I love books

A Song of Ice and Fire series
The Glass Castle
Eat, Love, Pray
The Door to December
Velocity
Intensity
Any Bitter Thing by Monica Wood (wonderful book)
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Flowers for Algernon

30 Day Blog Challenge?

I've had this blog for several months, but its been only for the purpose of reading others. 
I am suddenly interested in making my plot on the web somewhat more interesting, if I have it in me..
But where should I start?
I found a gaggle of these 30 day blog challenges, but none completely suit me.
I mean...I'm 31..I don't have a crush on anyone.
So, maybe I'll write my own challenge. 
At any rate, I think it only natural to start with a picture since my name is in the blog title. 
Alrighty now.

Me, Shelley

      

TEN BLOGS I ENJOY READING

The Weigand's

In Honor of Design

Kendi Everyday

Beck Valley Books

Shannon Hearts

Start Thinking Right

Pastor Matt

Across the Pond

I believe in Unicorns

Lulu and Sweet Pea

There are plenty that I like to read but these have inspired me the most lately. Thanks bloggers

Ten Songs

Murder in the City by The Avett Brothers

A Closer Walk with Thee by the Avett Brothers

Little Steps by Rob Drabkin

Empty by Ray LaMontagne

Wedding Song by Matthew Brookshire

Simple as it Should Be by Tristan Prettyman

Duet by Rachael Yamagata and Ray LaMontagne

Mighty Leviathan of Old by Vandaveer

Sinning Hands by Iron and Wine

I Love the Rain the Most by Joe Purdy

I think of these things

Time--and how there's never enough

Politics--I worry, and I lean

Music-and it's beauty

Religion-what it means to me, what it should

Spirituality-how I can be moved

Art-paint and wonder

Love-all the people I love..The little ones and the big ones

Movies I want to watch again

Songs that I'll never hear though I would have loved

People I'll never see again-though we shared so much

What my next step should be

My endless to do list

Times I can't go back to, times I wish I'd seen, times I wish I hadn't

Humor

Happiness

Fashion

Movies that love me

Here lies a list of movies that make me happy. Some are actually great films. Some are not so, but are touching or witty or nostalgic. And, maybe, one brings about a perfect moment for me. And sometimes simply watching one of these films, alone, in quiet, with nothing on my to do list...I might exhale.

Without further ado and in no particular order....

Almost Famous

The Banger Sisters

The Big Lebowski

The Family Stone

Dazed and Confused

Juno

Riding in Cars with Boys

Grease 2

Raising Arizona

The Holiday

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Garden State
Scent of a Woman


Good night

Ten Songs I Love Right Now

Divide and Conquer by Vandaveer

Signs by The Avett Brothers

Trying to Live My Life Without You by Bob Seger

1901 by Birdy

We Are Young by Fun

Damaged by Plumb

Powerful Stuff by Sean Hayes

Trouble by Ray LaMontagne

Swept Away by The Avett Brothers

Naked as We Came by Iron and Wine

These are in no particular order. Just enjoying them equally..for the most part. The Avett Brothers are beautiful. I only discovered them within the last couple of years. I wish I could have enjoyed them all along.  Below is a video of another great Avett song. Enjoy.