Libraries and my realization that I am a feminist

I have to say that one of my new favourite places is the library. I have always been an avid library goer however, it was never for myself. I would go for work or a kid a was tutoring. I have just recently realized that I could benefit from the library as well. Take a book, read it it bring it back. Does life get any better?

I have recently started to going to the library one a weekly basis. It is a five minute walk from my place and it has so much to offer. I can go pick up a book or ten for that matter, if I don't end up liking them I just return them. I have recently started to go to the library to pick up materials I have put on hold. These usually consist ACOA books, books on how to paint, draw and whatever else might tickle my fancy. I usually end up walking up with those books along with some cookbooks, some cds of world music and anything I might be interested in but wouldn't buy for myself.

The other day after attending a PD session in which half of the day was dedicated to equality I realized I was a feminist. I have always realized that there were injustices against women and that things were not always fair but I did not realize that there was a word for this. (Or maybe I was just afraid of it like so many other women are.) But on to what happened happened at the PD session.

We were asked to do an activity in which we created a web with our name at the center and words that are associated with ourselves around it. We were then asked to put a rectangle around all of the things that made us feel included and a triangle around the things that made us feel excluded. I put a triangle around the fact that I am a women. There were me and two other women around my age at the table, the one women agreed with me, the other did not see anything that made her excluded. This was hard for me to believe. We discussed this and so did the speaker. I don't know which is better; seeing the injustices and wanting to make change but not knowing where to start or living in a land of flowers and lollipops?

Long story short, I have realized that I am a feminist and am now using the library to cure my need for knowledge and literature. Thank god for libraries and thank god I am not stupid enough to go on anything like the Real World. Those show make me sick.

On a side note, I am an avid tea drinker and I have just made myself my first pot of tea from fresh mint leaves. It is delicious!