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Jan Johnston, Collection Manager

Fort Vancouver Regional Library District

You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org

Not one to make New Year’s resolutions, I have to admit that I have resolved to be more physically active. And more mentally at peace with myself. If I want these things to happen in 2023, I have 11 months to improve. Knowing that the higher your chronological age is, the faster time passes, I had better hurry. I mean, look at what happened to January—it’s history.

Happily, I found a couple of new titles in the library’s collection that should help me accomplish my goals

(somehow “goals” sound better than “resolutions”).

Confession: I do not have a great relationship with physical activity. And the aches and pains that come with aging do not make it easier. This is why I am excited to try the 28-day plan explained in Suzy Reading’s “Sit to Get Fit: Change the Way You Sit in 28 Days for Health, Energy and Longevity.” If I can improve my sitting routine in order to be more t, I’m all in. I hope you are, too.

The other title that intrigues me is “Coffee Self-Talk: 5 Minutes a Day to Start Living Your Magical Life” by Kristen Helmstetter. Mostly I am a positive person, but the last few years have been hard, and I know I am not alone. I am also not a “touchy-feely” person, so when I see the word “af rmation” in the subject headings, I tend to back away. However, I do desire peace of mind, so if this selfhelp guide encourages me to embrace a mental routine for positivity and energy, once again, I’m all in.

Stay warm, keep safe, and happy energy and thoughts to all.

New at the Library

FICTION

“The Cabinet of Dr. Leng” by Douglas J. Preston.

“The Game is a Footnote” by Vicki Delaney.

“Preacher’s Purge” by William W. Johnstone.

NONFICTION

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