Five Ways to Find Time to Read








  Winter is the best time of year to grab a blanket, a hot cup of something soothing, and settle in with a good book.  Once upon a time, a long time ago, in the land of no children and husband traveling for work, I would do just that after I got home from work.  Then, I would read for hours until bedtime or beyond!  That was a long time ago, over 30!

   Someone once asked me how I found time for reading.  It's a fair question.  After all, I do review a fair number of books.  Here are some of the ways I found time to read with children at home. 

~~~Five Ways to Find Time To Read~~~

  1)  My children were required to read an hour a day every day.  Sometimes I read during that hour, also. We homeschooled, and they liked to read. We started with 30 minutes lying down and looking at books when they were very young.

  2)  I often read when the family was busy with a video or some activity that didn't interest me.

  3)  After the kids went to bed.  This one can be dangerous if it's a good book.  It's easy to get caught up in a good story and stay up too late! Use this suggestion cautiously! 

  4)  Maybe you have small children or find it difficult to set aside time to read.  I recommend Snatch Reading.  Use your minutes!  Five minutes here, five minutes there, "line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little there a little".  Choose a book and begin.  If you have a few minutes to read a blog post, you have a few minutes to start a book.  Snatch Reading works best if you are reading one book and use a post it note to keep track of which paragraph you're reading.  You can use it for multiple books if you prefer, but your progress is slowed.  Once upon a time, Snatch Reading was the only reading I did. 

  5)  "Take a book!"  My children hear that from me every time we go anywhere. 

Now, go forth and snatch every moment!

Blessings,

Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage

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