I finally bought a kindle just a couple of weeks ago, and since then my love for reading has come back in full force! One of my goals is to read more business books, so the first book I picked up was Sarah Petty’s Worth Every Penny. I had seen it recommended by Justin and Mary and felt like it would be a good read for me.

Well…it was! The book is basically about how to create a boutique business that will attract customers who are willing to pay what you are worth. A lot of the principles I already knew…some are just good common sense. But there were also a few really good nuggets of wisdom that I think will really be helpful if I apply them to my business. I think this book would be GREAT for someone who seems to be struggling with having all of their clients leave them for Sears Portrait Studio or the Picture People. Worth Every Penny is a manifesto of sorts for boutique business that don’t compete with those big box places because they don’t have to. The book teaches that by providing something those big stores don’t have, you have an edge!  What you lack in volume you will make up for in style, expertise, and the personal attention you can give your clients! Worth Every Penny breaks all these things down for you  in a very easy to read, very light way.

As my personal read this month, I read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. Oh gosh. What can I say about it, except SO GOOD?? If you haven’t read it already, it’s a memoir (picture me saying that MEM-wah like Kris Jenner) about a girl’s childhood in an extremely dysfunctional family. I’ll be completely honest and say that since I half knew what it was about, I thought it was going to be a difficult read. I was worried it would be depressing and that I wouldn’t even want to finish it, but once I started reading it, it was SO hard to put it down. The Glass Castle is so thoughtfully written that even Jeanette’s incredibly neglectful parents seem to have their redeeming qualities. I. Loved. It.

Yesterday was the first day of Summer…what have you been reading by the pool? Anything I should add to my list??