The 2016 Bookish Resolutions Challenge is hosted by Laura @
Trips Down Imagination Road and Michelle @
Because Reading and you can sign up at this
link.
For this challenge you must have 2 of 3 main goals, Blogging, Reading,
and/or Personal and then subcategories for these goals. Well, I am not
doing much better after a dismal April, May, June, and July. July was particularly bad, including the fact that I did not even update. I also am updating August in the middle of September, so that should be ominous too. I haven't felt like blogging at all, so my poor blog has suffered tremendously.
My goals:
Reading Goals
1. Read at least 6 Classics. This was a goal I barely completed last
year, but something I want to continue doing. So far I have only
finished Peter Pan, but hopefully I can get into another classic soon.
Still
have only finished Peter Pan, but have started Frankenstein. The
results here have not changed since February, got to work on this one.
2. Read at least 70 books this year. I did not do this as a goal for the
Bookish Resolution last year, but I did have it as a goal. I just
missed it by 8 books, so I want to challenge myself on it this time.
I finished 46 books now, which isn't bad.
3. Finish at least 4 series. I did well with this last year, but I have several more series that I did not finish.
I
have finished one series, but have three that I am really close to
finishing.
Blogging Goals
4. Blog at least 10 times a month. I met this goal for 7 out of 12 months, so I want to try this one again.
I blogged 13 times in July, but only 8 in August, but August is the only month so far I have not met this goal.
5. Complete at least half of the challenges I sign up for this year. I
came
very close to completing this goal, but not quite. I will be
signing up for challenges soon.
I
have started all my challenges so far this year. I have met goals in a
couple of them, but still working on reading more.
6. Be more active commenting on blogs and on Twitter. By more active, I
mean getting on Twitter and commenting on blogs at least once a week.
Twitter
is still going well, but blogging not so much.
7. Review at least half of the books I read. I basically just stopped
writing reviews at the end of the year and I would like to do better
with this in 2016.
So far I have reviewed 33
out of 48 books, so I am meeting the half way goal easily. I hope to write reviews for some of them I missed, but this may not happen.
Personal Goals
8. Lose at least
20 pounds,
10 pounds. We are going to try Biggest Loser at work
and our theme this year is Libraries Transform, which is ALA's theme. We decided against Biggest Loser at work. I
gained back most of what I lost last year, so I would love to lose that
weight again and maintain the weight loss.
HaHaHaHaHa. I know now that I am up 5 pounds from the beginning of the year, but this is unacceptable to my nurse, so she is making me do blood work and told me I need to work on less carbs and more exercise. If only...
9. Eat and drink healthier. I would like to eat at least a vegetable or
fruit
a day a week. I eat horribly and am not in good shape. I would also like
to cut down on
coffee and sodas, because that is all I have been
drinking lately.
HaHaHa. Coffee and sodas are
still my best friends and I again went a few days without veggies and
fruit. I am able to get in at least a fruit and vegetable once a week, so that is a start.
10. Exercise more. I would love to exercise at least a few times a month
and possibly up this to a few times a week as I get in a bit better
shape. I don't want to push things too fast, so for the first month or
so, I would like to exercise at least 3 times a month.
July I did a 5K and I think I exercised at least 3 times in August, so I have sort of met this goal last month..
Hope everyone is
doing a bit better with their goals than I am! I am hoping for a better September, but I have to start wanting to change my personal goals!
