My Little Addiction SOLC 6/31

I'll admit I have a bit of an addictive personality.  It becomes more and more evident as the years go by and it becomes easier and easier to obtain my drug of choice.  It started before I was in kindergarten when my mother would take me to the library.  (Did you think it was going to be something bad?) There, I could peruse stacks of books and pick out whatever appealed to me.  I was a member of the Dr. Seuss Club where 2 books would arrive in a cardboard box once a month.  These were books just for me.  Add to that, my mom was a voracious reader.  Magazines and books could be found all over the house.  My parents read to us nightly before we went to bed and when we were too old to sit and listen to them read to us, we read our own books under the covers with a flashlight.  Somehow, my dad was always able to figure out that we were still up reading when we were supposed to be asleep.

My first job was in a bookstore.  I was a shy 16 year-old girl who found solace in the books surrounding me.  Mabel, the owner of the store, was my kindred spirit.  Once I started making money, I could buy the books I wanted.  I certainly had easy access to them.  Books were always a safe bet when buying me a gift.  (By the way, it still is).

Fast forward to the present.  The Internet and Amazon.com have made it much easier for me to feed my addiction  soul.  Amazon's one click shopping is a little dangerous.  A few weeks ago, I received one of those plain brown cardboard boxes with the signature smile on it every day.  I had gone quite awhile without buying anything, and then fell off the wagon.  I  find immense pleasure in going to our local children's bookstore, Cover to Cover to find new treasures for my room.  The blogs and websites I read fuel my sickness.  My wish list is ever growing and it's gotten to the point that there are so many I want to read, that I've gone back to using the library.  I'm still trying to find a happy balance.

Here are my two latest acquisitions.  The box and envelope were a surprise to me.  I didn't remember ordering anything.  I think that's another sign that I may be out of control.  In my defense, I pre-ordered The Center of Everything by Linda Urban a long time ago.  You can read Kate Messner's  recommendation at Nerdy Book Club.

I'm looking forward to having some down time to read.  My pile is growing larger and larger.  Good thing spring break is coming soon.

Thanks to Ruth and Stacey at Two Writing Teachers for hosting Slice of Life Challenge.