What I'm Reading Wednesday: To the To Be Read Pile!!

I turned in my library books yesterday, so now it is time to tackle my To Be Read pile. 

This pile grows and grows as I keep acquiring books from various resources, and I have reached a point where I need to finish those books before I buy more or before I borrow more. 

These are actual books, by the way, not counting the books on Kindle or Libby. That To Be Read list is discouraging to be honest. I have WAY too many books on my device, so I tend to use those for trips rather than putting them into my regular reading habit.

Several years ago, I realized that I was not reading books very much. This goes against my nature as a person, so I strove to read more. I did. That type of quest is really easy for me. I love reading fiction, so I went back into my own library to find my way back into reading as a habit. I have hundreds of books - even after sending some out into the world to be read by others - so it made sense to start with my shelves. I explored the books that I kept after I moved into my house and started reading again.

As I have read through my library, I have found times when I need different ideas and books to read, so I re-upped my town library card and have made the extra effort to go there. Our library is downtown which is not convenient for me, but if I want books, then I need to go there. This involves paying for parking, trying to avoid the large crowds that tend to gather, and navigating all the "improvements" that the city council is approving that cause construction on all the roads to that area - ALL AT THE SAME TIME!

Since we are so close to the end of the year and shifts in my routine, I am not going to go back to the library until the new years comes and goes. I will be in and out of my area during break, so having a time limit on my books is more stress than I want at the moment. If I feel a need for library books, then I will use my Libby app rather than checking out actual books.

My current To Be Read pile includes books from Stephanie Evanovich. These are silly romances, but that's what my brain is craving right now - simple stories. I also have some essays and some dystopian future stores to tackle at some point, but we will see when I get to those. I have loaded up my Kindle with books to read as I go from place to place this season, so I am not hurting for things to read.

I have my music therapy text selected and almost ready to go for my professional development quest for 2025. This type of reading is more difficult for me, especially when I head into the psychoanalytical music therapy realm. This is a form of music therapy that I do not understand, but they have great deals on their books, so I have quite a few of them to slog through. I will use my system for reading material that is difficult to decipher (for me) to help me as I move through the text. I will also get one of my spiral notebooks for notes and post-its for this system!! Hooray for good routines and systems for tasks that challenge me!!

That's it for now. I have a late day at work, so I am trying to stay here as long as possible, but I just can't, so I am on my way out the door. Happy Wednesday!!

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