Christmas day I opened up the best gift my inlaws could have possibly gotten for me... a Kindle! I have always been a big reader but because of many different reasons I just haven't been reading as much the past few years.
Well as someone who has struggled with insomnia for well over 10 years now I remember times as a teen/early twenty something getting so engrossed with a book I was reading that I would read an entire book in one night. I am one of those people (that many people hate) that can read things very fast and yet still retain so much of the information to pass a test on things. Always served me well in school.
The Kindle was such a great gift for many reasons but for me the best is I don't have to go to a store or wait for a book to be shipped to have something to read. I deal with some pretty severe anxiety issues (a topic that will probably be in my blog a lot) so going to a busy bookstore or even driving some days is just too much.
I had not even asked for a kindle because it just seemed too expensive a gift considering that my in laws had giving us their almost brand new side by side fridge a few months ago when ours took a crap on us. I was so excited when I opened it up! I have been reading at least a book a day since Christmas. Not an exaggeration...
So I had seen some different reading challenges posted over the years but never bothered to participate. I finally found one that I am actually pretty excited to work on. Maybe a few others too but for now I am going to be participating in the A to Z Challenge 2012. I chose to go with option 3 to do both option 1 and 2 for a total of 52 books. I am almost done with book #1 on my list. I just so happened to have started an A book last night before I found the challenge this morning so I figured it was a perfect time to start!
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