I could use a maid LOL
My poor hubs cringes whenever I pick up a new book, especially if that book is the first in a series, because he knows nothing is going to get done until I'm finished :D I do try to do the "one more chapter" thing, but often I "one more chapter" myself into the wee hours of the morning, unable to do anything, including sleep, until I've read every last word :)
I guess as addictions go, it's not too bad. My starving and naked family might disagree though (as they kick a path through the destroyed house) :D
I've learned over the years that if I have anything I need to accomplish, I must do it before I start the book. I catch up on laundry, dishes, spruce up the living space, and do whatever else needs doing, and THEN I sit down and lose myself in the pages. I will take cooking breaks, but I'm usually stirring whatever's in the pot with one hand and holding the book with the other :D
How do you deal with your bookworm tendencies?
My husband loves it when I have a good book going as I forget to remind him to do this or that. Also he says I look really happy when immersed in a good read. lol
ReplyDeleteI've had to just about ban books and e-books from myself (sooo hard) for those very reasons (ie pick up a book and can't put it down until the last word has been read and the plot makes sense). Also, if I do have a craving to read, I make myself re-read books I've already read (unless someone has recommended a really good one to me), because as the theory goes, it's easier to put down a book you've read before. Sadly, it's only a theory. Yep. Maybe I should just throw away all the books in my house - but then I'd end up just making up new ones (not necessarily writing them down as imagining them like a movie or book) for myself and still get nothing done until the story is finished. Just don't know what to do with myself sometimes...
ReplyDeleteI tend to forget the world exists when I'm reading or writing. My room looks like a hurricane hit most of the time. Mostly, I just try to clean really well in between books. XD
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