LIFE IN LOCK DOWN - BOOKS

In these times of lock-down one has to try to experience things that one wouldn't normally do. Like reading books. I've never actually seen the point of reading books. I've never seen the point in joining a book club. Apart from the wine & nibbles of course. Loads of people have tried telling me that reading books can transport you into another life. Or give you an experience that you wouldn't normally be able to experience. Or give you an insight to someone else's life.

Duh.................. I just don't get it?!!

Anyway one day last week I thought, 'It's a lovely sunny day; I'm going to sit on my balcony and read a book.

The only book I had was a booked called, 'Woman to Woman'. …......A No 1 bestseller, written by someone called Cathy Kelly. A friend gave me this book about 6 months ago when I said I was going to start reading books. I always seem to have better things to do than read books, so obviously I never got round to reading this book.

…..........But lock-down does strange things to us. So I sat outside on my balcony and started reading this book. The following day I sat outside on my balcony and read some more of this book. The day after that the weather was still good so I was still out on the balcony reading this book.

After 3 days I was hoping it was going to rain so that I didn't have to sit outside and read this book. No such luck. Day 4 was again a lovely day so I sat outside and read.

I'm now on page 192 and so far all that's happened is; 'Aisling's husband has left her, she's got 10 year old twins to look after so has gone back to work after 12 years. And her friend Jo is pregnant and her boyfriend has left her'. #justnormallifethen

192 pages to say that? I've missed my vocation in life. I could be an author. I could have read all that in 'Take a Break' in 2000 words. …..................And I've still got another 279 pages to read. WTF is going to happen in the next 279 pages if it's taken 192 pages for a husband to walk out on a wife and a single person to get pregnant?

I'm determined to get to the end of this book, just so that I can say I've read a book in the last 50 years. (The last book I enjoyed was written by Enid Blyton??!)!

…........................But seriously? I reckon it's going to take me at least another 4-5 days to get to end of this book.

I know we're in lock-down and one has to experience new experiences, but at what point does one just give up and go back to their normal uncultured life???

I have absolutely no idea why I feel the need to read books when I haven't read a book in the last 50 years. There again I have absolutely no idea why I felt the need to buy chocolate cookie ice-cream two weeks ago when I never, ever buy ice cream.

And at the time of writing this post, I've actually not picked up the book for almost a week. I know we're in lock down but actually I don't care what happens in the next 279 pages. I know I said earlier that I was determined to get to the end of the book. But actually I'm not. What does it matter. Even though we are in lock down why on earth should I do something that I don't actually enjoy? And I don't actually enjoy reading books and I don't think I ever will!

Think I'll just stick to reading to magazines.

See you all tomorrow.

Toodles.