It's the Little Things

Before I started library school, I used to buy books A LOT.

I've always loved books and I'd say from the time I stopped using my school library (junior high?) until about five years ago (when I started library school), I bought books quite frequently. I would buy from Barnes & Noble, Borders (when it still existed), Amazon.com, and occasionally from used book stores.

When I started library school and became aware of the fact that libraries are slowly evolving, changing, and in some people's minds' "dying" I felt I needed to do my part and patronize my local public library and stop buying books.

Which I did.

I'd say that 99% of the books I read are from my local public library and the remaining 1% are gifts or in this case, "treats."

One of the items on my "40 Before 41" list is:  Buy a houseplant and nurture it so that it will live for at least one month. (I’m setting my sights low.)

I borrowed "Houseplants for Dummies" from the library (and renewed the max times that I could), but still wasn't able to use it to its fullest and figure out what plant I would buy, etc... (I'm kind of obsessive about reading every word in order to absorb knowledge in the hopes of successfully growing a plant.) So, I decided to splurge and buy a copy from eBay.

A $4.00 used copy of "Houseplants for Dummies" showing up in the mail made my day.

It arrived the other day along with another splurge, "Crock-Pot's Best-Loved Slow Cooker Recipes."

I'm about halfway through this one and so far I've only found one recipe that has piqued my interest. I'm hoping the second half will prove more fruitful.

So, as the title says, "It's the Little Things" --  two used books for less than $10 that will bring me hours (hopefully) of green thumbery and crock pot delicious cookery!