I started reading - obsessively (and I don't use the description lightly) - when my daughter was about 18 months old. We live in a rural town, and the only free thing to do with a toddler on a Saturday morning was go to the library and let her play with the toy train set. I started checking out books. At first, I started reading books be…
I started reading - obsessively (and I don't use the description lightly) - when my daughter was about 18 months old. We live in a rural town, and the only free thing to do with a toddler on a Saturday morning was go to the library and let her play with the toy train set. I started checking out books. At first, I started reading books because I wanted to follow all the parenting "expert" advice to be a role model and get off my phone when I was with my kid. But watching a young kid all day is so, so boring. Reading became my escape. Now, almost six years later, I am always reading a book - to the point that my husband complains that I read too much.
My employer required me to come back to the office and won't allow hybrid or work from home. And sitting at my desk, staring at a computer all day is so, so mind-numbing. I used to help pass the time by reading Twitter to "look busy." But I quit Twitter the day of the Capitol insurrection. I just couldn't stomach it anymore. So I bought a Kindle, and now I read on the sly during my slow times at work. It's like my little act of rebellion against The Man for wasting my time working in an uncomfortable office.
I read almost 100 books this year, mostly romantic comedies. I read to feel good, so I don't read a lot of horror or suspense. I do try to read contemporary literature and nonfiction, even if it's sometimes a slog to get through, because I think it's good to study other writers, learn new cultures and pick up a few life lessons.
are you reading in your internet browser? I admit, sometimes I do it at work when it's very slow, I keep a tab open with a book and try to get through a chapter or two instead of endlessly scrolling reddit.
yes, I sometimes pull up Kindle on my browser. But I found it hard on my eyes, for some reason, so I bought a physical Kindle. It's small and not very noticeable on my desk. Definitely not different than my colleagues, who are constantly looking at their phones during work hours. (That sound judgey, but I'm not. We have to do what we have to do to pass the hours when it's slow.)
I started reading - obsessively (and I don't use the description lightly) - when my daughter was about 18 months old. We live in a rural town, and the only free thing to do with a toddler on a Saturday morning was go to the library and let her play with the toy train set. I started checking out books. At first, I started reading books because I wanted to follow all the parenting "expert" advice to be a role model and get off my phone when I was with my kid. But watching a young kid all day is so, so boring. Reading became my escape. Now, almost six years later, I am always reading a book - to the point that my husband complains that I read too much.
My employer required me to come back to the office and won't allow hybrid or work from home. And sitting at my desk, staring at a computer all day is so, so mind-numbing. I used to help pass the time by reading Twitter to "look busy." But I quit Twitter the day of the Capitol insurrection. I just couldn't stomach it anymore. So I bought a Kindle, and now I read on the sly during my slow times at work. It's like my little act of rebellion against The Man for wasting my time working in an uncomfortable office.
I read almost 100 books this year, mostly romantic comedies. I read to feel good, so I don't read a lot of horror or suspense. I do try to read contemporary literature and nonfiction, even if it's sometimes a slog to get through, because I think it's good to study other writers, learn new cultures and pick up a few life lessons.
are you reading in your internet browser? I admit, sometimes I do it at work when it's very slow, I keep a tab open with a book and try to get through a chapter or two instead of endlessly scrolling reddit.
yes, I sometimes pull up Kindle on my browser. But I found it hard on my eyes, for some reason, so I bought a physical Kindle. It's small and not very noticeable on my desk. Definitely not different than my colleagues, who are constantly looking at their phones during work hours. (That sound judgey, but I'm not. We have to do what we have to do to pass the hours when it's slow.)