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*A reading spot* #52WeeksA4A Week 3

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I’ve always been a fairly routine person. Everything had a place, a home, in its organized room in its designated spot. I even liked my own place to read to be unchanging as a kid. I’ve always been a reader and always liked nooks (I even fell asleep in a stack in my elementary school library and there was a hunt for me)- I favor a spot where I can settle in and remain un-bothered for hours. For me, in Rhode Island, that place was the Newport Cliff Walk.It is a huge open space with lots of people, none of whom want to bother or be bothered with. Perfection.

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In college I would escape there, even in the dead of night, to clear my head. A good book, blanket, flashlight and thermos of coffee were all I needed. Hours logged reading after the sun set, settled over the water on a hill now fenced from walkers, where hundreds would pass in a day, and no one said a word. For me, this was bliss. And I began to miss it, even now as I write this, I’m barely 3 chapters into Harry Potter, which I’ve been trying to read for weeks.

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The thing is, my favorite reading spot is no longer dictated by the place, nor the story, but by the people. Cuddled into the smallest bed or a chair made for one is now a privilege I’ve been given, more precious than that of the ability to read is the ability to read to my children.

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We head to the library a few times a month to pick up new stories and sharing the giggles, voices, imagination and comfort stories bring now represents my reading spot. A place in my heart and not a place where I sit.

I’m sure that someday, I will read Harry Potter, and I will love each book as I’ve loved each movie, but until that day comes I’ll soak up every word of Peppa Pig, The Critters and every version of Frozen that’s out there. I feel like I’m at the point in parenthood where we do sacrifice a bit of “me” time for a lot of “them” time, but it doesn’t last forever and I want to be immersed in it all. I want to read every book we can and try each character voice I’ve got in me. There’s a someday for me reading a book, but not for another chance at childhood- and I’m embracing that with gusto!

 

What is your reading spot? How has it evolved with time?

 

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  9. I love to read. I have for as long as I can remember. I used to read in my comfy rocking chair until it broke. I no longer have a reading spot. Maybe that’s why I stopped reading so much. I should make a new one. Thanks for this post.

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  15. i have a lot of reading spots in my house. My favorite is the chair in front of the fire place. But I often don’t get to enjoy it because every time i sit down, I get a preschooler who wants cuddles. So that is how my time is spent instead of reading. But it is so worth it.
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  20. I have a little spot i like to sit when i am reading or drawing. It is important to have a space to call your own to relax in.

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  21. So sweet! My daughter and I are both avid readers……started her off with a corner of books and now she’ll read anywhere! anytime! 🙂

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  28. My challenge in the last few years is getting disciplined enough to get off the internet and read. Add to that a back injury, and you can imagine how grateful I get when I finish a book. Everything changes over time, and I know that going with the flow and making more effort will help me too. 🙂

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  30. I really like this challenge. I will have to link up sometime. Thanks for sharing your favorite reading spot. I love that you read to your child and that is a great memory they will cherish. I am working on my degree in teaching and we just read about parents not reading to their children like they used to. I hope when I become a parent I read to my children all the time like you. Sacrifice is worth it for your children. One day they will be able to read all by themselves and won’t want you to cuddle with them during that time, so I am glad you are embracing the moments while they are here. Have a great weekend.
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  32. I never had a ‘reading spot’ when I was younger, it was mostly me reading cuddled up on my bed as a child. As I got older (and could wander a bit from the homefront), I did like to take a book up to this bench under a tree-lined walkway to a really small church building situated at the college up the street from my parent’s house. I never encountered any people going to the church, but students walked to and from classes a little ways away. They were completely invisible to me as I read. I loved the view from this spot, and how I felt hidden yet surrounded by nature. They also had the flowers that attracted hummingbirds, so if you were lucky, you might see one in the summertime.
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  33. I recently added a chair to our bedroom for my reading spot. I used to just read in bed but it would get difficult sometimes to read there, and the light from my iPad would bother my boyfriend sometimes. Now I have a little spot by the window with a blanket and it’s so nice to relax and read! (PS you can read Harry Potter even before your child is ready, I love that series and now find it even better reading it around again for my stepdaughter.)
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