Skyler to Books

can i buy clomid at cvs Welcome to images from Skyler senior session. We went to an amazing location, one that I have loved using for the past couple of years, but I don’t use often. I’m going to move on to a different topic other than senior sessions today. I shall call this little post “What I Read.”

What I Read

I don’t know if you’ve noticed but lately I’ve been reading a lot of books. Like a lot of books. I’m trying to post books on Instagram, and share my thoughts in stories.

My Favorite

What I read that became my favorite book over the last several months was “Sorry I Was Late, I Didn’t Want To Come.”  There’s so much in this book that personally resonated with me. It’s not very often that I feel like a book was written about me. (Even though I didn’t do the little assignment that she did, I could see myself doing the assignment with the exact same outcome.)

Introverts Unite

What I read about was being an introvert. The author of the book is a self-proclaimed shy introvert. I am the exact same way. It’s difficult for me to be in public around other people. It takes so much of my energy, that I need a day or two to recover from a public outing. I need to wrap myself up in a blanket and stay in bed for an entire day after being in public.

My Energy Revelation

So often I feel like other people have more energy than I do. I seem tired all the time. Maybe I need to revalue that. I seem tired. In fact, I am not tired. I am recollecting my energy. It takes an enormous amount of energy to be around other people. All the energy I had stored up gets spent so quickly on other people. I need time to bank more. And I need time to give myself energy. Only a true introvert will understand this paragraph and what it really means. I don’t have less energy than other people. I just have to spend my energy differently. 

The Opposite of Introvert Is: 

One of the reasons why this book resonated so well with me, was what I read the opposite book the week before. The opposite book is called #imomsohard. This book was written by two very outgoing extroverted women.  They talked about their mom gang and all of the goofy things that they do with their friends. I couldn’t connect with that book at all, in fact I’m surprised I finished it. I actually got stressed out while reading it, thinking why don’t I have as many friends as they do? Why don’t I drink wine out in public every night like they do? Why would I rather be at home in a bathrobe then creating friendships? None of it sounded appealing to me.

I Needed This Book

So this book was the antithesis of the previous book;  and I needed it. I needed someone to tell me that it’s okay that I’m quiet and it’s okay that I am shy. I don’t need to go out and become an extroverted person just to please somebody else. It’s okay that I’m introverted. But it’s not okay to not have friends. I like that this book drove home friendships are core. While making friends as a shy introvert is difficult, it’s not impossible. It’s about hanging on to the friendships that you do have, and being open to new friendships in whichever form they arrive.

Home Run

I don’t often read books more than once, but this book is already in my pile to read again. 

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