Stahlke Adoption

Novels Again

Relaxing by reading took a big hit when the kids came. For a long time, I managed short passages from the newspaper or TIME magazine, but longer things (what's a book?) remained unreachable.

Similarly, listening to music went out the window. Our house is too noisy, and in the quiet of the car during my commute, doing more than collecting my thoughts was a fantasy. I couldn't bear to add more audio stimulation to my life.

As we enter our fourth year with the kids, however, I'm now able to handle more mental stimulation. Enter books on CD for the car--what a great way to "read" novels! I'm now on my seventh one since August.

posted by Stahlkes @ 2:02 PM