I’ve got a lot of ambitious goals for 2019, so I wanted to share them with you all here. I didn’t want to include my life goals in this post because it was already getting to be quite long, but if you’re interested in those as well then let me know and I’ll write up a separate post for those.
Low Goodreads Goal
I’ve set myself a low Goodreads goal again this year because it worked out really well for me last time. I had a couple of poor reading years in 2016 and 2017, and I was so upset when I reduced my Goodreads challenge goal so I would still get a badge. Last year, I decided to set my goal to 5, and I reached it within the first two weeks of January. After that, I didn’t have to think about the challenge at all, and it was incredibly freeing. You might be wondering why I bother to set a challenge at all, and all I have to say to that is that I have done so every year since I started blogging in 2010, and I have no intention of stopping now.
Reduce my TBR
My eBook TBr is a lost cause, but I really want to reduce my physical TBR this year. I currently have about 250 books split between my flat and my grandad’s house where I used to live. I’m determined to get this number down to about 200 in 2019. I’ve not set myself a crazy goal or anything, and I’d also like to enjoy new releases as well as get my hands on backlist books that I’ve had my eye on for a while. But I think reducing my TBR by ~50 is reasonable, since I read almost 120 books in 2019. I won’t be buying 70 books in 2019, I can assure you!
Take part in more readathons
Something I’ve really missed since leaving Booktube and taking multiple breaks from the community is taking part in readathons. I absolutely love them. They’re a real challenge and they bring the entire community together, and I have a lot of fun with them. I’d ideally like to take part in at least one readathon a month, although if I can’t find the time to take part in a community readathon, I’d like to challenge myself to do my own 24 hour or 48 hour readathon. At least that way I’m still challenging myself! So far in 2019 I’ve taken part in Bout of Books (kind of… I missed the chat), and I’m currently doing the Biannual Bibliothon this week. If you have any readathon suggestions I would love it if you left them in the comments below!
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