30 day book challenge - Day 30

Day 30 - Favorite book

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Being able to pick this book as my 11th grade essay project in my English class (and finally being able to choose something for myself to read), and for some reason the title stuck out to me.

After starting to read it (and still having to over-analyze things) I really enjoyed this book. I didn't mind re-reading the chapters to find something I may have missed or just re-read to remember what happened. Then I remembered that I had once watched this movie (in black and white) with my Pop. We would always watch random things together.

But this is one of the few books I only have more than one copy of; as I had to have the special anniversary edition from Barnes & Noble :) The cover itself is amazing!

Sunday Social

1. What is your dream job?

My first dream job was to be a Veterinarian. I followed that all throughout my 2nd year of college. I liked Science and loved math. But I couldn't get past dealing with human body parts, so that dream was shot down. I would love to just deal with numbers all day. And I kinda do at my current job. It might not be the numbers I was expecting, but everyday has some numbers involved.

2. If you had just won the lottery and didn't need to work for money, what would you do with your time?

I would read and cook/bake. I miss having the time to try out new recipes for dinner and having dinner ready for my family. I would also work on my crafty side. I really want to get the hang of crochet, but my left hand needs a lot of work. I also have about 3 latch hooks I want to complete. One day ...

3. What piece of career advice would you give to someone just starting out in your field?

My "field" is an Office Assistant ... so I don't really have too much advice besides making sure you're in the know with Office and computer know-how. It's all about learning and wanting to learn.

4. What would be your ideal “just for fun” job?

I'm not entirely too sure. I would love to be able to try out new recipes and tweak them to make them even better. And of course get paid to do so ;) I love being in the kitchen, but I wouldn't want to own my own shop. I just want to cook to cook.

5. What was your first “real” job? 

I worked at a bowling alley as Office MOD. I was asked by Karen, and agreed. It was a decent job for me still being in school full time. I left in 2009 to finish my AA in Economics. 

30 day book challenge - Day 29

Day 29 - A book everyone hated but you liked

Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella

I'm not sure if anyone I personally knew hated this book. But I read the reviews ... and it wasn't well received.

I didn't think it was horrible. The beginning was boring and slow. But once you go through that part, it wasn't that bad. A girl, who is struggling with her business is haunted by her recently deceased Aunt, who teaches her to get out there and have fun (or tries to) until she finds this necklace to put her soul to rest. I enjoyed the quirkiness of the book and the contrast between these two characters.

Reveal: SlimSoft Voxbox

I qualified and recieved the Slimsoft Voxbox from Influenster!

I haven't tried these yet ... I had a couple more uses of my old toothbrush left (My 3 months end today!) and I wanted to make sure I knew how my teeth and mouth felt before I switch over to these.

What I got in my box:
* Colgate Slimsoft Toothbrush (soft)
* Colgate Total Advanced Whitening Toothpaste
* Colgate Total Advanced Pro-Shield Mouthwash (Peppermint Blast flavor)

I can't wait to try these out and hopefully feel a difference!

30 day book challenge - Day 28

Day 28 - Favorite title

Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse #5) by Charlaine Harris

Most of the Sookie books that Charlaine writes have something to do with death. For some reason, Dead as a Doornail just sticks out to me from all of her books (that I have read). 

30 day book challenge - Day 27

Day 27 - The most surpising plot twist or ending

Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2) by Suzanne Collins

I didn't expect the ending to this book. I was thinking of something totally different and then POOF it happened and I was so annoyed and shocked ... I threw the book and haven't started the 3rd book yet. :/

Sure, I probably overreacted, but I'll eventually get around to book 3. I'm probably one of the few people who are not gaga over this series ... I have the movie and haven't even opened it yet. I haven't really had the time or the want to watch it yet. I guess it's like me not ready for book 3. Sometimes you just expect something completely different ...

30 day book challenge - Day 26

Day 26 - A book that changed your opinion about something

Anne Frank: The Diaty of a Young Girl

In the 6th grade, I was assigned this book to read and then I had to dress up as a character in the book. After reading this book ... I was shocked to see how Anne Frank had to live, hiding and hoping to not make a sound; being so young and naive, I thought everyone lived like I did. Who knew?