I haven’t posted in a long time, a very long time really and I thought it was about time to address the matter.

I stopped reading. Not because I wanted to but because life became more demanding in other areas.

Work has become very busy and will probably continue to be busy for the rest of 2024.

After a year spent on an NHS waiting list, I finally had a slew of hospital appointments which took a lot out of me and often left me tired and unable to focus.

Then I got a head cold which made it impossible to read, or really focus on anything.

Then I had surgery, while I had the head cold and the following week of recovery was unpleasant.

I have now healed from the surgery and the results from my slew of hospital appointments was underwhelming and offered no conclusion.

In the moments where I could have read, I was listening to Podcasts or audiobooks.

As usual, with every festive period, I do a heavy amount of DIY presents and other such projects. I overdo it, leave myself little down time, and always get too stressed.

I am coming to the end of that period, and aside from the hospital appointments, and the business of work, life is settling down a little.

I am definitely NOT achieving my goal of reading 60 books in 2024 but in light of everything that has happened, I’m not feeling the slightest guilt at not completing my goal.

I have started to read in my lunchbreaks again, so that is helping.

I just haven’t had a chance to finish anything, other than 1 audiobook – the review of which will be up soon.