Post-Everything Blues
Okay, it’s finally hitting me. Our trip to Tampa helped ease the post-Christmas depression, but now that’s over. My son leaves on Friday, so I’m basically sad, and know that I’ll be even sadder at the end of the week. THEN, I looked ahead to next week and saw that Monday is Inauguration Day. OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. Let me get this straight: all the holidays are over. Our trip is over. My son leaves on Friday, and then Monday Voldemort becomes president. No wonder I’m depressed! At least there’s still football. But that will be over in a few weeks, and then what??? Well, there will still be reading. No one can take that away from me! My goal for the year is to read 60 books, and so far it’s going horribly. I’m still making my way through this one: I really like it, but it’s complex, and takes a lot of brainpower. I thought I would whip right through it on the Tampa trip but instead I hardly read at all. I’m just over halfway through and this is my first book of the year. Sigh! When I met up with Stephany, we discussed the fact that people who read 100+ books a year are usually reading some audiobooks. For some reason I’ve been resisting them, but Stephany suggested that I make it a goal to read ONE audiobook this year. I also want to broaden my horizons and try one romance novel. I asked Stephany to recommend a good one, and she’s thinking about it (the pressure is on!). So, reading goals for 2025: Read 60 books Read one audiobook (obviously, more if I really like it) and Read one romance novel, to be selected by Stephany. Stephany also had a GREAT idea for the end of football season- set aside three hours on Sunday (when I would normally be watching a football game) for reading! I could even break it into quarters- read for a quarter, take a break, read another quarter, get a halftime snack, etc. I love it! Okay, I guess things aren’t so bad. I can do this! Do you have post-holiday depression? Or are you glad to get back to normal? Do you read audiobooks? Top photo by Cintya Marisa on Unsplash