On my lunch hour from work, I usually use the time to run errands on foot. In addition to getting things done, it has the added bonus of increasing my step count.
Because the main branch of the Waterloo Public Library is walking distance from my office, it is a frequent destination. They have a great kid's section where I can pick up the next in the Ramona Quimby series to read to my girls at bedtime.
Usually it's just a quick stop to drop off or pick up books before I'm off to the grocery store to get something for dinner, or the drug store to spend a small fortune on sunscreen, but today...today I didn't have anywhere else to go. So I stayed and read.
Possums, it was wonderful.
The experience was made even better by the fact that it was frivolous reading. I picked up a magazine and read it idly.While leafing through the pages (and finding a recipe for a watermelon cocktail that I will absolutely be making tonight), I thought about the future. Retirement, when my kids are gone, and reading at the library could be my day's entire plan.
It's going to be fabulous.
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| This photo is a complete brag, except for my sleep stat which is shameful. |
Because the main branch of the Waterloo Public Library is walking distance from my office, it is a frequent destination. They have a great kid's section where I can pick up the next in the Ramona Quimby series to read to my girls at bedtime.
Usually it's just a quick stop to drop off or pick up books before I'm off to the grocery store to get something for dinner, or the drug store to spend a small fortune on sunscreen, but today...today I didn't have anywhere else to go. So I stayed and read.
Possums, it was wonderful.
The experience was made even better by the fact that it was frivolous reading. I picked up a magazine and read it idly.While leafing through the pages (and finding a recipe for a watermelon cocktail that I will absolutely be making tonight), I thought about the future. Retirement, when my kids are gone, and reading at the library could be my day's entire plan.
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| Idle distraction. |
It's going to be fabulous.
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