Can you read too much?
Good morning ladies and gents it's November 18th and this morning I am asking this question: Can you read too much?
Why am I asking this question? Last night I sat on my bedroom floor looking at all my unread books on the shelf. I almost started to cry.
See I want to read them all. I can give you a list of 10 reasons why, but when I sat there, the world was my oyster, I ran back to the mainland.
I think I hit a reading slump! Bum Bum Bummmmmm!
How did this happen? I have been feeling like I have been floating around for the last week without ever coming down to the earth.
Here is what I think is going on. I have read 74 books this year so far. For background, the most books I have ever read in a year before this was 24, out of the four years of my life I actually read, so it's safe to say this is new for me.
I have also found a new passion for writing and making content this year. Making these blog posts, other top secret writing projects :P, and creating all the tiktoks has been unbelievably rewarding and fun.
I have been flexing my creative muscles in entirely new ways. And last week I think my brain was like a wet washcloth. Too full of content and unable to wring out a coherent sentence.
Doing smutory was one of the most beautiful and rewarding journeys I have taken. I love Smunth and I love learning new things. The research I did was so interesting and I feel like people were genuinely interested in what we learned.
Making the blog post, that is over nine pages long, was like giving birth to large child. I put my heart and soul into it and that is why it took so long but I am sooooo glad I did.
But what now?
I continued the Fifty Shades series because they are so fascinating. And I am genuinely having a blast reading them. But, my oh my, are they long! I am having a blast but they are not light, nor are they fluffy or hahaha. So last night, in my wet towel state, I needed to stop for a second. I hate stopping mid-series or mid-book! But here is what I have learned in my year of being my own boss and being creative:
Some days you are not a salmon. Some days you can't keep swimming upstream. Some days you have to turn around, let go, and just flow with the river.
November was supposed to be a classic SMUNTH month where I just read all the random books on my TBR. But, Fifty Shades happened, Smutory challenged me, ohhhhh and I started a new part-time job, so we are taking it chill this November. This in many ways is the most SMUNTH thing I could do; follow my heart by doing what is fun and listening to what I need. So, while sitting on the floor, I called my mom and talked it out and then pulled out one of my favorite books of all time: The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan. Gray and Ivy are perfection in my eyes. Ivy is one of the fmc’s related to most. And Gray Grason is truly my dream man. My number 1 book boyfriend. It is a must read!
So thanks for listening. Also, it's my half birthday so I am going to get myself a treat. See you next time. Oh, and I swear, the finished Smutory blog is coming soon!!
Bye!!!!!