This is my second attempt at answering the question, "How do you find so much time to read?"
I think the takeaway from this particular day is that audio-books are the friend of readers. I download mine from Nashville Public Library. I pay a $50 a year membership since I do not live in Davidson County, but it is worth it. There are a ton of audio-book options. After all, Nashville has one of the best public library systems in the country! I have an MP3 player devoted solely to audio-books - as do Brian and the oldest Dorfling.
Here is a typical Dorf Sunday. Reading time is highlighted. May it amuse you or make you feel better about your typical Sunday - or both:)
6:55 - up - meds- yoga- dress Jude
7:16-7:28 - Listen to Half Broke Horses while getting dressed and helping child button dress shirt.
7:28 - Eat breakfast - rush around to put items belonging to church friend in bag. Find all items and realize friend is camping and will not be at church. Help Beck update his Book Book
7:40 - Everyone/thing is ready for church with 20 minutes to spare! Victory in Jesus! Shall reward myself by sitting with a cup of coffee and The Power of Habit.
7:58 Blissful reading time ends when tickle fight results in young Dorfling plummeting off porch.
8:04 Leave for church. Four minutes late. Service, Sunday school
11:23 Leave church - have gained additional 3rd grader. Make lunch (with leftovers from Blessed Saints Mom and MIL 😇), clean off table so can eat in fashion researchers say will result in Harvard Law for Dorflings (or perhaps just decrease chance of juvenile delinquency, violent crime, fratricide, etc. ). Eat lunch. Dorfling politely requests that I, "Show my friend how loud you can burp, Mom!" I do as asked - moments of Dorfling pride in me being rare.
12:28 Brian (who is super-human mega-dad) takes all three boys to park, I work on weekly menu/shopping list.
12:46 Finish menu, shopping list. Decide will be better human if nap. Embarrassed to write second blog in which I nap as worry it makes me seem slovenly. Then decide am too tired to care.
1:44 Boys back from park, nap over. Eat cake but feel sufficient feelings of guilt to burn at least 1/2 cake calories. Pick up living room in zombie-like state. Find TMNT samurai sword and pretend to slay the demons of housekeeping while making epic sword swishing sounds.
2:32 Leave for funeral. Listen to Half Broke Horses in Car (4 minute stop at gas station to fill mysteriously empty tank)
3:05 Arrive at funeral 5 minutes late (not meant as disrespectful as had to stop for gas and then was stopped by train with possibly illegally high number of cars- still, excuses. Will likely be late to own funeral. Plan accordingly.) Funeral has gone beyond standing room only to spill into parking lot - no parking available even in grass. Overwhelmed with embarrassment at epic failure as human - keep driving.
3:09 Leave for grocery store. Listen to Half Broke Horses.
3:25 Grocery store.
4:16 Done shopping (spent 1/2 paycheck - stupid healthy food). Head to Walgreens. Half Broke Horses on audio, paused for 2 minute stop to drop off rx.
4:31 Home. Put away groceries. Have Uno tournament with oldest Dorfling. Do puzzle with youngest Dorfling. Help oldest Dorfling spend birthday money on Amazon (books - hurrah - parent win!) Prep dinner, clean up from dinner prep.
6:48 Brian drops off boys for sleepover at grandparents. Read Power of Habit while he is gone.
6:53 Husband home. Supper and movie with husband.
Total reading time: 1 hour 36 minutes
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