Not one to make New Year’s resolutions, I have to admit I have resolved to be more physically active. And more mentally at peace with myself. If I want these things to happen in 2023, I have 11 months to improve. Knowing that the higher your chronological age is, the faster time passes, I had better hurry. I mean, look at what happened to January— it’s history.
Happily, I found a couple new titles in the library’s collection that should help me accomplish my goals (somehow “goals” sound better than “resolutions”). Confession: I do not have a great relationship with physical activity. And the aches and pains that come with aging do not make it easier. This is why I am excited to try the 28-day plan explained in Suzy Reading’s Sit to Get Fit: Change the Way You Sit in 28 Days for Health, Energy and Longevity. If I can improve my sitting routine in order to be more fit, I’m all in. I hope you are, too.
The other title that intrigues me is Coffee Self-Talk: 5 Minutes a Day to Start Living Your Magical Life by Kristen Helmstetter. Mostly I am a positive person, but the last few years have been hard, and I know I am not alone. I am also not a “touchy-feely” person, so when I see the word “affirmation” in the subject headings, I tend to back away. However, I do desire peace of mind, so if this self-help guide encourages me to embrace a mental routine for positivity and energy, once again, I’m all in.
Stay warm, keep safe, and happy energy and thoughts to all.
New at the Library
Fiction
- The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Douglas J. Preston.
- The Game is a Footnote by Vicki Delany.
- Preacher’s Purge by William W. Johnstone.
Nonfiction
- Life on Delay: Making Peace with a Stutter by John Hendrickson.
- Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo.
- The Small-Scale Poultry Flock: An All-Natural Approach to Raising and Breeding Chickens and Other Fowl for Home and Market Growers by Harvey Ussery.
Children
- The Corgi and the Queen written by Caroline L. Perry, illustrated by Lydia Corry.
- How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Be Kind? written by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague.
- Sincerely Sicily by Tamika Burgess.
This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries collection. Find more in our catalog, or call 360-906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.
Jan Johnston, Collection Manager
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org.
