We don't watch much television anymore, when I get the chance I'd prefer my viewing time to be more entertaining than informational. When I get a few minutes to catch up on things online, it's usually on facebook or reading up on parent related issues. I'll admit that I do read celebrity gossip, it's one of my guilty pleasures. I have read three non-baby books since Lilli was born, all three were during her nursing months when I had 20-30 minutes of quiet time a few times a day. Luckily, I had them on my iPhone, for those long and restless nights in the dark. Now, I read about 10-20 books a day. Not one of them is longer than 20 pages. All of them have more colorful pictures than words.
On the other hand, I have noticed when reading aloud, I am more confident and stumble far less than I always have in the past. I can imagine more about a story, the character's, their voices and personalities. Maybe I've become more child-like from reading so many children's books. It's almost like my imagination was turned back on. My presentation skills have improved too, but in a more creative way than in a professional one. I'm pretty confident my public speaking skills have improved dramatically.
In an effort to continue my life long commitment to knowledge and education, this most recent trip to the library, I picked up a book called "Motherhood is the New MBA" by Shari Storm. I have only read about 2 paragraphs comparison to the 15 full books I've already read of Lilli's library picks. Only two weeks until I need to renew it and I only get two renewals. I hope it's enough time to at least get half way through. I hope that I'm able to take something away from the motherhood experience that will make me a better professional in the future. Even if I am lacking insight from current events from a three year span of history, maybe I'll still be able catch up and say I gained more knowledge than I lost."Song of the Entry"
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