I continue to work on healthy habits and routines as a way to keep my battery "recharged." I feel like I am succeeding at all three of the goals I set for myself at the beginning of the semester. I am eating three meals a day, I am exercising 5-6 times a week, and I am doing leisure reading every night before I go to bed.
The third goal has probably been the most fun. I have so much reading for each of my classes at Goshen College and most times it is heavy reading. To off set this I have started rereading books that I enjoyed in middle school and high school for my night time reading. My husband laughs at the "childish" books I am reading, but I have really enjoyed the easy reading and have been flying through books. In the past two weeks I have read an eight book mystery series that I first read in 7th grade.
The most exciting reread so far has been The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. I remember reading this book for the first time on a road trip to Florida over spring break. I devoured the book the first time through and could hardly put it down to get out of the car for bathroom breaks and meal stops. I was inspired to read this book again after I observed a 6th grade class at Bethany where the teacher was reading the book aloud for her class.
This rereading has reminded me that there are great stories for all different reading levels. My love for reading should not confine me to age appropriate books.
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