Just some rambling thoughts on books

I finally decided (because of some comments I got on my Company Girl Coffee post) that I needed to just read for enjoyment. I've been reading for reviews and I've been reading for homeschooling; I've been reading blogs and I've been researching Bible topics. I wanted to have a good novel; not too meaty, not too easy. I remembered that I had C. L. Talmadge's books to read (to review) but also that I really really enjoyed the first one when I read it. So, I decided to put the baby to bed and have a hot bath and read in the tub! I haven't been able (haven't choose to) to do that in a long long time - before Baby R was born, maybe longer. So while I will be reviewing this book over at Sensational Divas Review, I am also reading this book, just because I want to.

Do you stretch your reading genre? Do you read outside your comfort zone? This book is way out of my comfort zone! But I love it! I am only three chapters in and totally wrapped up in the story; I don't wanna put it down, not even to type this post for me readers!

When I started the Fall Into Reading challenge I wasn't sure I would do very well with my challenge to myself; and really I haven't. lol. I have started a lot of the books on my list but just haven't found my niche (I think that's the word I'm looking for). I haven't gotten into any of the books really. I know it doesn't help that we've been sick and had company but that's just an excuse. If a person really wants to read that person will make the time to read. At least that's what I thought at one point.

Right?? When something is a priority to us, we do it. Homeschooling became a priority for me again and we are doing more sit-down work. Blogging here at Just Our Thoughts became a priority for me again and here I am just typin' away. Writing reviews became a priority for me again, and I'm poppin' them out.

Oh, so this stuff became a priority? Or did it? Maybe I just got better. Maybe I'm getting more sleep. Maybe weaning Baby R has given me more energy. Maybe it's the weight I'm loosing (without trying. No tomatoes, please. I don't know what's going on. It's just going.) Maybe it's the fact that my DH and I have cycled back out of our depression and so things are just getting done again. Maybe I'm organizing my time better. I wouldn't say that I'm spending less time at the computer, but it's more productive time. Well, maybe Facebook isn't all that productive, but we all need Facebook's -ville games sometimes.

All of this to say that I'm reading for pleasure. Are you?

The comments on my Company Girl post were along the lines of "you read so much, I wish I did". I went back and looked at what I'd posted that I was reading and I'm like, yeah, I'm reading but look at what I'm reading! Man, I'm no fun! Let's have some fun reading. Thanks so much readers for your comments. If any of you are bloggers and, like me, love comments then you know how much those comments mean to me. I love the dialog. It gets me thinking. I like to think.

Striving to learn and live God's purposes,