trip was more along the lines of 'classics'. Children's classics to be exact and I don't know how we managed that but we were both pleased with our selections. The Giving Tree (in hardback 40 year edition ooh la la) has always touched my heart. Every time I see it in plain view I have to pick it up and sit my big ole booty on the little seats and read it. Always makes me think about life. Falling Up is a book I haven't read in ages but Felisha was very excited to snatch this one up. She loves it. The Missing Piece, I really don't remember this book at all but love it so now. Ya, I guess we kinda had a thing for Shel Silverstein tonight! I may as well have bought all of his books tonight but I didn't. We'll save that for another day! Made You Look, cause who doesn't love those Where's Waldo kinda books?!! And last but not least our beloved Harold and the Purple Crayon. I think Braden will love the Harold books. Reminds me of my little monkey boy! I already like to think he loves his Curious George books cause they are so much alike! And if Braden decides to whip a purple crayon out everywhere.......I'll know who got him started!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Avoid the Mall Altogether
From birth to age eighteen a girl needs good parents. From eighteen to thirty-five she needs good looks. From thirty-five to fifty-five she needs a good personality. From fifty-five on she needs cash.
-Sophie Tucker
Me and my daughter enjoy going to Barnes and Noble. She even begs me to take her there half the time and has been doing so ever since she could read. I love that she's so into reading and writing short stories. Her teachers love her writing and says shes got style and talent and is most advanced in those subjects. I must agree the girls got skills:) Anyway, she's the kind of gal that will find that one great book and go read. I on the other hand wonder aimlessly throughout the whole store finding books of various subjects of interest to me.
I came across this book called Nice Girls Don't Get Rich; 75 Avoidable Mistakes Women Make with Money. Needless to say it caught my eye. Most of it was kinda blah blah, do you really need it, think about purchase for awhile, etc. Flipping through I came across this:
Avoid the mall altogether. (I know! I had to read that again to make sure that's what it said!)One study reports that only 25 percent of all visits to a mall or shopping center are for the express purpose of making an intentional purchase. The remaining visits are for recreational or entertainment purposes.
Could this really be true?? I mean I would never do such a thing! I would never go just to browse around. I would never go just to get out of the house or to let Braden run wild and burn his barrel of energy in the kiddo land instead of climbing the fridge at home. I would never go there just to keep my sanity or to get away from my family. I would never make a trip there just for recreational or entertainment purposes. Yeah right! I'm soooo there every chance I get! Hence the reason I'm not rich! However I thought I was being all money savvy when I decided not to purchase said book and save that cash for something else instead. Like this great new must have book(of my new boyfriend) for my daughter.
Funny she would pick a book all about him. I know shes all into the the whole Twilight Saga but him? Hmmm. And I thought she was all 'Team Jacob' and I was 'Team Edward'! Gonna have to watch that girlie as shes trying to steal my man!!
Off to the Mall, (Ha!)
Di
-Sophie Tucker
Me and my daughter enjoy going to Barnes and Noble. She even begs me to take her there half the time and has been doing so ever since she could read. I love that she's so into reading and writing short stories. Her teachers love her writing and says shes got style and talent and is most advanced in those subjects. I must agree the girls got skills:) Anyway, she's the kind of gal that will find that one great book and go read. I on the other hand wonder aimlessly throughout the whole store finding books of various subjects of interest to me.
I came across this book called Nice Girls Don't Get Rich; 75 Avoidable Mistakes Women Make with Money. Needless to say it caught my eye. Most of it was kinda blah blah, do you really need it, think about purchase for awhile, etc. Flipping through I came across this:
Avoid the mall altogether. (I know! I had to read that again to make sure that's what it said!)One study reports that only 25 percent of all visits to a mall or shopping center are for the express purpose of making an intentional purchase. The remaining visits are for recreational or entertainment purposes.
Could this really be true?? I mean I would never do such a thing! I would never go just to browse around. I would never go just to get out of the house or to let Braden run wild and burn his barrel of energy in the kiddo land instead of climbing the fridge at home. I would never go there just to keep my sanity or to get away from my family. I would never make a trip there just for recreational or entertainment purposes. Yeah right! I'm soooo there every chance I get! Hence the reason I'm not rich! However I thought I was being all money savvy when I decided not to purchase said book and save that cash for something else instead. Like this great new must have book(of my new boyfriend) for my daughter.
Funny she would pick a book all about him. I know shes all into the the whole Twilight Saga but him? Hmmm. And I thought she was all 'Team Jacob' and I was 'Team Edward'! Gonna have to watch that girlie as shes trying to steal my man!!
Off to the Mall, (Ha!)
Di
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