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I am currently in the middle of remodeling our master bedroom. Taking down the old purple floral border and other purple decorations from the previous owner of our house and setting the stage for a more classic, clean-line look. I was in a horrible mood when I got home from work, but found that painting got my mind off of the issues from earlier in the day.

 Skip to earlier today… I came across this website called Blurb, which allows you to make a bookstore quality book. You can add images, text, and customize the format with some free software that you download from their website. Then you just order the number of books you want, and the best part – they start at around $12 per book! That is insane! I think this is a great idea because getting a book published has always been a mistery to me. This makes it so easy. I mean obviously you don’t have the publisher behind you, but Blurb would be great for personal stuff such as making a photo book, a book of poetry, etc.

 So while I was painting, I was thinking back to my college days of the poetry class and how I really enjoyed it. What if I created a book of the poems I’ve written? Right now they are saved on a CD, but haven’t really been read by me or anyone else for a couple years now. Something to think about I guess. It’s interesting how I wrote so many poems for that class and haven’t wrote a single one since. I think when you have a reason to write and an outlet, it makes the task easier. Similar to having a blog with the continual need to say something interesting that others may want to read. It makes you do more thinking…