Time to Read?

When he saw my Booking It post on Sunday, John commented that I had read a bunch of books last month. Did you think so, too? If so, I thought that you may be wondering how I fit so much reading into my schedule.

• First of all, you make time for what's important to you. I love to read, so it's something that I make time for.
• I divide my books into two categories: good books -- ones that are fun to read, like novels and biographies, and good-for-me books -- ones that will edify me as I read them. And I read these books at different times of the day.
• After I pray and read my Bible in the morning, I spend ten to fifteen minutes reading a good-for-me book. This plan, of course, assumes that my children are still in bed; I cannot read these types of books with them around because, well, honestly, they're distractions -- good, wonderful distractions, but distractions all the same.
• During nap time (for Rachel) and play time (for Sarah Beth and Daniel), I again pick up my good-for-me book and spend another ten to fifteen minutes reading it.
• When I go to bed at night, that's when I spend ten to fifteen minutes reading my fun book.
• There are times, especially on the weekends, when I am able to find a few more minutes to read, and I try to take advantage of these times. Usually, I read my fun book because there are interruptions, good interruptions called my husband and my children.
• As for all of the books I read with Sarah Beth, almost every time that I sit down, she asks me to read another chapter. And since I enjoy reading these books, too, I usually comply. Sometimes, we'll read four or five chapters in a day. (Honestly, I don't like it when she asks John to read these books to her because then I feel left behind. Selfish, I know.)

Now I'm asking you for tips: how do you make time to read during your busy days? There are so many books on my to-read list that I would love to have even more time for reading!