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My goal is to make more time for reading in my life. I want to finish all the Nicolas Spark books and see all the movies. I want to finish that book I started last year. I want to read the Harry Potter books, maybe with my kids one day, because I am obsessed with the movies and know the books must be even better. I have always been a history buff and recently went to D.C with my mom. She has recommended so many historical books based on true  stories to me that I would love to actually read one day. I also want to have a big classroom library in my future classroom. My older sister has always loved to read and is that teacher who has an amazing classroom library full of a variety of great books. She is my inspiration as a teacher as well as the reader I want to be one day.

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At this point in my life, I have discovered hat I really do love to read. I love to read good books with stories that interest me. Most of those being your typical love story and girly type of books. The past three years in college, I have not had the time to read for pleasure. Last year I tried to read a religious book based on a true story and did love reading it. I have yet to finish it though just because I cannot find the time.

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In high school, I did my required readings for English and read from my textbook for other classes because I had to. I often found myself falling asleep while doing so...but I did it.
However, during the summers of highschool  I actually had free time to read. As a teenage girl and hopeless romantic, I started to read the Nicolas Spark novels. The first one I read was Dear John. I could not put that book down, I fell in love with it. I then saw the very popular movie, and was disappointed. I then realized that what they say is true, books are always better than the movies. So after that, before I watched any other Nicolas Spark movie I tried to read the book first. I did this with Safe Haven, Dear John, The Last Song, and The Lucky One. I stopped there, but if I ever have more free time I'd love to read more.

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Although it was a required book, I did find myself getting very excited and willing to read the book The Outsiders. I took notes on every page, asked questions, and wanted to keep reading. I got the feeling with that book I wish I had for every book. However, once I finished it, that excitement and work ethic towards reading didn't follow through.

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My elementary school had reward programs such as Accelerated Reader and Mark Twain Books. In which you get points for every book you read as well as prizes and pizza parties if! I remember always trying my best in these competitions in  the beginning. However, I was big into dance and sports and did not have the time to read as many chapter books at others in my grade. This caused me to feel discouraged and not participate as much in these reading competitions because I knew I could never read as much as other students. Thus, causing me to stop reading as much overall.

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Thought elementary school, we had book fairs every month as well as the book mobile that came every month where we could get any books we liked! I always loved these days. However, I found myself getting more excited about easy chapter books, magazines, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Oleson Biographies.

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As I got into my teenage years in middle school and high school, I described myself as hating to read. I would read in middle school when I had a required book I needed to read. I read the whole Twlight series, but I only read it during quiet reading time in the classroom. I never brought it home.

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Growing up, I was the youngest of 5 kids with very supportive sibilants and parents. My parents always made time to talk to me and my sibilants about what we were learning about in school and made time to read to me and with me as I grew up. As a child, my favorite books were Clifford the Big Red Dog and others similar.