Libraries

In grad school they talk to us a lot about self care and making sure that we are not getting burned out due to the nature of the counseling profession. I feel lame and boring when I say it but part of self care for me is reading so I love going to public libraries. I've been reading The Lord of the Rings lately, but sometimes it's a little much. So after working today with  a screaming baby that wanted to be held all afternoon, I drove over and joined my local library!

I'm pretty sure I could easily spend two hours there browsing and selecting the next book to read. It's so quiet and I leave feeling relaxed. I also leave feeling a little bit like I've "stuck it to the man," because I get to read new and bestselling books without buying them! Winning!

Interesting fact... the average American checks out 7 books a year from the local library. If they broke that down by age group I think my age group would be quite a bit below that, but who's counting?