A self-declared 'book-o-phlic'
Dear Reader-friends, You read the title right! I am a self-declared book-o-philic. It is absolutely true that books are the best friends, the best ever companions. I have realized this more than ever as I touched my 40s. Now, in my early 40s, I am so happy being a book rather than someone else, except my daughter. She is my reading partner 💕. While I read, the book too reads me. How many of you have felt the same? It is already 6 months past the new year 2023 commenced. And if in retrospect, I am reading okay-ish while managing a job, looking after the daughter, giving tuition, and that too grade 12! This requires a lot of subject reading. My work too demands reading research papers...so all in all, there is a lot to read. At this stage of my life, I feel intelligent and wise. I feel confident. And all that is by virtue of the books that I read in the past and reading in the present. A few months ago, I was so inspired that I downloaded Audible. On my way to and fro from work, I wa