When I finished school last April, I was excited. The old school adage comes to mind ...
No more pencils
No more books
No more teacher's dirty looks
No more 30 page papers, no more agonizing exams, no more late night writing sessions, no more early morning cramming study sessions.I was done.
Then I went to work. And I have come to realize something.
I don't like work.
I like school.
I always have, even when I was bored ... I liked school. Now I don't like the drama or the politics of school. But I like the discussion, the learning, the expounding my limited knowledge to something a little less limited.
Any way. So after "going back to school" [i.e. teaching preschool] I realized I had to do something or my mind was going to turn to mush. I realized that if I ever wanted to go back to school, and not lose a beat in trying to reacquaint myself with reading intense material or even thinking on a higher playing field, I would have to do something to keep my mind sharp.
Therefore when January rolled around, and it was time to make new resolutions, I added this little beauty to my list.
Read 5 books a month.
60 books in 2011.
I like a variety of books, and have always been a lover of books. There may have been times that I even used to sleep with books/say good night to particular books. I get it from my mother, who in our last move demanded a library - and it is bursting at the seams with all the books she has collected over the years. I love that library. It makes me feel happy. It doesn't just have novels -- it is full with a variety of subjects: academics, gospel related topics, the Classics, children books, everything!
But I digress.
I have made it my goal this year to read 5 books. And it will be a variety - books I love, books I have wanted to read, books I should read, and everything in between. They will also cover a variety of subjects and genres, just because I am that weird.
Why am I explaining my thinking on this blog? An excellent question.
I'm going to document every book I read on this blog. My thoughts, my review. The basics. They won't be literary analyzes of the texts, but they will be my honest thoughts about them.
So ... let's begin.
