I've got a problem. I seem to enjoy acquiring and talking about books better than reading. Well, that might not be altogether true, but it's just so hard to find regular time for reading. I am able to cram a book in the couple of days before a book club, but then my kids are neglected, and I feel guilty, so I don't open a book for awhile, yada yada yada. Meanwhile, I keep collecting and adding to my to-read list and the books pile up.
It doesn't help that I'm a very slow reader. Neither do my I've-got-to-get-out-of-the-house-by-myself shopping trips to the book store.
I guess I like to surround myself with great books that I'd love to read, but don't seem to have the time for. So, in a way, they're sitting there on hold till the kids are in school, or we're empty-nesters. Now that's just silly thinking! I want to read now, dag-nab-it!!
I've GOT to find a solution to this crazy cycle, and not buying any more books does not really appeal to me. So, Jeromy and I have decided that every Wednesday night is going to be my night to get out of the house and do whatever I want. I can go couponing/grocery shopping, clothes shopping, or most importantly, go to the library to read!!! I am very excited about this. I hope it works out. I'll just have to be very good as I walk by the For Sale book counter in the entrance of our library (my newest guilty pleasure- the hardcovers are 50 cents and the paperbacks are only a quarter!).
But I still need your help. How do you all find a regular time to read? How do you make it a habit? How do you put a good book down to deal with life (i.e. kids)? I need some good ideas!!
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I usually read at night before bed and at the breakfast and lunch table. I can usually get through at least a chapter a day that way. If I'm really hooked I read in the mornings when the twins are up before the girls get up and at naptime.
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