22 Days Later

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Where did May go?!  I mean seriously, where in the world did the month of May go?!  I cannot believe that it has 3 weeks since my last post.  I must do better.  In the words of my boss' wife, "Be better and you'll do better."  

This last month has been a whirlwind of "Look at God!" moments, paired with, "Oh my gosh, my family is relocating in a couple of months, do we have our ducks in a row?!"  So please forgive me.  Or don't.  It's okay. 

So, in an effort to support my husband, and muster up some sense of self-discipline, I've decided to implement a D.E.A.R. time in our household.  Do you remember D.E.A.R?  It was the BEST time of the day during my formative years.  For all of those poor, unfortunate souls who didn't get to experience its awesomeness, D.E.A.R stands for: "Drop Everything and Read."  It's a time when, you guessed it, drop everything and read.  I gave the Petty family an hour each night.  

So far, my husband is winning.  

I WILL complete "The Warmth of Other Suns" by the end of June.  It's really good, and I can't wait to blog about it either on this blog or in my head!

We'll see.

Audible Dropout...

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For the past few months, I have had an account with Audible.com.  Although I'm not an auditory learner, I assumed this would help me continue consuming books for leisure, and decided to give it a shot.

After $21, 6 books, only 2 likes, and countless hours of my day spent searching for the book, I have decided to pass.  I just thought they would be more entertaining.  I assumed the books, especially novels, would be acted out instead of just read.  I tried listening to books that couldn't keep my attention on paper, memoirs, novels, essays, you name it, but nothing worked!  Hillary Rodham Clinton and Tina Fey were the only two who could hold my attention, and HRC's book was over 20 hours long!  Proving either I'm a glutton for punishment, or I really enjoy books on foreign policy.  I like to think I'm somewhere in between.     

Sorry Audible, I tried.  And failed.  Hard.

Then again, my mind changes like the wind, so perhaps I will find the book, or the book will find me...until then, I will continue to let my podcasts, Pandora, and Netflix get me through my workday.