Some evenings I loath making lunches. I really just don’t want to do it. I remind myself that of course I love the people I’m making these meals for. However, sometimes this isn’t enough to keep me from sulking! I whine that I just want to sit down and have time to do what I want to.
Some weekends I don’t want to do the weekly cleaning. the laundry, menu planning, meal prep and shopping.
Last year in the midst of living in in between housing, finishing my schooling, learning how to be a teacher and first time working mom, and building a house I had little time for myself. I kept my gym routine up as best I could. However, the time outside of this hour was always devoted to something else.
Then I remembered audiobooks are a thing.
Busy or not, audio books were able to transform my monotonous chores into me time!
If you’re in over your head and you’re not finding any time for yourself I urge you to try an audio book while you’re doing routine chores.
A local library card will open the door to thousands of free audio books!
I recently re-remembered this little trick to make the most of my time and to help me quit pouting about making lunches...
I just finished City of Girls, by Elizabeth Gilbert. Now I’m a few pages in to Girl, Stop Apologizing, by Rachel Hollis.
Last year a few favorites of mine were, Where the Crawdads Sing and The Language of Flowers. I highly recommend all four of these titles.
I can’t quite articulate what audio books have done for me. I don’t want to be dramatic and say they saved my life. But honestly, last year in the midst of our busiest year yet, they helped me through a really hard season.
The stories I listen to transform mundane tasks into beautiful stories and something accomplished.
If you’re struggling with finding time for yourself and you need to feel like you’re accomplishing something more, give an audio book a try!
Do you know about the goodness of audio books? Do you have a favorite? Would you please share it with me so I can add it to my list?
*Now accepting collaborations for wireless headphones or ear pods. I’m not picking either will do.
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