“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” – Marcus Tullius Cecero Little Mia used to lose sleep because she was so consumed with the content of a book, and adult Mia does the same thing. The books have changed from Dork Diaries to Traffic Secrets but the principle is the same.
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Apprenticeship: Week 12
“The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.” – Johann Goethe It is so crazy that I am already halfway through. The weeks have been crawling yet flying by all at once.
Apprenticeship: Week 10
“To learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know.” – Stephen R. Covey Wow double digits here we are. It is insane how fast the weeks are going.
17 Things I Learned At 17
“At eighteen, everything is possible and tomorrow looks friendly.”– Jim Bishop After what feels like an eternity of a year, today is the day I will finally turn eighteen. I am not exaggerating when I say the past year has felt like ten.
Apprenticeship: Week 9
“Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.”– Roy T. Bennett What a week it has been. I went grocery shopping a few days ago which was lovely. It is still so weird to be surrounded by everyone in masks and having to be so conscious about everything.
All Along We Are Blooming
“A weed is but an unloved flower.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox I recently heard someone talk about the book All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols.
Book Review: The Old Lady Who Struck Lucky Again!
“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” – Mark Twain This book is the sequel to Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg’s The Little Old Lady Who Broke All The Rules. As much as I loved that book I honestly think that I liked this book more.
Apprenticeship: Week 6
“Failure is a bend in the road, not the end of the road. Learn from failure and keep moving forward.” – Roy T. Bennett As I was writing the title for this I accidentally wrote week five instead of six. If that isn’t an accurate description of how my life is going then I amContinue reading “Apprenticeship: Week 6”
Book Review: The Little Old Lady Who Broke All The Rules
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero This book written by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg was given to me by my brother, he has really good taste in books so I essentially just picked up the book and started reading.
How To Get Into Reading
“We read to know we’re not alone.” – William Nicholson There are a lot of people out there that say that they simply are not a reader. They have tried before but it just does not work.
