Monday, November 19, 2007

moms need story time too! a monday mission

She cooks. She cleans. She's busy from sunup to sundown, but still finds time to read Great Day for Up! and Goodnight Moon (and all the books in between) to her kids.

When can she read to herself?

That's where you come in.

You and Story Time for Moms*. Donate and hour of your time to read to a busy mom while she washes dishes, sweeps a floor, or folds laundry. Be prepared to read anything from sappy love stories to swashbuckling adventures, with possibly a bit of zombie apocalypse thrown in for good measure.

It's a good cause: saving a mom's sanity!

Contact your local volunteer office for details.

*We don't discriminate: we read to busy dads too!

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This week's Monday Mission is to write a post as a spiel for a real or imaginary charity. I was thinking over the weekend, while I was aching for a bit more time to read, how nice it would be to have someone to read to me. Here's my solution! If only it were real...

...but even with no one to read to me, and only reading while the Little Mister slept, I finished my book this morning. Yippee!! I will very much miss the characters, but it's satisfying to reach the end, to tie up loose ends and to finally find out what happens!

15 comments:

  1. What a great idea. Where do I sign up? Do you think I could switch places and be the one to read while the volunteer folds my laundry?

    Great job.

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  2. When I had small babies, I really loved books on tape.
    Of course, now that I have a toddler, I can't listen anymore because most of the ones I like are smutty. Bummer.

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  3. What a great idea! Of course I prefer to be read to while being fed grapes and having my feet rubbed instead of while doing chores. Can that be arranged?

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  4. I have thought a couple of times of asking my husband to read while I was doing something, but I know I would only get upset with him because he wouldn't get it quite right. I like the way the words sound in my head. I like Chrissy's idea, though. Just have someone else do the chores!

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  5. this is perfect! i was like beck, listening to books on tape but now they would understand it!

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  6. Cool idea - but it'd be nice if they could do the dishes, laundry, cook dinner and change diapers - and read to me - all at the same time. Take care! See ya.

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  7. What a great one!! As soon as you find her -- let me know!!

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  8. Ha! Cute. Sounds like a good idea to me!

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  9. Do you think they could finish writing my book while they are at it? I'm just trying to think outside the box here...

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  10. this is a great idea.

    and of course, you know all about books on tape/cd. i never think to listen to one while I clean, though, it's a great idea.

    thanks for playing along! :)

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  11. If only something like that really existed!! Heaven on earth for sure! :)

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  12. Very clever idea for the Monday Mission. I'm all for it!

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  13. I love reading and I have always loved reading out loud. I have often thought it would be fun to have a job recording books on tape.

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  14. I would love such a service, too. There's something so soothing about listening to a book...

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  15. Perfect. Now, can we get them to read outloud from the blogs blinking furiously in my Google Reader?! Multitasking at its finest.

    Heidi

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