FINISH READING

When I was a kid, I used to read nonstop and I would read up to 5 books at a time. Then, in Middle School, I stopped reading altogether. Since, I haven't been able to re-discover the desire. In fact, lately I have developed a bad habit of picking up a book and not finishing it. Once I put a book down, I rarely pick it back up. One book I was even <20 pages from finishing! Here is a summary of the books I have started reading in the past 5 years:

Lord of the Rings - began in 2002, on page 715 (last read 2005)
A Man without a Country - on page 19 (last read 2006)
The Case for a Creator - on page 63 (last read 2007)
A River Runs Through It - on page 44 (last read 2007)
The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands - FINISHED (Sept 2008)
Getting to 'I Do' - on page 105 (last read Sept 2008)
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus - on page 54 (last read 2008)
Sophie's World - began in 1997, FINISHED 2008
Broken Open - on page 240 (last read Jan '09)
The Time Traveler's Wife - on page 337 (last read June '09)
Profiles in Courage - FINISHED (July 2009)
Faust - FINISHED (August 2009)
Boundaries - on page 117 (last read Dec '09)
True Compass - on page 374 (last read 12/29/09)
Eat, Pray, Love - on page 1 (started TODAY)

My New Year's Resolution is to finish some of them.

Summary of Christmas Gifts

Will use the most: diamond studs
Most excited reaction: non-tinted swim goggles
Couldn't hide my disgust: earrings (sorry, mom)
Biggest Nerd Gift: sphere that projects stars on my ceiling (so cool!)
New "Theme" Ornaments: Silver "K", Iron Angel, Yarn Zebra
Wanted but didn't get: Portable DVD player
Almost got, but didn't (and now pissed): Wii and Kings Season tickets (Next time, don't tell me what I missed out on, Mom!)

Why are some days harder than others? Is it because you are close to me today? I wish it weren't so painful and yet, I would bear this pain for you so that you won't have to. I will gladly accept the burden of missing you in exchange for the end of your suffering.

I miss having a sister to do sisterly things with. I regret not spending more time with just you.

Mom says that tears are just our love for you leaking out a bit and I agree. But why does it sometimes seem like a weather patter? Why can I go for months with sunshine, and some days just a mist while others are a downpour?