Indulge Me

As if 3 birthday parties wasn't enough, I have been indulging all week in my weakness for young adult literature. Specifically, I have been reading a TON of fantasy books. Old favorite Tamora Pierce has supplied much of my reading, while I have discovered Cassandra Clare and am getting to Trenton Lee Stewart (not fantasy, but still YA). I generally try to make my readings cover a large spectrum. I try to infuse some adult fiction and non-fiction into my list of things to read. I take people's recommendations and try to find grown-up stuff on my own. But the month of April, and probably December, is mine to indulge all I want in stories that have witches, wizards, mages, orcs, the fair folk, vampires, and magical runes. And when I get a stack of books I'm excited about, I think I go through a book a day. Truly, a book a day until I run out of my birthday, or Christmas, presents that came bound in a pretty cover. I've learned to nurse, cook, and clean while I read. If Avery is asleep, I have 1-2 hours of uninterrupted reading. After she is in bed, I read until Joe makes me turn the lights out. I love April and December.