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Book Discussion: The Chemistry of Joy

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My moving box that I cast away to the corner of my living room few years ago is like a time capsule that is telling the present me what type of person I used to be.  This book that I recently fished out from that box told me that my current anxiety has been an old problem.  But when I thought my anxiety needed help to be dealt with back then, I didn't know fast forwarding few years into the future, I'm actually more anxious now. At least I learn that anxiety doesn't get better with age.  It actually gets worse. I didn't read this book back then when I bought it brand new. May be if I did, I would've been in a better place by now.  Have you read this book? Does it help you?  Please feel free to share with me your opinion in the comment area below.

Book Discussion: How To Sew A Button

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My interest in any particular book only lasts for the  few minutes when I hold it to admire the cover.  This is yet another brand new, unread book that I just fished out of a moving box that I should have unpacked long time ago....  I don't know how long it will take me to finally clear out this one moving box...I bought this book because I literally wanted to learn how to sew a button.  I still don't know how because I haven't had the time to get to the chapter where it will teach me how.  My grandma once said I would be among the first to die if there were a war...She blamed my mom for never teaching me the very basic domestic skills.  I guess this is why a lot of the mothers-in-law don't get along with the daughters-in-law.  To save my mother from more future blame,  I wanted to show my grandma that I at least knew how to sew a button...This desire has stayed on my to-do list for a very long time.  Sorry, mom, my will power is just not ...

Living in Style: Book Discussion

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Help! I can't stop buying books.  This is my latest book hoard! After sales tax, I spent $7.59 on this book.  I started this blog planning on taking inventory of all the books that I already own. Now I'm adding to my book clutter.  I bought so many books that I hadn't even flipped open after I brought them home. I had literally lost track of what books I have...I recognize that I have a problem.  I need a shrink! In the meantime, I hope I can get some reading out of this book.  Please feel free to discuss this book in the comment area below if you happen to be reading it too.