Anyone who knows me knows I love to read. I come from a family of readers. Seriously, I don’t know anyone in my family who doesn’t read. One of my favorite childhood memories is my mom and I going to a local used book store on Saturday mornings. It was the coolest thing because you could trade in your old books for new books. That store is long gone, but a new similar concept store has taken over my life. Anytime I’m looking for a particular book, 2nd & Charles is my first stop. A particular book I’ve been looking for is The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes and after months of searching I finally found the book.
I was not disappointed, by this captivating book. If anything, I was inspired. For anyone still living in a cave, Shonda Rhimes is a brilliant writer …show more content…
I felt like she was speaking directly to me.
The basic premise of the book is Shonda was a very serious career minded women who was trying to balance her hit TV shows with motherhood. She was challenged by a close relative when she was told that she never said yes to anything. So, she began a year- long challenge to say yes to each and every opportunity she encountered. I believe initially she thought she would be challenged only in her professional life. She quickly realized that she’d shut down in all areas of her life. As it turns out her year of yes has become a new way of living.
While reading this book, I saw myself in every word of every line of every page. I’ve done the crazy 20s and now in my late 30s, I've settled into a routine lifestyle. I’m a rule follower and bit of a perfectionist so I’m the responsible person that everyone expects to keep everything on track. I make things look easy and effortless, as if I’ve been down this road before. In reality, I am a perfecting introvert with social anxiety. Basically, I’m a ball of nerves on the edge of
I was not disappointed, by this captivating book. If anything, I was inspired. For anyone still living in a cave, Shonda Rhimes is a brilliant writer …show more content…
I felt like she was speaking directly to me.
The basic premise of the book is Shonda was a very serious career minded women who was trying to balance her hit TV shows with motherhood. She was challenged by a close relative when she was told that she never said yes to anything. So, she began a year- long challenge to say yes to each and every opportunity she encountered. I believe initially she thought she would be challenged only in her professional life. She quickly realized that she’d shut down in all areas of her life. As it turns out her year of yes has become a new way of living.
While reading this book, I saw myself in every word of every line of every page. I’ve done the crazy 20s and now in my late 30s, I've settled into a routine lifestyle. I’m a rule follower and bit of a perfectionist so I’m the responsible person that everyone expects to keep everything on track. I make things look easy and effortless, as if I’ve been down this road before. In reality, I am a perfecting introvert with social anxiety. Basically, I’m a ball of nerves on the edge of