tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post1566875964932640532..comments2024-03-27T11:51:54.419+00:00Comments on Bugs and Fishes by Lupin: Reading vs Crafting Bugs and Fisheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06973019615558057522noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-17071498736100658312015-03-22T10:16:24.888+00:002015-03-22T10:16:24.888+00:00Ariadne - joining a group sounds like a great idea...Ariadne - joining a group sounds like a great idea! Challenges like that can be a great way to motivate yourself :)<br /><br />Mondoagogo - ah, I am a shower girl... which doesn't work quite so well with reading!! :D<br /><br />Bekah - it is tricky, isn't it? Especially when you're in the middle of a crafty project you're excited about! <br /><br />Amara - thanks for your comment! :) <br /><br />I know lots of crafters who enjoy audiobooks but I often find that I often lose my place when crafting + listening to audiobooks at the same time, as I focus on the crafting for a bit and realise I've stopped listening to the narration (that's what happened when I tried listening to the podcasts of A History of the World in 100 Objects recently, which is why I've switched to the book!). <br /><br />I used to listen to them much more when I made things in batches and when I sold craft supplies & had to spend hours doing simple repetetive tasks like cutting out shapes or making up bundles of felt. When I do want something to listen to while I work I've got a whole stack of Agatha Christie books on tape and also love the radio dramas on the BBC and the library of free classics available at LibriVox.<br /><br />Rebekah - Homeward Bound is great! Let me know what you think when you've read it :)<br /><br />I go through phases with books, but at the moment I am mostly loving non-fiction and filling my brain with lots of interesting facts! Bugs and Fisheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973019615558057522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-66662203839262817162015-03-19T18:16:47.705+00:002015-03-19T18:16:47.705+00:00I like audiobooks to some degree, but it's har...I like audiobooks to some degree, but it's hard to pay attention to them sometimes if the narrator's voice bugs you.<br /><br />I think I'll add the Homeward Bound book to my reading pile as well. That sounds really interesting and completely relevant to the times.<br /><br />Do you find yourself drawn to more non-fiction than fiction? I'm more a fiction person because I often want to dwell in something other than reality ;)Rebekahhttp://thelittleredthread.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-72080304639024167822015-03-15T15:01:38.713+00:002015-03-15T15:01:38.713+00:00I always wonder why all of you crafter people don&...I always wonder why all of you crafter people don't do audiobooks. As a busy mom I would never get to all of my good books in any other way. Nowadays almost everything is on Audible and can be downloaded to a little mp3 player or your phone even. Good luck! (sorry --what a know it all way to come out of lurkdom!) Just had to say something. Audiobooks have changed my life.Amarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851705755045197778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-75050329242447310252015-03-15T12:57:55.726+00:002015-03-15T12:57:55.726+00:00I struggle with this dilemma too - to knit or to r...I struggle with this dilemma too - to knit or to read? Most of the time knitting and a good TV series wins, but most of the time I try to squeeze in some reading time before bed anyway :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751324830835050628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-35438429163067717962015-03-13T19:41:46.136+00:002015-03-13T19:41:46.136+00:00I read in the bath -- it's very relaxing and t...I read in the bath -- it's very relaxing and there are no other distractions! mondoagogohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317057691178968040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-18829126534644291002015-03-13T18:12:21.015+00:002015-03-13T18:12:21.015+00:00I mainly read books in summer, lots of them. So th...I mainly read books in summer, lots of them. So this winter I joined a facebook local group who read books at home all year long as a challenge. No questions asked just we have to finish 24 books in a year that fall in certain categories. I have already read 8 books and I am happy I am managing. I just read a little every night before I sleep!AriadnefromGreece!Ariadnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758280304985620260noreply@blogger.com