First of all I want to wish everybody a very Happy New Year and all the best for 2020!! May this year be filled with happiness for all of you. ❤
Now that it’s January 1st, it’s time to think about my reading goals for 2020. I still can’t believe I was able to read over 250 books last year, and I don’t pretend I will be able to reach that amount again… So I have decided to not stress myself and keep my challenges reasonable to avoid that pesky slump. I’ve decided 2020 will once again be all about having fun reading and reading more of my own books. As much as I love my ARCs, I have a HUGE pile of backlist titles and things are spinning out of control. In 2019, I was able to balance my ARCs and backlist titles better, but I’m hoping to really bring back the ARC ratio below that 40% in 2020.
So these will be my goals for 2020:
READING:
- I have set my Goodreads Reading Challenge to 150 books.
- Read at least 3 (modern) classics (rereads don’t count)
- Complete at least 10 series (rereads don’t count)
- Reread at least 2 books
- Bring my physical TBR pile below 600 books and keep it that way.
- Read at least one book over 800 pages
- Keep ARC/backlist title ratio below 40%
- Read at least 2 books in Spanish
- Read at least 1 book in Dutch
- Read at least 15 international authors and/or translations
- Read at least 10 TBR jar picks
- Join at least 5 challenges during the year
- Keep my Netgalley ratio above the 80%
BLOGGING/LIFE:
Stress less about having to post every day and don’t feel bad whenever I need a short break. This is going to be hard, but I also know that without little breaks a slump might be just around the corner, so hopefully I’ll learn to prioritize better this year.
- Be active in the community. I always try to comment and bloghop frequently, but somehow it is hard to find enough time to read, blog AND comment on the blogs I follow… And lately I’ve been needing more frequent breaks from social media to keep me from slumping. So this one will be a tricky balance to find.
- Use Babelio more and become more active in the Spanish reading community. I know I read mainly in English, but I really want to start reading more in Spanish again. The Babelio website is a good incentive to do so!
You can also find me at Goodreads. Twitter. Instagram. Facebook. Bloglovin’.
Shouldn’t stress about posting posting every day. I’ll go days without it some times. Life gets in the way
Good luck on your goals!
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The only way I’m actually able to post daily is by scheduling posts in advance… I’ve been having a hard time finding time to actually blog hop or answer comments lately though.
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I’ve been on with the blog-hopping. My problem is finding time to write and schedule. First week was good but now I’m back at work it’s turning into a struggle.
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Excellent goals! I’d like to read a bit more in Spanish too. I used to read at least one book in Spanish per month but last year I didn’t read any. A combination of too many ARCs and knowing I read much slower in Spanish. Perhaps I should wade in gently with a Sophie Kinsella reread, I do love La Reina de la Casa…
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Wow one per month is quite a lot! I guess that since I use Spanish all day in daily life and have to watch TV in Spanish too (whenever I’m not watching Netflix alone that is), I prefer reading in English… Like you, I read slower in Spanish as well. I’m hoping to (re)read Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s El Cemeterio De Los Libros Olvidados books some time this year though; the first is one of my all time favorites and I’ve read it multiple times in three different languages, but somehow I never read the sequels. The Harry Potter books are my easy reads when it comes to Spanish books, although I only have the final book left to reread…
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Happy new year Yvo ❤️😘
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I plan to read my owned books at least 2 per month
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A very belated Happy New Year and I hope you are able to! xx
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Happy New Year and good luck with your goals.
I think a lot of my goals will be similar this year although I’m probably going to take a step back from challenges as I’m hoping for a bit more freedom in my reading this year. I really want to read more of the books I’ve bought but never gotten around to reading.
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A very belated Happy New Year and likewise! I’m staying away from most challenges this year as well, mostly because I want to have less restraints when deciding my next reads… I’ll always have ARCs as I can’t seem to resist them, but I definitely hope to have more time for backlist titles. Fingers crossed we’ll both be able to! xx
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Great goals, good luck!
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Thanks! xx
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Thank you for sharing Babelio with us! Reading more in Spanish was my goal last year and I failed completely but I am hoping to correct that this year so will check out the website. Congratulations on reading so many books last year and I hope that this year is a great one for you!
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Babelio is definitely a fun website if you are trying to read more in Spanish… Quite user friendly too. 🙂 Here’s to a wonderful 2020!!
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Happy New Year! I wish you the best with your 2020 goals! 😀
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A very belated Happy New Year and likewise! xx
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Wow, you’ve got a lot of fabulous goals there, I’m impressed!!!
I agree that it’s so hard to find time to read AND blog AND keep up with everyone else’s blog (along with all the random stuff we have to do in our daily lives). I haven’t quite found that elusive sense of balance yet, but I’m always in search of it. If I find it, I’ll let you know.
Happy New Year! 🙂
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Wow! Lots of great goals this year! Hope you complete all your goals for this year!
Happy New Year!
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A very belated Happy New Year and likewise! xx
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Happy New Year! Good luck with all your challenges this year. I struggle to find time to write my own blog posts, read and comment on other people’s blog posts and reply to comments on my own posts – I never seem to keep so I’m hoping to find a better balance with this in the coming year.
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A very belated Happy New Year! I hope we will both find a way to balance all things blogging during 2020… Judging by me answering comments a week late, that promise hasn’t exactly gone off to a great start for me though haha. xD
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Happy New Year and good luck with your goals!
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Happy belated New Year and good luck to you on all of your goals.
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Wow! 250 is impressive!! I read almost an even 200 this year. I set my 2020 Goodreads goal for 150, too.
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200 is a fantastic number! I’m still not sure how I actually got to read so many books last year…
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250 books!? That’s so amazing! Good luck with all of your goals this year.
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Thanks! I still can’t really believe it myself haha. Here’s to a wonderful 2020!! xx
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