*1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (1/10)
2. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (1/10)
3. Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris (1/10)
4. Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (1/10)
5. Woodswoman II: Beyond Black Bear Lake by Anne LaBastille (1/10)
6. The Journal of Mortifying Moments by Robyn Harding (1/10)
7. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie (1/10)
8. Secrets of a Shoe Addict by Beth Harbison (1/10)
9. The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson (2/10)
10. The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf (2/10)
11. Precious based on the novel Push by Sapphire (2/10)
12 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (2/10)
13. Bloodwood by Gillian Bradshw (2/10)
14. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger(2/10)
15. Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker (3/10)
16 A Dog's Life by Ann Martin (3/10)
17. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier (3/10)
18. Saving CeCe Honeycutt by Beth Harrison (3/10)
19. The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts (3/10)
20. House Rules by Jodi Piccoult (3/10)
21. To Big to Miss by Sue Jaffarian (3/10)
22. Diary of a Confessions Queen by Kathy Carmichael (3/10)
23. Between Two Queens by Kate Emerson(3/10)
24. The Complete Herb Book by Jekka McVicar (3/10)
25. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (4/10)
26. Blindside by Catherine Coulter(4/10)
27. Weekends at Bellevue by Julie Holland (4/10)
28. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan (4/10)
29. Riptide by Catherine Coulter (4/10)
30 Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella (4/10)
31. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin (5/10)
32. The lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (5/10)
*33. Little Heathens Mildred Kalish (5/10)
34. Sea Monsters by Rick Riordan (5/10)
35. Thugs and Kisses by Sue Jaffarian (5/10)
36. Every Last One by Anna Quindlen (5/10)
37. Eleventh Hour by Catherine Coulter (5/10)
*38. Fire by Kristin Cashore (5/10)
39. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris(6/10)
40. Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian (6/10)
41. Titan's Curse by Rick Riordian (6/10)
42. Too Much Money by Dominick Dunne (6/10)
43. Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon (6/10)
44. The Ex-Debutante Linda Francis Lee (6/10)
45. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (6/10)
*46. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (6/10)
47. Nantucket Nights by Elin Hilderbrand (6/10)
48. Sound of Hope by Lois Heymann (6/10)
49. Like Sound Through Water by Karen Foli (6/10)
50. The Girl Who Kicked a Hornet's Nest by Stier Larsson (6/10)
*51 Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (6/10)
*Favorites
Favorite Books
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Strange Fits of Passion by Anita Shreve
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Season of Passage by Christopher Pike
The Time Travaler's Wife
The Secret Lives of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Steps to work on
*Wean off of paper towels! *Grow and can more vegetables and herbs next summer *Lower thermometer this winter *Install new windows
Steps taken to be more frugal and/or environmentally friendly
*Make all of our cleaning products *Only use cloth napkins *Recycle as much as we can *Line dry clothes when weather permits - cold/raining weather - hang as many of the heavier items as I have room for. *Composting fruit and vegetable scraps with red worms *Use wood stove to heat part of the house *Purchased an EnergyStar freeze to store overflow of freezer foods *Menu planning each week *Cooking different items from scratch *Shopping the deals *Couponing
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