30 Days of Thanks - Day 29!

I am participating in the 30 Days of Thanks by BoogieMum. What a great idea for making November a month of thanks instead of just a day!

I am thankful for books. I love books. I love stories. I love newspapers. I love blogs! :) Maybe I should say that I am thankful for the written word. My first grade daughter is just now getting into reading and I absolutely think that a love of reading is one of the best things I can pass on to her. She even wants to go up to her room for some "quiet time" to read once and a while!

I am not sure if I mentioned this before but I am very time-centric. I hate to be late to appointments. Because of that, I am usually early. Before kids, I would always have a book with me so that waiting time was not wasted time. I am better at being on time now instead of early, but books have saved me in more ways than one. It irritates be more than I can possibly say when people are late to meet me somewhere. I used to get really steamed but then, you guessed it, I started bringing a book.

I love to read. I love getting caught up in a good story. That is escapism at its best! It would be nice to have some time to get back into the classics. These days I have focused on light stuff like the Harry Potter series - perhaps a future classic! Really it does not matter the genre of book. If I can get into it, I cannot put it down. When I am into a good book, the book's themes permeate my dreams.

I used to think that maybe I had a book or two in me just waiting to be written. After reading a lot of these blogs I have realized that I am not the writer I thought I was. I can be inspired every once in a while but for the most part, at least at this time in my life, there is very little time to put thought into writing.

For now I will stick to the daily blog and yearly Christmas letter!