Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon Self-Control, and My Other Experiments in Everyday Life

Story of a Soul.

The Meaning of Things: Domestic Symbols and the Self.

Here was a shelf of nothing but Harry Potter, here, my worn copies of the Narnia books, there, my beloved Little House books (Santa Claus brought me one volume each Christmas for nine years). The Elizabeth Enright and Edward Eager books I’d read so many times. Mary Stoltz, who didn’t get the attention she deserved. Streatfield, Barrie, Canfield, Co

What am I waiting for? What would I do if I weren’t scared? What steps would make things easier? What would I do if I had all the time and money in the world?

“Your lack of planning is not my emergency.”)

September’s efforts had proved to me that happiness is not having less; happiness is not having more; happiness is wanting what I have.

A Little Princess (greatest vindication story ever), The Golden Compass (greatest animal character ever), and Little Women

The Relationship Cure,

168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, Laura Vanderkam