What's on My Nightstand (September 28)

I cannot believe it has already been a month since my most recent (and very first) What's On Your Nightstand? post. (Click that link and it will take you directly to 5 MinutesforBooks.com, where you can find out how to participate.) Let us pause to sigh here for a moment. All right, now I'm ready to talk books.

I am excited to say that I have successfully completed only one of the books I had on my last What's On Your Nightstand? posts. That is sad, I have to admit, but I was reading like crazy! That's mainly because I did not stick to that list. Thankfully that isn't a requirement. But, I just want you to know that I was really reading during that time. As I've mentioned in other posts, school is here, and assigned reading is nuts! That means I don't have as much time as I would like to read books.

Over the past month, I read (reviews I finished are linked):

• Crazy Love by Francis Chan
• You Were Made to Make a Difference by Max Lucado and Jenna Lucado Bishop
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
• Condi by Antonia Felix

Well, that's not too bad, anyways. I'm actually still working on Condi, but I'm hoping to get it finished this weekend.

What's on my nightstand for this coming month? I hope to read/finish:

• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
• One Perfect Day by Lauraine Snelling
• Notes on Nursing by Florence Nightingale
• My Son, the Savior by Melody Carlson

Not everything from last month made it over to this post. Last month I wanted to read more biography/historical/deep literature, this month I feel like I need a break from the world... I need some easy fiction. Good fiction, but easy all the same.

I think it could be fun to tell you random things about my reading habits in these posts. So, this time I'll tackle the question, Where do I read my books?

• I always keep a book (at least one) in my backpack when I go to school. I read whenever I have a nice break. Libraries are wonderful.
• I like small books because I can fit them in my purse. (I carry small purses, if that helps to explain anything.) Then, I take the book everywhere and read it whenever I'm waiting for something.
• I take books to the doctor's office. You never know how long you'll have to wait, and skimming magazines is not my cup of tea.
• I read outside sometimes. I'll take a chair outside, sit in the shade, and just read. It's wonderful.
• I read in the living room while my family is watching TV. I think I've almost perfected the art of reading while crazy amounts of noise are blaring around me.
• I read in the bathroom. Yep, I had to add this one.
• I read while eating my breakfast.
• I read before I go to bed. Actually, I've been doing this a lot more lately. It really relaxes me, as long as the book isn't really action/adventure. I don't think I could have read The Hunger Games or Catching Fire before bed. I wouldn't go to sleep. I would just keep reading until I finished it. (Actually, I did.)
• I take books whenever I go clothes shopping with my sister. A book is a must-have when waiting outside the dressing room for what seems like hours.

That's all I can think of. The only place I don't read is in the car. Car sickness is not fun. This is a sad fact, because I can just imagine the number of books I could have read during road trips. Ah well.

Happy reading, everybody!