A Summer Reading List for Mom

I'm a goal person. I never use to be until recently, and because I know us Mama's have so much time on our hands I came up with a great list of books to read this summer. I have already been asked..."how do you find time to read?". I read when my kids are in bed for the night, or during quiet time each day. I keep books in the bathroom, yes. I will sit on the porch and read while my kids are playing outside. On the weekends my husband spends a good amount of time with the kids keeping them occupied and doing different things, I take advantage of this time to either nap or read (or blog, or shop, or run). Some days I don't have time to read anything, some days I get only a few paragraphs in, and some days I can read a few chapters. It all depends, but I like to always have a book around to read.

This list is mostly novels, with one homeschooling book. During the school year I read enough books, blogs and articles about schooling, parenting and teaching, I use summer to read the fun books that have nothing to do with child training and real life. On the other hand, I know a handful of Mama's who use summer to do the opposite, to read up on all these kind of books in preparation for the new school year and it works out great for them! Find your own preference and balance! Reading is like a little getaway even if it's only for a few quick sentences!

Right now I am reading "The Giver"

Once finished, my list goes as follows: 

"The Secret Life of Bees"

"A Thousand Splendid Suns"

"A Spool of Blue Thread"

"A House in the Sky"

"All the Light we Cannot See"

"The Well Trained Mind"

I am making my children a Summer Reading list as well and will update this with a link to it once it is up! Enjoy!