Attitude of Gratitude: B

I'm grateful for Books.

I love reading! That makes me sound totally nerdy, but it's totally true! I remember a day when I was about 9 and I was reading Black Beauty. I had started it in the morning and spent the whole day reading. I was really excited that I was going to finish the book in one day -- what an accomplishment! But then my mom forced me to stop reading and go play outside so I didn't finish it until the next day and I was sooooo disappointed. Yep...I'm a nerd.

Anyway -- It's very very difficult for me to pick a favorite anything, let alone something I love as much as books. But this is my "go-to" answer when I am forced to pick a favorite.

As you can see, my copy is well loved.

It's the memoirs of a country vet in Scotland. It's not the most exciting or fast-paced book, but it's perfect when you need something that you can get into and out of quickly (at rehearsal, on the bus, in a waiting room, etc.) and the characters are so real and so loveable.

I also recently read this and loved it!


It's a story told from the point of view of a young autistic boy. I highly recommend it.

One of my favorite family traditions is that Santa Claus brings each person a book for Christmas along with filling their stocking. I've found some of my favorite books that way. If it's Christmas afternoon and you're wondering where I am -- a good guess is sitting in front of the Christmas tree reading my new book.

Books don't have to be great works of literature for me to love them (though I do like to think I know the difference, at least a little). If it's an interesting enough story I'm happy to get pulled in. And I like all genres -- mystery, historical fiction, non-fiction (I love a good biography!), drama, fantasy, etc. And it never hurts if there's a touch of romance. ;)

Another thing about me and books is that I go through them pretty fast and I'm not very patient. Which is not normally a problem, except when it comes to a book series. It stresses me out to have to wait until the next book comes out, so I often wait until a series is finished before I read it. I waited for the Harry Potter books to all be published before I read them. And then it was 7 books in about 14 days. I had to pause a few times for food and sleep after all.

When I finish books I'm always a little sad that the characters are not a part of my life anymore. There's very little as satisfying as escaping the real world through diving into a book.


Other B things I'm grateful for: Bread, my Bed, Bees 'cause they make honey, Banana muffins, Beaches, Brains, Bubbles, Babies, Best Friends, and Bakeries.