Wrapping up another reading month. How are you all doing? My husband and I are still working from home and trying to stay in as much as possible. We laugh because even though we are both home sometimes we are so busy during the week with work that we barely see each other until late afternoon.
I don’t want to say that we’re used to the new normal but I’m trying not to obsess about the news regarding Covid-19 and so I find that I’m finally able to read more and spend more time crafting. Thank goodness for getting back my reading mojo! May was a good reading month and I completed five books.
I read: Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman, Cast Away by Naomi Shihab Nye, Murder on Pleasant Avenue by Victoria Thompson, The Painted Bridge by Wendy Wallace and The New Me by Halle Butler.
Of these the Cast Away poetry collection was my favorite but I enjoyed most of the other books. The only disappointment was Murder on Pleasant Avenue but more on that one in an upcoming review.
One thing that has definitely changed with my reading in these last couple of months is that I’m not listening to audiobooks and I actually miss them. I only listen to audiobooks on my commute and as I am not going to the office or driving around much then no audiobooks. Maybe I’ll start listening to some while crafting.
Now it’s time to kick off summer reading. I don’t have big reading plans/goals but I’m going to imagine being in a quaint, historic town at a cafe with a delicious cappuccino and pastry and with a book bag filled with good reads. Doesn’t that sound nice? Hope you have a great reading month ahead!
I can’t say I’ve fully adjusted to the new normal (I so miss my shopping w/o all the fears) but I do enjoy the extra family bonding time. And I’m glad you’re getting back your reading mojo. 🙂
And I’ll imagine popping into your quaint town and having a coffee and talking books!
Glad your reading mojo is back just in time for summer. I’ll have to imagine myself at a quiet little beach house somewhere this summer since I’m not actually going any where this year. 🙂
🙂 Glad May found you with some good books, Iliana. I take my kindle to the porch and when my efforts in the garden overcome me with exhaustion or heat, I settle in and read. Before long, neither gardening nor reading outside will be comfortable, and I’m taking advantage of the time. I don’t have any specific reading plans for the summer, just whatever catches my interest. 🙂
I feel as though I’ve adjusted to the new normal, but the recent unrest in the country has me jumping all over social media and news outlets, feeling a bit anxious and unable to settle into one thing at a time. I’ve gone for a walk to clear my head and am going to go make some bread with my husband in a little bit. My heart is heavy with all the suffering in our country and the world. I’m glad you’ve been able to get back to your reading. I have a new (to me) Louise Penny book, so maybe that will help me get out of this funk.
I am needing a new book buying fix, but I think it will have to be online.
Barnes & Noble has opened up in the Atlanta area but with limited customers in the store. I don’t want to be rushing around, like I do at the grocery store.
Yes, I’m getting my reading ‘normal’ back as well. And I’ll imagine sitting out on a deck or balcony with cool mountain air surrounding me. Sigh. Maybe next year. Take care, Iliana.
There has been very little change for me as I’ve kept going in to work every day, although to an office that is very sparsely populated. And when our church began streaming online I was still there for each service running the video equipment, so even that part of my routine hasn’t changed. Mary, however, has been working from home since the 18th of March.
The big change that is hard is not hanging out with family and friends. We did finally get together for an outside park visit with my daughter and her husband last weekend for the first time, and that was nice.
May was a good reading month. I’ve especially enjoyed my first foray into the poems and essays of Mary Oliver. She expresses things in such a lovely, accessible manner.
Being in a little cafe and surrounded by coffee, pastry, lots of small talk, and books sounds perfect and heavenly. Wonder when that normal will be back.
Not commuting to work or being physically present in an office building has done wonders for my mental health and energy. Like you, I’ve been reading more and doing more at home so that’s been good.