Reading List for the Beach Update

Every time I am on the Outer Banks, retiring down here comes to mind. Not sure if it is in God's plan, but hopefully He will provide some direction in that regard.

Didn't get as much reading done on the drive down this year because I was really tired and needed sleep. I've been able to catch up since then, though, so I've read the following:

• Dead Reckoning by Caitlin Rother (see my review here)
• The Minimum Wage Millionaire by Bill Edgar

Moving on now to Out of Control: Why Disciplining Your Child Won't Work...And What Will by Shefali Tsabary, PhD.

Hope you are having a great week.

Reading List for the Beach

Our annual trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina has started. I like to use this time to catch up on my reading. The past couple of years I haven't read much on vacation because we had family here. This year, it is just the four of us and a friend, so hopefully I'll get more done.

My list for the beach is to finish Dead Reckoning by Caitlin Rother and read the following:

• Love You Husband Love Yourself by Jennifer Flanders
• Out of Control: Why Disciplining Your Child Won't Work...And What Will by Shefali Tsabary, PhD
• '89 Walls by Katie Pierson
• My Spouse Wants More Sex Than Me by Ruxandra LeMay, Psy.D.
• Guilt Free Motherhood by Amber Kahn
• Candy's Chocolate Kingdom by Nirit Littany
• Ben's School Daze by Robyn Sims and Joanne Larcom 

What are you reading this summer?

Vacation Rant - Trash on the Beach

I don't consider myself an ardent environmentalist, but I don't like litter either. It makes no sense to me when there are multiple trash receptacles on the beach why people have to leave their trash hanging around.

The other night, the family and I went for a late night walk on the beach in Kill Devil Hills. What was supposed to be a leisurely trip to find seashells became a pick up the trash trip for me as I followed along scooping up bottle caps, fireworks trash (they are illegal here, by the way), shoe laces, plastic wrappers, and more.

One of the reasons we've come to the Outer Banks each year for more than a decade is because of their beautiful beaches. I hope visitors to the Outer Banks will respect its beauty and keep the beaches clean.