The really important thing that I tell people about whether they are on day one or day 1000 of gluten-free living is that being well and feeling good requires a long-term commitment. It took me 5 years to feel really well even though I read and study like a mad person. Granted, I am just about as intolerant as can be to both gluten and dairy, and my digestive tract was totally battered from close to 30 years on a “normal” diet, but remember it is a journey.
I read all the time now. I take advantage of little bits of stolen time and feel super lucky if I read one page and pick some fact or even a GFCF recipe idea that I hadn’t thought of before. If you are like me, you don’t want to read on your phone much, and really don’t want to pull out a laptop, even if you have it to read for five minutes on the train or on a coffee break. That is the big reason I love having a Kindle.
Something cool also happens when I am at the coffee shop. It seems more interactive or comfortable approaching someone reading on a Kindle, whether a colourful Fire or the basic model. Laptop users might be working, so they get less attention. And who wants to bother a book reader? That sounds like a pickup line anyways if some asks what you are reading. Not only are people more interested, but it is also very easy to brush people off, since you are clearly doing something. And just sitting there with your coffee? Now you are learning nothing and actually getting cheap looks. The Kindle is a perfect storm of the ‘best of both worlds,’ if you are open to meeting people or interacting on boring afternoons or coffee breaks.
I bought my Kindle Fire from Amazon.com and have since loaded it up with two dozen gluten-free living books and gluten-free meals recipe books. I probably get through at least two or three extra books just in my spare time each month that I never would have fit in. I call that a win. The moral of my post is that you don’t have to shell out for my larger Ipad or even an Android tablet. $79 bucks gets you in the door.
Kindle Fire High Points
- 19 million movies, TV shows, songs, magazines, and books
- Thousands of popular apps and games, including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora, and more
- Ultra-fast web browsing – Amazon Silk
- Free cloud storage for all your Amazon content
- Vibrant color touchscreen with extra-wide viewing angle – same as an iPad
- Fast, powerful dual-core processor
- Favorite children’s books, graphic novels, and magazines in rich color
KIndle “with Offers”High Points
- 30% lighter, less than 6 ounces
- 18% smaller body, same 6″ screen size – Fits in your pocket
- Most advanced E Ink display, reads like paper
- Built in Wi-Fi – Get books in 60 seconds
- Massive book selection, over 800,000 titles are $9.99 or less
- Borrow Kindle books from your public library
