I stopped reading for pleasure after middle school. I lost my desire to spend my spare time reading books. It took me over a decade to start reading books of my choosing again. I started reading again after I left my 5 year full time job to become a full time student again. I did this because I wanted to become a teacher. Year one as the old guy in undergrad I spent much of my free time catching up on Netflix shows that I’d been too busy to watch. Year two, I picked up books for classes regularly and I discovered my lost love of reading AND writing.
That is a lot of background that seems to have no relation to the photo you see above but trust me it does. My wife is an avid reader, she spends more money on kindle books than she does on clothes some months and if you know my wife, you know that she loves a target run for some new clothing. We have a seven year old daughter who is also an avid reader, she is tearing through some Junie B. Jones books. There have been many evenings before bed that the three of us will sit on the couch pictured above, all focused on our own stories. As my love for reading and writing was reignited I found myself staying up late at night reading and writing, but I didn’t want to disturb my wife with the glow of a computer or overhead lights. I would often sit cross legged on the floor, prop my book or computer up on the couch and read or write. If you knew me, you’d know that I love sitting cross legged, probably because I’m just a kid that never grew up. I do my blog posts sitting like that, I’m typing this now sitting cross legged with my laptop on the couch. It is where I’m comfortable, and it’s where I choose to do my reading and writing.
It also helps that my wife has way too many throw pillows, which make the floor even more comfortable.
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