I am not alone. There are others like me. Who are they? This opinion essay in WaPo says it all: “I’m retired, and I still won’t let myself read in the daytime. Why not?” Although I am retired, I find it hard to allow myself an afternoon with a book or a long magazine article. Just the thought of settling onto the sofa in daylight hours, especially on weekdays, smacks of laziness and stirs up guilt. If I must sit at all, it should be at a desk or a countertop to do something “useful”— answer an email, write a grocery list, look up a recipe, what have you.
You have inspired me to give myself some more creative job titles, and also read a book, just for fun, just for myself! Although, I do confess, reading was always the acceptable way to spend daylight hours growing up, so when I don't read it's probably because there's something else that's a necessity or that I'd rather be doing (aka digging in the garden).
You have inspired me to give myself some more creative job titles, and also read a book, just for fun, just for myself! Although, I do confess, reading was always the acceptable way to spend daylight hours growing up, so when I don't read it's probably because there's something else that's a necessity or that I'd rather be doing (aka digging in the garden).