It all started when I was a child. I have said before that I was a nerd, but one can not, without having gone through it themselves, fathom how miserable and lonely my life was unless they too experienced that same misery and loneliness. To pass the time and escape from my woes I quickly became an avid reader. I loved reading, and it really didn't matter what it was. My earliest memories of reading were The Bobsey Twins Mysteries followed by Nancy Drew Mysteries. One day I got to be a young child loved by everyone in the school, the next day I got to be a young adult driving and solving perplexing mysteries. I also read my textbooks. As soon as the new year started I would bring home my literature text book and read it from cover to cover.
As the years wore on I graduated to more sophisticated literature like Jane Eyre, Mary Higgins Clark, and Phyllis Whitney. I no longer read for an escape as much as a pure love of reading itself. I still read my literature books as soon as I received them (some things never change) but my reading was a little more sparse once I was in high school and found a crowd that I could fit in with.
Years later I find that reading has become the popular thing to do. Who knew that I would one day find claim to popularity in some fashion. This summer in particular has been a summer for reading. I do find that it is once again an escape for me. Sometimes being a mommy is a bit exhausting and a good book takes that stress away even if it us for just a moment. I was counting up how many books I have read since the kids got out of school and I think I am up to 6. Of course Breaking Dawn is on the list (and yes, my girls and I did stand in line at Smiths at midnight to pick up a copy that I finished reading by Saturday evening!) I have also read All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience, Princess Academy, The 13th Reality, The Host, Sudden Storms, and my favorite These is My Words.
I have a slight problem with reading though and I find that I am not alone in this issue. I can not put down a book once I start it. I can't handle it, the suspense kills me. My husband can read for awhile before he goes to bed but not I! I start a book at night and then I am awake until I either finish the book or can't keep my eyes open a second longer. At any rate it is at least half the night.
Now that I have finished Breaking Dawn I have decided that I need to get back to writing instead of reading. I have great ideas but my reading gets in the way. Mark quite often tells me that I need to get out of my own way. This would be the case here. I need to put on some good music and get back to those ideas that are floating around in my head.
As the years wore on I graduated to more sophisticated literature like Jane Eyre, Mary Higgins Clark, and Phyllis Whitney. I no longer read for an escape as much as a pure love of reading itself. I still read my literature books as soon as I received them (some things never change) but my reading was a little more sparse once I was in high school and found a crowd that I could fit in with.
Years later I find that reading has become the popular thing to do. Who knew that I would one day find claim to popularity in some fashion. This summer in particular has been a summer for reading. I do find that it is once again an escape for me. Sometimes being a mommy is a bit exhausting and a good book takes that stress away even if it us for just a moment. I was counting up how many books I have read since the kids got out of school and I think I am up to 6. Of course Breaking Dawn is on the list (and yes, my girls and I did stand in line at Smiths at midnight to pick up a copy that I finished reading by Saturday evening!) I have also read All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience, Princess Academy, The 13th Reality, The Host, Sudden Storms, and my favorite These is My Words.
I have a slight problem with reading though and I find that I am not alone in this issue. I can not put down a book once I start it. I can't handle it, the suspense kills me. My husband can read for awhile before he goes to bed but not I! I start a book at night and then I am awake until I either finish the book or can't keep my eyes open a second longer. At any rate it is at least half the night.
Now that I have finished Breaking Dawn I have decided that I need to get back to writing instead of reading. I have great ideas but my reading gets in the way. Mark quite often tells me that I need to get out of my own way. This would be the case here. I need to put on some good music and get back to those ideas that are floating around in my head.
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