One of the (small) perks of being sick is lots of time in bed that you can spend reading!
I really don't like to watch T.V. when I am sick. I don't know why. It just annoys me, makes my head hurt (more), etc. So I read *a lot* when sick. There is not a publication in this house that I have not devoured. After my last illness, I even signed up for a subscription to Good Housekeeping after buying a copy at the drugstore. My first issue arrived on Friday, and I of course read it cover to cover. It was not bad. I also got my (sniff) last issue of Cookie on Friday. I read that Cookie is kaput. Sad, it was always good for 45 minutes of downtime.
Anyway, I had a book on my bedside table that a friend had loaned me a year or so ago. The title is dumb, so I had avoided reading it. But yesterday, I picked it up around 10 AM and hardly put it down until 10 PM when I finished it! It was that good! I highly recommend The Way Men Act (see, I told you, dumb title) by Elinor Lipman. This was the first book I ever read by Ms. Lipman and I plan to read my way though her full library now. It was very funny, quirky, light-hearted, and had great characters. I felt like I was watching an episode of Gilmore Girls. But not watching T.V.
2 comments:
Are you still reading US Weekly? :) I have a huge stack of magazines that I need to catch up. However, I really don't want the swine flu just to get some reading time!
Of course I am still reading US Weekly!! My issue with Britney on the cover arrived last night and I devoured it. I must admit that I now also subscribe to People. Can never get enough celebrity gossip!!
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