Reader's Lounge

For those of you who have known me for a long time or a short time, you may have picked up on the fact that I am obsessed with everything to do with books! 

Let's face it, I read a lot (hit the jackpot back in 2008 when I read 53 books that year (yes, that's one a week on average).   That includes unabridged audio books as well that I either download from Audible.com or borrow the cd's from the library and upload them onto my iPod and listen to them either in the car or when I am out walking or just doing the ironing.

I have to be careful though not to listen to two books in the one genre, one day I was driving along listening to a crime novel whilst at the same time reading a crime novel and got quite confused as to "who dunnit" and was forgetting which character was dead or alive and in what book - geez that was hard work!

Then I got my dream job in 2009 working in a Library, where I am surrounded by books every day I am there.   Of course by doing this job you see books all day, so when new books come in or people return books that you fancy your first reaction is - "I'll just pop that on hold for myself"

Then of course I have been known to frequent a place called Dirt Cheap Books, which sell brand new end of run and recent books for $5 or less.   The first time we went there David stayed near the door just twiddling his thumbs (he is so NOT a reader, and didn't have an iPhone then to occupy his time) while I browsed the piles of books for sale.   I filled the first basket in about 15 minutes and gave it to him, and he said, "So that's it then" - how adorable was that, NO there was a whole second story that I hadn't been to yet, so I had no trouble filling 2 more baskets!!!   We left around $100 poorer - but look how much I saved!!!!

Have I read all those books yet - of course not, I have made two subsequent visits and had to write down the titles of all the other books so I didn't double up - still managed to buy more that I have in a box and haven't even looked at yet.

Of course then the magical world of e-books has emerged and since I have my new best friend (iPad) there are so many out of copyright FREE e-books you can download as well as purchasing new e-books as well (how can you resist when Kobo ebookstore has Jodi Picoult e-books on special for $5 - you just have to have them!)

So, now you know me a bit better, I am contemplating getting one of these to put in our bay window in the master bedroom.   What do you think?   Of course it won't be red, but I can just see myself lounging in one of these with the morning sun coming in, cup of tea or coffee and my current book - pure bliss!!   The only problem is they are made in NSW and they don't know whether they can get it to Melbourne - Tonia, you may have to drive a truck down and deliver it for me - lol.

 Diana Chaise Lounge