Saturday, December 26, 2015

List Your Accomplishments





Here goes...

I've graduated from university 
I've survived by myself in a third world country for over a year
I've always owned my own cars
I have no debt
I've traveled 
I've climbed a mountain
I've invested in causes, and people I believe in
I've been vulnerable  
I've told people how I feel
I've stood up for myself
I've asked for help when I couldn't deal by myself

more to come...

Saturday, December 5, 2015

List #3


I think this list is my favorite so far. I've loved to read ever since I was a little kid. It's so fun to think back about all of the great books I've read over the years. I remember reading The Wind the Willows on my parent's bed when I was kid. I remember the first time I read To Kill a Mockingbird, and thinking it was the best book ever (spoiler alert). When I was living in Uganda I binge read books set in the Carolinas, because I missed the landscape so much. Reading a good book has such a way of transporting you to a different time or place. I can get so attached to characters in a book, and I've always thought about how awesome it would be to name your children after your favorite book characters. So without further ado...

My Favorite Books

To Kill a Mockingbird
The Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
Everything is Illuminated 
Many Waters
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wind in the Door
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Persepolis
Serena 
The Cove
Blue Like Jazz
Through Painted Deserts
Gone Girl
The Chronicles of Narnia
Til We Have Faces
The Fault in Our Stars
Pride and Prejudice
Feed
Brave New World
The Little House on the Prairie Series
The Poisonwood Bible
The Lacuna 
Persuasion 
Johnny Tremain
The Harry Potter Series
The Phantom Tollbooth 

There are so many more books I love, and I can't wait to read more favorite books in the years to come.