WRAPPING UP MY FIRST YEAR IN MY READING ERA
You read that right… reading was not my thing. I’m a slow reader, I have a hard time focusing on the story, I have to re-read several times sometimes to get the story.
Last Christmas, I bought myself a book for Christmas. I accidentally gave it to my sister 😂 Go figure. She still has it a year later.
But anywho, I became obsessed with the thought of buying and reading books! As my collection grew I wanted to sit down and read them all at once.
But, I’m a mom with 3 young kids. I reached out on Booktok for some advice on how these moms were reading 10-15 books a month… AUDIOBOOKS!
I can do audiobooks. I got myself some earbuds and I found that that was way more doable for my constantly moving, on the go life I currently have.
I still like to sit and read but I don’t find a lot of time to do that.
My husband and I have been reading The ACOTAR series together all year. He just started school and we are in the final book but there just isn’t time for it in this season of life. It’s been a game changer for our marriage though!
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