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When Do You Read?
I generally read on my lunch at work and after I have put the kids in bed for the night.
I usually read in the bath and end up spending about 2 hours in there :P
anytime I can, after work for a couple hours, before bed and sometimes if nothing is going on, after my son goes to sleep but before I decide to do the usual wind down ritual. Summertime is when reading slows to a crawl. Outdoor activities and other projects generally take me away from reading much.
Any time i get some peace. Sometimes i'll wake up at 2am and read for about an hour. Early in the morning before the house wakes up. My honey bugs me when i'm on goodreads, which is annoying, i like it quiet when i read.
when ever i wanti could read all day some days n then other days not read at all
it depends on how i feel :D
In the morning around 7 A.M., at night before going to bed. I will also try to sneak in extra time when I can. When the kids are out of school I have a little extra time on my hands. I love to sit in front of the cast iron stove and read in the winter.
Being a volunteer in Honduras, it really depends on my work schedule. Right now, I'm reading at night and I even brought my book to the NGO office today to read. But then again--I have a lot more time on my hands now. I love reading before going to bed, though. I almost kind of have to, otherwise I don't sleep.
I like to read in the morning with my coffee before work, then during my lunch breaks, then while I am doing something tedious that I don't want to think about (like the dreaded stair master) and before bed. During the weekends I read every moment I am not with friends. PLease don't judge me. I have an addiction.
LOL, Jessica, totally understandable. I guess, all of us can't go too long without books!
I would agree with Aths with the exception of summer. Summertime in my house is full of outdoor games, like camping, hiking, floating, rock climbing, and caving. Hardly anytime to read before before indoor season hits.
I read whenever I have downtime (I always have a book on me, even on the golf course because I tend to get stuck behind really slow players). I should probably be reading right now instead of playing on Goodreads, but I love everyone here too much to stay far away.
Honestly folks, goodreads has become too addicting! Till yesterday, I would keep peeping into the site, every few minutes. Today, I promised myself that I will check it sparingly, like once before work in the morning, once before lunch, and hours in the evening. So far, I am proud of myself, I did some decent work today. I hope the work fever lasts! *hopefully*
Jerrod wrote: "I would agree with Aths with the exception of summer. Summertime in my house is full of outdoor games, like camping, hiking, floating, rock climbing, and caving. Hardly anytime to read before bef..."Wow, that sounds lovely! Wouldn't a camping trip be great for reading?!?!
Oh. That probably defeats the purpose of the trip. :\
HOnestly, whenever I can!! I have two kids and a full time job, so I grab reading time here, there, and everywhere in between! If I can't physically read the books, then I listen. :-)
I've never listened to a book. I wonder how the experience will be for me. I generally have difficulty concentrating on anything for long, coz of which sometimes I read the same line over and over. I wonder how many times I will end up doing a rewind on the tape/mp3!
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ รђ๏รђคภคђ wrote: "HOnestly, whenever I can!! I have two kids and a full time job, so I grab reading time here, there, and everywhere in between! If I can't physically read the books, then I listen. :-)"My situation is the same, children and a full time job. Maybe I should try audio books. I would probably end up so into the story I would stop what I was doing and sit down and listen.
LOL! I actually listen while doing stuff such as driving, dishes, laundry, etc. It makes it go by so much faster!
Jessica wrote: "Jerrod wrote: "I would agree with Aths with the exception of summer. Summertime in my house is full of outdoor games, like camping, hiking, floating, rock climbing, and caving. Hardly anytime to ..."Nah, I almost always have a book with me, wherever I go, but when I'm outdoors, I tend to get lost in the peace and solitude that being outdoors with loved ones in the middle of nowhere provides.
Jerrod wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Jerrod wrote: "I would agree with Aths with the exception of summer. Summertime in my house is full of outdoor games, like camping, hiking, floating, rock climbing, and caving. Ha..."I can understand that. :) My family used to go camping together and I quite liked it! Sounds like a great time.
Any time, any place and anywhere! Read books or listen to audio if doing housework or on laptop or in the car driving!I carry my Sony everywhere with me in case I want to read anywhere I am out and about!
Jessica wrote: "Jerrod wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Jerrod wrote: "I would agree with Aths with the exception of summer. Summertime in my house is full of outdoor games, like camping, hiking, floating, rock climbing, ..."Always fun, too bad it's becoming harder to get out.
Jerrod wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Jerrod wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Jerrod wrote: "I would agree with Aths with the exception of summer. Summertime in my house is full of outdoor games, like camping, hiking, floating,..."that's too bad! Why is that?
Jessica wrote: "Jerrod wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Jerrod wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Jerrod wrote: "I would agree with Aths with the exception of summer. Summertime in my house is full of outdoor games, like camping, hi..."My new career requires allot more of my time with on call every 4-5 weeks and allot of training out of state [for now anyway:]. Plus with a very active child [makes ADHD kids look slow:] it can be harder. Also we live in eastern MT, to get to the good out door spots it about an 1 1/2 drive just to get their, not like central MT where I can be in the thicket of things in less than 10 min. Plus we're relatively new to the east side so our knowledge of the area is a little choppy. It'll be easier in a few years once we get our foundation for outdoor stuff reestablished here instead of my home town in central MT.
It's always tough re-adjusting. It must be difficult having to travel so much for your work. I used to have to travel a lot for my work a couple of years ago and although at first I quite liked it, after a year I just wanted to be home with my husbands and our "kids" (dogs). Being new to an area is difficult too. You have to find all your favorite spots and restaurants etc. Of course, once that's all sorted it'll feel like home to you. At least book stores are everywhere! And the great thing about a book is no matter where you go there they are! ;)
Luckily the training will level out once I get caught up on the major systems I'll be supporting, so that will end soon enough. And yes, that God for books.
Jo wrote: "I tend to read more in summer. I like to sit in the sun and read whereas in the winter im more likely to watch movies and keep warm inside"Jo...me too! But I do try to read a little each night before bed...in the summer I read for at least an hour almost every night!
I read whenever I possibly can... Waiting to pick up the kids from school, waiting while the kids are in gymnastics, before bedtime... I especially love sitting outside in the swing reading!
I read during my long metro run to go and back to work. I used to complain that it was too long but now that I'm reading all long, I start to think I could cope with 2 hours in the metro to get to work !
I took my book with me today and read while i got a pedicure! :)
Lori wrote: " I took my book with me today and read while i got a pedicure! :)"I take mine to the hairdressers when I am having highlights as it takes so long to be done!
I tend to read in bed, sometimes after work to chill out. I always read on plane and train journeys. On holiday, I read whenever I can usually in an apartment or cottage that we have booked. I rarely read at work as I find I end up checking my watch to often and not relaxing with my book.
planes, trains & automobiles :Dalso: the bed, the deck, the dock, the boat ... but I'd have to say my favorite is early morning on the front futon looking out over the lake with my sleeping dogs on either side of me .. so quiet, peaceful & uninterrupted
(I wish I had a garden Jo .. that sounds ideal)
Unless it's a book which I cannot put down and must read it at any given opportunity, I almost always read late at night - either on the sofa, or in bed.
I usually read in bed before I go to sleep or in the bath. Can't beat reading in the bath, so relaxing. On very rare occasions when I can't put a book down I'll read it pretty much non-stop. I read Deathly Hallows from start to finish the day it came out >_<It's been a while since I've read a book that I simply couldn't put down.
Well it did literally take me the entire day lol. From like 9 in the morning when I picked it up, until midnight. It's the only book of any great size that I've read in a day. A couple others that I've read in one go were like 100 pages tops.
Same here, I didn't want it to end. I hear there is going to be an encyclopedia being written by Rowling that will detail what happened with all the characters after Deathly Hallows. I got into Harry Potter late so I was able to burn through them all pretty fast, the only one I had to wait for was the last one.
Do you guys heard about James Potter the fanfiction ? I am about to finish the first novel, it's nice although it's not from JKR.
Jo wrote: "I heard there was books about James Potter before Harry was born. I was put off by them not being written by JK "This James Potter is Harry's son and the story happens 15 years after the end of The deathly Hollows. It seems that JKR gave the author her "approval". He doesn't make money out of it, the books are available in pdf for free and some fans over the world help to provide a translation in different languages. Here is the link : http://www.elderscrossing.com/ if you want to have a look. I think it's a good way to let HP's world live again in the heart of his fans.
I'm almost done with the First book and I would say it's a 3.5 to 4 stars. It's well written, we care for James and it's funny to have new adventures in Hogwarts with some of the characters from HP (Mc Gonagall, Neville, Harry). I was definetely happy to read this fanfic :)
They are actually pretty good quality. He normally has a flash based website hyping up the newest one, it's pretty neat. He writes them for his son from what I heard, and they jsut sort of grew more popular.
I only read the Harry Potter books way after all the hype had died down. I just got put off by the excitement and ridiculousness of it all, lol.But, back to the topic. I read anywhere. Literally. Unless it'd mean mortal danger, like if I'm driving or riding my bike. I do read when I'm out walking though, and I've gotten quite a few comments about it. Most common would be in bed or curled up on the couch. Oh, and reading in the bath: perfect. :)
I guess I could start listening to audio books, but I've never gotten into them. I just get annoyed at the voice. The only ones I've listened to for more than a couple minutes where two childrens' books read by one of my favorite actors, because I just love his voice. ;)
I read anytime,anyplace,anywhere-and heaven helps anyone who interrupts!The last book I read at one sitting was "Breaking Dawn".
Read. It in 8-9 hours.I just couldn't stop.I even text Husband to bring in some dinner-I was so into it!!!
Dj, I'm glad I wasn't the only one. I read through the night and my husband woke up the next morning, found me on the couch and said, "Please tell me you came to bed sometime last night!"
Sadie wrote: "Dj, I'm glad I wasn't the only one. I read through the night and my husband woke up the next morning, found me on the couch and said, "Please tell me you came to bed sometime last night!" "Husband banned me from leaving bed-he`d rather know that I was tucked up warm reading,than have me fall asleep and get cold(I`ve got arthritis you see).
Good to know that I wasn`t the only one that couldn`t stop!
Can`t wait for next book that grabs me like that!!!
Most of my reading gets done before I go to bed and on the weekends. I try to read after work, but I get easily distracted if my husband is watching something on TV.I need to start checking out audioBooks, as I have about two hours in my car everyday commuting back and forth to work.
I can't wait to start getting more into the Harry Potter books. I'm only part of the way through the second one. I've seen all the movies except the latest one. I'm hoping I can catch up on the books and read all seven before the last two movies come out for the last book.
Early morning before leaving for work, at lunch break, evenings, nights before lights-out, weekends.. any time when I have nothing else planned or when I am not at the gym or the pool, or with friends .. whew!
Sometimes I wish there were more hours per day, or that I was a Cullen (of Twilight fame if you missed the punch), so that I won't have to sleep