No time to Read...

[sherron0]

I remember back in January I was going to keep track of all the books I read this year. Somehow I've not been doing that. Not that I've read anything worth listing. Murder mysteries, etc. Probably some of the best stuff I've read this year has been fan fiction.

I've got to cut back somewhere. It's all good stuff, and I love doing it, but I'm strung out a bit thin. But what to trim? I'm to the point of having to consider cutting one of the fun or rewarding things. I've already tried giving up all the ucky stuff I'd give up at the least excuse. I tried giving up cooking and laundry, but it didn't create enough free space, and Mark thought I no longer loved him. So I'm doing the laundry again. Cooking I'm still stalling about. And I do almost no cleaning. I hired a young girl to come in once a week. It helps, but not enough.

So what's going to go? The work for the Autism Society is definitely the most time consuming, and not the most predictable. I get caught on the phone, or yesterday someone stopped in to pick up something and stayed for an hour asking me questions and for advice. But I love it. And I'm making a difference in people's lives. Schooling Thomas takes almost no time now. Being online and reading fanfic is simply NOT on the table. Working at the Homeschool is also very rewarding, and keeps me around young people. And a great many of my friends are there. I don't know.

Comments

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

I keep toying with the notion of keeping track of my reading, as I see so many others doing, but it seems like too much more work. Partly, I think, because I feel bound by their example to write an actual review (however cursory) of each book. Which is, of course, ridiculous, as nobody ever said I had to. But then I wonder what the point of keeping track is, and get overwhelmed by the prospect.

I should probably do so just for my own benefit, though, simply because I have this impression that I hardly read anything, compared to both my friends and to myself as a kid. Neither of which is fair, of course -- I stopped defining myself as a particularly literary person years ago, and am mostly okay with that, though it leaves me with large gaps in frame-of-reference that most of my friends share -- but I also suspect my impression isn't quite accurate.

I'm not sure if knowing some basic stats would help or hinder when I feel irrationally inadequate in the face of friends' year-end book posts (I did say "mostly okay", yes?).

On the Schedule Tetris front... I hear ya. I wish I had more than that. :-/

[sherron0.livejournal.com]

I don't feel compelled to write reviews all all, other than "good" or "waste of time." But I really need to keep a list of titles, because I read a lot of books in series, or by some author, and they aren't worth remembering particularly, but are a good fun read. And I want to read more of the same. But then, when I get to the used book store, I can't remember which titles I've read, and actually have to stand there and read some of it. Nothing like getting home with a book, and about a chapter in realizing you know who the murderer is.

I NEED to read, the way people need to dream. In fact, if I go too long without good "input" I start having these boring dreams that basically repeat the day or rehearse what will happen tomorrow. And then I wake up exhausted. (yes, I always remember most of the dreams I have in a night)

[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

I NEED to read, the way people need to dream.

You'll find a lot interesting in this recent post of samazon13's, methinks.