I’m not sure exactly why, but I haven’t made very much progress on my Fall Into Reading challenge. My list had 20 books on it, 17 fiction and 3 non-fiction, and so far I have only read 3 of them (plus a couple of other books that weren’t on the list). Normally, I would have read over 20 books in a month with no problem, so I’m quite intrigued by this.
Is it because just committing to doing something makes me not want to do it? I think I have so many demands on me that my creating one just for a blogging challenge makes me want to rebel against it, which is kind of funny since it’s my own goal.
I have also gotten into a habit of watching TV to wind down more than I used to, lessening the number of books I am reading. This may be a sign of my stress level, that I am not even up to the mental challenge of reading, preferring instead to lose myself in the world of old seasons of Monk or online episodes of Parenthood and The Apprentice.
For whatever reason, I don’t think I will make my goal. But that’s okay. Anyway, here’s where I’m at so far:
Out of 17 fiction books:
3 read
2 couldn’t get into and did not finish
4 checked out but not started yet
4 on hold at library
4 not available at library
Out of 3 non-fiction books:
2 still not finished
1 on hold at library
So, I’ll see how it goes for the rest of the fall season. This does tend to be the most stressful time of year for me, with all the demands of the holidays as well as the ongoing struggles Michael has at school and my need to both support and advocate for him.
For those that have been following my posts on the Tony Attwood conference, I will be continuing them very soon. The last week has been consumed by preparation for team meetings at my son’s school, and my writing time has gone to that instead of to my blog.
Fall Into Reading is an annual reading challenge led by Kristina at Callapidder Days . The main requirements to participate are to create a list of books you would like to read (or finish reading), post your list at the beginning of fall and post your results at the end of the season.
I’m not sure exactly why, but I haven’t made very much progress on my Fall Into Reading challenge. My list had 20 books on it, 17 fiction and 3 non-fiction, and so far I have only read 3 of them (plus a couple of other books that weren’t on the list). Normally, I would have read over 20 books in a month with no problem, so I’m quite intrigued by this.
Is it because just committing to doing something makes me not want to do it? I think I have so many demands on me that my creating one just for a blogging challenge makes me want to rebel against it, which is kind of funny since it’s my own goal.
I have also gotten into a habit of watching TV to wind down more than I used to, lessening the number of books I am reading. This may be a sign of my stress level, that I am not even up to the mental challenge of reading, preferring instead to lose myself in the world of old seasons of Monk or online episodes of Parenthood and The Apprentice.
For whatever reason, I don’t think I will make my goal. But that’s okay. Anyway, here’s where I’m at so far:
Out of 17 fiction books:
Out of 3 non-fiction books:
So, I’ll see how it goes for the rest of the fall season. This does tend to be the most stressful time of year for me, with all the demands of the holidays as well as the ongoing struggles Michael has at school and my need to both support and advocate for him.
For those that have been following my posts on the Tony Attwood conference, I will be continuing them very soon. The last week has been consumed by preparation for team meetings at my son’s school, and my writing time has gone to that instead of to my blog.
Fall Into Reading is an annual reading challenge led by Kristina at Callapidder Days . The main requirements to participate are to create a list of books you would like to read (or finish reading), post your list at the beginning of fall and post your results at the end of the season.
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