3 works to describe me:
BIG. FREAKIN. NERD
..I’m not sorry about it.
I absolutely love, love, love, reading. I carry a book with me 24/7 in my purse- hey you never know when you will have to spend your outings waiting in line and instead of waiting aka doing nothing but awkwardly pull out my iPhone and make it look like I have a lot of people to talk to and e-mails to look over, I read and dive into this world I’m consumed by aka my book of the week. I visit my Grandma and ended up stealing her books! Well, she gave me permission- that or I was just distracting myself after being asked the “So, Kels…are you dating anyone?” aka the never-ending eye rolling question- almost as eye rolling as the “now, how tall are you” asked by extended family who sees me at least once a year to which I want to respond “I stopped growing four years ago.. I’m still 5-11….yup, just like the last 10 times you asked me.”
But anyway.. back to my reading rant:
I get it, not everyone is a reader. What I love so much about reading is how there are so many things you can take from every book. With every book, whether fiction or non-fiction I’m introduced to a whole new world- a new setting, environment, time period, new characters, new feelings, new quotes. Everything is new and after and a few turned pages, I feel a connection and get to the point where I know all these characters by heart aka wishing they were my best friends aka wish I could make coffee dates with them and gossip about other characters.
If I could live anywhere I wanted, I would build an apartment above any Barnes & Nobles in the world and live there. This is how much I love reading. Speaking of- I need bookshelves. For now, all of my books are in my closet- ugh I have to do something about this, stat.
But anyway, I guess my “love of reading” introduction all stemmed from my current read.. the book I received today and as of now, I’ve already read 153 pages because I can’t put it down. I suggest anyone and everyone to buy this book! My sister introduced me to Kelle Hampton’s Blog Enjoying The Small Things and I’ve been in love with Lainey and Nella ever since I started reading. Recently, Kelle published a book, Bloom about her life and her journey finding beauty in the unexpected.
Reading this, I started asking myself What’s really important in my life?
There are bigger fish in the sea, and sometimes I catch myself worrying about unimportant things and having petty arguments with Taylor, complaining about things I should thankful to have.
Life is about love and happiness, family and experiences, & finding out who you are. Don’t get me wrong, I did spend a little bit of tonight rolling my eyes at the therapy session between Teresa and Joe of Real Housewives NJ (the poor therapist..doesn’t sound like he wanted to see them again) but watching it, after reading only 153 pages of the book thus far, I felt almost sick because of how ridiculous people behave and act and how time is being spent. Don’t get me wrong, I find myself guilty of doing the same.
I’ve taken so much from Bloom so far, and part of me wants to wait a few days before reading it just to savor every word Kelle writes, but lets be real, I’m picking it right back up once I click publish. I don’t want to give too much away and you can read more on her blog, but I will say the book is beautifully written- filled with phenomenal pictures, touching testimonies, honesty, and lots of love.
I was crying by page 9.
I recommend it to anyone, because I think we all get tied up in irrelevant situations when really, we need to look at the big picture.
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