There are 111 books on my “Want to Read” list. Which
doesn’t sound too bad on first glance but I just cleaned up the list. That’s
the reason for this blog post.
Once of the best things that technology has given me is a
portable library at my fingertips. The
apps I use are Kindle (of course), Libby, Overdrive, and Scribd.
Kindle is a free app that you can read on just about any
device as long as the app can be downloaded.
Everybody knows about Kindle. We have Amazon Prime so I can also
download free books. I know that there’s a lot of people that don’t like Amazon
but during the quarantine and hot fried hell season weather, they have been
fantastic.
I understand that shopping local helps local. Local
businesses really didn’t help the people that were told to stay home if they
were over a certain age or had medical issues. They didn’t enforce mask
mandates nor many of the restrictions. Some did but many didn’t, it’s tourist season.
So we also haven’t been to a restaurant in five months. It was hard because we
did eat out a lot. Now, I don’t miss
them very much. I feel better and have lost weight. So Covid has made another change in our
lifestyle.
We have had Amazon Prime subscription since it first came
out in 2005. When Bob was traveling so much, either one of us could have things
shipped to his hotel. Now, I use the service daily and not just for ordering online. Sure we get a lot of things
shipped to us, we rarely go shopping anymore. It’s online for us. That’s one
thing, between online shopping and food delivery, we won’t give up even when
Covid is under control. It’s a time thing, after this is over, I’m not going to
want to go shopping…I just don’t miss it now. It's easier...less time, less frustration when it comes to dealing with road construction and traffic plus much less impulse buying.
Also included that I use is Prime Pantry, Prime Music (unpaid
version), Prime Video, Prime Reading, and Kindle Unlimited. I’m waiting for
Prime Fresh to come to our area. Kindle Unlimited
is a paid subscription which you get three months free when you purchase a
Kindle. That’s how they hook you, the service is I read some books, mostly by newer authors. My
hubby uses the service much more than I do. Mmmm…maybe not…I also read a lot of magazines from
the service like Rolling Stone, Southern Living, National Geographic, D-Photo, The
New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Real Simple.
Audible is one paid service that I don’t use. I use Scribd and the library for audiobooks. The local library is rather limited in the audiobook section. Scribd was a gift and it’s been wonderful. I read a lot of my art/craft books there so I don’t have to buy print copies. I also listen to 90% of the audiobooks I listen to. It’s also cheaper than Audible.
The reading services with Netflix and Sling TV has given us the ability to nix our cable except for internet.
Current books I’m reading, yeah like I need another
project…
Joyful Stitching: Transform Fabric with Improvisational
Embroidery by Laura Wasilowski
Dark Secrets (Shadow Guild: The Rebel #3) by Linsey Hall
