Audiobooks allow me to read even when things are hectic
In My Life
So, uhm, it has been four weeks since I last posted a weekly review. Needless to say, a lot has happened since then. It’s so much, I don’t even know where to begin. For one, work has pretty much taken over most of my waking life. I think it’s safe to say that that is the case for most people when they start out — some more some less. I probably belong to the “more” camp. I am that overwhelmed. But I think I can handle it.
Reading-wise, I’ve found renewed love and appreciation for audiobooks. Audiobooks make it possible for me to get in time to finish books, even when I’m insanely busy. Reading basically means I need to block off time to read. Listening means I can simultaneously do something else and so double on time that I technically don’t have for reading. Also, at night, before going to sleep, I’ve taken to listening to audiobooks because I then get to rest my eyes while still continuing with the stories.
On the Blog
In the middle of September I decided that I wanted to spend more time reading, and so announced that I would roll back on blogging for a while. Even if I hadn’t decided that back then, I would’ve had to step back, so I’m glad that I was already prepared. I did manage to get my book review of This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready. After that I launched my personal read-a-thon and pretty much disappeared from the blot for a little over two weeks.
This week I returned with my read-a-thon wrap-up. I noted that I didn’t get to read quite as much as I had initially hoped, although considering my newly hectic schedule, my progress wasn’t all that shabby. Plus, I missed blogging, so I am excited to be back!
Social Media
Even though I was pretty much absent from the blog, I was still around on other social media platforms. My favourite of these was (and is) Instagram, where bookstagramming still kept me connected to other lovely bibliophiles. Twitter follows as a close second because that’s where all the cool kids are. Haha.
Seriously, without Twitter I’d be very clueless on the latest happenings, like the author, Kathleen Hale, who stalked a reviewer just because said reviewer negatively reviewed her book. I’m not going to link to her article (posted by The Guardian, no less!). But do take a look at Ceilidh’s open letter and Katherine’s thoughts on the scariness of this stalking incident.
In any case, if you’re into book photography, look me up on Instagram. If you’d like to talk to me, don’t hesitate to tweet me @wordrevel. For links to book-related news, you can follow me on Facebook. Lastly, for more laid-back blogging, I’m also on Tumblr. I’m always happy to connect with other readers on whichever platform you’re comfortable with!
Around the Blogosphere
Honestly, I hardly read any blog posts during this time. I’ll start linking to noteworthy posts from fellow bloggers again next week onwards.
Work sounds hectic! Hopefully once you get further into groove of things, it’ll ease off on you and allow for some breaks. Either way, you’re going to win at life! :D
I’m insanely jealous of your ability to listen to audiobooks. It’s all I want to do and I’ve listened (or attempted to) to only 2 and both times I had to DNF. It sucks but I just always find a fault and that little thing will grow on me and before I know it, it’s all I think about! Enjoy the world that Meyer has conjured though! I’m not a crazy fan but they’re very enjoyable reads :)
Lol. I’m not sure about “winning” at life but I sure hope I make something good out of mine ;) Try The Night Circus! I tweeted at you about it. I love how the narrator sounds and speaks like a traditional storyteller. Or try listening to novellas first since they’re shorter. 10 hours and more do take a fair bit of concentration after all.
Thanks for including my post! The Kathleen Hale thing has been such a big deal and I found out about it through Twitter too. It’s great to stay updated in the book world. I’ve been trying to get into audiobooks especially since I’m so busy and I’m glad to see they have been working for you.
Gladly! It’s such a pressing issue regarding online safety that everyone should be aware of. And yeah, Twitter’s great that way. It makes it a lot easier to stay connected. Lol. Ironically, the busier I get, the more time I spend listening to audiobooks. Hope you manage to get into them as well! :)
Hopefully real life slows down a bit so you can catch your breath! I’ve heard whispers of the Kathleen Hale thing, but no one would put the link in their posts, dangit! (drives me absolutely batty when bloggers do this). So I haven’t been able to get all the details-off to check out your link and get caught up!
It’s not gonna slow down in the foreseeable future. Haha. Although I do expect to breathe a little easier towards the end of the year, over Christmas and New Year’s :) I found the link that doesn’t boost the page’s stats. But I’m sure you already saw that on my latest post. Hoho. Most of us who don’t want to link to it have reservations because bad publicity indeed still is publicity.
I love audiobooks, it is funny but sometimes I use them at work to concentrate! I love listening when I am driving too.
Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings
High five! I listen to audiobooks at work too but mostly then when I don’t need to concentrate as much, like when editing images etc.