There’s something a little magical about having a new book to dive into. The way a hardcover creaks a little as you open it the first time. How the pages beckon you in, how they don’t quite lay flat yet. Or how satisfying clicking the next page button is on an ebook reader. The stories you know that are inside, just a few words away.
Magical.
From the moment I could read, I always had a book with me everywhere I went.
Tucked in my backpack, clutched in my hand. I could slide into a world that looks like my own or something completely different. I could read about people doing crazy things or pretend vampires really do exist. For a child with an active imagination, it was a whole new world and I wanted more of it.
Today, if you asked me what a perfect day would be, I’d have to include curling up with a good book for a few hours in there somewhere.
Because reading not only relaxes me, it also gives me time to de-stress and recharge. It’s the place I mentally retreat to, and is, without a doubt, a simple pleasure that I indulge in almost every single day.
As a small business owner, I need it. It calms my busy mind and gives me a sense of peace so that I can return to the tasks at hand with more energy. It’s my timeout.
What about you? What’s your simple pleasure? Or, if you’re a reader, too, got any good book suggestions?
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Guest post by Brandi Hussey
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Great post! I love reading!! But I have to say also I LOVE the colors in that picture! Beautiful!!
Brandi definitely has a way with colour! 😀
Thanks, ladies! That’s super sweet of you to say!!
Oh yes … TICK! You should see my bedside table right now!
Mine is deceptive.. just a lone kindle with oodles of novels in it! 😀
Thanks Brandi. I totally identify with this post. At Uni, I tried to do a ‘sensible’ degree that would lead to a good career. But after a year I switched to Arts because I missed reading literature too much. I remember luxuriating in my ‘homework’, thinking how lucky I was to be able to read full-time, and then write about it! Those were the days…Â
I know EXACTLY what you mean, as I tried a “sensible-ish” major before switching to Studio Art. “Homework” was a joy for me, too!
I’m the same, I was never without a book when I was little. I am so grateful to my parents that we never had a TV growing up. I think it really nurtured my creative side and my love of reading. Love the photo too! Ps. Currently reading Nineteen Eighty Four for the first time (I know! where have I been?) and it is so freaking amazing. So good, I keep stopping and exclaiming out loud and gushing at my boyfriend ‘Why have I never read this before?’ That’s how a book should make you feel.Â
Yes, it should! I’ve read that a few times now… have you read Brave New World?