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  • Book Review,  Personal Essay

    Best Books I Read in 2017 & Books I Can’t Wait to Read in 2018!

    January 4, 2018 /

    The following are some of the best books I read in 2017. They are from different genres and authors. They are by no means a complete list. The books that I have on my list for 2018 are also a small faction of the ones I want to read. But what I want to read and actually have time to read are always two different things. Here’s wishing you all the best reading year in 2018 and let me know which ones you read and how you like them. Happy New Year! And be Present in your life.  2017The Blackbird Season by Kate MorettiThe Last Ballad by Wiley CashEast of Eden…

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  • Personal Essay

    My One Word Resolution for 2018 is Present!

    January 3, 2018 /

    To be Present in my life may seem like a no-brainer for a resolution, but I know from a lot of personal experience that we often let everything get in the way of our enjoyment of our life. So while I will probably struggle sometimes to let myself enjoy everything, I am going to try my best to really be present in the moment and live every minute of my life to the fullest in 2018. My life is pretty awesome, so why I let things that I cannot control ruin it for me, is beyond my comprehension anyway.  Worry is my middle name. I can let it ruin parts…

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  • Personal Essay

    The Holiday Season

    December 8, 2017 /

    The Holidays bring about some of our best memories of our lives, but they can also be stressful. They can also make you realize that you are missing someone special to you that is no longer in your life for one reason or another. The Holiday season can often be a time we look hard at where we are with our lives and determine what we are thankful for and where we are going the next year, literally and mentally.  We can get bogged down in the small or large tragedies that crisscross our lives and the terrifying events that are going on in the world. They all have a…

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Patty's Bookshelf

Lilac Girls
Lilac Girls
by Martha Hall Kelly
tagged: currently-reading
Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
by Lisa Genova
tagged: currently-reading
Under the Magnolias
Under the Magnolias
by T.I. Lowe
tagged: currently-reading
The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself
The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself
by Susan Bell
tagged: currently-reading
The Stolen Marriage
The Stolen Marriage
by Diane Chamberlain
tagged: currently-reading

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