I have been doing a lot of reading as of late. I have always loved reading, unfortunately I got out of the habit when I was in college. I think the economics books and accounting books sucked the energy out of me, so I couldn't even pick up an easy book to read anymore! Plus, I would always run into the issue of feeling guilty if I was reading for enjoyment instead of studying something else. Luckily I took a few women's lit classes in college which allowed me some time with good fiction :-)
Emma loves reading, so we spend at least an hour every day reading as many books as she can get her hands on. Dr. Seuss is one of her favorites I would say. Green Eggs and Ham, One Fish Two Fish, Oh the Places You'll Go. All are read several times a day. She also requests the Hunchback of Notre Dame nightly, asking for modo, goat, and phoebus...where she got a love for this book I have no idea...in fact I'm not entirely sure it is age appropriate! But, she loves it, so I am not going to discourage her. I am definitely enjoying reading longer books to her though, the color book was not cutting it for me anymore :-) And she has the attention span to listen for a long period of time, always a good thing in my book!
I have been reading a lot of books on homeschooling, organization, and family life. I want to definitely suggest the book Spring Cleaning for Normal People. It is a quick read, and is really really good. Everyone knows how to spring clean, and probably most people don't have issues getting it done. For me, it helps to have everything listed out for me, and this book definitely does that. It is an e-book, so you have to purchase it, but for $7 I thought it was a good buy. I also just finished up Steady Mom, which talks about craeting steady days for our families. There are some good tidbits of information in this book as well. You can also follow the author of Steady Days on her blog Steady Mom Definitely worth a look!
So my days have been pretty full as of late. It's been nice to spend the time cleaning the house out too. Although, I have to say that it is already a mess again. I think the little one is anti clean :-) No matter how many times I clean up the cheerios on the floor, I always manage to step on one and it becomes dust...Has anyone else been reading as much as me? I also want to let everyone now I am not completely neglecting my family! I am blessed with the gift of reading fast, something my brother and I share...although I think he is even faster then me. Most of my books are read during Emma's one nap in the morning that she still takes :-)
As an aside, isn't it strange that she takes a morning nap instead of an afternoon nap? Not that I am complaining, I like the break up in the morning routine, but I always hear of rest time after lunch...not in my house! Tips welcome!
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I've been reading a lot the last few months, although this has slowed down due to starting the job. Right now I'm reading Friedman's Hot, Flat, and Crowded and think its really interesting thus far. You're lucky you can read so quickly.....I never retain stuff so I'll read the same sentence 3 times to make sure I get what the author is saying. And have you tried reading your books to Emma? I wonder how she'd respond....:-)
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