Hi, hello friends! I hope you’re all doing well and enjoying the month of April! The weather is getting colder here in Australia, and it’s making all of my reading instantly cozier. As I restock and rethink some of my essentials for peak reading satisfaction, I thought it would be super fun to share some with you today!
- Tea
Unsurprisingly, given the name of our humble blog, I love reading with a cup of tea. In fact, reading without one doesn’t seem to hit as hard. For those wondering, my tea of choice is English breakfast – specifically the PG Tips brand (with a splash of oat milk and two sugars, thank you very much), so I always make sure it’s stocked in the house.
- Warm Lightning
I don’t know about you, but warm lighting instantly feels cozier. There’s something about the soft glow it radiates that brings me so much joy. Now, my light source of choice is a salt lamp my mum got me for Christmas, but the same vibe can be met with fairy lights if you have them. In fact, I have some of those too! Honestly, just adds to the atmosphere.
- Blankets
Shocker, are you surprised to see this make an appearance? One of my weaknesses has to be warm blankets. I just love buying them, and I have a few I switch out in winter. In fact, one of my favourite blankets has to be my The Night Circus throw from Storiarts – it’s so cozy and it brings me so much joy to have my favourite book on a blanket! Though, you can’t go wrong with any warm blanket/throw!
- Silence
Yes, that’s right – I am a silent reader. If you’re someone who can read while listening to music with lyrics then I applaud you, because I physically cannot. Ambient noise is my personal preference if I feel like listening to something (specifically rain sounds), but more often than not I need silence to truly get absorbed into a book. I wish I could listen to songs alongside a book to really get the mood going, but I just haven’t been able to focus on reading while doing so. Regardless, I’ll keep trying and continue to read in silence until then!
- A Reading Companion
I know this one seems to go against what I said above, but having a reading companion is so much fun! Whether it be my Warmie, dog Dennis, or my best friend on FaceTime, company while reading always makes the experience a bit more fun. I love having my best friend on FaceTime while I read because we both get to witness each other’s genuine reactions to whatever we’re reading, especially if it’s a book one of us has read before! It just makes the experience a bit more exciting, and definitely makes me more keen to read!
And there we have it – five of my reading essentials. Let me know below what you thought of this list, and if you have any similar essentials!
I’m a big fan of being cozy under a blanket when I read, as well!
I wish the weather were getting colder and cozier here, I walked outside yesterday and basically was set on fire lol. I love warm lighting and setting the mood – I have fairly lights I tend to turn on when I curl up in bed to read. I also basically require silence or ambient noise when reading — I can’t listen to music or my brain will focus on that instead. Great post!