Reading . . . . a lot of reading. ;-)

I love to read.  I started reading at a high level very early (like that matters now that I used to have a large vocabulary which included lots of words people never use now, lol). When I was little, my dad used to take me to the library to checkout books all the time.  I still take myself to the library because I am trying to be better at saving money. For awhile there I was ordering books all the time from amazon.com (one of my favorite places on the web, lol).   FYI, a great place to find used books is abebooks.com . . .  if I can't find it in the local library's on-line catalog, then I check abebooks.com .   Of course, sometimes I still buy from amazon.com but I am getting off-topic now.

One of the reasons I was reading so much was that it was not just mind expanding but a way to escape.   I was the quiet one reading in the corner.   I could make myself unnoticeable with a book in front of my face.  As an adult, I've even been told I make a good guest because I can entertain myself, lol.

Well, I went through a bad period where I felt I was retreating from the world . . . very much hiding behind my books. I started to feel bad about something that I loved to do.  I was escaping the bad to a bad!!!   Thank goodness, I got over that!   I LOVE to read.  I think escape is good.   Where else can I experience so many things that I can't do myself except through books.   I can read about other people's experiences, about different places, different times, different cultures.  I find it quite funny that a subject that I didn't like at school, I now find fascinating ..  . HISTORY!!   That's part of the reason that I like to travel . . . history!

When I was thinking about blogging about reading earlier I had a lot of things swirling around in my mind about what I wanted to write.  of course, now some of those thoughts have escaped me.   I find it rather hilarious that I go to get a relaxing massage where i am supposed to empty my mind . . .  but all I can do is think about a thousand different things.   I've always been like this.   That's part of the reason my insomnia was so bad.   But I refused to take sleeping meds because i think it is better to have all those swirling thoughts than no thoughts at all.   I want to keep having my weird dreams.   I want to keep finding a book to bury myself in so that I can keep my mind active . . . that's what helps to keep me young . . . well, maybe the age thing can't be reversed but that's no reason to roll-over and give up.  right???   RIGHT???

That's another topic but lately I have been wondering if I am giving up???????

hmmmm, time to pull out another book???