A Page of Peace

The past few months have been crazy to say the least. Get-togethers today, birthday party tomorrow, graduations, weddings—ahh, doesn’t anyone take “breathers”?

After graduation last year, I figured life would just slow down and not feel like such a rollercoaster. Wrong. When people know you have more time on your hands, they tend to think you can transform into an Octopus! In the hopes of getting away from the noise and retreating to a peaceful corner, I asked my friends and sisters if they’d be into starting a small book club. I got the “you’re-such-a-nerd-look” at first, but they agreed in the end (closet nerds).

We have yet to choose our first book, but my suggestion to any aspiring book club-ers is to limit the size to between 4 and 5 people. The smaller the group, the easier it is to keep organized and the easier it is to settle on convenient group meeting times. I know my friends and sisters have busy schedules the way I do, so allowing about a month for everyone to read the book is perfect.

Monthly meetings to discuss the book of the month are more doable than say weekly meetings and it’s not so stressful for the host. Each month, a different member of the club can be responsible for hosting the discussion at their place of choice. Reading is definitely one of my favorite relaxing activities because every book takes you on a different adventure.

If you hosts need ideas for book club meetings, take a gander at all of our general party theme supplies. Go on, seek (a book), conquer (the pages), meet & eat!