2023 Book Report and 2024 Plans

2023 Book Report and 2024 Plans

2023 should’ve been a great reading year—a new book club, lots of walking for audiobooks, and major surgery that decreased mobility. And yet… I only barely hit my goal of 45 books based on the technicality of half-listening to a lot of audiobooks (which...
2022 Book Report and 2023 Plans

2022 Book Report and 2023 Plans

2022 was yet another strange year, but I still read consistently. In fact, I read so consistently that my 2022 numbers were very close to my 2021 numbers. So let’s look back on 2022 and then forward to 2023. Reading in 2022 Here are my goals and accomplishments:...
2021 Book Report and 2022 Plans

2021 Book Report and 2022 Plans

I struggled to meet my goal of 48 books in 2020 and felt dissatisfied with a lot of what I read. For 2021, I decreased my goal, read a reasonable amount, and felt fine about the variety of what I read. I continued to enjoy audiobooks while working on jigsaw puzzles or...
2020 Reading Review and 2021 Plans

2020 Reading Review and 2021 Plans

2020 wasn’t my best year for reading. Regardless of the actual numbers, I felt dissatisfied with a lot of what I read. One positive development is that I learned I enjoy audiobooks, as long as they’re memoirs read by the author. Maybe not the most...
2019 Reading Review and 2020 Plans

2019 Reading Review and 2020 Plans

Time to assess last year’s reading and make some plans for this year! Reading in 2019 Here are my goals and accomplishments: 1. Read 40 Books: After struggling to read 40 books in 2018 (and finishing on a technicality), I set a goal of 40 and managed to finish...
2018 Reading Review and 2019 Plans

2018 Reading Review and 2019 Plans

Time to assess last year’s reading and make some plans for this year! Reading in 2018 Here are my goals and accomplishments: Read 40 Books: Technically yes. I marked 40 books as “read” in Goodreads. I struggled the entire year to find books I enjoyed...