Simply Sunday

As I sit listening to my beloved rain that I love but my evil body hates, I focus on the little good things that have happened in the past few days. Chai bunny remembered how much she loved to get in bed with me for bunny massages, & has been up with me, getting her ears, little face, head & jaw rubbed no less than 15 times at least the past few days. She has a place on her tummy which entails a vet visit tomorrow or Tuesday, but today I'm concentrating on her fuzzy face.

I finished my 4th book this year! It was almost 700 pages & involved me checking it out from our ebook library 4 times, but totally worth it-the first book in the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series. I just got book 2 from the library. Chai bunny & I shared a strawberry today...her first & she loved it! I got several free ebooks & a few on sale that I can't wait to read-& Amazon held their word-I got my replacement Kindle last week & it is working great! Great tv tonight which is always a good focus off pain point, as well as my books. There are times in my new life when thinking about the good, even if tiny actually does take my focus off pain for a small little while, & that's a massive help.

The stars in my eyes hope-ebooks save me

After getting my beloved little Kindle, I have bought & gotten free a ton of books, as well as checked out ebooks from our library. Knowing how much I want to finish The Hunger Games trilogy, start the Game of Thrones series, several Nordic thrillers, a WWII true account, etc it gives me the silent knowing that staying around will include all of these magical adventures, & help take my focus away from the pain.

 

 

Happy spiney valentines!

 This is a couple of days late...but wanted to share my valentines day. The night before my parents surprised me with a little, adorable, perfectly tiny Kindle as a combined early March birthday, Easter, & any other spring holiday you can think of-it's perfect for me, & I took it with me to my neuro appt on V-Day. I absolutely love it, & have already started a ton of new free books. ;)

It even let's me underline & write notes to my heart's content!

 

How ebooks helped bring me back to reading

 I will always love a physical book...the feel, the weight, the particular paper used, the smell, the cover art. After I got sick, I found the mere combination of holding a book open while reading was exhausting. After 7-8 pages I wouldn't be able to continue. I couldn't believe it-it sounds impossible to not be able to simply read. I used to read 3-5 books a week, & losing that was another of my great griefs of being chronically sick. After I got an iPad, I got the kindle app, & recently started checking out ebooks from the library & getting free or cheap books through the Amazon kindle store. I find that having black pages & white letters helps tremendously. 

Today, I finished my 1st book in 5 years. Although my joy is tempered by the tear stained pained eyes from what morphine can't cancel out, I still am so proud of myself. It sounds so pathetic, but going from reading 5 long novels a week to nothing in 5 years, well, I find my joy where I can. 

P.S. my book was 'Sleeping Murder', by the brilliant Agatha Christie-a Ms. Marple mystery

 

 

Epic kindle giveaway!

 A cool virtual shirt...& I got loads of free books, & now that I'm so extra sick, those books will help get me through the rough nights!