// When I started reading again I hadn’t read in earnest since college. In other words, I hadn’t read a book in almost a decade. I remember loving reading during my school years but as I came into adulthood, priorities changed. Social Media was becoming the monster it now is, streaming was becoming the norm, college classes were forcing me to utilize all my free time sleeping and working. All these things were pulling my attention, there was no time for reading for the pleasure of it.

During these years I made multiple moves. School to school, apartment to house, house to house. My book collection dwindled to a small stack. Despite this, wistful wishful thinking had me still buying books, never knowing if I’d ever be able to read them. I had a stack of around 30 books collected over the years that I had never read. When you own maybe 50 books, 30 unread books is quite the TBR pile.

Cut to the COVID-19 pandemic, a whole wealth of time was now on the table. 2021 I set out to read my entire pile of unread books in one year. 30 books is an extreme goal when the previous year you read exactly zero books. I had my work cut out for me.

I bared down and got to reading. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be. The problem with a pile of unread books you’ve collected over a decade is that the majority of those books, you no longer truly desire to read. Reacquainting myself with reading was a process. Reading had to become a habit if I was going to complete the list. I started bringing my current read with me everywhere. I started using my library to access audiobooks. I skipped TV time for reading. I started staying up late into the night reading. My routine shifted and I was reaping the rewards.

By the end of 2021 I had only gotten through 20 of those books. That was still 20 more books than I had read the year before. I considered it a great success! I was not done though, I had become addicted to the feeling of completing a book. The honor of holding the story of a memoir with me. The privilege of deep knowledge contained within a non-fiction. The exhilarating feeling of diving into the unique world of a fantasy. I couldn’t stop.

As the years progressed to current, I haven’t stopped. 2022 I read 60 books, 2023 I read over 100, 2024 I’ve again read over 100. I think it is safe to say this habit is here to stay. I started to think about how I could start sharing this feeling. Thus this blog has come to be.

Lazy Bones Bookclub is the name Sydney came up with for our 4 person bookclub. It seemed like a fitting title for the blog. When we sit around a read, it truly appears to be a lazy bones activity despite the fact that your brain is in a completely different realm, working very hard.

The goal of this blog is to spread the love of reading and connect with community. Share thoughts on what we are reading and advice on reading itself. I hope you enjoy and maybe even engage.

With love,

Annie