My Nightly Reading Selections

I've always been a big reader. Back in the day The Nancy Drew Files and The Babysitters Club filled my shelves and I would spend hours pacing through the house reading. Lately my interests have changed - now baby and parenting books seem to be my number one choice, but I also love travel, European history, eco-friendly lifestyle and I guess what you could call "self-improvement." I also love a good fiction novel, but sadly there are none in sight at the moment. I slightly exaggerated my collection for the photo, but these are truly all in my queue and I am in the middle of reading about half of them. Italy is taking center stage for now though with our trip just a little over 2 weeks away, yikes! I've got a general plan for our time there, but still a lot of transportation details to plan and more specifics on day-by-day sightseeing and restaurants. A new batch of books arrived today which is always pretty exciting for me. I'm going to start browsing through the Italian cities, but the rest will have to wait until we return. So many books, so little time!

The new recruits - added them to the pile!