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After 15 years of living in Sacramento I've been noticing lately that I have a love/hate relationship with my city. I've lived here longer than any where else. I have a lot of memories here, but I don't see myself putting down roots, or growing old here. Reading this book was eye opening and inspiring. A mix of personal anecdotes and research, the author gives lots of examples of how one can actively learn to love where they live.

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This afternoon‘s 🎧📖 #audiobook.

This was a decent read. The author describes different ways to feel more attached to the place you live. A lot of the ideas were a bit obvious but others were interesting to learn about. Some examples were to shop/eat locally, get involved with events/volunteer, walk vs drive around town, get to know your neighbors, etc.
This was my friends' bookclub pick so it'll be interesting to see if any of us are going to put the ideas into practice.

Day 1 of the #20in4 done and I did pretty well for a Friday. I had to work all day but still managed to get in 3 1/2 hours. My long commute definitely helped (yay audiobooks)
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I can‘t seem to focus on fiction right now— any story conflict or suspense seems to stress me out! So low-suspense nonfiction it is. Any recommendations? Bonus points if it‘s on #hoopla 😉

There was a lot of statistics in this book which list my attention. And the author would discuss her experiment from her to do list but again there was so much detail with maybe not enough emotion that I didn‘t always listen. However I enjoyed her list, her revelations and discussions about volunteering, finding a restaurant to become regulars and an interesting discussion about New Orleans after Katrina.
List of TO DO‘s in comment section.

Meh. I liked the idea of this but was bored reading it. Lighter non-fiction hasn‘t been doing it for me lately so time to move on.

This book has something offer everyone whether you have lived in one place your whole life or just moved to a new one. If you love where you live or at least want to try to love it, Melody Warnick gives lots of great ideas to make your community a better place!

So I kind of got a little carried away with the Kindle purchases. I'm getting ready for a book buying fast for the rest of the year...I think? #bookhaul

This was right up my alley. In the same vein as Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project, but with Love Where You Live experiments. #overdrive

Well, finding an author's signature in a library book just seems like a waste. Remind me how it's wrong to "lose" this copy, right?

Interesting look at place attachment and the author's attempts at learning to love her town. Offers some fun ways to get more involved in your community.

I wanted to love this -- it's so in my wheelhouse. And I liked it. The writing was good, the content was interesting. But it just didn't quite mesh and I'm not sure why. Worth a read but not a raver.

Finished this audiobook this morning while working. It's a super easy book to listen to, usually I have a hard time listening while I work, but not here. Since of the facts and case studies were interesting, however, a lot of what this book offers is super obvious imo. A lot of the suggestions are for if you're living in an upper middle class area that is very safe. Best part was chapter on rebuilding after disasters.

I got through 3.5 hours of this audiobook while canning today as well (7 quarts chicken marsala, four chili con carne, two turkey soup). so far it is kind of interesting, but also kind of classist 😕 it presumes you have money and live in a nonviolent neighborhood. But I'll keep listening as I'm not getting tired of it despite concerns.

Got a bit repetitive toward the end, but overall had thought-provoking ideas on place attachment. And yes, I am sitting in my dark garage so I can listen to the last 15 minutes. Dumb audiobooks on CD. 😜

Reading this book will help you fall in love with Blacksburg, VA all over again! If you're not in Blacksburg, you will still learn multiple approaches to exploring your community and developing ties. Warnick includes helpful checklists for ways to immerse yourself in your current zip code and invest in your surroundings. After all, wherever you go, there you are. Might as well be happy. #ThisIsHome

This is fascinating so far!!

Seduced by the call of the road, Melody Warnick's book is her attempt to love the place she is in. After several moves, she worries about settling down and place attachment for her children. However, she can't decide where to settle down. She ends up in Blacksburg, Virginia and is dead set on loving her adopted city. Her book is her plan to find where she belongs. She wants to unlock the secrets of staying put.

Everybody has a book stack in their closet, right? (Don't answer that.)

I was a little skeptical when I started reading this, but now I keep nodding at all these great points.

"When residents felt like their city offered a lot to do, looked nice, and welcomed all kinds of people, they felt most attached to it."

Today's library haul! I started Jane Eyre on Serial and then switched to ebook, but I decided that holding it my hands would be proof that I actually am making progress and somehow chapters aren't just being added continuously. (I'm enjoying it, I swear!). Grabbed the Shirley Jackson because The Lottery has been on my list forever. And I started We Have Always Lived in the Castle on audio, but maybe I'll finish in print? It could happen.

"As long as I have a Target, everything will be OK." #wordstoliveby

I'm returning this ebook to the library early. I bought my own copy because I'm finding way too many passages I want to highlight! And you mustn't write in library books, even electronic ones.

From Chapter 1

"I realized this sounds like magical thinking. 'Wherever you go, you take yourself with you,' a therapist might have scolded (if I'd had one). And yet my life did change from city to city, sometimes dramatically so."

Just downloaded to Overdrive from the Los Angeles Public Library. I have moved around a LOT, and this premise intrigues me.

The 'Project' based book got started for me with Gretchen Rubin. This follows the format - a woman that decides she will 'Love Where She Lives' and sets up a series of experiments based on research. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

What if a place becomes the right place only by our choosing to love it?

Learning to love the place you live.