I'm in love and I'm beginning to think this is pretty serious. Now, I'm not talking about my husband Jeff our cute dog Bella or our two cats August and Abagail (although, I do have lots of love for them). I am referring to my new love of reading!
Let me take this story back to February when my husband told me he thought I watched too much television. I know, I know, how positively embarassing to hear about yourself. I can't say I denied the statement. I come from a long line of tv watchers. I grew up watching more television than what was probably normal. On Sunday's when my family would come home from church the first thing we would do was turn on the television. I mean, really, tv goes with anything, completing homework, folding laundry, snuggling with your dog and working on crossword puzzles. But, at what point is it classified as watching too much? For me, it might have been when I completed some online questions about my favorite network "Bravo" and I scored 100%. How much do I really need to know about the Real Housewives or Orange County, New York City, Atlanta or New Jersey. My name is Jennifer and I'm a tv addict!
In response to comment which may have seemed a little harsh I vowed to read more. Now, I've always enjoyed reading and when I was younger I read quite a bit. I remember reading nearly all of the Sweet Valley High series, Fear Street series and volumes of VC Andrews books. Then, once I got to college reading became much more tedious. There are so many things we are forced to read in order to maintain that nearly perfect GPA. I'm sure you can already see where this is going...I pushed out reading and writting and hello television!
I've sinced become a platinum member of the Appleton Public Library! I'll admit that I'm a little picky when choosing a book. I totally judge a book by it's cover. In the past months I've read a couple duds, but more than that I've read several really good books. I look forward to my one hour lunch at work so I can sit at my desk and read. I find myself driving home from work and looking foward to diving into another good book. In fact, this morning my husband asked if I wanted to go out on a date tonight and I responded with "I think I would rather stay home and read"...wow, who could have predicted this?
I've come to this conclusion: everything in moderation. I still watch some tv because I am a Bravo junkie and who can go cold turkey? I'm also learning to love reading more than I thought possible. I can't believe how much free entertainment the library offers. I'm also feeling very positive that I can no longer be classified as "that person" who watches too much tv. AND, I think it's pretty cool that if you asked me what I've recently read I can give you an answer that wouldn't have been reflected in time period over 10 years ago! Happy reading!!
