What I’ve Read – February 2024
Welcome to March. This year is just flying by. Even with the extra day, February felt like it was too short! Much of the last couple of weeks was spent writing a book (that's a whole other post), so not a lot of time for curling up with a book. My iPad is also in for...
Engaging in Reading – at any age and stage
I woke up this morning to the news headlines. One of the items was about a new report by the Grattan Institute saying that one third of Australian children can't read properly! In some ways, this made me really upset, both as a reader and as a mum. I have had my own...
What I’ve Read – January 2024
It's a new reading year, and a new image for my reading posts! January was a bit of a slower start to the year than it has been in previous years, although I did read nine books. Many of these were audiobooks as I did quite a bit of driving! Bendy Bendy Road by...
Reading for Relaxation
A memory popped up on Facebook from five years ago: Why do professionals discount reading as a way of relaxing and unwinding? Lately I've been asked a few times what I do to relax before bed. I tell them I read, and they told me to use apps for meditation! This was a...
Writing Poetry
I am not a poet. If I sit down with the purpose of writing poetry, nothing comes out. Or, if it does, it's forced and doesn't flow, though usually the rhymes are great. That said, there are times when I sit down to write and a poem is what comes out. Sometimes, in...
Kids, Read Like a Grown Up!
One of the messages I want to spread to kids about reading is that they read like a grown up. Before you start yelling at me, hear me out. I'm not saying that kids should read the same books that grown ups do. There is something to be said for reading books with...
Finding My Talent
When I was growing up, I didn't feel like I had a particular talent. I learned flute and piano, but I wasn't very good. I also didn't have a passion for it like my sister did. It was just something I did and I could take it or leave it. I read a lot of books, but that...
What I’ve Read – December 2023
Happy New Year! It's the first day of 2024, and a brand new year that I hope will be full of books. I finished 2023 by reading 97 books. At the start of the year, I set a small goal, and then increased it during the year as I read more books. I plan to do the same...
Waiting Room Reads
If you follow me on Instagram, you may see me post my 'waiting room reads'. These are books I read while I'm in waiting rooms, and there have been a lot of them over the years! I have chronic health conditions and so do my kids. This means a lot of time spent waiting...
Reading a Summer Christmas
I really enjoy all those cheesy Christmas Romcoms. For me, they are the perfect way to relax, partly because they are entirely predictable. This includes the movies and also book. At the end of a busy year, they are a great way to relax. There is just one problem. I'm...