I believe we have seasons in our lives and some seasons just are made for reading, or at least not reading often. When my kids were little, it was rare that I had time to read. I remember one time we were planning a vacation and I told them I didn't care where we went, I just needed some down time so I could read a whole book, I got my wish.

I also had a serious slump from 2019-2021, we decided to move to a new state, so getting the house that we'd lived in for 25 years ready to sell and moving not once, but twice, then throw in a pandemic and trying to decide if I wanted to restart my business or retire and my mind was too full to read.

Looking back, I probably could have read more when my kids were little, I just wasn't managing my time well. I couldn't concentrate because there were always chores that need to be done. If I were in the same situation today. I would use time blocking, which is something I learned while running a business from home. I simply assigned times to focus on work, housework, family, socializing, and anything else I wanted to accomplish during the week. When I assigned time for things that were fun, I didn't have guilt or preoccupation with the other things on my ToDo list because they had their own assigned times.