I'm a Quitter

Folks, I tried. My best. My very best. But I simply could not finish reading Founding Mothers. I love history! Yet, this book did nothing for me but put me to sleep within the first paragraph every single night. I've been working on it for months (have you noticed?), and still only made it about 1/2 way through.

I think the problem is that the content of the book seemed poorly organized. The author kind of rambled from one thing to another. I really couldn't tell how it was organized - not by person, chronologically, etc. I just couldn't stay focused!

I hate quitting a book. I feel like a failure. Especially a book like this that has such a wealth of information that my brain would like to absorb! But at this rate (one paragraph per night), it would take me years to finish this darn book!

So, I'm cutting my losses and moving on to Outliers (-->), which has already has me as a captive audience. I betcha I'll be done with it in a few days, so look for the review (its gooooood!!!!).

My New 'Do and a Book Review

I couldn't help myself with the rhyme! I didn't realize how loooooong my hair was! I got 8 inches taken off!!! I asked for light golden brown highlights, but it turned out darker than I had hoped. Oh well! I got long "whispy" side bangs and some long layers and shaping around my face.

Here's Bennett helping me show off the new hair. It was humid today, so some frizz despite.

This morning, I finished reading American Wife. I'm kind of mixed on it. The book is a fictional story about the life from girlhood to the present of a First Lady. It was a great story, BUT... the characters and plot were loosely (in some parts verrry loosely) based off of George and Laura Bush. Once we got to the present-day part of the story, it got a little "cheesy" - too close to the Bush Presidency. Otherwise, I really enjoyed it!

Now, I'm starting on Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts, which is non-fiction.