New Year, New Reads

Well, I wish I was starting off the year stronger having read more. Definitely more of quality over quantity in the books I have read this month. I am linking up with Modern Mrs Darcy's Quick Lit. Check out what everyone else is reading.

This is Where You Belong - The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live by Melody Warnick

This book was a recommendation by Modern Mrs Darcy. I enjoyed immensely. I find myself contemplating a move and finding myself asking myself why my town didn't cut it anymore. I also found out according to the book that the average American moves 11.7 times before they die. I would be considered a mover in that I above that average even though for the last 15 years I have been rooted in one place. I loved the story telling in this book. I can totally relate to Melody. I think most of the research in Melody's book points to people being engaged in the place they live the more attached they are to that place. She breaks down the ways to be engaged. I also learned about place making and I can see several places where my current town is trying that out - summer activity series including a giant scavenger hunt, new parks, and lots of places to become involved in community art.

I recommend this to anyone moving to a new place, been a place a long time, or considering a move.

Liking where you live is satisfaction. Never wanting to leave is attachment .- Katherine Loflin

Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict

The latest book by Marie Benedict is about Lady Clementine who is Winston Churchill's wife. To be frank, I never consider that Winston Churchill had a wife. I love how Marie Benedict digs into the story of the people behind the powerful people. Lady Clementine was a force in her own right. This book was great.  I was the first one at my library to get to check this out. That was a first for me.