I do have some goals for reading this year:
- Read 52 books. That was also my goal last year, but I felt short by about half.
- Read at least Game of Thrones in the Song of Ice and Fire series.
- Read at least The Pillars of the Earth in whatever that series is called. I Googled it, but did not find an answer. Maybe I didn’t Google hard enough.
- Read at least two books set in France. If I can’t go there in person…
- Take advantage of free books. I need to use my school library, public library, Kindle book lending, Overdrive, PaperBackSwap, and NetGalley more.
- Read at least ten books in my back catalog of to-read books. Including some books I had to have that are still untouched on my shelf several years later.
- Complete the reading challenges I joined (and participate more actively on the challenge websites with comments and reviews).
- Figure out a way to listen to audio books now that I’m not commuting.
- Finish Les Misérables on DailyLit.
- Make more time for reading.
Do you have any reading resolutions?
Oh man. Taking advantage of free books is amazing, really. I am in love with getting ebooks from my library. It is instant gratification!
We have a pretty great library, too, and most of the time, if I can't get it in my library immediately, I can ask that it be sent from another library in the system. I actually got to check out a signed copy of The Fault in Our Stars!
Perhaps you could listen to audiobooks while making soap? Or just doing general housework?
Personally, I always struggle with #10, which is why I keep my reading goals low. It feels good to start the year with a small number and achieve it, then up the ante later in the year… if I do that well. 😉 #6 if a goal I'm working on as well. I currently have 61 books on my 'The Waiting Pile' shelf, and that doesn't even include everything I have waiting! lol
Listening to books while making soap is a great idea. I planned to do it today, but I couldn't find my iPhone—I use the Audible app to listen to audio books. I will try it next time.