<p><a href="http://crushitbook.com/" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3123" title="book-header2-trans" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/book-header2-trans-227x300.png" alt="" width="227" height="300" /></a>I'm a book junkie.  It all started in my childhood.  When I was 3, I didn't take a stuffed animal or doll to bed.  I snuggled up with the book <em>The Three Little Kittens</em>.</p>

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<p>I still take a novel to bed each night, but rest it on the nightstand when it's time to turn off the lights.  :-)</p>

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<p>Each Christmas, a few books top my Christmas list.  This year, I asked for two books that kept surfacing in conversations with various peeps.  The only specific peep that I can recall at this time is <strong>Peter Paluska</strong>.  (Thanks, Peter!).  Hell if I can remember the others.  Luckily, I picked up a copy of <a href="http://www.republichd.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Keep Your Brain Alive:  83 Neurobic Exercises to help prevent memory loss and and increase mental fitness </strong></a>when I was shopping for family Christmas presents in Houston. </p>

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<p>Anywho, this year's Christmas List Books were Crush It and Rework.  At one point, when Mom begged me to compile The List for the umpteenth time, these books and an Anne Taintor calendar were the only things that I could think of.  Mom was frustrated, but she got over it.  She should be happy that her daughter asks for books instead of expensive jewelry or electronics.  </p>

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<p>Surprise!  Santa brought me both books!  I guess I was more nice than naughty this year.  Darn. </p>

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<p>Houston, we kinda sorta had a problem though. </p>

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<p>What could possibly be the problem, you ask? </p>

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<p>I get jazzed by non-fiction. </p>

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<p>In fact, I get <em>so</em> jazzed that if I read it during my regular reading hours of right-before-bedtime, I can't sleep.  I have enough issues with my brain refusing to cooperate and turn off at night.  Throw innovative ideas into the mix and I'm a full-fledged insomniac.  I can only read my bedtime story (you might call this a "novel") before bed or I am toast the next day. </p>

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<p>Which means that I need to read non-fiction outside of my regular reading hours.  And my Crazy 365 Day Project Blog + New Puppy + Working-for-the-Man Life doesn't have room for reading outside of my regular reading hours right now.  Unless...</p>

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<p>I creatively morph it into one of my 365 days! </p>

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<p>can also take photos of what i took to houston (3) and what I added on the way home (2) to save space.  then can link to me and chris g.</p>

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<p>when do i ever get uninterrupted time to read non-fiction?  never! planes.  captured attention. </p>

<p>All I wanted for christmas was 2 books .  thankfully i already have my two front teeth</p>

<p>heard about them through several people lately</p>

<p>i'm a book junkie.  i recently read someone in the midst of a declutter project, and he paired down his books.  the thought of this nearly made be break out into hives.  TS built me a bookshelp to hold my books!!!  (pic)  also take pics of books in all other places. </p>

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