These are great tips. My thought is an expansion of yours: while reading aloud to your kids, you can use a digital recorder to make an audio book for a local group that needs books on audio for the blind. You can either edit out the questions and comments made by your kids, or leave them in - some people might like that. You might even have your kids do some of the voices. Make it fun.
Great post! Perhaps another would just be to make sure you bring a book with you! I put in quite a bit of reading time waiting for buses and on buses and trains, or when waiting for people.
These are great. We dropped our cable almost two years ago and have found ourselves more inclined to read and pursue art. However, I let chores get in my way. I think your suggestion of time off from the chores - at a coffee shop would do me a world of good.
Btw, the thought of someone engrossed in War and Peace on the throne made me laugh.
-Lynnea
I do No 9 a lot but I do need to do No 1!
I might get some audio books for the summer as we are planning a road trip.
Thanks for the tips.
Take public transportation whenever possible! I live in the country, so I can't do so on a daily basis, but I loooove airplanes and airports (especially when unencumbered by children).
great suggestions. 
i hope you enjoy the concept store. i thought it was pretty cool.
These are great! I definitely try to follow rule #8, plus all that dust from cleaning usually stirs up my allergies
Thanks for your comments, everyone. These are some fantastic ideas! Keep 'em coming if you got 'em!
Thanks,
Ann
Working in a bookstore, I just tell myself that reading is actually working, and that alleviates any possible guilt! While this won't work for non-bookstore people, you can always tell yourself that you need to be up-to-date on current books for cocktail parties, your book group, or whatever works for you. (I don't actually read while at work; I ignore housework at home in order to read, however....)
Great blog, Ann & Michael!
Hi Ann! Thanks for visiting my blog and for your compliments. I just finished The Lace Reader this evening and can't wait to review it. It was fantastic!
I love this list! I'm already doing number 8 to some degree.
These are great suggestions. Another thing I do is arrive 10-15 minutes early to pick up my kids at school or playdates, then use the time to read in the car.
Ok if I link this post on my blog in a day or two??
Hi Lisa,
That's a GREAT suggestion!! Feel free to link to us to your heart's desire
Thanks so much for being a part of Books on the Nightstand!
Thanks for sharing your opinion about All We Ever Wanted Was Everything...maybe I'll pick it up again sometime, knowing that there's a big twist to keep me interested.
I love your suggestions, although I would alter one of them quite a bit.
Instead of embracing television (and reading during commercial breaks), how about just getting rid of the damn thing?
That's what we did.
I've never been a TV watcher, but let TV "sneak" into my house when my father-in-law put rabbit ears on our set.
My kids then always wanted to watch TV. So instead of fighting that battle, we got rid of the TV, the VCR, and the DVD player.
My wife and I can still watch DVDs on my laptop.
Getting rid of the TV ranks as one our best decisions in 8 years of married life.
Ryan, I agree about getting rid of the television. It would be impossible in my house (sports rule over all things), but we do control it a great deal. No TV on school days, very limited on weekends.
I was very happy during the writer's strike when there was nothing at all to watch, but I do admit that I have a fondness for food-oriented reality shows like Top Chef.
But good for you guys for actually doing it!
hee! If I didn't let my kids watch some TV, there would be no freedom for me to do ANYTHING, let alone read! 
This is a very good list, and I'm proud to say I already use about 6 of them.
I am printing this out too! I need something there just to force me to do the things I already know I should. Thanks!
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