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Thursday, December 30, 2010

2010 Reading Resolutions Challenge: Considerable, not Epic, Fail


In November 2009 I wanted to set some reading goals for myself and thought, "What a great way to set reading goals, AND create a challenge?"  Hence, the 2010 Reading Resolutions Challenge was born.

Well, things did not go as well as I thought with both my goals and hostess abilities.  In the hostessing department I sucked....completely sucked.  My quarterly check-ups died after the first one.  I do not have a good excuse, but the truth is I either forgot or was wrapped up in something else.  Then I would remember and quickly forget again.  Bad hostess!

As for my goals, well here they are:

Read the following books:

Bleak House by Charles Dickens - Purchased not read

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - Forgot

Middlemarch by George Eliot - Purchased not read

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - READ...YEA!

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery - forgot

A book by Hemingway - forgot

A book by Steinbeck - Purchased East of Eden not read

84 Charing Cross Road (added 11/22) - forgot

The Great Gatsby (added 11/24) - forgot


Do the following things:

Be more selective in accepting review books.
-meh, I was so so in this one.  I have gotten more selective as the year passed.

Be more selective in joining challenges. (I get dazzled by pretty pictures/buttons)
- I have been more selective with this one.  So far only 3 and that's all I plan on too!

Try to be more concise in my reviews. (They have gotten better over the past year, but there is always room for improvement.)
-Work in progress, but I did create Three Reasons Review which may help.

Be a better commenter. (Again, always room for improvement.)
-Definite work in progress, always :)

Read more from my shelves of books at home.
- Definite epic fail.  I have added to the shelves and not read much from them.


In some ways I improved, others not so much.  I did buy some of the books I want to read so that's positive.  My apologies for those who joined expecting progress reports and such.  However, the one great aspect was I met some new and interesting bloggers along that way, and that's always a good thing.  Therefore this was not an epic fail just a considerable one.  Besides 2011 is right around the corner.

The spirit of this challenge was to set personal reading goals and try to achieve them.  Hopefully you learn something about yourself along the way.  There is always room to try again so don't be surprised when the 2011 Reading Resolutions Challenges comes your way again :)






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I am really really trying to be selective too, there is this one book I wanna accept but I keep saying, try to say no ;)
1 reply · active 741 weeks ago
I get all excitied when I initiallly read the email, so I close it, and then read it again later, much more critically.� That helps me to say no.
No epic fails here at all!! I totally sucked at reading my own books too! I signed up for a lot of challenges but I made sure that most of them would overlap the others!! I'm getting more crafty as I get older!! Here's to a great 2011 !!!
1 reply · active 741 weeks ago
I was looking at one of my lists the other day, and saw all of these books I forgot I had.� Not good.
Here's to great 2011 indeed my crafty girlfriend :)
Hehe, I like your reason for joining the challenge! Indeed, it's all about the buttons :) Good luck with your reading resolutions for 2011! Hopefully I shall keep to some of mine this time... actually reading something of my shelf would be a novel idea!

Happy New Year!
1 reply · active 741 weeks ago
I judge my buttons like I judge my books covers...pretty pictures that's for me!
I also want to read from my own shelves.� What's the point if I keep accepting review books and neglect the poor little dears on my shelf?
We can do it!�

Have a Happy New Year also! :)
Hi Jenny, just popping in to wish you and your family a Happy New Year. May 2011 be filled with good books, good friends, good health and much happiness. I like your decision to be much more selective in your reading.
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Hi Kaye! Happy new year to you also :)� Being selective on my own terms is much better than on someone else's ie. all those darn review books!
I love your list. Those are all things I strive for too. :) Happy New Year!
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Thanks Ju-Ju! Have a happy and healthy new year also :)
LOL I'm with you my friend, it is all about the buttons ... but I've being a good girl in 2011 and I've cut down my challenges from 17 to 6 or 7, maybe 8 (hey I'll keep it under 10 for sure LOL)
Loved your "work in progress" and "epic fail" terms, and I'm totally with you on the readng off your bookshelf ... oh well there's always 2011 :)
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I have to read from my shelves.� Did I mention I shelves at work too?� Oh yes my friend, lots of books and no time :)� Oh well is right...woo-hoo for 2011 :)
Happy New Year :) I tend to add more to my bookshelves at home than remove...lol.
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Me too!� But I am really, really, really goning to try this year :)
Happy new year!
I was one of those who got your pretty button and posted it on my blog. :)

And I was guilty for not updating you of my progress all throughout the year. And now, I'm so glad you sucked as a hostess. ;) Because I don't feel too guilty for having sucked in my resolutions.

Well, I did badly as well, but I have achieved a few, specifically 6 out of 10 goals. Here's to 2011! My goals are less complicated this time: http://gegeflipspages.blogspot.com/2011/02/so-its...
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I know I do apologize for being a stink butt hostess, but such as life :)� If at first we do not succeed and blah, blah, blah.�
One of the classics I would like to finally read this year is Bleak House.� I may, I said may, start a read along some time in June.� I'll keep you posted if you're interested.
Good luck and and thanks for participating and stopping by :)

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