A Year Without TV...

Last year, instead of any resolutions, I set a personal goal. I wanted to be intentional with my personal time, choosing to do something I love daily, instead of creating gaps of mindless time.  

There was a time when Netflix was one of my favorite things to fill my time with. I had about 4-5 shows I would watch, always anticipating new seasons. However, 'just one more episode' always turned into, late night watching and me having to force myself to turn off the TV.  As much as I loved all my shows, I realized it was dominating my free time. 

So, I decided 2022 was the year I was going to actively pursue immersing myself in my love for reading, and I set a goal to read 50 books in one year. In doing this, I unintentionally let go of TV. Instead of scrolling through social media at school pick-up, I read, instead of listening to music in the car, I listened to my books, instead of falling asleep to the TV, I fell asleep to my stories. 

My books are my treasures and there isn't much I love as much as reading, so, when I say 2022 was filled so much good, a big portion of that was me redirecting priorities. The 43 books I read, were gifts to myself. Time I allowed myself to just sit and read, soaking up the quiet, allowing morning porch sitting and discovering some of the best books I've ever read!!

This is by far my most favorite New Year goal I've ever set, so much so, that I intend to make it a tradition, a new way of life for myself. This year, I am not giving myself  a number to reach, but rather, I just want to read more books than last year. That may mean 50 and that may mean 44, but regardless, my TBR shelf is waiting, full of literary treasures, and this little bookworm has already started book number 1!

*A good amount of these are children's books. I often read books that my boys have read- almost always it's books Remi asks me to read after he finishes it. Remi can immerse himself in a book, much like I do and the fact that he will do 'book talk' with me, is heaven to my book-loving heart! Want to open up yourself to awesome conversations with your kiddo? Read books with them, talk characters, discuss the sad parts, pick apart what you disliked... these type of conversations often lead to deeper topics and things that can otherwise be harder to talk about.