Cleaning out the garage

It fascinating what you can come across when you are cleaning out the garage. We were recently going through some old boxes of my grandparent's.  In one of the boxes were a bunch of books. One of the books peaked my interest for purely anthropological reasons. It is titled: "Sex Life in Marriage" and was written in 1946 by Oliver Butterfield, PhD.

It is obvious that this subject was somewhat taboo because in the very beginning of the book the author cites Federal court decisions regarding sex education.  Federal Judge Augustus N Hand said: "The theory that information about sex matters should be left to chance has greatly changed... It may reasonably be thought that accurate information, rather than mystery and curiosity, is better in the long run."

Can you even imagine a court case about whether a sex book would be allowed nowadays?  There are so many books about sex now that it ridiculous.

I haven't read the book, but I find it very interesting to see how differently sex was looked at back then just by looking at the table of contents. It is also interesting to see how many of the topics touched upon are still relevant today.

Here are some of topics: Sexual Attitudes and Emotions, The Technique of Sexual Intercourse, Frequency of Intercourse, Children (and for those of my IF friends there is a section on infertility), and Overcoming Sexual Maladjustment.

Most of you probably don't care about my little discovery, but I thought it was interesting and wanted to share it.

Lovin My Nook

Almost 2 weeks ago Soren bought me a Nook.  I had been wanting one for a while, but kept telling myself that there was no point in buying one until I finished the big pile of books I have lying around. I am totally loving it and take it everywhere with me. In the last week and a half I have already read 3 books. I'm a total Nook addict. ;)

My very first blog award

I'm a little late getting to this post since Angie let me know last Wednesday that she had awarded it to me. All I can say for myself is that I have been busy taking care of my hubby that just had his wisdom teeth out.

Thank you so much Angie for nominating me! You can find her at Random Thoughts from Angie .

Here are the rules for accepting this award:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you the award.

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

3. Award 15 other bloggers (I'm lowering this to 5 for future people. 15 is just way too many.).

4. Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award.


So here are seven things about me:

1. I love having things organized. I actually printed out labels for our pantry when I was a teenager so that everyone would now exactly where to put things. I was so tired of everyone putting things in random places and having to hunt for them.

2. I'm a perfectionist.  This kind of goes along with the first thing I listed. Since it is so rare that I can get things perfect sometimes I don't even try and things can get really messy.

3. I love to bake.  Now I just need to be better about not eating the things I bake so that I will be able to lose weight. Thank goodness for being able to share food with co-workers.

4. I love digging in the dirt, but I also hate being dirty. (I know this may seem contradictory.) I really like gardening but as soon as I'm done I go straight to the sink to wash all the dirt off my hands.  (I can't wait for spring so I can start my vegetable garden.)

5. I am rekindling my love of crocheting. My most recent project is two baby afghans for one of my co-workers that is going to be the proud dad of twins in a few months.

6. I have never been outside the U.S. Even when we lived an hour from the Canadian border we never took the time to make the trip.  I know, it's pathetic.

7. I love to read.  I have a such a huge list of books that I want to read that it will probably be a year or two before I get through it. 

I nominate... (drum roll please):

Robin
Sherry
Jayme
^J^
Lindsay Logic
Sweet Pea
Jennifer
M
Jen
Andrea
Melinda
Pierson Family
Holly
Anna
Megan

Loving the Weather

It has been sunny and in the 60's during the day. This is so weird for January, but I'm not complaining. It has been feeling so great to go outside and feel the warmth of the sun.  I LOVE living in California. It's only January and I'm about ready to bust out the spring wardrobe. I would really love to buy some cute new clothes, but I have made an agreement with myself that I only get to buy new clothes if they are a smaller size.

On that note: I went to the gym tonight for the first time in weeks.  It seemed like I was sick for over a month straight. I'm going to have to get back in the habit now.  

Happy Christmas!

I just felt like going back to my English roots there for a second. (In England they say Happy Christmas instead of Merry Christmas.) Plus, I figured there would be a million posts titled "Merry Christmas" today and I wanted to stand out. ;)

I truly hope that this is a wonderful day full of peace and love for all of you.