So, I'm one of those crazy people who decided, when they finally graduated from college, to head right back into a classroom as a teacher - an English teacher, no less. Whenever I tell people what subject I teach, I get the following response probably 80% of the time, "Oh wow. I hated my English teacher!"I loved my English teachers, which might explain my subject choice. However, I love books more than anything. I actually have to impose "reading hours" upon myself so I make a conscious effort to not sit in my reading chair all day long and forget to eat or workout or spend time with my husband.
I also have a bit of a love affair with bookstores. When I studied in London, I would spend mornings wandering around bookstores while my classmates slept off their hangovers and afternoons underneath trees in Hyde Park Garden reading and dreaming. To this day, I love nothing more than walking into a bookstore without a reading list and just running my fingers along the spines of books.
After spending the last month reading and reviewing young adult novels, I decided to pick up a few new books today. I am super excited to dig into these tomorrow:
- Little Bee - Chris Cleave
- The Book of Lost Things - John Connelly
- Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese
- Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
I did a quick run this morning. Here are the stats:
- Total Mileage: 3.04mi
- Total Time: 26:12
- Average Pace: 8:35min/mi
- What was your favorite subject in high school?
- What are you reading this summer? Any other book recommendations for me?
