Ugh Monday. It’s so hard to go back to the office/watch your mother’s helper (husband) leave for work and KNOW that there are five more days to get through before the next weekend. That is, unless you are spending your week at the BEACH. That’s right – I’m on vacation. So I’m just doing a short post each day. Every day I’m going to confess something. Nothing too deep and dark. Just some little things.
Here is my confession for Monday. I listen to recorded books. I don’t mean on long road trips either. I mean any time that I am in the car, exercising or doing something that might be otherwise mindless. Most people listen to music or just enjoy the opportunity to be alone and think. Not me – if I don’t have a story to listen to, I get panicky. What if I get bored? What if I get stuck in traffic and have to be bored for a really long time? It’s just not something I’m willing to risk.
My recorded books obsession began about ten years ago when I was still calling them “books on tape” (pfft – so 90s). I thought that it might be a good distraction for running at the gym. Like I’d get so caught up in the book that I’d forget that I was actually exercising. It didn’t really work – but I did find that it made the activity a little more bearable. But then I found that as with any good book, it was hard to put down the headphones. I continued to listen on the tape deck in my car. And it snowballed from there.
Now I’m a full on recorded books nerd. I get them from the library and have paid many a late fee. I have favorite “voices” and will sometimes base a book selection on whether or not I am familiar with the reader. I will give pretty much anything George Guidall reads a try. I was even hideously disappointed when I saw that he was going to speak at a Fairfax County Library event and I couldn’t get a ticket. I’m not the most involved library patron. Didn’t see the flyer until too late. THAT was disappointing.
What about you? Have anything you’d like to confess?
my monday confession would have to be the fact that my current job position (which requires me to participate in arts and crafts with young kids) has made me rediscover how much i love to make paper dolls. matthew is starting to make fun of me.
also, i thought people still called them books on tape….
My confession…I had chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting for breakfast today. And I’m sure I’ll have at least one more slice later today.
Two confessions that I can identify with. I can see getting into paper dolls – I used to a lot of “paper” projects as a kid. And I always have cake for breakfast if we have it in the house (but I guess that is no surprise.)
I went to chic-fil-a after the gym today – french fries and all.
And I LOVE books on tape – or whatever they’re called these days. And I’ll listen to that over music anyday, even just a snippit driving to the grocery store. So I’m so with ya on that one.
Have a fun vacation. My monday confession is that I am currently re-reading the Little House series for the 1,000,000th time. I may start on Anne of Green Gables next.
Man I can’t wait till Bunny gets old enough to read them.