Leo y soy liberado - I read and I am liberated.

I recently decided to start reading at least two books a month to get back into one of my favorite hobbies! I always kind of go in phases of my hobbies with the seasons. In the winter I love to knit, in the summer I love to craft and do home DIY projects (with the windows wide open!), in the fall I love to cook (especially apple and pumpkin pies), and the spring is kind of a transitional time for everything - mostly cleaning and organizing which makes me happy too.  I love to read but it seems like I never get to it because for some reason it doesn't seem as "productive" as the other hobbies. How sad! Anyone who loves to read knows that reading is medicine for the soul and just really fun and relaxing.

Now that we are living in a place that is either hot or hotter, I'm sure it will take a lot of work to keep knitting. Who wants scratchy, hot wool on their hands when its 95 degrees out? Who even needs mittens or hats anymore?...sad! I am excited to be able to read before bed again! I did it last night and I think I had the best night's sleep in a long time mostly because my eyes weren't burning from the screen light of the TV or iPad. I can take my books on trips, to read on the airplanes back and forth to MN, to the pool (woop woop!) and to read at night. I'm excited to devote new time to one of my all-time favorite hobbies. 

Did you guys know that Half Price Books allows dogs inside?? I love this and Lincoln is a celebrity at the Dallas HPB store (the flagship store by the way - it's huge!). They also have an employee named Lincoln and every time we walk in they normally call him (the employee) over to the information desk to say hi. They swoon and fight over who gets to give him a treat first. I'm a pretty proud mama that he loves it so much and they love him and that he behaves himself.  I secretly fear that one day he'll just have to poop right in the middle of the fiction aisle and how embarrassing that'll be. I bet real mamas can relate.   

Anyways, L dog and I have a great time walking the aisles looking for new books. I hope to share with you the books that I'll be reading and if you have any suggestions of great books you too are reading, pass them along!

Much love, 

Betsy