I
have this crazy habit of buying books I am interested in reading. My habit of
buying books is only intensified by books 30% off at Target, where no normal
person goes in only to end up buying what is on their list. The problem with this
habit is that I don’t have the habit of actually reading them, and the issue is
never that I don’t have enough time to read them. I may be busy with two small
boys, a home to keep, a part time job, a very part time roll in the reserves,
and technically a fulltime school load; but I still find myself sitting more
often than I should, so I don’t make a reading a priority. I make Netflix a
priority. I make Hulu a priority. I make Comcast On-Demand and going to Target
for funsies a priority.
Sitting
next to me is a stack of books that I want to read and a good chunk of them
that I’m actually a few chapter in, yet all these books were neatly place on
the bookshelf in my room at some point. When I decided to write about this I
pulled all the books that still needed to be read, and was pleasantly surprised
that there were a significant amount of books having been read still on the
bookshelf.
My
goal, during this long winter break from school, is to get through at least
three of these books. While I see that leisurely reading as no need to rush, I
also see that I need to prioritize my time to include reading into my daily
life. I once heard a statistic that if you say your goals out loud, you are
some crazy high percent less likely to accomplish said goal, so this post is
really just to ensure a solid excuse for not completing my goal during this
winter break.
Here is my list of books still yet to be read, more or less
in order of when I will read them. Let me know if you’ve read one and what you
thought!
- - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (Mindy Kaling)
- - Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church (Kenda Creasy Dean)
- - Glorify: Reclaiming the Heart of Progressive Christianity (Emily C. Heath)
- - Room To Grow (Martin B. Copenhaver)
- - Farewell to Manzanar (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston & James D. Houston)
- - The A to Z of You and Me (James Hannah)
- - Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
- - Boston Jane: An Adventure (Jennifer L. Holm)
- - Weird Church: Welcome to the Twenty-First Century (Beth Ann Estock & Paul Nixon)
- - Straights: Heterosexuality in Post-Closeted Culture (James Joseph Dean)
Now I realize that one of these books was supposed to be
read in middle school or high school, but I never did what was expected of
me…and I still don’t for that matter. I have also read one of these books
already in middle school, but I absolutely loved the writing and wanted to
re-read it however many years later.
And just for funsies I have three books waiting on my
Audible app, which I never have a problem getting around to because I drive so
often.
- - Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
- - Requiem (Lauren Oliver)
- - One Man Guy (Michael Barakiva)
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