(Waiting for my hair cut appointment)
This month's Where in the World Are You Reading is "Waiting Reading" hosted by Lisa.
So “Waiting Reading” is something I’m very familiar with. I read while waiting to get my hair cut, in the waiting room at the doctor or dentist, on my lunch break at work, at a restaurant while waiting to meet a friend. There are not many places I won’t read.
I’m one of those people who always has a book (or two) with
me. I keep an extra in my car, I have a kindle app on my iPhone, I keep books
by my bed, etc. I always have a back up of two, just in case I run out of
reading material.
So “Waiting Reading” is something I’m very familiar with. I read while waiting to get my hair cut, in the waiting room at the doctor or dentist, on my lunch break at work, at a restaurant while waiting to meet a friend. There are not many places I won’t read.
(Waiting for Shakespeare in the Park to start and for an oil change)
I’ve found that one of the best ways to read while you’re
waiting is with audiobooks. I put a book on my phone and read while I’m in line
at the grocery store, waiting for the ATM at the bank, and while I’m stuck in
traffic at rush hour.
The picture on the left is from our trip to Montana last week. I was reading on a beach in Glacier Park while waiting on the Huz to finish fishing. The picture on the right is waiting in downtown Indy for my tour of the city's old catacombs to start.
If you find that you never have time to read, you might be
surprised by how many pages you can fit into a few 10 minute waiting periods
each day!
Photos by moi.
13 comments:
I'm like this too and it drives my husband crazy. I try to be polite and not read when I could be social, but if he's playing on his phone, I think it's fair to pull out my book. :)
I do a lot of waiting for the kids at soccer practices, orthodontist appointments, school pick-up, etc. Some days that's my only reading time so it's nice to find a few minutes here and there.
Good Advice.
You didn't mention the bathroom, probably to be polite, but there are a whole series of Uncle John's Bathroom books that are very popular and fun. And--you don't even have to read them in the bathroom. I'm just saying.
I've always got my Kindle in my purse.
I agree. You can find a ton of ways to slip in reading.
By the way--can I tell you how awesome you are?! These days I don't do a ton of waiting so I'm stretching the meme to the max (next week) but I agree that audiobooks make waiting oh so much easier!!
Kristi - I know there are moments when I can be a bit anti-social if I'm reading a good book, but I try not to be.
annieb - That's funny. I actually keep a little stereo on the counter and I listen to audiobooks while I'm taking a shower and getting ready in the morning.
Bybee - It's taken me a REALLY long time to come around to my kindle. I've had it for almost 2 years now and I'm finally reading regularly on it. It's just be hard for me to pick it up over a "real" book. It helped that my library started lending books through kindle.
Jenners - You can, plus I think that you just find time for things that are really important to you.
Trish - Thanks Trish! Audiobooks are such a time saver!
That picture of Montana makes me wonder why I don't go visit- I'm in South Dakota, it wouldn't be THAT far.
Lisa - You should definitely check it out! We drove home through South Dakota on the way back and it's really not far.
I think this is something all bibliophiles can relate to! How amazing was Glacier National Park? It looks beyond beautiful. It's also on my bucket list, so I plan to be there one day myself!
Christine - Glacier was beyond gorgeous! I hope you make it there one day.
I feel like a lot of my reading is done while I'm waiting and that if I didn't make it a habit of always carrying a book with me, I would miss out on a LOT of reading time. Great post and fun pictures!
Amy - I completely agree. I never get stressed if I have to wait for awhile somewhere because it's another chance to read.
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