Julie in Austin Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I love listening to audio books, but I need something to do while listening. I tried cross stitch. (meh) I tried knitting. (epic fail) I tried coloring. (meh) Any ideas for me? (Don't suggest I clean. Seriously.) Maybe some mindless online games? Something else I haven't thought of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Go for a walk (if the device you're listening on is portable)? Some other exercise? I usually fold laundry while listening (I listen to podcasts), but you said not to tell you to clean, so I'm assuming laundry is a non-starter as well. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I listen to audio books all day long. I listen while I cook, clean, sew, do laundry, wash dishes, shop for groceries, organize closets and drawers, and other everyday tasks. I am able to "read" for about 50 hours a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 chores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Folding laundry. Going to try knitting but I need to concentrate on both and I don't know how that will go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 i can only stand them in the car. and now my cd player is dead, so . . no audiobooks. i'd rather just read . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Drive here too. In fact, start thinking of reasons to run errands when I'm really engaged in a story - not so great for our gas budget. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexigail Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Spinning, doing dishes, folding laundry, walking, driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I only like audio books when I am driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Knit Drive Get dinner prepped Fold laundry Grocery shopping (unless I'm at walmart--their store is too loud without me adding extra to my brain by trying to listen to a book) Laundry and dinner are the extent of the chores I can manage while listening on my mp3. Other chores are too loud or the cord gets in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 drive Me too. I prefer to listen to them in the car. We listened to a lot of them when we had the flu a few years ago. I just put a bunch of them in a playlist on repeat and slept/woke/slept for days. It was nice other than the whole having the flu and feeling like I'd been run over and left for dead.. I guess you have to figure out what you do that is relatively quiet that doesn't take much brain power so you can spare some for the audio book. If I have time to sit quietly, I'd rather read than listen to someone read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganCupcake Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I listen whenever I can, so while I exercise, drive, put away groceries, fold laundry, etc. For me, the activity has to be pretty mindless and repetitive or I can't focus on the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Weird. Went to edit and ended up quoting myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I only listen to them while I'm doing necessary mindless household tasks. So, to eliminate cleaning would eliminate pretty much all of the time I listen. Top jobs that I do while listening would be getting the dishes done, folding laundry, and cooking. It's the only thing that moves those jobs from the "drudgery" category to the full motivation of "when can I get back to that book?/fun" category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Drive, mostly. Secondarily, cook, or play mindless vid games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Drive, you need a cross country trip. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Drive (we mainly listen in the car), knit, or cook/prep. Or fall asleep to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 when driving or cooking or ironing. It's the only time I get to listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Drive. I only listen to them in the car on long trips. If we don't finish the book in the car, then we will play it in the house and I play solitaire while listening. I should do something productive like fold clothes are cook, but I can't hear the book that way. I might start downloading books onto my phone to listen to while walking the dog, but he tends to take too much of my attention, being the impulsive big galoot that he his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I listen while driving (I live in the big city and most of my music gigs and rehearsals are a 20 - 30 drive away.) knitting or crocheting (unless the pattern is too involved, then there is lots of unraveling and doing over!) doing jigsaw puzzels folding laundry (sometimes) going to sleep (I use my iPhone, put an ear bud in one ear, start a book I already know and love, and set the timer to turn the book off in 30 minutes. If it is a new book, I'll never go to sleep!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Go for a walk (if the device you're listening on is portable)? Yep. I listen while I walk with my dog every morning (either podcasts or audiobooks). I also listen in the car, either while I'm driving alone or while I'm waiting around for one kid or the other to come out of a rehearsal or class. I also listen while baking/cooking and sometimes while folding laundry, but I suppose both of those might come under the general umbrella of "cleaning." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I drive (commute) - one hour a day. I get through a book every week or two. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I usually do chores, but that is not fun at all lol. The walking idea sounds fun. I might try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I prefer to listen in the car, but if I listen at home I can only do mindless tasks. I feel silly just sitting listening to a book, which doesn't make sense since I don't feel silly just sitting reading a book. Anyway, I do things like empty the dishwasher, fold laundry, dust. go for a walk, and sometimes garden. The minute I try to do something that takes actual concentration though, the audiobook loses me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raceNzanesmom Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Crochet Knit Scrapbook Drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I listen to audio books while weeding the lawn, watering the garden or walking (around a lake, so no distraction of watching for vehicles - just snakes!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Running on the treadmill, running outside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie_ranae Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Exercise e.g.watch but mute Leslie Sansone, and listen to Adventures and Odyssey, etc. with one or more of the kids usually joining me. Makes the exercise time go by so much quicker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Most of my audiobook listening is during my commute, but I also listen sometimes while folding laundry, cleaning out closets, and doing dishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedmom4 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Most of the time I listen to my audiobooks when I go for a walk/run or when I'm doing laundry. I have a phone clip and headphones and I can tune out the world. BTW I am listening to Winter of the World by Ken Follett right now. Elise in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Walking, grading, or cleaning. I try when I drive but it doesn't work out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Michelle* Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Bathe. Candles, bubbles, and no worries about dropping a book in the tub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Dd and I will do jigsaw puzzles when listening to an audio book. We also listen to them in the car or knitting, but usually if it is on in the house we are doing a jigsaw puzzle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I clean or eagle eye the nappers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Walking, grading, or cleaning. I try when I drive but it doesn't work out well. When I'm driving, I usually stick to light, funny, or "easy" audiobooks and save deeper fare for reading. If a book requires a lot of concentration or the storyline is so intricate I get lost if I'm not paying close attention at all times, it doesn't work for me in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Walk the dog, cook, clean. More podcasts than audio books though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Cooking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I listen to audio books when: Driving Walkling Housework (know you didn't want that one but...) Playing computer games Puzzles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I love listening to audio books, but I need something to do while listening. I tried cross stitch. (meh) I tried knitting. (epic fail) I tried coloring. (meh) Any ideas for me? (Don't suggest I clean. Seriously.) Maybe some mindless online games? Something else I haven't thought of? LOL, I'm confused because your title doesn't match your post. Your title asks, "What do you do while listening to audio books?" *I* mostly listening to them while exercising, driving or cleaning. I'm not necessarily suggesting that for you, but that's what I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Crochet Knit Scrapbook Drive Add walk to this list and it's me. I perfer to be crocheting something mindless like a potholder when it's just single crochet around and around though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Driving in the car. I don't know that I could listen to a whole book otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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