So in the past few weeks I have recently fallen in love...fallen back in love might be a better way to put it. One of my favorite things to do before I got married and had kids was read. I remember spending hours on end with a book in my hand as a kid. And that didn't stop when I got into high school and college where I read pretty much every Stephen King book along with many, many others. But for some reason once my last name changed, so did my reading habits...until about 2 weeks ago.
Isaiah had been asking to read "The Hunger Games" after hearing about the books from his friends. I was hesitant because of the few things I had heard about the books. So I told him I would read them first. It took a few days too many for his liking for me to finally pick up the first book. But once I did, it was less than a week and I had finished all 3 books. While I became completely wrapped up in the lives of Katniss and Peeta and the rest of the characters in the books, I noticed a change in my mood. I have been pretty busy with work and other commitments and had been a little on edge. But by allowing myself to just sit and read I rediscovered something I really, really like to do and at the same time felt the stress of life melting away. I was sad to reach the final pages of the last book, but I am ready to re-read this series and enjoy some time to myself reading other books as well.
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