do you find time to read?

@smiley83 (1534)
Malaysia
May 9, 2010 12:29am CST
hey friends... Well, I wonder if you have time to read things that you like!! I really missed so much having novels in my hand :( i find myself busy during the semester with my study & during the break with my work that I find it soooo hard to get time to hold a thick novel to read!! except 2 days ago as i was sick on bed unable to get up that i found myself reading a book.. what about you? do you have time for extra things to do?
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@ElicBxn (63252)
• United States
22 May 10
I only have so many hours in my day and I wish I had more time to read and craft, but some how mylot seems to eat all my time!
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
22 May 10
hahaha...yeah I do agree with you as well *_* mylot eats everything we have:p
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@ElicBxn (63252)
• United States
22 May 10
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
23 May 10
hahahahha...you are so cute :p
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• United States
10 May 10
I did a lot of reading when I was recovering from surgery because I couldn't do anything. I enjoyed it very much but If I start a book I want to finish it now too and I don't hhave a lot of time for that. I don't do well with getting interrupted while I am reading and just hate to lay a book down then go back to it later. I read,,,I finish.....the end!!!
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
22 May 10
Awh I'm really so sorry to hear about your medical condition..hope you are feeling much better now! yeah interruption never help you are right..I use to be like that too..one of my lecturers used to force us to read a particular novel in a day to discuss it on the following class! it had made so patient to sit down for hours concentrating on it till ending the book! but it is hardly done although i'm still a student but i'm not required to read a novel in a day :p
• United States
22 May 10
oh yes. I had 2 surgerys a year apart and had to stay off my feet so that became my reading time. I would have a hard time just reading a book through if I did not like it. I have started a few and had to force my self to finish only a couple I never did. I have read some that I liked the author but thought their story line was just plain stupid.
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
22 May 10
Awh I do hope you are feeling much better by now :) take care & enjoy your weekend..
• Philippines
13 May 10
right now, im not very very busy so i can read all the books that i want. like you, when im busy, my books are left in the shelves but during weekends i try to find time though i cant really read too much if im busy
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
22 May 10
yeah the same thing goes with me too these days! i still don't have time to do so
@dodo19 (47134)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
12 May 10
During the semester, i too am really busy with my studies and don't have much time to read. However, I still sometimes try to find time to read. Even if it's just before I go to bed. It's not always easy, but it's something that I really like to do, which is why I do try to read on my spare time.
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
22 May 10
yeah I do agree with you as i'm a student too & it is a bit difficult if wasn't impossible to read during the semester!
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
11 May 10
Hi smiley! Sure hope you're feeling better by now! I will admit that for a long time I stopped reading and spent way too much time here on the Lot! But, now I have been buying books like crazy! It all started one day at the "$1 Store)! I found some books, bought them and since they only cost $1 I decided that was cool and I ended up reading all three and they turned out to be three of the best books I have ever read, no lie~ So from there I started ordering books online, picking some up wherever and reading almost every night! And I will finsh the book no matter how much I hate them and no matter how much I paid and some were over $10 and not nearly worth the $1 store ones~ I actually love to read and will read all night if the book intrigues me! Mysteries or Humor are my favs! Can't wait to get into bed tonight to read!
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
22 May 10
hi dear.. yeah i'm feeling better than before though the pain comes & goes :( Woow a book with $1 to $10! that is really nice :p that is really so great to have a great collection of them! I had a small collection that didn't grow up since 2 years! I know it is a very bad habit of me to do such a thing though! but i'm really wishing to get back to my old great habit though i'm busy with my study and work, yet, i'm really wishing to do so!
• Indonesia
19 Aug 10
hm.... I really like reading but i dont have time for that, it's not fair to me because i lack time for that
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
16 Nov 10
yeah same here...I don't myself during the semester...
@reinydawn (11643)
• United States
10 May 10
I read almost every day before I go to sleep. It's about the only time I can get to read at all. Sometimes on the weekend during the summer, I will sit out on my deck and relax with a book. I remember when I was taking classes though, I barely had time to read my class books, let alone try to read a novel.
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
22 May 10
Awh that is really nice to get the motivation to read every night! I don't have that!! I would usually strive for some hours to sleep after such a long day in campus followed with assignments & readings to do at home that I don't have time to read for extra pleasure!!
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9 May 10
I don't have much time to read as I am busy with my work and my eyes would be really tired when I got back from work. Only when I am on a holiday or I am on the plane, then I would get the chance to do some reading. Cheers.
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
9 May 10
thanks for sharing your thought :) yeah you are totally right as it is sometimes so difficult to do so!! anyways, have a great weekend *_^
@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
10 May 10
I used to read a lot and reading was my favorite pastime but after marriage i just could not have time for reading.I am a working mother,doing a full time job and managing home affairs and the result is that i do not have for reading.
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
22 May 10
Awh yeah I do agree with you dear!!all the best :p me too I find it difficult to read though i'm still studying!
• United States
9 May 10
I have to make the time. I'm pretty busy as a student, but I always carry a book with me wherever I go so that I can find the time wherever I can. I read on the way to and from school and whenever we get a break in class. I just love to read and if my time gets taken from me then I take out other leisure activities (like mylot) so that I can have time to read.
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
22 May 10
Aha!! that is really great!! I wish to do that too..the thing is, I used to read a lot during the semester & during the break,,but then i broken off the habit of reading despite the fact of being a student too that I should devote some extra time to read! I wish to be like you :p
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• Philippines
9 May 10
at first glance no one would believe im a certified bookworm. but nowadays im more into stories that end fast like the single page reads. in the past few years ive done a reading about half a dozen novels. i have much time to read thank goodness.
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
22 May 10
Awh!! that is really so great!! i used to read one novel in a day if i was required to do so as my lecturer would force us to do that & would scold those who don't read..he usually refer us to read a particular novel to discuss it on the next class! otherwise, i would be too lazy to do that due other subjects that we have to take care of! but I really missed reading novels though!
@keval32 (1096)
• India
11 May 10
Not really, I seldom find time to reading, but I read news papers and it's supplementary regularly, I read all the interesting stuff there. I have some books but rarely find time to read it. But whenever I am free I take a book and start reading.
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
22 May 10
Awh that is really great to have time to read things that you really want :p
• United States
10 May 10
I have tried harder lately to find time to sit down and read. Lately, I've been on an information search far more than being entertained by fictional books though. The last good fictional book I sat down with was right after Christmas - Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol". Very, very good book!
@smiley83 (1534)
• Malaysia
22 May 10
Awh I haven't been reading novels lately :( I wish if I could but my time is occupied heavily these days between my study & my work! I know if my manage my time wisely, I would definitely find time to read! but it is difficult to stick myself to the habit of reading though :(
• India
20 Apr 12
Hello friend, Yes I have to time for reading in everyday. I like to read very much. Have a nice day.
• Philippines
2 Apr 12
Even if I am a busy college student and I also do part-time work, I still find time to read the novels that I like to read. Even if we're busy, surely there is still a few minutes in a day that we're idle like when we're waiting for something or someone, also at bedtime before sleeping, I'll read for like 30 minutes before sleeping.
@dodo19 (47134)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
12 Dec 11
I definitely do try to make time to read. It's not always easy to do so, but I still am able to manage to make some time. I make sure that I make time from time to time, as I've always enjoyed reading, which helps to make some time for this activity.
20 Apr 12
i suppose its hard sometimes to juggle everything as well as read a novel at the same time . the way i like to do things is when i go to bed at the night time , is just to lay there for 5 to 10 minutes and just let the body shut down and relax . Then just read until my eyes start to feel heavy , then i put the book down . ive just started to read dan browns davinci code and im up to chapter 7 and by god im absoloutley enthrawled by it. Sometimes a good novel gets me into trouble because i can stay up to long reading the book , especially when a couple of coffees are involved . its good to read , always make time for at least a couple of chapters before you go to bed . its really good food for the mind .