A Book In A Day.

Those who know me well enough will know that I'm lucky enough to have Mondays off. So this morning, my body alarm woke me up ridiculously early at 8 [not impressed!]. I got some art work done first thing in the morning so I had the afternoon free to do whatever. However. I then realised that it's a sunny day and I have nothing to do. Everyones at school or college. 

I decided to dig out a book from my cupboard and sat down and started to read. I haven't read so intensely in a while, and once I get started I find it very difficult to stop. Indelible - Karin Slaughter is a book that switches from past to present, in the life of 2 people who work in the police force & part of forensic investigation. Anyone who is a fan of Karin will know that she writes with incredible detail. I'm a massive fan of her crime writing. I was sat in my jammies, with the sun blazing through my windows just reading. The television was off, my phone was on silent, laptop was off there was nothing disturbing me. There was something very satisfying with sitting in silence with a good book listening to nature carry on around me. 

The rest of the family walked in, so the television was switched back on, it's very difficult to read in peace in the Oliver household! My sheer determination to make sense of what I was reading took over so I sat there ignoring the blur of the TV and continued to read and I'm pleased to say I read the book start to finish in a day - this is a VERY rare occurrence for me. 

There is something very calming about sitting in silence doing something to wind down. If it's doodling on paper, reading a book or going for a walk. I strongly advice you to just listen to the world outside of the four walls that surround us. You don't have to be sat on an extremely comfortable sofa to enjoy nature.

Scared of the world outside we should go explore - John Mayer