Category: Reading Life

I love reading and sharing about what my reading life has looked like each month.  I read in a variety of genres, too many books at a time, and love every second of it.  As mothers, I believe that developing our own reading life is one of the greatest things we can do in order to serve our families well.  There are thousands of different ways to be a reader, mine is only one of them, but I believe we can learn a lot from the way other people fit reading into daily life. I aim to share how I fit reading voraciously into my life as a home-educating mother of four.

What I Read: December 2019

January 7, 2020 Reading Challenge Reading Life No Comments
Well, I did it! I read 11 books in December, bringing my total to 121 and surpassing my total goal for the year by one. I’m a little bit more embarrassed by how few of the challenge titles I actually read from my lists in January last year. I’m determined…
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What I Read: October 2019

November 8, 2019 Reading Life 1 Comment
Well, y’all, I am hanging in there. I ended October still two books ahead in my challenge. I’m a little intimidated by the holidays coming up–holidays can be great for reading, and they can also be death to reading. It’s just so hard to tell until the moment is upon…

Best of the Kids Library Haul

October 11, 2019 Kids Book Reviews No Comments
Back before my lengthy and mostly unintentional blogging hiatus, I was also in the habit of sharing our favorite childrens books from our library haul each week. Our lives have changed significantly since then, but I do want to make a point to share our favorite children’s books once a…

What I Read: September

October 4, 2019 Reading Challenge Reading Life No Comments
I did it, you guys! Not only did I catch up on my reading this month, but I’m three books AHEAD! I’m so excited! Now if I can just keep this momentum up and finish out the year strong, that would be great… October should be a good reading month,…
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What I Read: May 2019

June 7, 2019 Reading Challenge Reading Life 2 Comments
This is the month I fell behind. I was so disappointed looking at my totals, that I’ve had to really force myself to go ahead and get this post written. I’m only disappointed because I FELT like I read a lot, and it just didn’t show up in the book…
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What I Read: April 2019

May 7, 2019 Reading Challenge Reading Life No Comments
Can you believe we’re through the first quarter of the year? I can’t. But, as of right now, I’m officially still on track to make my reading goal this year! I finished 8 books, and still have 12 that I’m ‘currently reading’. I also added 45 to my to-read list…

What I Read: March 2019

April 2, 2019 Reading Challenge Reading Life No Comments
March wasn’t a bad reading month for me, all things considered. I managed to keep up, at least, and moved house at the same time, so we’re calling this a win. Now that we’re basically unpacked, I’m looking forward to getting good reading and writing habits re-established for myself again.…
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What I Read: February 2019

March 6, 2019 Reading Challenge Reading Life No Comments
February was a decent month for reading, but if I don’t up my game in March I’ll be behind again. For what it’s worth, my currently reading stack is mountainous, so there’s a good chance that I’ll finish a few things and be ahead in March. Such is the ebb…

What I Read ~ January ’19

February 2, 2019 Reading Challenge Reading Life No Comments
After my somewhat lackluster reading end to 2018, I’m happy to announce that 2019 is off to a good start. I’ve read 12 books so far: 6 nonfiction, 4 light fiction, 2 Shakespeare. And I have a healthy pile of “currently reading” to go into February! I like to start…