A long long time ago, in a far away land (california) I met a man who opened my eyes. This man was my (sort of) brother in law and he had gifted my (sort of) husband with a giant bathroom reader book. It was about two inches thick, had roughly 700 pages and was filled with an amazing array of pointless information that I have neither needed to know, nor used in the meantime. The fact that this book was filled with useless knowledge, made it that much more fun to read. The fact that my guy kept it in the bathroom made reading it on the toilet, the most convenient. This somehow changed my life forever. I admit, this trait has somewhat of a masculine stigma, but I have never been one to adhere to social norms. I not only approve, I have come up with five very solid reasons as to why reading in the bathroom just might be the best place in the house to read. 5. It is hard to get in a healthy dose of literature in these hectic drive-thru lifestyles. If you feel like you are missing out on some of the best books out there, why not head to the library and pick yourself up some reading material? Plus, if you eat drive thru (anything) you will likely be spending some time on the porceline throne. 4. AS sir Richard Steel said, “Reading is to the brain what exercise is to the body.” Keep your brain and your colon happy all in the same time span. Consider it a two-fer. 3. Reading is good for the brain because it is a complex activity. It involves sight, recognition, understanding, memory, hearing, speaking, and emotion. It is so complex that the more you read, the more your brain will develop. Look at your family tree, are the older people in your family losing their marbles? Sit down and enjoy a good book, while you still can. It may even stave off the dementia. 2. According to the University of Alabama- Your desktop has 400 MORE strains of bacteria than your toilet seat, and that isn’t even talking about your phone and keyboard. Wash your hands before and after you go to the bathroom. 1. Let’s face it, we don’t read as much as we should. Likely you are an adult (if you are reading this) and likely you are tasked with taking care of other people. For me, the bathroom is the one room in the house where I can lock the door and promise a slow and painful demise to anyone who comes near it while I am in there. True story. They stay away and I can get alot of good reading in. Hours even, if my hip bones don’t give out. There are your five, indisputable reasons why you too should read in the bathroom. I don’t care what you read in there, perhaps one day I will write my own bathroom reader, so when people tell me my work stinks, I can blame it on their bowel habits.

Do you read in the bathroom?

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