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Blogging Buddies- Guest Post!

 Hi there, I am Chelle and I will be guest blogging today. I am a twenty-eight-year-old young woman who lives in a moderately sized market town in England. I suffer from multiple chronic pain conditions and mental health issues which is something that you need to know with what this blog post will be focussing on. I work part-time, volunteer for a youth group and my church (pre-pandemic). Around that I read, write, binge-watch tv online and scroll through social media or chat on Discord. This is where I met Steph, in a server for Books & Quills Magazine


My blog post is going to focus on reading, as Steph has a lovely book-themed blog I thought it was right to do so. Though more particularly it is going to focus on reading and building a solid reading habit whilst contending with chronic health issues. 



Dealing with health issues on a daily basis isn’t fun in the twelve years I have had to contend with them, most of them unmedicated and undiagnosed, I found relief in my books and the fictional worlds that they transported me to. From Hogwarts to Narnia and even Middle Earth and lately to Erilea or Ravka I have loved the worlds that I was transported to, for a while I could just forget the world and the constant pain. That was until I struggled to hold my books because the pain had encroached on my hands. 


When that happened I had to work something else out as I couldn’t cope with not reading. So now I tend to have, at least, two books on the go at all times. One is a physical copy of a book, and the other is an e-book that I read on my Amazon Fire tablet. I had always had a distinct dislike for e-books, as I adore the smell of books, old and new, I have always loved feeling the book in my hands and turning the pages, but needs must and I have come to like them, I will always prefer physical books if I can get away with them, but I am learning to love the accessibility of e-books. 


When it comes to times of day I read, it tends to be in the morning or at night, especially if I am struggling to sleep. If I get to work early that is a time I read too, I constantly have a book in my bag in case the opportunity to read arises and it is serving me well. 


I shall see how well this month as I am attempting to read 10 books in the month of March for a couple of readathons and readalongs, one of which is being held by the same group where I met Steph. 


If you liked my rambling post you can find my blog here. Give me a follow, I hope to actually keep up to date.

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