Back on Track

I think it was 2 years ago that I really decided to try and become a better reader.  The initial start was slow but then the Man deployed and my sister came to live with me for 4 1/2 months....she happens to be a big time reader.  So we started "sister reading time" which is pretty self explanatory. Every day we would just turn everything off and just spend 30 min or an hour reading.  It was great in the short time Nicki was living with me, I managed to read 4-6 books.  Then she left and the Man came home, then we packed everything, moved across the country, and had a baby....so needless to say my reading has been non-existent.  

My friend over at thesmiths.hugitout completely reminded me that I should really be reading more than just the 4-8 books I read Jackson everyday...I really should be reading books for myself as well.  So I found a book that I have owned for awhile and haven't read and started it.  I told myself that I was going to read just a chapter a day. To me this meant I didn't need to set aside a ton of time toward reading because lets be real, I don't have a ton of spare time! I then told the Man that he should start doing the same thing...and low and behold we are both reading again!! I actually finished my book yesterday and I will start a new book tonight.

If any of you are looking for a pretty funny book I recommend  Are You There, Vodka? It's Me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler. I had already read her first book My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands and laughed through the whole book, so I figured reading her second one would be a good way to kick off getting back on track with reading.  And I was right, I enjoyed reading a chapter a day...sometimes more :)  

Tonight I am going to start reading My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. My Mom actually bought me this book last year for Christmas and since she said it was a tear jerker I made the decision to wait until I wasn't pregnant to start reading it :)

Journey to Become a Reader

As I have mentioned before I am really trying to become a person that actually enjoys reading daily/weekly/monthly/yearly.  I am probably somewhere between the yearly and monthly stage right now.

About a year ago I started watching the t.v. series Pretty Little Liars and I really enjoyed it.  I know it is probably aimed more for people in middle and high school but I won't lie, I DVR it.  After watching a few episodes I decided to buy the first book in the series.  It took me a couple months to actually finish this book but I did end up actually buying a book and reading it all on my own!  most people might not be as excited as I was about this but I really think the last book I read was in high school  Once I finished that book the Man convinced me to go out and buy the next one in the series right away and OMG I finished that book in days this also is a completely new experience for me!!  So as you probably figured I bought the next one in the series and the next one.  I am now on the 5th book in the Pretty Little Liars series and I am loving the fact that I am becoming more and more of a reader each month.  


I am not sure exactly what I am going to do once I finish the last books in the series but hopefully someone else that knows some good books will tip me off.

A Good Read

I just finished another book and boy was it ever good!  My Horizontal Life: A Collection Of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler was better than what I had hoped for.

There were things in this book that I know I could relate to and I am sure any other girl/lady/women out there that has been single and played the field before could relate as well.  Then there was the crazy stuff that you know really happened, even though you almost can't believe it is true and all you can do is laugh about it.  

So for anyone who that needs a good laugh or wants to read about some of the crazy things a single person goes through dating or just having a one-night stand you definitely need to read this book! I do have to thank Melissa and Tater for telling me about the book.  I can't wait to start reading Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea