TBR Pile

Alright, if you know me and have known me for some length of time, you know that I have been an avid reader since I was 3 years old. Yep, I learned to read at age three. See, it's in my blood. Mostly from my father's side of the family. My grandmother reads. My aunts read. My dad reads. So I guess it was to be expected that I would share this addiction.

I remember reading so much and so carelessly, that I would neglect my homework and study time. I passed the tests anyway. That's what baffled my teachers. No studying, no homework, no class participation- but always grade 'A' test scores. So they wanted to see if I needed to be enrolled in the advanced classes in school. They tested me in the 5th grade, and all of my scores were college-level except for my scores in Satan's darling, MATH. Yeah, in that arena I scored about the same as a first grader. Bah. So no advanced classes for me. Instead, they kept me in regular classes and stuck me into Remedial Math classes. That's a story for another day.

Back to reading. This is my current TBR pile:

Mostly I love to read the classics (like Dickens up there on the top) and historical fiction or non-fiction (like Little House). There are certain authors whose every work I will devour simply because I have loved one of their books in the past (like Mr. John Updike up there). Other times, I read what speaks to me. And of course, I study the Bible almost daily.

I've been sort of slacking on my reading lately, what with the recent emotional and financial stresses I have been struggling with (and ok, an unhealthy addiction to Netflix), but today I plan to kick back on the couch with some classical soundtrack, and read for at least an hour.

Au revoir!