Holiday Cheer

Things are starting to unravel a little here at HomeEckWreck. Just like every other year, I thought I had things under control and was well organized. And now with Christmas just about a week away, I'm feeling less than in control. It's not horrific. Just a little messy. Here's the to do:

1. Get slides scanned so this box can be returned. Pick up another.
2. Office Holiday Happy Hour.
3. Place bet on who will act like the biggest tool at the office holiday happy hour.
4. Make dishes for holiday pot luck
5. Shop for two difficult to buy for folks
6. Company Friday night (at least)
7. Visit local family
8. Look presentable 97% of the time. (That is a whole 'nother list)
9. Wrap gifts
10. Round up prostitutes and take them to the policeman's ball. (Joking. That was a line from one of C's video games years ago and I always think of it when I'm making a list).
11. Clean, clean, clean
12. The plants need watered
13. Enjoy myself if it KILLS me. hahaha!

As I said, this is manageable. But it doesn't leave much time for my most recent addiction: The Sony eReader. C is like the best husband EVER and he got me the eReader for Valentines Day (we think) last year. But at the time, I still had a lot of traditional books (i.e., paper) to read. I tucked the eReader away and on Monday finally picked it up again.

I can't tell you how much I love this thing. First of all, I downloaded 6 books (all pretty recently published) Monday evening with just a wee bit of help from C (technical and in the form of Mastercard). Some of the titles are 60% off the cost of the traditional book! Plus, if you have a library card, you can "borrow" books. I'm checking that out next time.

The first time download might have taken 20 minutes - including setting up an account and all that disclaimer junk. I took my little eReader to the spare room and didn't budge for hours. Possibly the best part? It has this amazing light "cover sheet" for reading in darker conditions. I can read at all hours of the night in bed 'cause the light doesn't bother C.

The first book I read cover to cover on the eReader was Beverly Hills Adjacent. After I finished it, I thought I didn't love it. And I still don't love it. However, I didn't exactly want to put it down either. It has some humor, a bit of a heated romance/love triangle. . .I think it's a great beach read. Maybe just a tad fluffier than I've been reading lately - so it was an adjustment for me? I wonder if it will end up a movie? It seems to me it could be the basis for a screenplay.

Next up? Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. I'll keep you posted.

If you'll excuse me, the eReader looks lonely. . .