I came across a YouTuber talking about how she had 12 books on her TBR list. This made me laugh, just twelve books?
I don't have a TBR list; I have bookcases of books that I keep saying I will read, one day!
These are just four of the bookcases I have. The bottom photo shows several cookbooks on the right-hand bookcase. There are five more bookcases in the storage room as well.
Then there are the books I have on Kindle, about 7,000, most of them free downloads. Plus, I use the Everand app, I think I have another 600 saved on there!
So many books, so little time.
I decided that I should start to read through some of these books. This is what I'm reading at the moment.
This book accompanies the BBC documentary that I watched just before I came to Japan. I've read part of it before, but never finished it.
This is another book I started but never finished! It's about how the people of Okinawa live long, healthy lives. I skipped reading the book and just used some of the recipes at the back. I'm reading the book now, I'm especially interested in the section on dealing with stress, as this is something that Hannah needs to learn. I know she is looking for answers herself, but any help she can get is good!
On Everand, I just started Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities". Another slow read, but interesting!
Also on Everand, I'm just over halfway through "My Next Breath" by Jermey Renner, the story of how he recovered from a devastating accident!
On Kindle, I've just started "The Judas Tree" by George DeFrehn III. It's an apocalyptic thriller. I've only read a few chapters, but it's holding my interest!
I need a lot of rainy, cold afternoons to cosy up with a cup of tea and maybe a cat to get through these books!
One good thing about having a Kindle is that it's portable. On days that I go to the other city to I usually have free time while I'm waiting for Mikey, I've found that I can read a lot. The community center is quiet and comfortable, just what I need to be able to focus on reading. Also, when I have hospital appointments I take my Kindle, while I'm waiting I can usually get through a few chapters of whatever book I'm reading!
Does anybody else have a TBR list, if so, how many books do you have?
From personal experience I recommend yoga and meditation for stress/anxiety/depression. Yoga with Adrianne is a great channel on YouTube. Meditation with Michael Sealy , and The Honest Guys are channels I use for guided meditation.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. I'll have a look at the YouTube channels you recommend. Hannah hasn't tried meditation, I have but haven't done it for years! This is a good chance to try it again!
Delete12 books is quite a challenge if one has a busy life and responsibilities. I would love to spend more time reading, for example, but sadly, after setting my priorities, that is the bottom of the list after the basics, cooking, cleaning, even the garden. When I was a child, I could sit and read for hours but that was a luxury- now I see it- because my parents would take care of everything else and limit my responsibilities, so I had time to do it. As an adult however, I had to step up. From my perspective, the goal of reading 12 books looks quite ambitious! You are in a very lucky position that others do not depend on you, and you can spend so much time just on reading. That is so rare these days. Enjoy! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. The reason I have so many books to read is that until very recently I haven't had time or the motivation to read. A lot of the books on my shelves are books I bought when we would travel back to the UK when the kids were little, so 25 to 30 years ago. I can remember trying to read them then, I would fall to sleep after a page or so. I think this is one of the benefits of getting old, I still work, I still do most of the household chores, but I also delegate a lot, there are things that I just can't do anymore, especially anything that has a lot of heavy lifting. I'm hoping that I won't have that much free time from March, that I can get a lot of new students!
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