Here are the books that I am currently reading. I read a mix of topics, genres, and from different age groups. I stay away from smut and romance novels, because I get the giggles.

I have tried very hard to read one book at a time. To be normal, but my mind starts to wander and I get bored. I can read the words and not understand a damn word. I have read paragraphs, while having another full conversation with myself or singing a song. Henceforth, I did not comprehend what I just read. It would irritate me and frustrate me that I couldn’t understand a book and I would miss so much for the main text. I didn’t have time to reread. My love of reading as a child was lukewarm. As an adult, I love to read, but I face the same problems. Here are some of my solutions.

1. Listen to your cues: If I am getting bored, but still want to read, I just change the book. I can always come back.
2. Have a buddy: I have a book club with my children. We either read it together or read it alone, and we discuss the book. It is fun to have a friend.
3. Read certain books at certain times: Comic books, or Mangas I read while eating dinner or lunch. They are quicker pace, and they have pictures, so I don’t have to sit an analyze each page, while I am doing something else.
4. Audible books!: Are great resources, but I have a hard time focusing on the story if I am not doing certain things. Driving in the car or listening to the book at the gym are ways I can listen and understand audible books.
5. Take notes: I have a pad of paper with me while I am reading. Some days I do not need it, but others I jot down notes, how I feel, etc. It is a good way for me to really deep dive in the novel.
6. Read out loud: I find that reading aloud helps slow myself down and I am multitasking tools to understand the plot better. It is fun to act out some of the characters as well.
7. Acceptance: This is one I am still working on, but it has became easier to understand that I am different and I think differently. AND that is okay! Do I sometimes get anxious and angry. Yes! But I have to tell myself I am not perfect, and humans make mistakes.

My initial plan for this blog was to write about history and the topics that I am interested at the time. I am very nervous about it, because I love history. I like to learn about all types of history! A lot of history overlaps and helps explain why things happened. I love history for the mysteries and puzzles. I really would love to travel back in time to see how events truly happened. History truly amazes me. I read multiple books on the same topic to find the middle ground. There is a lot of biases, even within non-fiction. My blog has changed, but I still would like to discuss the books I am reading. Therefore, my plan is to write notes and a summary about the books I am reading. It will be a slow process, since I read multiple books at a time. We will see how things work out.

Toodles!