Comments on: Friday miscellany: Cutting the kids’ hair, plus books read in April

By: Jessie R

Jessie R — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 22:03:11 +0000

To beat the Libby Deadline, if you use a kindle or other ereader, try turning off the wifi or putting it in airplane mode. The book won’t go away until you turn it back on, I do this all the time when I put a bunch of books on hold and they are all delivered at the same time. Thankfully, now you can delay delivery too.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 19 May 2020 15:25:26 +0000

I had this same problem recently morning waking in summer for YEARS. Finally discovered blackout linings that I hang behind my existing curtains and can easily be removed when no longer needed when the nights get darker again. This small change has been life-changing for me in terms of sleeping in brighter seasons.

By: Abigail

Abigail — Tue, 19 May 2020 14:20:07 +0000

In reply to Elisabeth. I use a Bucky 40 Blinks eye mask; it has molded foam so it doesn’t touch my eyelashes. This masks have made sleeping after night shifts so easy.

By: Katoe

Katoe — Mon, 18 May 2020 23:02:12 +0000

Someone mentioned it above, but get an eye mask! I am the same way and used to put a pillow over my head. I hope it works for you!

By: Pavithra

Pavithra — Mon, 18 May 2020 05:25:55 +0000

In awe of all that you do!
For the new book I think LinkedIn and HR s are your best bet, apart from your faithful followers across blogs, podcasts etc. I would go about it this way- find companies that are putting in significant efforts to make this wfh reality productive- and reach out to their HRs/ CEO. If they recommend, everyone reads it !

By: CCN

CCN — Sun, 17 May 2020 15:54:28 +0000

In reply to Kathleen. Jhumpa Lahiri is great! I think her short stories, especially those in The Interpreter of Maladies and Unaccustomed Earth, are even better than her novels.

By: Grateful Kae

Grateful Kae — Sun, 17 May 2020 13:01:08 +0000

I love how you always seem to read such a great variety of genres and books that are so different from each other. One of my goals this year was to read at least 5 books of different genres I normally don’t read (I made a list). I tend to read a lot of non-fiction of similar styles but would like to mix it up more.

By: Lori C

Lori C — Sat, 16 May 2020 00:19:48 +0000

In reply to Elisabeth. This is a genius idea! I find myself waking in the middle of the night sometimes unable to sleep until I finally get up and turn off my computer's power strip. The flashing router lights still annoy me and I was looking to find a solution. (computer came into bedroom with COVID). I like this one!!!

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Fri, 15 May 2020 23:30:08 +0000

In reply to Catherine. Her fiction is fantastic! Definitely worth diving in.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 15 May 2020 17:54:08 +0000

In reply to Catherine. I also like The Namesake (the movie is well done!). Just finished The Lowland... it was a bit slow but nicely written.