Whether they're meant to build your brain power or just pass time, I own at least one of each of the following: brain games, Sudoku, word search, crossword puzzles. They are like my kryptonite! I have had a word search book constantly for at least the last three or four years, but I changed it up and grabbed the others here and there since. They are great for nights when your significant other is watching something you could care less about on TV!
Word searches were a fun pastime when I lived with an old roommate - we would sit out on our porch, drinking and passing the book back and forth under light from a tiki torch. It was, and still is, a great memory. And I just finished that book last year! This one I'm not nearly as close to finished with.
My boss actually got me addicted to Sudoku accidentally a few months ago. He has a flip calendar with puzzles and games on the backs of some of the pages, and always hands me the Sudoku puzzles. That led me to downloading a Sudoku app on my Kindle Fire, and buying my newest puzzle book.
Brain games are great all on their own - I've always used those types of books, and logic puzzles, to fool myself into thinking that they're keeping my mind 'sharp'. Some days, my mind feels about as sharp as butter, and it has nothing to do with these books!
The next time you're perusing the sale section at Barnes and Noble or cruising through Half Price Books - definitely look out for some of these books. They're cheap entertainment that lasts as long as you let them.
I hope you enjoyed the first Stuff I Love Saturday! I'll be trying to give you more and more of a glimpse into my silly little life with them every week.
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