The Sassy Book Worm

 

 Jon travels a bit for work and being the friendly guy he is he often strikes up conversation with people he sits next to on the plane. I love hearing about the different people he meets on his travels but this last time in particular was especially interesting to me. 

Jon got to talking with the man sitting next to him on the plane. After a bit of talking Jon found out that the man next to him was a book agent. This man asked about what types of books Jon liked. At this point Jon mentioned that he really enjoyed reading but his enjoyment of reading was nothing compared to me. After explaining to the man how I will read anything I can get my hands on the man asked for Jon's card. He then told Jon that he would send a box of books for me to Jon's office. 

How great is that?

Well sure enough, a week or two went by and a box of books arrived at Jon's office for me. It was like Christmas in a cardboard box! So far I have read The Dinner by Herman Koch (really good!) and Lost Kingdom by Julia Flynn Siler (a really interesting read about the history of the Hawaiian islands) and right now I am reading Healer by Carol Cassella which is a really great read so far.

What are you reading?

Irons In The Fire

Lately I feel like every "iron" I own is in the fire. I'm studying for my licensing exam, I was just in a wedding and will be traveling to be in another in July (and a bridal shower coming up in two weeks), I have a full time job and a part time job, school is almost over for the schools that I work at and my internship of three years is coming to an end. I do hope I am not coming across as complaining-because goodness that is not the intention.  The thing is, yeah it is a little overwhelming to have all aspects of my life going full force-but its all good.

I realized something a bit ago, life is pretty good when you aren't looking. I feel like when life gives you stressful/sad things you have no choice but to deal with them, to walk through them, to really feel them. The only way to get past them is to go through them. But when things are good or even just "not bad" I find that people make choices to pay attention to things that are less than desirable. For example, when your family is healthy and things are going alright it can be easy to pay attention to how someone cut you off in traffic or how tired you are. Make sense? When things aren't going horribly wrong they are going pretty right.

So yes, things are busy-but at their core they are really good. When all of your irons are in the fire it isn't helpful to complain about their heat...its best to strike while they are hot!

Moving On

So today was my last day working at the high school I have been at for three years as an intern. You see, I have gathered all the hours I need to take my licensing exam and this summer I will be doing just that. Therefore, the school year is ending and I won't be returning next year. I won't miss being mistaken for a student as I walk around the campus, nor the underfunded facilities in which the counseling center was housed.
But today as I wrapped up with all my duties I became sentimental for the drafty building, and the time I get to myself on my commute and the cooky group of interns that I share time with. When things end I get sentimental, eerily so. When Jon and I moved to San Francisco we had to sell our first dining room table. If you were judging by my emotions as the table let our apartment you would have thought we sold Frank on Craigslist. I get attached to things and then infuse them with feelings.
Which is what I did today.
Oh the hours I spent working with students in that wonky office chair.
Or the number of times I made tea in the break room.

See what I mean? Mundane things given meaning based on emotions.
I'm really good at it.
Have you ever become emotional over things that you hadn't anticipated?

P.S. I was feeling so nostalgic that I snapped this picture to commemorate the moment. See? I told you, nostalgic to a fault.