In times of stress I stop reading. I have the concentration span of a gnat. Books I have reserved and coveted for a long time are languishing by my bed. I will return them to be read by someone more deserving.
What I can manage however are magazines – nothing too serious, mind you. I fill my head with tittle tattle and meaningless fluff that satisfies my desire to read but not think. The library of course has a huge variety of magazines to satisfy all tastes, including mine, thank goodness.
Another past-time guaranteed to sooth my unquiet mind and to stop all those jobs being done around the house is crosswords. When I have the urge to cheat (which of course is not often…) our library webpages thankfully have an invaluable link to various crossword solving resources.
Our games pages and hobbies page list other suggestions for tired brains and for a times when books feel a bit overtaxing.