2011 Reading Goals

The first of the year is always a time of reflection for me. I look back at what I've accomplished in the past year and decide what I'd like to work toward in the next year. This year I'm doing it again but I won't bore you with all my goals for this year, just the reading ones ;o).

Last year, I joined the Reading Resolutions challenge hosted by Jenny Loves to Read. And, though I didn't finish all the resolutions I set for myself, I did finish several and felt that listing my reading goals gave me something to shoot for. So, once again, I'm making a list of what I'd like to accomplish as far as reading goes this year.

In 2010, I read 130 books. I'm not going to try to beat that. It was all I could do to get that many read ;o). In fact, I'm going to lower that number just slightly to 125.

2011 Number of Books To Be Read Goal: 125

The rest of my 2011 goals relate to particular perpetual challenges I'm trying to finish (or at least get further along) or to the physical books on my bookshelves.

1. Read 125 books -- 0/125
2. At least 50 of those 125 books should come from my physical bookshelves -- 0/50
3. Read 3 books in 5 different series I’ve already started -- 0/15
4. Read 12 books on my Filling in the Gaps list -- 0/12
5. Read 12 books on the New Classics list -- 0/12
6. Read 10 category romances that have been sitting on my shelf forever! -- 0/10
7. Read 10 books for Around the World in 80 Books -- 0/10
8. Read 1 book in each Dewey Decimal classification -- 0/10
9. Read 10 1001 Books -- 0/10
10. Read 5 hardbacks on my shelves -- 0/5
11. Read 5 books for Booking Around the States -- 0/5
12. Read 5 books from my Trade Paperback shelf -- 0/5


And, of course, all these books will have to be fit into Goodread's Seasonal Reading Challenge. If you're looking for the ultimate reading challenge, check it out. It's a doozy ;o).


That's it for me. What about you? Do you have particular reading goals you plan to concentrate on for 2011? If so, tell me about them!

2010 Reading Resolutions Challenge

I've finished up all of my 2009 challenges and I'll do wrap-up posts about them sometime soon, but for now I'm doing the fun part and signing up for new ones ;o). First on the list is the 2010 Reading Resolutions challenge hosted by Jenny of Jenny Loves to Read. The challenge is to basically make New Year's resolutions as they pertain to reading. So, I've made a list of 15 things I'd like to concentrate on in 2010:

2010 Reading Resolutions

1. Read at least 12 eBooks (I got a Nook for Christmas! But, sadly, I don't actually have it yet. It's backordered. As soon as I get my hot little hands on it, you'll hear about it, I'm sure ;o)).
2. Read at least 5 books in 3 different series that I’ve already started
3. Read at least 25 of the category romances that have been sitting on my shelf forever!
4. Read 5 TBR books for every 1 I aquire (this includes swaps!)
5. Read at least 10 books on my Filling in the Gaps list
6. Read at least 5 books not set in the U.S.
7. Read at least 5 books set in states I haven’t read about for Bookin’ Around the States
8. Participate in Shelfari’s Play Book Tag group at least 4 months
9. Read at least 4 books for my F2F book club
10. Read at least 5 books on the New Classics list
11. Read at least 1 book in each Dewey Decimal classification
12. Read at least 5 books from my shelves that I’ve labeled “science in fiction”
13. Only sign up for 6 timed reading challenges at a time (this excludes long-term/perpetual challenges) -- finish one before signing up for another one
14. Read at least 4 of the Shelfari Author, Author group picks
15. Review more books in 2010 than I did in 2009
    
    
    
    Sounds like fun, doesn't it? You can find out more information and sign up for this challenge at Jenny Loves to Read. Happy New Year and happy reading!