reflection

I really enjoyed this experience of reading and then writing about it. I must admitt that it was surprisingly hard for me to find the time to sit down and read, especially sitting down to read and focusing only on reading.  I found a lot fo time that while I was reading my mind was racing with things that I needed get done for work, school and things that I needed to get done around the house.  I felt like I didn't have time to read because I was too busy but I now realize that it is okay to take time to sit down and enjoy a book.  I also learned that I need to be a little more organized because then I will have more of a chance to relax.  This assignment gave me a chance to take the time to refocus on the importance of reading. While reading for this assignment, I find my passion for reading again and I now always try and set aside time in my evening to settle down with a book and read. I have also taken the time to read more with my daughter throughout the day, rather than only reading to her at night.

Book: Drink This Not That

Author: David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding

Time read: 4pm-4:30pm 8pm-9pm Decemeber 2

I found this book to be extremely interesting. The book is broken down into 9 chapters and each chapter discusses a type of beverage for example chapter one is called drink up, slim down and it talks about how drinking more water can help you slim down. Chapter 2 is called At your favorite restaurants and it talks about drinks that are bad for you at restaurants and then it tells you an alternative drink to have that has fewer calories and less sugar and carbs.  I was shocked to see how unhealthy a lot of commonly consumed beverages were. It definitely made me reconsider the things I will in the future.