I have a confession to make.
I’m an audio book junkie.
Yep, that’s all.
I’m still alive.
A Mom Makes A Home
August 13, 2012 by 2 Comments
I’m continuing my list of one thousand gifts…not of gifts I want, but gifts I have.
I am writing them down, one to one thousand.
22. Grateful my internet was repaired!
23. New music! Loving the group Tanlines. Listening to their album Mixed Emotions right now. I heart their All Of Me song…great beat and makes me feel happy.
24. Time spent with my Mom & oldest Daughter on Saturday.
25. The beautiful handmade quilted bed runner my Mom gave me as an early {3 weeks} Birthday gift.
26. Time doing crafty stuff in my craft room. It’s been neglected lately and craft therapy is wonderful. The creative side of me was having withdrawals.
27. Kids back in school brings some much needed uninterrupted time for me. Let’s face it, who likes to listen to their kids quarrel all the time? Not me!
{good thing they’re so cute! ;)}
28. Opportunity to learn & grow spiritually by giving a talk and teaching a lesson at church yesterday. With that being said, glad it is over…double duty is exhausting. 😉
29. Youngest saw this new art plaque I bought and said out loud, “This is true.” The little things like this make my heart melt.
Check out that awesome price!
30. When my husband calls me beautiful.
31. Having far away friends come for a weekend visit.
32. Listened to another awesome fantasy book: The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead. It’s part of the Bloodlines series. Just finished it & can’t wait for the next one!
Joining:
Gifts Bring Joy,
Do you hear what I hear?
August 25, 2011 by 3 Comments
Now that school is in full swing for most of us, I wanted to remind everyone of the usefulness of listening to audiobooks. Just within the past week and a half I have already read/listened to two excellent books:
- While doing laundry.
- While doing dishes.
- While doing a craft.
- While driving in the car.
- While cooking.
That is what I LOVE about audio books! I can listen while I am able to DO other things. It makes the monotonous chores or activities I do each day way more FUN!
Other ways audiobooks can be helpful:
- Home School
- Kids can listen to their assigned school books. Listening to the narrator read a book can be entertaining. They also pronounce words {the kids may not know how to pronounce} correctly.
- Have your husband listen to a parenting book in his car. He might not have the time to read the book, otherwise. Parents need to be on the same ‘page’ when it comes to discipline etc.
- Preschoolers can listen to a book at bedtime. Great bedtime ritual.
Back to the 2 books…if you like The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, you will love Divergent by Veronica Roth (Young Adult Fantasy.) Nightshade by Andrea Cremer is the first in a fantasy or paranormal series (Young Adult) about werewolves. I am horrible at giving book reviews. It’s kind of like me retelling jokes, I can’t. When it comes to books I’m always too afraid of giving something away or spoiling something for the reader. However, I CAN say that I did not want to stop reading/listening to these 2 books. I looked forward to doing chores or driving in the car so I could see what would happen next. I LOVE books like this! I’m currently listening to the second Nightshade book, Wolfsbane (again by Andrea Cremer.)
I wrote another post about the advantages to listening to audio books here.
My favorite way to download audiobooks is through Audible.com. They are very affordable. I use their app on my iPhone to plug into my car…easy as pie! Try it today! You won’t be sorry. 😉
Audiobooks bring joy,
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