The Reading Habits Tag

In the past few months I have most definitely got back into reading, which I didnt think would ever happen. Up until I was about 15 I was the biggest book worm going, I loved reading and would choose it over doing anything else, mainly because I shared a room with my younger sister and she watched rubbish TV. Then I discovered social media and the internet and it all went down hill from there. I'm now making time to read, mostly on my lunch breaks at work and in the evenings before bed. I saw Hayley from Water Painted Dreams had taken part in a great tag and I couldn't help but join in! 

1. Do you have a certain place at home where you read?

Always in my bed, its my favourite place.

2. Bookmark or random piece of paper? 

You know when your in the fragrance department and you squirt the perfume on a bit of paper? 

Well currently I have one of those as my bookmark. I've been known to have

 a train ticket and even a bit of tissue as my bookmark in the past! 

3. Can you just stop reading or do you have to stop after a chapter or a certain number of pages?

I haven't really noticed before but generally I'll read until the end of the chapter or at a suitable stopping point. 

4. Do you eat or drink when reading? 

I love a cup of tea and a book so I'm okay with that but add food into the mix and it gets complicated. Eating just takes my focus away from the book. 

 5. Do you watch TV or listen to music whilst reading?

I dont mind it low in the background but I find if I zone in one word or sentence I lose focus in the book and pay more attention to whats on the TV.

6. One book at a time or several at once?

It depends how I'm getting on with the book. I have a couple I'm a mid way through as they got a bit heavy going so I switched to something a bit more light-hearted. I will eventually go back to them but I'll never actively read more than one book at one time. 

7. Reading at home or everywhere?

9/10 I have a book on me so I'm ready to read a chapter here or there if I have a spare moment. I kind of wish I had to use public transport so I had time to read on my commute. My sister however will read whilst walking to work !

8. Reading out loud or silently in your head? 

Always in my head, its too time consuming to read aloud. 

9. Do you read head or skip pages?

If you skipped pages you might miss out on something important! Although I do sometimes skim read certain sections if I'm getting impatient and want to get to the nitty gritty of a story line. 

10. Breaking the spine or keeping it new?

I'm totally torn on this question. I always keep my books in pristine condition, to the point where people may question whether I'd actually read any of my collection! I do think that books with broken spines do look well loved. 

11. Do you write in your books?

Nope never have. 

12. What are you currently reading? 

I've just recently started Peach Blossom Pavilion by Mingmei Yip and so far so good. Its a very interesting story about a Chinese prostitution house in the 1910's from the point of view of a young girl who was unknowingly sent to live in 'Peach Blossom Pavilion'. 

Day 12 | My Favourite Childhood Book

Growing up was so fun, but at the time all you could think about was becoming a grown up because you could do what you wanted when you wanted. Little did I know that I would give anything to go back to the days when I didnt have a care in the world. 

I was a pretty big book worm when I was younger. My mum encouraged me from a young age that reading was fun and I loved it. Whilst I don't remember any of my favourite books when I was really young, one part of my childhood I do remember is Jacqueline Wilson books! I loved them. All the different books she had (and still does have!) was amazing, I'll always remember wanting to be the first to read her latest books. The thing that drew me to them first off was the colourful covers, each with its own little illustration which ran through the book. Each book had a different story line with some books running through a series. 

On our regular trips to the library I always headed to these books first to pick out one I'd yet to read! Whilst I cant for the life of me remember any of the storylines I do know that at the time they had me smiling from cheek to cheek and sometimes having a little tear when they got sad! 

Doing a little research now I can see Jacqueline has written so many more books with I can just imagine are as good as her old stuff. I wish it was socially acceptable to read these at the age of 23! 

What books do you remember from your childhood? Did you read any Jacqueline Wilson books? 

You can read all my posts from the 30 day challenge here. 

Books | Lauren Conrad - Beauty

 

As much as I love spending hours pouring over different beauty blogs I still love having a read of an actual book. I can't quite remember where or how I stumbled upon this book but Lauren Conrad's Beauty book was definitely the start of a beauty romance. I had always been fond of make up and skin care but didn't know what to do with either so a lot of what I did was just from experimentation. I'm still a novice in lots of areas, with lots to learn but this book really helped me to learn the basics.

 

Lauren covers a lot of different area's in her book including, skin care, hair care and even delves into how stress can affect you and your body. Whilst each section only scratches the surface its a great starting point. There are plenty of how-to's with a good mixture of pictures and text. With Lauren being the winged liner queen, it was only right I learnt from the best, and this is something she covers in the book.

Since the Beauty edition, Lauren has also released a Style addition which I have yet to get my hands on, I will soon though as I've loved her style from way back when she was in Laguna Beach & The Hills. You can pick up Beauty from Amazon here for only £10.34 (who thinks up these random prices?!)

Have you read any beauty books? I'd love to pick up a couple more so suggestions are welcome!

K x