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My Goals for 2025

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Before I begin, I know I have let this blog go extremely to the wayside. I know it sounds like I’m making excuses when I blame mental health, or self esteem, or even just good old writer’s block. But those were all the things I’ve been facing since 2020. Thoughts of ‘who cares about my thoughts?’ or ‘I really liked this, but I don’t have much to say about it.’

I have several drafts sitting in the virtual trash bin to show that I’ve been trying to post something, but the words just wouldn’t come out right or the words would just stop altogether. Then the self-doubt creeps in and before you know it I’m off to play a game or look at more books.

However, this year I want to make a change. I want to not only read books that leave me with the need to share them, but I want to get back into the habit of writing reviews for those books. No matter how long it takes me to write said review.

My goal is to read 50 books this year. This is an annual tradition that I’ve been doing for several years, ever since Goodreads pushed the “reading challenge” idea. However, starting last year or in 2023, I’ve started adding some mini goals to my reading challenge i.e. ’10 books that are already on your tbr (to be read) shelf’ or ‘read 10 nonfiction books’. For this blog, it’s a simple goal, to write 5 book reviews. I tried starting at 10 last year, but that felt like too much. So this year, I’m going to start off small and start with 5 blog posts and go from there.

So there’s my book-related goals for 2025! Hope you had a happy and safe New Year, and stay tuned! I might have something in the works soon!

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Goals for 2022

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So 2022 is here, and I thought I’d like to take a moment and focus on some things I have hopes for in the coming year.

  • As always, I have my reading goal of 50 books for the year, including graphic novels, manga, and audiobooks.
  • I am going to also challenge myself to clear out some books on my ever growing TBR (to be read) list.
  • I am hoping to put some love and attention back into the blog. Updating old posts, and keeping information and links up to date.
  • I am also going to remind myself to only take these tasks in pieces. Not to get overwhelmed with everything I want to do, but just small and easy tasks.
  • My biggest one is to get back into being on social media to interact with authors, and readers alike. I started a TikTok account in December, and even if it turns into the dormant social media account like all the others I have, I can at least try to reach new people here.

Well looks like that’s what is going in the works for this new year. Let’s hope this year will be better than the last, and just try and stay positive and keep moving forward!

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Binge Reading 2021 Challenge

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So every year I try and set a yearly reading goal for myself. Most people are strict and particular about their challenges. However, I tend to be more lax with mine. I try and read 50 books a year. Audiobooks, Graphic Novels, and Children’s chapter books are included in my challenge.

Well here it is November and I’ve only met the halfway point of my goal. Considering how poor my mental health has been this year, and the fact that I’ve been working a part time job on top of more personal matters I’m more than surprised that I even made it halfway.

So this is where the challenge comes in. My fiancé has challenged me to read 24 books by the New Year. If I achieve this I will get $100. No audiobooks, and all books must be more that 100 pages. Since I’m temporarily leaving my job in a few days, I can’t wait to fully dive into this challenge.