you live several lives while reading it.
~william styron
some people are surprised to learn i LOVE to read.
maybe it's because i'm social and not the traditional bookworm,
but don't let me fool you.
i can be a complete bookworm if given the opportunity. *grin*
with a full time job and family, i just don't have that many opportunities.
on occasion i do get the chance to bury myself deep into a book.
long flights are perfect for this, now that the boy can entertain themselves.
when the family is gone is another time i can indulge in guilt-free reading.
most recently was when the boys were away in utah over christmas week,
(that reminds me, i still need to post pixs of the boys' utah trip - stay tuned)
one of my new year's resolutions is to set aside time for ME in 2011.
i'm a strong believer that in order to take care of others,
we must take care of ourselves.
so setting aside time to to do something i enjoy, like reading,
is something i've chosen to do for me.
to keep the momentum going, i decided to join a serious book club.
these ladies had been asking me to join for over 6 months,
but with the home sell and the move, the timing wasn't good.
now things have settled down and i was able to commit.
i am so EXCITED about this book club!
these ladies are voracious readers and set up a very organized club.
they meet once a month for dinner and at this time, we vote on the next
month's book selection which is from a different genre.
this ensures our reading material stays fresh.
each member also brings at least one discussion question which
means there will be lots of dialogue. this is exactly what i needed!
our group's first meeting for the New Year will be this coming wednesday,
and this book is our club's january selection.
i've been reading it for 4 days now and am very close to being done.
being sick and planted on the couch has one advantage...
it's allowed me lots of time to just sit and read.
i can hardly wait to meet with the girls and discuss this book.
and that 'other' book club that i joined over 6 years ago?
i'm still part of it. this group isn't as structured and we have evolved
more or less into a 'breakfast club' over the years. we spend our morning
meetings drinking coffee, eating, swapping books, and catching up on each other's lives.
less formal but certainly not less important. *wink*
