Read!

It's a beautiful rainy Sunday morning (and what better time to curl up in bed listening to the rain!), and I figured its been a long time since the last book I've read, so I made a new ebook purchase: The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell. I don't know about you, but I find reading very inspiring and educational. Reading is a pleasure and I always learn something new from each new read. Nothing like a good stroll down the aisles of a bookstore, browsing books after books after books *oh, so heavenly*

I read from everywhere. Fiction books, non fiction books, websites, online articles, news and magazines. 

If you're not in the habit of reading, I suggest to take it up! I promise you'll enjoy it. Here are some suggestions on how to kick start your reading habit: 

1. I swear by Flipboard. Download it on your phone/tablet, and then subscribe to your favorite daily. I usually read an article or two from there on my commute to work each morning. 

2. Download ebooks to listen to if you find it inconvenient to read a physical book (eg, you're driving) 

3. Sign up with Kobo, if reading ebooks is more your thing than a physical book. 

4. Instead of using dollar notes or scraps or old receipts, invest in a pretty book mark. So what if it set you $20 back? It's gonna be your reading companion for a very long time. My current favorite bookmark is a birthday gift from a best friend: a bronze engraved bookmark with cute charms dangling on it. 

Thank you Yokie. You know exactly what I want. :)

Still don't know where to start? 

Here are a few good reads that I've enjoyed and loved: 

Fiction: Dorothy Koomson, Nicholas Sparks, L.M. Montgomery, Roald Dahl

Non-fiction: Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, Justice by Michael Sandel, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell. 

Sites: Elite Daily, Life Hacker, Thought Catalogue, The Happiness Project, TidyMom

(Bonus: Pursuit of Happyness is an awesome movie. Go watch it) 

I hope your reading habit brings you as much happiness as it brings for me. 

Have a beautiful Sunday ahead!