Christian Aaron từ Роги, Belarus

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12/22/2024

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2019-11-27 13:31

Fruits Basket (Tập 5) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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Truthfully, this is a 3 star book. But I am a big fan of the Unclutterer website, for which Erin Doland is the primary writer, so I have upped the book to 4 stars if only because it might introduce you to the website. The "one week" premise is shaky. It should be more like "Unclutter Your Life in Seven Days." The book presumes that you will undertake *massive* projects each day...before work. Like: take all the clothes out of your closet, determine what still fits and is flattering, what needs to be fixed, and donate the rest. Include all your accessories. Then go to work. Or: take everything out of your kitchen cupboards and pantry and put them on the dining room table. Decide what you really use, toss expired food, clean out the now empty shelves, and replace the pared down items. And then go to work. I mean, for someone who isn't cluttered the projects won't be massive. But for someone like me who is moderately cluttered they are massive. And I am not even insanely cluttered. Actually, even for someone who doesn't have a lot of stuff, taking everything out of the kitchen cabinets, cleaning, and replacing is still going to take several hours. The one week thing also glosses over the psychological aspects of it. Erin is not a psychologist and I don't think she needs to be to write this book. But I think pretty much everyone can agree that big changes are stressful and when trying to change the way you live it might be better to do it gradually to allow yourself time to acclimate and to adjust to the idea of getting rid of your things. Starting small (one drawer) or with a class of items to which you are less attached (old junk mail you haven't bothered to throw out yet) primes you for more cluttered and/or more emotional areas. I have been working slowly but steadily over the past two months and am still getting used to an emptier house. It took me a couple weeks before I felt comfortable with my bedroom being so empty--it felt less cozy and inviting, less mine. If you take the "one week" thing with a grain of salt and do each of the projects on a weekend day, the plan is more do-able. The practical suggestions are useful and I like that it includes an "unclutter your work" aspect, in addition to home. If you are cluttery at home, it's unlikely you're a minimalist at work but I've never seen advice about work and home integrated in one place before. You can breeze through the book in a couple of hours and its advice and motivation are useful in a decluttering process. I don't know that it will work as an only resource for someone needing to make a big change, but it is certainly a tool in the arsenal.

2019-11-27 15:31

Gram Gram - Đội Thám Hiểm Ngữ Pháp Tiếng Anh (Tập 5) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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Sixteen years later and Amy Parker was still very much in love with her best friend, Quinn Whitfield. The problem was he didn’t feel the same, and never did. Rather, he fell in love with their other best friend, Lisa when they were all in their tender age of fourteen. The same age she’d realized that she’s in love with Quinn. She had always felt like the third wheel when the two of them started dating. And to make it worse, Quinn and Lisa both gone off to college and when they graduated as lawyers, they got married and live in Sydney. She’d never tell a soul about her feelings and never in any way revealed it to Quinn for fear that had he known she would lose him. She thought she’d rather have him as her best friend in her life than not having the presence of Quinn in it. The story of her life! Until now, the memories of that summer when Lisa first told her that Quinn had kissed her when they were studying together still had had the power to hurt her. She still couldn’t understand and accept the fact that Quinn had chosen Lisa over her. My gosh, they practically grew up together, being neighbors all their lives. They swam together, skinned their knees together, more than brothers and sisters. The two of them were thick as thieves, best of friends. Until they turned fourteen and Lisa moved in their town that summer, everything has changed. She could still recall the time her two best friends were dating. She was happy for both of them but hurting at the same time wishing she was in Lisa’s place. And she died a thousand deaths the day they got married. It was the bleakest moment of her life. But she stood there in that church as their “Best Person” witnessing their vows to love and cherish each other, a smile plastered on her face, thwarting the tears that threatened to fall. But once she’s home, she was not able to hold back the heart-wrenching sobs she was holding off during the ceremony. And she felt pathetic, yearning and obsessing after her best friend. Now, she was trying to ease away from their lives. So, for eighteen months now she hadn’t tried to make contact with them. She had not answered e-mails and calls from both Lisa and Quinn and had not visited their home in Sydney, albeit gradually until such time all communication has stopped altogether. Which she thought was good since she didn’t want to spend her life hurting and pining for someone who would never feel the same way about her and was very much married. She just wished the time would come that she would only feel friendly feelings towards Quinn and he would be just that to her… Her Best Friend. Since Quinn had started hanging out with Amy at the Grand Theatre, helping her in the restoration process, he felt really alive. He hadn’t felt this happy in years, not since the separation anyway and probably way before that. He hasn’t told Amy yet about the split-up and that Lisa and he were at the final stages of their divorce. He couldn’t just surprise her with that information although since he’d learned of Lisa’s extra-marital affairs, he’s been thinking of Amy a lot. He’d missed their talks and the joy he would always feel when he’s with her. His best friend in the world. The one person who’s constant in his life and couldn’t afford to lose. He knew he couldn’t lose Amy or rather he’d always known he couldn’t. The fact that he’d suppressed his feelings for her when they were fourteen would convey the fact that he’d rather have her as best friend in his life than not having her at all. Although for a time he’d lusted so much after her and he’d had to remind himself that she was his best friend. And then Lisa came to the picture and the rest you would say was history. But now that they were spending so much time together, he couldn’t help but notice how beautiful and sexy she truly was. And even wondering what could have been like with the two of them. Just the thought of making love with her made him very aware of her sexually. This story was truly a joy to read. I’ve appreciated the gradual build-up of Quinn and Amy’s relationship in the story. How they became aware of each other sexually during their shared time together renovating the theatre. I like the angle of love triangle in the story line with the heroine being casted as the rival. And gosh, I guess I just loved the fact it was an “I’m-In-Love-With-My-Best-Friend” kind of story and I’m a sucker for them! LOL!

Người đọc Christian Aaron từ Роги, Belarus

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.