I haven't been reading as much lately as I used to. Not that I don't like to ignore the things I should be doing by doing something more entertaining. Because I do like to do that. It's just that with the few books that I've actually attempted to read I don't make it too far before getting bored.
sigh.
I don't know if my attention span has gotten shorter, or I just haven't found the right books. It's probably the first one.....but let's pretend that it's not really my fault.
What I think the problem really is that I used to never read. EVER. Because I just didn't like to. And I was pretty busy doing other stuff. When I was in high school I thoroughly believed in Cliff's Notes and excellent guessing on multiple choice tests. I'm pretty sure I read only one book from cover to cover during my whole teenage career and it wasn't even for school.
This is where you're probably thinking I was a horrible student. On the contrary, I graduated with high honors and a full ride scholarship. Because I was ever so good at guessing on multiple choice tests. And also, I think my high school was fairly lacking in the whole "we challenge our students" arena.
So now that we've that cleared up let's talk about books again.
I didn't start reading for fun until I was put on bedrest with my last pregnancy. That was before I knew about Netflix or Hulu or Amazon Instant Video. We didn't even have cable. So yeah, I read lots and lots and lots.
And then I kept reading after that because I realized that I actually do like to read.
But then I kind of just stopped reading again.
I think I got busy doing other things again. Plus I realized my deep and unending love for streaming. But I want to get back to reading, because I sort of miss it. And the other day my internet was dead for multiple days in a row and I almost died from the withdrawals.
Is it sad that I can't go for a few days without streaming? Or would that fall under the "pathetic" category?
Either way I think I should start a new book. And I've decided to read this:
I liked the style of writing JK Rowling used in all the Harry Potter books, so I'm hoping that I like this too. And if I get it through the Kindle app on my phone then possibly I'll actually read it the next time I find myself with a little free time. Maybe.
We'll see how it goes....
sigh.
I don't know if my attention span has gotten shorter, or I just haven't found the right books. It's probably the first one.....but let's pretend that it's not really my fault.
What I think the problem really is that I used to never read. EVER. Because I just didn't like to. And I was pretty busy doing other stuff. When I was in high school I thoroughly believed in Cliff's Notes and excellent guessing on multiple choice tests. I'm pretty sure I read only one book from cover to cover during my whole teenage career and it wasn't even for school.
This is where you're probably thinking I was a horrible student. On the contrary, I graduated with high honors and a full ride scholarship. Because I was ever so good at guessing on multiple choice tests. And also, I think my high school was fairly lacking in the whole "we challenge our students" arena.
So now that we've that cleared up let's talk about books again.
I didn't start reading for fun until I was put on bedrest with my last pregnancy. That was before I knew about Netflix or Hulu or Amazon Instant Video. We didn't even have cable. So yeah, I read lots and lots and lots.
And then I kept reading after that because I realized that I actually do like to read.
But then I kind of just stopped reading again.
I think I got busy doing other things again. Plus I realized my deep and unending love for streaming. But I want to get back to reading, because I sort of miss it. And the other day my internet was dead for multiple days in a row and I almost died from the withdrawals.
Is it sad that I can't go for a few days without streaming? Or would that fall under the "pathetic" category?
Either way I think I should start a new book. And I've decided to read this:
I liked the style of writing JK Rowling used in all the Harry Potter books, so I'm hoping that I like this too. And if I get it through the Kindle app on my phone then possibly I'll actually read it the next time I find myself with a little free time. Maybe.
We'll see how it goes....
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