I usually wait until mid to late January before posting my reading plans or goals. Mainly because I'm very optimistic about my superhuman capabilities during the start of a new year but much of that enthusiasm fades over the next couple of weeks. I tend to believe I can read more than ever but reality is usually closer to how much I averaged in previous years. So, to allow myself the opportunity to dream big and then plan well, I take the ambitious goals for a road test during the first couple of weeks of the year. If they still look achievable, great! If not, I will part ways with those that are a stretch. The numbers I have an arbitrary number set in Goodreads for this year but it's not a number I will quote as I tend to change it often and it is intended to factor in the many picture books I read with my kids. But that said, there are three numbers I would like to improve this year (last year's stats in parentheses) - total number of pages read (approx. 11k), average n
Good morning, Sunday Saloners! I woke up just about an hour and a half ago, got some muffins into the oven, made my cup of tea and am sitting at my desk, browsing, reading and doing everything a lazy Sunday morning is supposed to be about. I have some office work I need to finish today, but hopefully, it doesn't transform into a day-long affair.
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| Rue, trying to insist that playing with her is more fun than reading. |
I did finish both the books I had planned to read - MetaMaus and Quarantine, and loved both of them. I also got a quarter-way through a third book - Monsters of Men, which started a little slow, but is now in the thick of action, so it's quite entertaining.
Here are some readathon stats:
Hours spent with a book: ~12
Books finished: 2
Books in progress: 1 (quarter of the way in)
Pages read: 614
Hours spent on distractions: ~4
Today, I need to catch up on everything I put aside yesterday, so I may not get to do much reading until late in the evening. There's that office work, then some grocery shopping, then clear through the week's mails, read blogs, clear emails, cook. Boy, sounds pretty busy when I put it all down like that.
How's your day shaping up?
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Rue is such a lovely dog.