Books of 2014

My goal for 2014 was to read 50 books. I actually managed 64. Here is the full list.

The Spectacular Now- Tim Tharp
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk- David Sedaris 
Northanger Abbey- Jane Austen 
Necessary Lies- Diane Chamberlain 
The Color Purple- Alice Walker 
Crime and Punishment- Fyodor Dostoyevsky 
The Giver- Lois Lowry 
The Art of Escalator Jumping- Shannon Young 
Flowers for Algernon- Daniel Keyes 
The Maze Runner- James Dashner 
The Scorch Trials - James Dashner 
The Death Cure- James Dashner 
Death Comes to Pemberley- P.D. James 
How Did You Get This Number?- Sloane Crosley 
Brave New World- Aldous Huxley 
The Night Circus- Erin Morgenstern 
Matched- Ally Condie 
Crossed- Ally Condie 
The Princess Bride- William Goldman  
The Phantom Tollbooth- Norton Juster 
Me Talk Pretty One Day- David Sedaris 
Slaughterhouse Five- Kurt Vonnegut 
Divergent- Veronica Roth 
Insurgent- Veronica Roth 
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (and other concerns) - Mindy Kaling 
Yes Man- Danny Wallace 
Noah Barleywater Runs Away- John Boyne 
A Wrinkle in Time- Madeline L'Engle 
Vampire Academy- Richelle Mead 
Ghost World -Daniel Clowes 
When I Was Five I Killed Myself- Howard Buten 
Frostbite- Richelle Mead 
Rebecca- Daphne DuMaurier 
The Book of Lost Things -John Connolly 
Shadow Kiss- Richelle Mead 
Blood Promise - Richelle Mead 
Spirit Bound- Richelle Mead 
Last Sacrifice- Richelle Mead 
The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket- John Boyne 
The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins reread 
Catching Fire- Suzanne Collins reread
Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins reread 
The Selection- Keira Cass 
The Elite - Keira Cass 
The One - Keira Cass 
The Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum 
Love and Other Four Letter Words - Carolyn Mackler reread
Truth or Dairy- Catherine Clarke reread
Are You There God, It's Me Margaret- Judy Blume reread
The Handmaids Tale- Margaret Atwood
Valley of the Dolls- Jacqueline Susann 
A Long Way Down- Nick Hornby 
American Gods- Neil Gaiman 
Love Story - Erich Segal 
Fletch - Gregory McDonald 
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon 
The Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick 
Horns - Joe Hill 
He's Just Not That Into You- Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo 
Year of Fire Dragons- Shannon Young 
Seabound- Jordan Rivet 
Noggin - John Corey Whaley

I'm not aiming at 50 this year. I want to concentrate more on writing, and reading, as much as I love it does take some time.
Just finished 'We Were Liars' by E Lockhart and about to start 'Just a Couple of Days' by Tony Vigorito.

I love book recommendations so welcome all suggestions. 

Here's to 2015!!!!

2014 has just ended. There is not enough words to describe how happy I am that its over. To say it didn't go so well is putting it mildly.

I went through 4 jobs, put my heart on the line for someone and was turned down (it could have gone much worse to be fair and he was at least nice about it) and felt the passage of time start to pass me by. I didn't achieve anything significant, unless you count eating my body weight in Mexican food an achievement. My resolution for 2014 was to read 50 books. I completed the task but as much as reading is enjoyable, I tend to use it as an excuse to avoid life. I avoid people and situations who make me even the slightest bit uncomfortable. Avoiding life is easy, its safe. But it doesn't achieve anything or make me happy.

Everyone wants to be happy, thats pretty obvious. Some people just seem to have an easier time of it than others.

I thought by this point in my life that I'd have more things figured out. But I have faith that all things happen in time.

The job wasn't right for me, the guy wasn't right for me (although I was completely convinced at the time that he was), and my age, can't really do anything about that.

We can only change certain things in life. Have influence over your own little part and try to make the best that you can of everything else.

Also, a slice of cake can solve many problems (I'm not a doctor, so maybe don't go crazy with that advice).

Here's to 2015! Good luck!