Feed the Mind = Feed the Soul

“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.” - Gustave Flaubert

I don't know why I stopped. For a few years, I put my books down and got on with everyday things. Although I was no less happy the world was less...colorful.

I started reading again. My husband gave me the best present last Christmas. A Kindle Fire. Now my mind wanders the forests of Osten Ard, the damp streets of Ankh-Morpork and I am looking forward to exploring Middle Earth once again.

I read voraciously as a child. It was a wonderful time in my childhood. A bed, a good book and fan. It's still one of the main things I need to completely enjoy myself. Oh and a big cold soda with a straw. Perfection.

It's a great stress reliever too. It helps me re-center myself and renews my soul to better handle the cloud of unpleasantness that likes to rear its head occassionally in daily life.

I am glad I am reading again.

Dollar Bill Project

This always happen after SDCC. Somehow the practical side of me looks back at the unadulterated spending of Comic-Con and cringe. I am not feeling buyers remorse, far from it. It's more like, I need to make up for what was spent.

So now I have started the Dollar Bill Project. Anytime I get change in dollar bills, it goes into a container. To deposit into my savings account when the container is full. People do this with change. I up the ante with bills. Wish me luck!