RE-BLOGGED FROM A LOVELY BLOGGER
I loved this post, so thought to re-blog it. After leaving a comment, Gabi was only happy for me to do so, and here it is! Enjoy, and thanks so much, Gabi. :)
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In many woman’s lives we have more on our plates than we can handle. Someone suggests a book and we have our stock answer, “I wish I had time to read. I used to before____.”
Bull.
I say that with love and respect. I was one of you. House, kids, husband, friends with good gossip, work. Any free time is coveted. And most of us are so used to being on auto pilot, days blurring together, that the idea of doing “nothing but reading” produces guilt.
Screw that!
Mac & cheese IS a meal your family can eat tonight. Your toilets are not as dirty as you think. If it’s not the kid’s school, don’t answer the phone.
Go get a book.
Lose yourself for once.
Make it OK for today to be about you. Laugh, swoon, cry, get so damn into a book that you forget all the pressures in your life.
XOXOXOX
Here is a list of some of my favorite books and authors with links.
Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Book is so much better than the movie)
Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth
Premonition series by Amy Bartol
Guardian Trilogy by Laury Falter
Mortal Instruments & Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Slammed, Point of Retreat, & Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
False Memory by Dan Krokos (This book rocks!)
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (I have not seen the movie)
Short story I can’t get out of my head
The Echoing Howls by Bobby Salomons (FREE!)
Very dark, but loved!
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
Shadow of Wrath by L.W. Patricks <— link to first chapter
In the mood for Romance?
Anything by Abbi Glines
Have any favorites to add?
Thank you so much, Sandra! Love your blog!!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Gabi! Thank you! :)
DeleteI have to admit that I've gone through the same feelings. Taking a day to read...yes, I said a day...is a way for me to recharge my mind for work on my book. So, why do I feel guilty doing so? Looks like I'm not the only one suffering from this. MacNCheese? How about leftovers? The family won't die of hunger if it's leftovers night. I must say I loved this article. Thanks for sharing it with everyone, Sandra. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's why I loved this post so much, because this is exactly what I need to do... soon! The guilt - oh boy, grrr. LOL It's true though, nobody will die of hunger. Heck, a good hearty sandwich will do once a blue moon. :p
DeleteYou are very welcome, Natasha. I'm glad you loved it, too. :)
So true. Make time to do what you want for yourself. I know the feeling of all days blurring together. Would love to figure out how to get off the treadmill.
ReplyDeleteHard though right, Emma? Grrrr!
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