2015 is here...
And this is the part where I stumble upon myself trying to make resolutions I know I won't stick to. It's still a little ridiculous, but I don't think that I'm setting myself up for failure this time around.
The only one that needs to happen (as it's do or be unhealthy) is lose weight. Like a ton of weight. I need to spend all energy on this one. I'm not talking like 10lbs, or 20lbs. I'm talking a total body transformation. It won't be easy and it won't be fast, but it needs to happen. For various reasons that my doctor has yelled at me about and just for my own happiness.
I spent a lot of time reading this year. One of the goals I have for myself this year just as overall reading goal is to read more manga. Santa Claus was fantastic and brought me the Sailor Moon boxsets as well as all 4 CardCaptor Sakura Omnibus volumes. I've also started Vampire Knight and Food Wars!. I want to broaden my manga horizons.
Books I WILL read this year (in no particular order):
I started so many new series in 2014 that I'm determined to not just let them hang. While there are still so many good books to explore, I really want to continue where I left off in a lot of the series that I've started. That's a good goal, right? I don't want this year to be bound by numbers (which appears to be a common sentiment this year), but instead driven by content.
I have aspirations to travel through as many adventures as I can. Each one seems so inviting, but it's also not about casting a net as far as it will go and seeing all the different things it will bring back, but about what you catch as a whole. I'm determined to carry through this year. I want to stay on top of The Lunar Chronicles, I want to finish the Maze Runner series so I can talk about it with my husband.
How did I come up with this list? It was really hard. I picked a few series that have intrigued me, and I picked a few books that I really am just dying to read. Nothing really made a cut over another. I didn't sit here and weigh the value of having one book over another. I'll read them all in time. I just picked what I picked.
Will I hold myself against not reading a particular book? No. There's always the next book. I want to continue the Wheel of Time (huge time commitment), and the Shatter Me series, and so many more. But they'll be there when I'm ready for them. Unless they start turning into movies, then I may have to pick up the pace a bit. Simply because I will not have movie spoilers when I have the canon in front of me waiting to unfurl itself before me.
I also want to see about getting more active in the book blogging sphere. I'm not convinced I read enough books in a year to have my own blog (or have enough time to be impactful), but I want to comment and participate in discussions around the books that I love and those that I've come to love. Maybe it's my way of reaching out and trying to make new friends based on what we have in common, but I really feel that I need to make a connection with someone, anyone that also enjoys what they're reading. This also includes my husband. He's really into the Warcraft books which aren't really my thing, but he did give the Maze Runner a go and he made it all the way through the series before me. So I'm now being pushed (in a positive way) to finish it myself because he wants to talk about it with me and connect with me on that level. That really excites me and makes me happy.
So, are these resolutions? Probably not. Do I think they make overall good goals? Definitely.
I hope everyone else is having a good start to their 2015 and wish you all happiness with what may come!
The only one that needs to happen (as it's do or be unhealthy) is lose weight. Like a ton of weight. I need to spend all energy on this one. I'm not talking like 10lbs, or 20lbs. I'm talking a total body transformation. It won't be easy and it won't be fast, but it needs to happen. For various reasons that my doctor has yelled at me about and just for my own happiness.
I spent a lot of time reading this year. One of the goals I have for myself this year just as overall reading goal is to read more manga. Santa Claus was fantastic and brought me the Sailor Moon boxsets as well as all 4 CardCaptor Sakura Omnibus volumes. I've also started Vampire Knight and Food Wars!. I want to broaden my manga horizons.
Books I WILL read this year (in no particular order):
- A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
- The Elite by Kiera Cass
- Fairest by Marissa Meyer
- Crushed by Eliza Crewe
- The Peripheral by William Gibson
- City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
- Crown of Embers by Rae Carson
- The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
- Rosemary And Rue by Seanan McGuire
I started so many new series in 2014 that I'm determined to not just let them hang. While there are still so many good books to explore, I really want to continue where I left off in a lot of the series that I've started. That's a good goal, right? I don't want this year to be bound by numbers (which appears to be a common sentiment this year), but instead driven by content.
I have aspirations to travel through as many adventures as I can. Each one seems so inviting, but it's also not about casting a net as far as it will go and seeing all the different things it will bring back, but about what you catch as a whole. I'm determined to carry through this year. I want to stay on top of The Lunar Chronicles, I want to finish the Maze Runner series so I can talk about it with my husband.
How did I come up with this list? It was really hard. I picked a few series that have intrigued me, and I picked a few books that I really am just dying to read. Nothing really made a cut over another. I didn't sit here and weigh the value of having one book over another. I'll read them all in time. I just picked what I picked.
Will I hold myself against not reading a particular book? No. There's always the next book. I want to continue the Wheel of Time (huge time commitment), and the Shatter Me series, and so many more. But they'll be there when I'm ready for them. Unless they start turning into movies, then I may have to pick up the pace a bit. Simply because I will not have movie spoilers when I have the canon in front of me waiting to unfurl itself before me.
I also want to see about getting more active in the book blogging sphere. I'm not convinced I read enough books in a year to have my own blog (or have enough time to be impactful), but I want to comment and participate in discussions around the books that I love and those that I've come to love. Maybe it's my way of reaching out and trying to make new friends based on what we have in common, but I really feel that I need to make a connection with someone, anyone that also enjoys what they're reading. This also includes my husband. He's really into the Warcraft books which aren't really my thing, but he did give the Maze Runner a go and he made it all the way through the series before me. So I'm now being pushed (in a positive way) to finish it myself because he wants to talk about it with me and connect with me on that level. That really excites me and makes me happy.
So, are these resolutions? Probably not. Do I think they make overall good goals? Definitely.
I hope everyone else is having a good start to their 2015 and wish you all happiness with what may come!