This week’s BritMums Blog Prompt of the Week is an interesting one – they have asked us to pick something we can’t live without. I thought about this for a while, there seem to be a lot of things that I find I can’t be without – I love my iPhone & iPad, relaxing in front of the TV, my super comfy bed, the dog, not to mention my husband James & Georgie! But finally I made my decision, which is:
I cannot live without… books!
I love reading, and always have – whenever I have a moment to spare I can often be found with my head in a book! Being a bit lot of a geek I use my iPad & iPhone to read a lot these days – they’re fab because the iBooks app is gorgeous to use, and the backlit screens mean I can read while in bed or while feeding Georgie at night.
Four years ago, when James & I moved in together, the first thing he bought for me in the flat were bookcases – because I brought with me so many books and his bookshelves were overflowing by the time I unpacked! I love it in the new house as I can fit several of my bookcases in the front room, which means that I have a little library going on with all my fiction books. I even have one bookcase reserved for my favourite authors; Jane Austen, Katie Fforde, Jill Mansell & Christina Jones.
I will read anything and everything, and have even been found reading the cereal boxes at breakfast just because I didn’t have a book on me. I love reading at bedtime to get to sleep, and in the morning to wake up gradually! I have sci-fi books, crime books, chick lit books, fantasy books.. in fact my collection covers pretty much every genre of books. Everything from J K Rowling’s Harry Potter books to Agatha Christie’s mystery novels; Robert Heinlein’s sci-fi adventures to Julia Quinn’s historical romances.
To me, there is nothing quite like losing yourself in a good book – it’s the perfect form of escapism when you need a bit of a break from life. I’m keen to pass on my love of reading to Georgie, who is already a member of our local library!
What do you like reading? Who is your favourite author?
Fabulous Zoe! We love it. I'm trying to get back into reading after a 3 year hiatus (due to a 3 year old daughter) and a serious smartphone/social media addiction. I read 2 books on our 1 week holiday…I impressed even myself then! 😉
Thanks for taking part in the BritMums Blogging Prompt and linking up as well!
🙂 Karin @ BritMums
Thanks! That's more impressive than my husband who took one book when we went to the Lake District last year & didn't even finish that despite us having a few days where we just chilled out (and this was before the baby was even on her way!) – and he claims to like reading as well.. pathetic!
I love reading…and I too use my iPhone and iPad to read on the go….and have my kindle for at home! 🙂 What would we do without all these gadgets?? x
I'm jealous of your kindle! My Mum has one and I have definitely come down with a case of Kindle-Envy, despite having an iPhone & iPad already! I use the kindle app quite a bit on the iPad so already have some books I could read on it if I did get one!
Yes, I love reading too… am renowned amongst my friends for getting lost in 'the words' I like lost of genres, but definitely going through a women's historical bios stage at the mo. I'm reading Stella Duffy's Theodora 🙂
I get lost in books too – my husband has learned that if he wants to talk to me while I'm reading he has to start whatever he's telling me with my name – otherwise I just completely ignore him! I think my parents 'trained' me into being triggered into coming out of whatever world I'm enjoying with the use of my name!