All About Me

I'm Beth, a SAHM with a hard working hubby (David), two kids (Aaron who's 21 and Jacob, age 9), a skittish cat whose name is Schmutz (a long story) and a high strung dog named Samantha. Samantha's a Shep-Chow mix who came from a shelter--enough said!

I've been told a couple of times by a couple of people that I should start a blog. I've been thinking about it for a couple of years when Aaron first suggested it but I've never really given it any serious thought until a few days ago, when my friend Fiona started one. We were chatting on Facebook Monday night when she told me that I should just go ahead and do it. I've never been one to resist peer pressure so here I am.

The first thing you should know about me is that I'm absolutely obsessed with reading. I can't even pinpoint when it happened. My mom keeps telling me that I hated it when I was young and that I, in fact, pretty much sucked at it but I find that hard to believe. None of that matters anyway because now I can't get enough of books. I've been keeping journals of the books I've read since 1998 and in January I decided to create a yearly spreadsheets for all the books I read (yes, I'm a dork). My summer project this year is going to be to completely reorganize my books (they're all over the house: on shelves, in boxes and in piles, in the living room, the dining room, our bedroom and the basement) and inventory them (OK, I'm a BIG dork). My favorite website is Goodreads, I belong to a book group on Facebook, I love going to bookstores(both new and used) and library sales. Since my 9 year old loves reading we end up going to our local library at least once a week, too.

Just so you know, I don't (as much as I'd sometimes like to) just sit around the house reading all day. I also love to cook and bake. If I see a new recipe that looks good I just HAVE to try it. Off and on I also knit and cross stitch (of course I make bookmarks). I'm also crazy about working out. David and I became strict vegetarians over two years ago so healthy eating and daily exercise is as necessary as breathing to us.

So that's who I am and what this blog will be about. I have a lot to learn about blogging and hope that eventually I'll be able to add pictures and other interesting elements. I'm sure I'll be consulting Fiona a lot. Her blog already looks good!