I’ve seen it come up lately. I’ve heard the questions.
When do you have time to read?
It is a little puzzling, even to me at times, how I managed to get over 30 books read in under two months and still write, blog, plan a widows’ luncheon, babysit, and do many other things. Sometimes I wonder about it too. There are many things I don’t do.
- I don’t read while I eat.
- I don’t read while I brush my teeth.
- I don’t read and walk at the same time.
- I don’t stay up till midnight and beyond reading.
- I don’t read when I’m out and about.
But there are other things I don’t do that give me more time.
- I’m not on facebook, and my time on Goodreads is rather short. (No time eaters there.)
- I don’t have a “normal” job I have to go to.
- I’m hardly on Pinterest anymore. (I just haven’t been that interested lately.)
So, if I don’t do those things, what do I do?
- I read sometimes for 5-10 minutes here and there. (Those add up!)
- I usually read about 20-30 minutes right before bed.
- There are some afternoons when I can fit in 30-50 minutes reading time if I focused on other things in the morning. (Rewards for getting things done!)
- I only read one book at once. (With the occasional exception of a new one on my kindle, and a reread just before bed.)
But my biggest reading time is Sunday afternoon. Since there are 4 adults living in the house (parents, older sister, and me) there are not a lot of interruptions. We all like our quite Sunday afternoons, and I have been known to read from 2-6 in an afternoon with only one little break. That’s my biggest reading time. I can often read an entire book that day unless it’s a really long one. Sometimes I can read more than one book, or at least start a second one. There are some Sundays when I don’t have as much reading time, but they are few, thankfully. I only do a little computer time on Sundays because I want to read.
Wow!! 2-6 on Sundays!! That’s impressive. 🙂
I might get to do that, when my siblings all grow up. 🙂
Yes, I imagine that with younger siblings reading that much would be a bit difficult. 😉 When we are babysitting my nieces and nephews over a Sunday I get to read some, but not that much. 🙂
I don’t have a “normal” job to go to either, for which I am thankful. I do babysit, though, and while my little friends are napping, I have time to read then. And I like reading while walking too. 🙂
Yes, reading during nap time is a good way to get some books read. When I’m outside, I’d prefer to walk and enjoy the outdoors than be lost in a world of pen and ink. 😉
I am quite the reader too. 😛 I’m only on Instagram and a few blogs (which I don’t comment on much. . . #workingonthat) so I have more reading time than some people I guess. But also reading is just one of my greatest pleasures so I make time for it LOL. I read driving to church (45 minutes one way, and we go twice a week), and plus I read whenever I have a spare moment. 😀
Long drives are a great way to get reading in if you aren’t the driver. 😉
This was neat, I enjoyed hearing how you get so many books read! I find it hard to have reading time, mainly because I spend so much time on the computer instead (with my magazine ministry, writing, reading, ect) along with school, chores, family time, going places… but I always read my Bible first thing in the morning and before bed, it’s the most important reading time to me! Then I usually read in a devotional and then another book and stay up far too late especially if the book is super interesting, hahaha!
Yes, I always start my days with my Bible too. And it is easy to caught up in reading, but I learned early on that I have to be able to put my book down. (When we were growing up my mom used to tell us that if we couldn’t put our book down and do other things with a good attitude, we’d lose the book for a few days.)