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February 20th: How do you find time to read?
It used to be, anywhere and everywhere, and anytime. Now, ha! At first when Baby S was little it was when she slept on me. I read a lot back then. Then she started to say no to those 6 hours feedings/naps.
That is when I started to read less and listen more. At one time I was on a 4 walk sched, that turned into a 3 walk sched, that now is a 2 walk schedule and I usually send SO on that last one. But anyway that is when I listen! I talk a 1 hour walk with her and listen. I also listen to 1.8 speed since omg, slow, can NOT do slow. Which means I get almost 2 hours like that ;)
Then there are mornings when I wake and do not want to disturb her and I just listen to a book for 2 hours. Or like when I had trouble falling asleep if she woke me in the night. Audio!
Reading I get when she is sleeping outside.
So that is when I find time to read :)
February 20th: How do you find time to read?
It used to be, anywhere and everywhere, and anytime. Now, ha! At first when Baby S was little it was when she slept on me. I read a lot back then. Then she started to say no to those 6 hours feedings/naps.
That is when I started to read less and listen more. At one time I was on a 4 walk sched, that turned into a 3 walk sched, that now is a 2 walk schedule and I usually send SO on that last one. But anyway that is when I listen! I talk a 1 hour walk with her and listen. I also listen to 1.8 speed since omg, slow, can NOT do slow. Which means I get almost 2 hours like that ;)
Then there are mornings when I wake and do not want to disturb her and I just listen to a book for 2 hours. Or like when I had trouble falling asleep if she woke me in the night. Audio!
Reading I get when she is sleeping outside.
So that is when I find time to read :)
This is where I get my audio time (well not today cos I was taking pics and SO was with me)
The two that cut down on my reading time
What fun pics! Like you, it seemed like I could find a book to read just about anywhere and it consumed all my time. Now, I'm involved in so many other projects that I get it in when I can, even when it's only 30 minutes a day. Despite that, I keep adding on books to the pile, hoping one day soon to get to them all. Really wonderful post! Hugs...RO
ReplyDeleteMy bookpile at home keep on growing. Before I could easily have read them, but now more seem to come in than going out
DeleteBeing with those sweeties would be worth giving up reading time for.
ReplyDelete:)
DeleteThanks for sharing and cute pics!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteShe is such a sweetie and he is such a cutie. My reading time has gone up a little bit since we are settled in. I'm trying to read more AND listen more.
ReplyDeleteYay for listening more ;) I will convert you fully
DeleteWe fit in our reading according to our circumstances and... such wonderful distractions from it for you.
ReplyDeleteSO true
DeleteMy pets always interrupt my reading!
ReplyDeleteI get all settled in and the dogs have to pee or the cat starts drooling on me lol
Karen @ For What It's Worth
Awww cat drool
DeleteAudiobooks help me keep reading soooooo much now
ReplyDeleteThey are the best!
DeleteYep! A little one and a cat will do it. LOL The audiobooks really are a lifesaver when you want books, but can't sit down and read.
ReplyDeleteI am SO glad I fell in love with them
DeleteI think as long as you can fit reading time into your schedule somehow that is all that matters really.
ReplyDeleteTrue :)
DeleteWhen I had kids is also when I started listening to audiobooks more versus actually reading. It's just so much more convenient. I can fit them in whenever I'm doing anything, as long as my attention is free enough to follow the story.
ReplyDelete~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
They sure come in handy when you have kids :)
DeleteIt sure is harder now when she is mobile. Suddenly she is somewhere else, so to concentrate on a book...nah
ReplyDeleteSo cute! But it must be so hard to have time for yourself. It's amazing that you actually have time to read :)
ReplyDeleteThat it sure is
DeleteYep. That's about it in a nutshell. lol. It's hard when you have others that depend on you. But we still find a way and a little time. ;)
ReplyDeleteA little time goes a long way
DeleteLittle kids make it hard to find a lot of reading time. I wish that I could listen to fast audio. I have tried and I don't like it so I listen at 1.0.
ReplyDeleteI could never do that anymore. I put a sample in one of my posts and listening to it drove me insane LOL. Too slow
DeleteI do so much listening because I have more time. I used to be able to read a little here and there for ebooks, but lately, that hasn't worked for me. I have several books to read, but I just get stuck sometimes.
ReplyDeleteMelanie @ Hot Listens & Rabid Reads
So much easier listening these days, if I could not listen then no books would be read
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