Audiobooks: the best companion

Lately, housework like hanging laundry, washing dishes and cooking does not seem like a chore anymore. I used to approach them with a 'get-it-over-with' attitude. Maybe I was jealous that Hubby was just sitting there and played his war games. Maybe I was just lazy. Maybe  I didn't like it that housework is keeping me away from doing things I like eg: reading, watching tv, going out. Mostly, I think, I found it mindless.

Honestly, I prefer to do something that would add to or applying my knowledge. Reading, whether fiction or newspaper, adds to my knowledge. Watching tv, mostly documentaries, adds to my knowledge. Doing bookkeeping or accounting work lets me apply my knowledge. Regrettably, housework neither add to nor apply my knowledge. That's why I avoid it whenever I could.

My recent change in attitude towards housework is due to finding the right companion. Yes, audiobook. It allows me to do my favourite thing while I'm doing housework: read a book. Or rather, listen to a book :)

There was more than once I cooked a meal because I wanted to continue listening to a story to find out what happen next. This is the audiobook version of 'can't put the book down'!

Audiobook has definitely became my best companion!

Break: A recharge for a new adventure

It's been a month since my last post. It was supposed to be a ten-day break but time ran away from me again. Before I knew it thirty days has passed! I'm not regretting it, though. Consider it a recharge  :)

Yes, a recharge is certainly needed for the new year. Only 2 weeks away... The previous new year's fireworks seemed like only yesterday and now a new one is due. 

This new year will be a new adventure for me even though it's my son who will start secondary school. That's why I need a recharge. I expect to be busier because all my 4 children will be going to different schools! The school runs only will make my spin. I still have to throw food preparation into the mix. Tapau, you say? Sure but I still have to figure what to buy, when, where etc... I shudder to think of the possible chaos I will have to deal with.

On a positive note, .... Is there one? Of course! I try to see one in everything but so far all I can is: whatever this new adventure throw at me, I can handle it!