2017 Reading Goals

I'll get some cute pictures and will probably adjust the goals in the coming weeks but I need to get this out there where I'll see it.

Every Month
Read and review at least one review book
Review at least one other book
Read one book from my dusty TBR pile
Read one book from my current TBR pile
Read one book from my ebook TBR pile

Okay, that's 5 books each month. How many can you make challenge books?

edit: read at least one library book
and two children's books (12 and under)

Add to that . . . .

join to advertise but don't stress about reading challenges
maybe join fewer reading challenges - yeah, that didn't work!
April's A to Z
need posting goals too

Am hosting EIGHT reading challenges this year!
Will need to say hi to everyone by end of March
Visit at least twice more during the year

Posting Goals
Happy Monday - Mailbox and list of what was read
Terrific Tuesday - 1st Paragraph Intros and Teaser
Wednesday - WWW Wednesday
Purrsday - Cat Thursday and Purrs-day
Finally Friday - Friday 56, running/real life
Saturday - Shelf-ies, Quotes and Cozy
(yikes)


IRL
keep with the uncluttering
RUN!
keep strength training
give away two books every month

Okay, that's all I got for right now.

edit: 2,017 miles is too far for me to run by myself, I was going to go for half that and found this: 1000 mile challenge. Yea, I can go for this one! Still signed up for Run the Year

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Breaking it down - and Reporting In

Reporting in on last week . . . .
Sleep - I almost made it 24 hours, hoping to get back on track. Nope, work up about Midnight on Monday and couldn’t stop thinking about all the things I need to do. All messed up again.

DeClutter - nothing has been done here as I'm concentrating on exercise and blogging this month. 

Weight - 209.2. ugh, I really don't like telling you that. Bought a BeachBody program, crossing my fingers it works. Also my coach is a relative and I'll feel okay going to her for help.

ARCs - Echo Lake, In Mint Condition, Just a Minute, Kekula (tomorrow)

Reading Challenges - not sure where I stand on these. I'll need to sort things out in May, April is booked.

Blogging Challenges - Still doing good with my three posts a week, even if they are late some days. E, F, G, H, were complete reviews.

Exercise -
:p

Sleep - staying up all night and into the afternoon today. Crossing fingers that it will switch me around 

DeClutter - No plans to do anything until May. Husband will be out of town a few days, maybe I get some work done in our closet.

Weight - Still need to pick a day as an official weigh day. Received 21 Day Fix, wish me luck.

ARCs - I have BIG plans to review in April. Cover Your Eyes will need to wait until April is over.

• Echo Lake by Carla Neggers - spotlight post
• Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton - spotlight post

Reading Challenges - Just keep track of what you're reading until May then update all the challenges.

Blogging Challenges - WooHoo! "I" and "J" were both incomplete reads but nice reviews. So far, I'm posting all three plus the reviews and I have a couple scheduled.

• Sunday - Goals wrap up and plans for the week
• Monday - Where are your reading? and Reading Monday
• Thursday - Cat Thursday and Purrsday

Exercise - This plan hasn't changed. One day with the trainer and four days on my own. If I'm going to meet my weight deadline without moving it back (again!), I need to follow her plans for me. This week it is 45 minutes of cardio on my own, 4 days a week. If I'm short total minutes for the week, I can make them up on a rest day or have an extra long day.

Mon - 45 min with a target heart range (104-130)
Tue - 45 min with a target heart range (104-130)
Wed - meet with Bethany, she'll put me through the ringer
Thu - 45 min with a target heart range (104-130)
Fri - 45 min with a target heart range (104-130)
I'd like to keep the streak going by getting 10 minutes on Saturday and start the week with yoga on Sunday

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Breaking it down - and Reporting In

Reporting in on last week . . . .
Sleep - I almost made it 24 hours, hoping to get back on track. Nope, work up about Midnight on Monday and couldn’t stop thinking about all the things I need to do. All messed up again.

DeClutter - nothing has been done here as I'm concentrating on exercise and blogging this month. 

Weight - 209.2. ugh, I really don't like telling you that. Bought a BeachBody program, crossing my fingers it works. Also my coach is a relative and I'll feel okay going to her for help.

ARCs - Drawn to the Land and A Circle of Souls.

Reading Challenges - not sure where I stand on these. I'll need to sort things out in May, April is booked.

Blogging Challenges - Still doing good with my three posts a week, even if they are late some days. A, B, C, and D were complete reviews.

Exercise -
Mon - 40 min with a target heart range (104-120)
Tue - 40 min with a target heart range (104-120) . . . missed (in bed by 5 p.m.!)
Wed - meet with Bethany, she'll put me through the ringer . . . she did!
Thu - 45 min with a target heart range (104-130) . . . missed
Fri - 45 min with a target heart range (104-130) . . missed
I'd like to keep the streak going by getting 10 minutes on Saturday and start the week with yoga on Sunday

Sleep - staying up all night and into the afternoon today. Crossing fingers that it will switch me around 

DeClutter -No plans to do anything until May.

Weight - Still need to pick a day as an official weigh day.

ARCs - I have BIG plans to review in April. Echo Lake will have a post up on the 6th

• Echo Lake by Carla Neggers - spotlight post
• Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton - spotlight post

Reading Challenges - Just keep track of what you're reading until May then update all the challenges.

Blogging Challenges - Six books read/reviewed? F, H, I. Plus Monday's a little early and this one. E, G, J need to be read/review. So far, I'm posting all three plus the reviews.

• Sunday - Goals wrap up and plans for the week
• Monday - Where are your reading? and Reading Monday
• Thursday - Cat Thursday and Purrsday

Exercise - This plan hasn't changed. One day with the trainer and four days on my own. If I'm going to meet my weight deadline without moving it back (again!), I need to follow her plans for me. This week it is 40 minutes of cardio on my own, 4 days a week. If I'm short total minutes for the week, I can make them up on a rest day or have an extra long day.

Mon - 45 min with a target heart range (104-130)
Tue - 45 min with a target heart range (104-130)
Wed - meet with Bethany, she'll put me through the ringer
Thu - 45 min with a target heart range (104-130)
Fri - 45 min with a target heart range (104-130)
I'd like to keep the streak going by getting 10 minutes on Saturday and start the week with yoga on Sunday

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Breaking it Down - and Reporting In

Reporting in on last week . . . .
Sleep - horrible, just horrible

DeClutter - I did one cabinet in the kitchen. Doesn't sound like a lot but I bought 4 bowls with lids and gave up 5 bowls with no lids. Plus I recycled a glass bowl/lid that was broken. Found my nut chopper and put a round casserole dish where we could find it to use.

Weight - Not feeling well, no real appetite. I've gone down 2.5 since I started the last time but I haven't weighed since and that may be because I wasn't eating well.

ARCs - nothing

Reading Challenges -not sure where I stand on these. I'll need to sort things out in May, April is booked.

Blogging Challenges - Still doing good with my three posts a week, even if they are late some days. April will be a huge challenge. Wish me luck.

Exercise - :p

Sleep - staying up all night and into the afternoon today. Crossing fingers that it will switch me around 

DeClutter -No plans to do anything until May.

Weight - Still need to pick a day as an official weigh day.

ARCs - I have BIG plans to review in April. Echo Lake will have a post up on the 6th

• Echo Lake by Carla Neggers - spotlight post
• Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton - spotlight post

Reading Challenges - Just keep track of what you're reading until May then update all the challenges.

Blogging Challenges - April is coming and I've got plans! My Day of Silence post for Thursday needs to be adjusted. Doing good with my three a week. April will have me posting Monday's on Sunday. 

• Sunday - Goals wrap up and plans for the week
• Monday - Where are your reading? and Reading Monday
• Thursday - Cat Thursday and Purrsday

Exercise - This plan hasn't changed. One day with the trainer and four days on my own. If I'm going to meet my weight deadline without moving it back (again!), I need to follow her plans for me. This week it is 40 minutes of cardio on my own, 4 days a week. If I'm short total minutes for the week, I can make them up on a rest day or have an extra long day.

Mon/Tue - 40 min with a target heart range (104-120)
Wed - meet with Bethany, she'll put me through the ringer
Thu/Fri - 40 min with a target heart range (104-120)
I'd like to keep the streak going by getting 10 minutes on Saturday and start the week with yoga on Sunday

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Breaking it Down - and Reporting In

Reporting in on last week . . . .
Sleep -1:30 still isn't working, I think I need to do an up ALL night again to get back on track.

DeClutter - The hall bath needs to be remodeled. We did go look at Lowe's and made the decision that we need help and will talk to a designer. I worked in my closet some. Ten more shirts gone.

Weight - I've got to pick a new "official" day to weight in. Husband went out of town on business and while I didn't get cookies like I normally would, I could have made better choices. Down .8

ARCs - Not only did I not review a book this week, I've received one and two more are on their way.

Reading Challenges - I returned a (late!) library book. Does that count? I started a non-fiction.

Blogging Challenges - My three a week is going but that's all I can say about my blogging.

Exercise - March's 5k was actually 3.1415 on the 14th. I did 3.15 on the treadmill. By Friday? Everything about going to the gym was irritating so Bethany told me to take Thursday off this week. I'm assuming I need to workout Saturday instead. I'm exercising too far above my "fat burning" zone and she doesn't want me to over train. It was way too weird taking Thursday off.

Sleep - goal for this week is 1:30 p.m., again. 

DeClutter - Let us not discuss the kitchen. The dining room and pantry are worse.

Weight - Need to pick a new weigh in day, I don't know how much it has changed since I started. Still working on fewer "cheat" food choices, and more water.

ARCs - Dang it! Read one of these and get a review up! . . . (yes, this is the same list)

• Echo Lake by Carla Neggers - spotlight post
• Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton - spotlight post

Reading Challenges - let's narrow this down also, pick one . . .

1. one non-fiction (started one, finish it)
2. one library book
3. finish one book this week

Blogging Challenges - April is coming and there is an A-Z blogging challenge coming up that I'd like to do again this year. April also has Day of Silence to plan around. For March, I'd like to post Purrsday every week (doing good!) and add Sunday

• Sunday - Goals wrap up and plans for the week
• Monday - Where are your reading? and Reading Monday
• Thursday - Cat Thursday and Purrsday

Exercise - One day with the trainer and four days on my own. If I'm going to meet my weight deadline without moving it back (again!), I need to follow her plans for me. This week it is 40 minutes of cardio on my own, 4 days a week. If I'm short total minutes for the week, I can make them up on a rest day or have an extra long day.

Mon/Tue - 40 min with a target heart range (104-120)
Wed - meet with Bethany, she'll put me through the ringer
Thu/Fri - 40 min with a target heart range (104-120)
I'd like to keep the streak going by getting 10 minutes on Saturday and start the week with yoga on Sunday

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Breaking it Down - and Reporting In

Reporting in on last week . . . .
Sleep -12:30 not working, neither is 1:30 p.m. so that's what I'm going to work on this week

DeClutter - 91-Day challenge tanked this week. I did donate several things but it is as a drop in the ocean compared to what needs to be done.

Weight - I had trouble with the scale, way up and then back down. Will try again after my cycle is through.

ARCs - choice of 50 Million narrowed down to two for this week. Did I do one? NO. I did start Echo Lake just not soon enough to count for this week.

Reading Challenges - let's narrow this down also, pick one . . . Yes. I finished a book this week AND it finished off a challenge :-)

Blogging Challenges - I should sit down to plan out April's letters. My unplugged for Day of Silence post is scheduled, I blogged about why I'd be silent here. So far so good with my three a week posts.

Exercise - This is not as easy as I thought it would be. My sleep is more messed up than usual and my blood sugar is dropping before I exercise. My Doc adjusted my meds. I signed up for FIVE races. Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Oct.

Sleep - goal for this week is 1:30 p.m., again. 

DeClutter - Bathrooms are next. We have a half bath downstairs and a hall bath upstairs. The hall bath will be remodeled soon.

Weight - I still have 22 pounds to go and a new date for a deadline. We have a swim party on Memorial Day every year. Eleven Weeks. This week I'll work on fewer "cheat" food choices, and more water.

ARCs - let's narrow the choices down and read/review one . . .

• Echo Lake by Carla Neggers - spotlight post
• Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton - spotlight post

Reading Challenges - let's narrow this down also, pick one . . .

1. one non-fiction
2. one library book
3. finish one book this week

Blogging Challenges - April is coming and there is an A-Z blogging challenge coming up that I'd like to do again this year. April also has Day of Silence to plan around. For March, I'd like to post Purrsday every week (doing good!) and add Sunday

• Sunday - Goals wrap up and plans for the week
• Monday - Where are your reading? and Reading Monday
• Thursday - Cat Thursday and Purrsday

Exercise - One day with the trainer and four days on my own. If I'm going to meet my weight deadline without moving it back (again!), I need to follow her plans for me. This week it is 40 minutes of cardio on my own, 4 days a week. If I'm short total minutes for the week, I can make them up on a rest day or have an extra long day.

Mon/Tue - 40 min with a target heart range (104-120)
Wed - meet with Bethany, she'll put me through the ringer
Thu/Fri - 40 min with a target heart range (104-120)
I'd like to keep the streak going by getting 10 minutes on Sunday and a mile on Saturday

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Breaking it Down - this week's goals

Sleep - already waking up before 1:30 p.m. so this week I'll move it ahead to 12:30 p.m. 

DeClutter - The bathroom and closet is next. I'll do the pictures but then I think I'll pull an Ostrich. ;-) The half-bath is such a smaller job . . .

Weight - I still have 22 pounds to go and a new date for a deadline. We have a swim party on Memorial Day every year. Eleven Weeks. This week I'll work on fewer "cheat" food choices, and more water.

ARCs - let's narrow the choices down and read/review one . . .

• Echo Lake by Carla Neggers - spotlight post
• Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton - spotlight post

Reading Challenges - let's narrow this down also, pick one . . .

1. one non-fiction
2. one library book
3. finish one book this week

Blogging Challenges - April is coming and there is an A-Z blogging challenge coming up that I'd like to do again this year. April also has Day of Silence to plan around. For March, I'd like to post Purrsday every week (doing good!) and add Sunday

• Sunday - Goals wrap up and plans for the week
• Monday - Where are your reading? and Reading Monday
• Thursday - Cat Thursday and Purrsday

Exercise - One day with the trainer and four days on my own. If I'm going to meet my weight deadline without moving it back (again!), I need to follow her plans for me. This week it is 40 minutes of cardio on my own. If I'm short total minutes for the week, I can make them up on a rest day or have an extra long day.

Mon/Tue - 40 min with a target heart range (don't remember what it was)
Wed - meet with Bethany, she'll put me through the ringer
Thu/Fri - 40 min with a target heart range (don't remember what it was)
I'd like to keep the streak going by getting 10 minutes on Sunday and a mile on Saturday

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I Have a Plan . . . . life goals for March

I've joined two non-reading challenges and have a goal deadline coming up so I've got to get off the computer and starting working!

1. #FitReaders
2. 91 Day DeClutter Challenge
3. 50 lbs by 50 years
4. several ARCs
5. even more reading challenges

I'm crossing my fingers that this will give me some accountability and motivation. If it works, I'll do an April plans/goals too. Wish me luck ;-)

March

Sleep - I'm getting enough sleep, just at the wrong time. Goal for March is working on getting up by 11:30 a.m. (April will be up by 8:30 a.m.). My current sleep is 5 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and it isn't as wonderful as it looks. It would be nice to be awake for church again, that's my May goal.

DeClutter - The challenge starts Monday with the Master bedroom. I've got several boxes that I need to consolidate so we can get a new mattress. After the mater bedroom, I'd do the hall bathroom and the library/guest room-to-be.

Weight - I still have 22 pounds to go and only eight weeks to get there! Plans include food tracking, healthy food choices, at least 20 minutes 5 days a week (bigger goal at end), and more water. I've already given up soda but my water consumption has decreased with the weather temps.

ARCs - I've got too many to list but these are the most recent . . .

• Before I Fall by Jessica Scott
• Win Friends and Customers Relationship and Business Success from Empathic Acknowledging by Lawrence J. Bookbinder Ph.D. - spotlight post
• Echo Lake by Carla Neggers - spotlight post
• The Bishop's Wife Mette Ivie Harrison - spotlight post 
• Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton - spotlight post
• The Sixteen by Ali B. - spotlight post

Reading Challenges - I've got over 30 reading challenges but one is over at the end of the month and I've read 71 out of 72 books for it! Gosh, would you look at that, I could read one of my ARCs and cross off TWO items!

1. one more title with a Y word to complete a challenge (by 3-31)
2. one title from the perpetual list
3. one non-fiction
4. one fantasy (from list)
5. one library book
6. one from my tbr pile
7. finish one book every week

Blogging Challenges -April is coming and there is an A-Z blogging challenge coming up that I'd like to do again this year. For March, I'd like to post Purrsday every week.

• Monday - Where are your reading? and Reading Monday
• Tueadsy - Teaser Tuesday and 1st Paragraph Intros
• Wednesday - Weigh-in Wednesdays
• Thursday - Cat Thursday and Purrsday
• Friday - #FitReaders

Exercise - Wish I'd made note of where I found it but . . . "Moderately active consists of walking 1.5 to 3 miles daily at a pace of 3 to 4 miles per hour (or the equivalent)." My March goal is 1.5 miles everyday at 3 mph plus weights 3 times a week. I've got the gym membership, just need to get back to using it!

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Reading Goals for 2014

Reading Goals for 2014

Yes, this is a little early but if I don't get it written down (where I can't lose it) I'll forget and join too many challenges again next year! Trying to join fewer challenges didn't work for 2013. As I've had a few "thanks for posting about this!" comments, I can't just not post about them so I'm still going to post about the ones I like, just not link up. Some of them are stressful simply because I've linked up. So. . .

1st goal: post about challenges but don't link up. (already messed this up!)

Sometimes finding books for challenges can be fun. So can reading a books than finding how many challenges it "fits". But since I'm finding that sometimes just joining a challenge can be stressful . . .

2nd goal: clear out review pile

I've got a huge backlog of review books, both print and ebooks. I've already reduced the number of new books but I've got to clear out the backlog!

3rd goal: read from TBR pile

Speaking of backlog. . . my TBR pile is big and getting bigger and I'm running out of room!

4th goal: buy fewer print books - amazon has a new buy a print, buy a discounted ebook edition! I can replace some of my print books!

5th goal: read more just for fun

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Goals for 2012

Goals is a harsh word for me. I make plans and join challenges then fail spectacularly! I did much better in 2011 than I did in 2010 and so far, not only have I not burned out, I've reviewed more books!

So for 2012, I'm developing some Guidelines ;)

Organize ARCs
gather ebooks
complete info folders

Every month review one personal book, one ARC, and one previously read ARC

Read more from the Mt. TBR

Officially join fewer challenges (post to advertise and say TY to host)

Read something for each perpetual challenge
(Cedar Cove, Magic Kingdom of Landover, Banned/Challenged, Disney Lit, Prey, 101 Fantasy, 100 Best Novels, Orson Scott Card, PB&J, Redwall)

Visit & comment more

update blog looks....clean up at the minimum....learn how to add a blogroll-type page instead of column

Complete more non-book projects
crochet projects, redecorating two bedrooms, continue decluttering, school work, house work, workout!

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Book Goals for 2010

Original Goals from August 30

Every month read/do the following
1. a non-fiction
2. young adult (12+)
3. children's book (12 & under)
4. one of mine that is dusty and unread
5. give one away

Review more books, quicker!

I've already joined several challenges for next year - I even started one! I need to be careful of how many more I join so I'm not so overwhelmed.

What are your book goals for next year.

edit 9-12

It's only September and already I need to modify these! I joined two more challenges so....

6. Read a book from a perpetual challenge. (There are four perpetual challenges so I must read, at least, three books from each list over the year.)


Blog Goals:

1. Visit more
2. Update personal blog
3. there has got to be a better way to do labels
4. figure out three columns without losing widgets
5. Update library blog

edit 11-22:

Jenny has come up with a great challenge, 2010 Reading Resolutions Challenge. "As the name implies, it's basically new year's resolutions for my reading. They can be anything you would like to accomplish in the coming year in the realm of reading, book blogging, or perhaps personal growth."


The Rules:

*Challenge runs from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

*Create your personal reading resolutions for the upcoming year in a post and link to it at the bottom. If you don't have a blog, that's cool too. Post your resolutions and updates in the comments of this post.

*Make sure to link back to this page so others can visit your pages and blogs.

*Get started on your resolutions! Once every 2 months, starting on February 15th, I'll have a post to check-in and see how everyone is doing. Kind of as a reminder to you to check your own progress.


I have a very long blog roll so that I remember to visit these places. I'm thinking I need to have a link/list of goals so that I don't forget what I want to accomplish in 2010. I also need a list of review books so the pdfs don't get "lost" since they aren't on my shelf.

This is very frustrating. I've never had to make reading/book goals before, I've always just read what I felt like without thinking about reviews, memes or challenges.

First step: list all challenges
2nd: list books for challenges
3rd: is there any rhyme or reason to the list?
4th: divide them up through the year
5th: add in books sent for review