You all know how I love reading but lately, I’ve been busy with work and whatnot that I find it hard to set aside some time for my reading. In between allergy attacks – which I have yet to find out the trigger – and, which by the way, attacks morning and nights, my favorite reading times, of course, and running to and fro my everyday tasks, I’m deeply saddened to see my ever accumulating backlog of books to read, both paperback and ebooks. Plus, add to that the fact that by the end of the day, my eyes were too tired to read that they prefer to be closed than to see anything anymore.

Then I discovered audiobooks. If you are using an iPad, you just have to head on to their iTunes store and browse through their wonderful selection (and they do have free, good ones, I tell you), buy or download your pick, then look for it on your audiobook playlist. This shouldn’t be too hard as it is pretty much straightforward. LibriVox has good titles, for one, and they are absolutely free. Just type “librivox” on the search bar then browse to your heart’s content.

For non-iPad users, don’t fret, audiobooks come in different formats, a regular MP3 player can do the job for you. Even your mobile phone can play these things for you if it supports the format.

I find audiobooks to be really helpful in catching up with the books I would like to read, or reread. I’m not the type of person who could read when traveling, it just gives me a massive headache so I don’t dare try however, sometimes, this is the only times of the day where in I have nothing else to do but sit and wait, and honestly, I feel that I am wasting too much time doing so. A senior with an audiobook installed to her device can just plug an earphone into their ears and listen away. You can even close your eyes and rest them for a while, listening to your favorite stories and novels. This is perfect for seniors too, those who would like to be read to, to help them fall asleep.

Audiobooks have now become a “staple” on my playlist, I even substituted it to my workout playlist which has gotten somewhat stale now and needing a complete makeover – for which I’m still waiting for my granddaughter to do for me. I also found some instructional audiobooks for yoga, etc. Definitely something a senior must try to give their brains the shake and exercise it needed without too much effort on our part!