Weeks Ago

I know, I know, I know. It's been a while. My life just hasn't been terribly exciting these last few weeks, so there's not much to post about. However, I did just finish reading my cousin's exciting second novel! It is so cool to be related to a successful writer :-) Several weeks ago she sent me my very own signed copy and I wasn't able to put it down once I started it. I'd be up at midnight and 1:00am thinking, "One more chapter. Just one more chapter..." And then I'd be exhausted the next day. I'm not usually a suspense reader cause it gets my anxiety up, but this was really good and I'm not just being biased! Plus, it was so fascinating to read about a culture I know absolutely nothing about. So if you're looking for a good Fall read, go pick it up.

As you can see in the pic above, I spent one lazy Saturday afternoon at Starbucks reading it while drinking my venti, half-sweet passion tea. I'm such a dork...I was going to get my usual Americano when I realized that the passion tea would make for a nicer shot for the blog :-)

Prior to Startucks, I gathered up all my recycling and took it to the recycling center near my place. I was amazed at the sheer amount of stuff I, as a single person, generated - most of it plastic! Staggering. And scary to think about how much plastic goes un-recycled. I always feel like I'm doing a little something to make this world a little better place for future generations when I pull up here. Plus it's extremely satisfying to throw my glass jars into the glass been and listen to them shatter :-) I've also started composting and have been surprised to see how little trash I generate that can't be recycled or composted.