Give up your shoulds – what should we be doing instead of reading?
Julie:
Things I should be doing (and usually am doing) instead of reading:
- Sleeping – what’s that again?
- Working – this takes up so much of my life
- Caring for my kid – this takes up the rest of my life, not that it’s necessarily a bad thing
- Caring for my pets – why are living things so demanding of my time?
- Eating – sometimes standing up, because of things mentioned above
- Cleaning the house – well, not that I really do very often
- Bathing – sometimes I get to be clean!
- Talking on the phone with my family – especially the hubby who is away
- Watching TV – oh let’s get real I can’t remember the last time I turned it on
- Driving (well, thanks to audiobooks, I do still read and drive!)
Lynn:
My list of should be doing instead of reading is pretty similar to Julie’s. Especially when I spend an entire weekend reading and not being the least bit productive.
- Cleaning – Who wants to do that anyway.
- Enjoying the outdoors – you know what’s outdoors? Bugs. And allergens. Pass.
- Socializing with friends – My friends think this. Not me.
- Getting ahead on blog posts.
How about you? Any shoulds you want to fess up about?
Cleaning doesn’t get done around my house all that often, I’m sad to say. How can I manage it when there are so good books to read?
Sleep and reading go hand in hand in my world. I start reading and then I take a 2 hour (8 hour if it is bedtime) nap. 🙂
Grading papers, planning lessons, knitting, hiking, interacting with my children and/or at least getting them off screens, baking…the list goes on. Plus most of the things already mentioned!
Unpacking and reorganizing my things to fit into my current space. Instead I choose to binge re-watch Fringe and read when I can get to B&N or the library