I've almost been off my anti depressants three months now, and boy has it been a journey of ups and downs. I recently finished a book though that I want to recommend to ANYONE who has anxiety. The Worry Trick by David A. Carbonell I've started a LOT of books about anxiety. And I've never finished any of them. They all either lost my attention, or caused me more stress and anxiety by giving lots and lots of case studies about people and the situations in their lives that caused them anxiety. I understand that many of these are to show people who might not have realized they have anxiety yet the situations in their lives where it's presenting itself, but they just gave me more things to stress about. I'd just started my first grown up job, and I hadn't even thought to worry about a lot of those things, but now that they mentioned it, I was worried about it. This book has some examples, but not too many. The chapters are short and easy to follow, and...
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Almost two months ago, Sammy was making breakfast and we were listening to Conference talks that he'd missed. I saw him get this strange look on his face while he was listening, and then he became very thoughtful. I wrote it off as him having some sort of personal revelation, and went on with my morning. Sammy sat down on the couch next to me though, and told me he had something to ask me. My heart instantly started racing, having no idea what he wanted to talk about. Had I done something wrong? He then asked me if I was happy at church, working in the nursery. He said he'd noticed over the past six months that I was dreading going to church more and more, and just seemed blah. When he heard that talk, that thought kept popping into his mind. I'm pretty sure that I started crying because he was so right, and I hadn't even noticed it. I hadn't been happy in nursery. Don't get me wrong, I loved the kids and the people I worked with, but I just wasn'...
I've been gone the past two weeks because I was wrapping up my novel, and finally taking the next step in the process: querying. Since it's been my dream to be a published writer with a book on the shelf since I was nine, the word query is one I've known about for quite some time. When I mention it to anyone who hasn't had that dream, they stare at me like I'm insane. Querying is kind of like submitting a resume and cover letter to a job. You have one page to give a short intro about yourself, and somehow interest an agent who spends all day reading these into wanting to read more about your book. I've been building up to the moment where I'd be writing one of these for a long time. Actually, that isn't true. The summer after I graduated high school, I sent out exactly one query to an agent. I submitted it hastily for a book about my adventures my freshman year of high school. I didn't even put a subject line in the email, and I never heard back,...
Here are my most recent reads! The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis This book was pretty dark. It's about Alex, whose sister was raped and then killed. She then kills her sister's killer, and is never caught her freshman year of high school. It's now senior year, and Alex is volunteering at an animal shelter. She's also about to make her first friend, Peekay, who is a preacher's kid. The story is told from their points of view, and also from Jack's point of view, an athlete that's known Alex her whole life and is just starting to notice her again. Can Alex have normal friendships and relationships, even with her past? This book really made me think and is going to be one of those that I never forget about. The Young Elites, The Rose Society, and The Midnight Star This series is like X-Men meeting mythology. After a fever, certain children are marked. An...