Book Club entry

This month we have to read “The Happiness Project.” As you can probably guess, I’m less than enthused.

I’ve never been big on self-help books. They always seem to take 300 pages and a month of my time when I could’ve summed up the whole damn book in a paragraph. I like brevity when I’m reading; especially when I’m reading a book where I want to get the solution.

But, here we are. My book club voted and the majority rules. I promised that no matter what, that I would read the book that the club chooses.

I’m sure that a happiness project sounds like something I should be happy about, but I’m not. I’m not bitter, I’m not sad, I’m already happy. Why do I need to read 296 pages about another lady blathering on about trying to be happier? Sounds like trying to walk through mud with flip-flops and getting sprayed up the back with that fecal-smelling mud.

I’m already happy. I’m thankful every single day for my life, my husband, my boys, my family, my friends, and all of the things we have. I’m not sure how much happier this is going to make me, but I’ll give it a shot. There’s always room for improvement, right?

The author has divided her book into 12 parts. She will focus on improving her life in 12 areas - one for each month. I don’t have 12 months, I have 2 1/2 weeks to read this book, so whatever.

So, to break up the monotony of reading this book, I’m going to share with my two readers. Lucky you.