@Susandoyle @Zevon

I’m in hibernation until my psyche gets stronger.

that's the wise thing to do fren ❤️ #selfcare is key @evamarie @Susandoyle

@disk4mat

I’ve never been happier to plunge into Netflix binges 😁

@evamarie 👊

@evamarie @disk4mat Same here.

@disk4mat @evamarie 🥺

@evamarie I decorated for 2 reasons, 1. it gave me something to do because I am bored out of my mind and 2. it cheers me up. I've been depressed since Trump won the election. I needed to do this for me.

@heyrhiannon @evamarie I can't right now either.

About as close as I get is the late night fellas and John Oliver, and even then in small doses.

@evistre @evamarie

Small doses isn't too awful. I believe it's important to know what's going on without the spin of the major outlets or pundits, but again, in small doses.

@heyrhiannon @evamarie it's mostly the levity I need, I think.

If I could get a spinless delivery that still included some levity I'd be all over it.

@evistre @evamarie

Ohhhh me too. :)

@evistre @heyrhiannon @evamarie I check my USA Today app (free version) about twice a day right now for highlights. That’s it. I’ve never watched cable news and stopped watching network news some time ago.

@misslovelymess
I have a TV but I'm too far away from towers to get over the air broadcast channels and streaming isn't an option.
Actually the TV sits in the guest room, unused.

I check a few places a few times a day.

@evistre @evamarie

@heyrhiannon I’ve been watching too much TV. This work trip reminds me how I need to stop doing that.

@evistre @evamarie

@misslovelymess

I don't think I could handle the audio and visual aspects, it's relentless. Reading is easier for me.

@evistre @evamarie

@heyrhiannon I’m definitely an appreciator of quality shows and movies. But there’s a lot of garbage I watch, and need to dump. I totally understand the overstimulation of it.

@evistre @evamarie

@misslovelymess
Shows, movies and sports are great, it's the news that grates.

@evistre @evamarie

@heyrhiannon Also, fun fact: reading for pleasure is only second to meditation in building brain resilience to mitigate the negative impacts of chronic toxic stress.

@evistre @evamarie

@misslovelymess @heyrhiannon @evamarie

I always had my nose in a book growing up. I need to get back into that.

@evistre

I read a lot, both online and in my ebook reader.
CoSo has great book recommendations.

@misslovelymess @evamarie

@evistre It’s hard for me to do when I am stressed.

@heyrhiannon @evamarie

@evistre @misslovelymess @heyrhiannon @evamarie
Mom said the world could end and if I were reading, I would not know it.

@MelissaHDavis I’ve always said, I hope I’m in a Barnes and Noble for the end.

@evistre @heyrhiannon @evamarie

@misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @evistre @heyrhiannon @evamarie
I used to carry a book with me every where I went. Lots of times I still do. Reading is the very best escape.

@CinnamonGirlE @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @heyrhiannon @evamarie

Same. I'd read everywhere and all the time.

Mom threatened to ground me from books a few times because I wasn't receptive to being grounded from anything else.

You bet your butts I hid books in every nook and cranny of my bedroom. 💪

(Bad grades, I didn't act out much.)

@evistre @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @heyrhiannon @evamarie
I can remember wanting to read at the supper table. I loved it, but it wasn't allowed.

After my husband died I kind of lost the voraciousness of reading. It became hard to concentrate. I've found out that's common. I started back this past year with short stores instead of longer novels. I miss it.

I also think I reworked my brain with scrolling during that time,
lol. That's better now too, thank goodness.

@CinnamonGirlE @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @heyrhiannon @evamarie

Big hugs!

Perhaps we can get back into reading together. I imagine it gets easier to get absorbed the more you do it.

@evistre @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @heyrhiannon @evamarie
Agreed, it has.
We will! 😉

@CinnamonGirlE @evistre @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @heyrhiannon @evamarie

I went through the same fallout when my wife died. I went about two years before I could concentrate enough to read. Never understood that. I'm making up for those lost years now however.

@altucker @evistre @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @heyrhiannon @evamarie
My list of TBR is gigantic. Because even though I wasn't reading, I still kept compiling my list and books. That's a good thing. Got plenty waiting for me as I dive back in.
I thought I was losing my mind at first when "couldn't read" I guess I kind of was, lol.

@CinnamonGirlE @altucker @evistre @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @evamarie

That's awesome you kept a list.

@heyrhiannon @altucker @evistre @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @evamarie
I am a list maker of everything, lol.

@CinnamonGirlE Oh good! I need a good chocolate cake frosting recipe. @heyrhiannon @altucker @evistre @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @evamarie

@altucker

It happens when anyone I'm very close to leaves this world.

@CinnamonGirlE @evistre @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @evamarie

@CinnamonGirlE

Losing concentration is common, along with memory and other cognitive issues. It gets better over time.
We're here. 💛

@evistre @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @evamarie

@heyrhiannon @evistre @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @evamarie
Yes, we sure are ☺️

@heyrhiannon @CinnamonGirlE @evistre @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @evamarie

Prevagen Extra Strength helps me a lot.

@CinnamonGirlE @misslovelymess @evistre @heyrhiannon @evamarie
Keep my eReader in my purse.

@misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @heyrhiannon @evamarie

May I propose Powell's Books instead?

https://bookriot.com/the-happiest-place-on-earth-an-afternoon-at-powells-books/

@evistre +1 for Powells. It's the happiest place on earth. @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @heyrhiannon @evamarie

@kel @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @heyrhiannon @evamarie

Literally.

It is just. So good.

@evistre Indeed you can!

@MelissaHDavis @heyrhiannon @evamarie

@evistre @misslovelymess @MelissaHDavis @heyrhiannon @evamarie
I could happily live my life there 🥰

@evistre @misslovelymess @heyrhiannon @evamarie
Also bookshop.org

@MelissaHDavis
Yes!

@evistre @misslovelymess @evamarie

@misslovelymess @heyrhiannon @evistre @evamarie
Nice.