My TBR has been out of control for YEARS. Then in January of 2019 I started tracking weekly my true reading/acquiring habits, and voila! I have been able to keep on top of things a little bit better. I may never get below 1,000 books, but at least I won't be topping out over 5,000! When a book cover is linked, it goes to the review here on my blog.
I will be posting on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and the last day of the month. Feel free to join in if you'd like!
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Previous Week's TBR Total: 3,112
Currently Reading
![45046797](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556898122l/45046797.jpg)
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![49128496](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1575821919l/49128496.jpg)
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![45046797](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556898122l/45046797.jpg)
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![359139](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1545191746l/359139.jpg)
![51351989](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582693989l/51351989.jpg)
![43561506](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1585153003l/43561506.jpg)
![Someone Else's Daughter: A gripping emotional page turner with a twist by [Jennifer Harvey]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51B2WXI2nuL.jpg)
![51542229](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579056468l/51542229.jpg)
![52578667](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1585932272l/52578667.jpg)
![45046716](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560420622l/45046716.jpg)
![The Lost Pianos of Siberia](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580063739l/50663573._SY475_.jpg)
![49348736](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580793562l/49348736.jpg)
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![50765199. sx318 sy475](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1566255693l/50765199._SX318_SY475_.jpg)
![51352065](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582786361l/51352065.jpg)
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![51351911](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582388565l/51351911.jpg)
![48590071](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1583067134l/48590071.jpg)
![52437134](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571882027l/52437134.jpg)
Books Added to TBR
![Someone Else's Daughter: A gripping emotional page turner with a twist by [Jennifer Harvey]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51B2WXI2nuL.jpg)
![49245059. sy475](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588105359l/49245059._SY475_.jpg)
![52000813](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1576016185l/52000813.jpg)
![Someone Else's Daughter: A gripping emotional page turner with a twist by [Jennifer Harvey]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51B2WXI2nuL.jpg)
Books Removed from TBR: 0
Books Read
![49245059. sy475](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588105359l/49245059._SY475_.jpg)
![49245059. sy475](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588105359l/49245059._SY475_.jpg)
Books DNF-ed: 0
Duplicates Removed: 2
New TBR Total: 3,101
I know it looks totally insane at the number of books I am reading right now, but I have hit a serious slump. I literally have hundreds of books and don't want to read a single one.
Strange as it sounds, I think it is partly because I am NOT stressed about work. Reading is what I do when I am stressing out, and I was perpetually stressed for the previous three years prior to the 2019-2020 school year. For two of those years the school I was at was an incredibly toxic environment with someone on the admin team who was vindictive, and revenge-seeking towards others. Then last year I was so stressed from the fall-out of the previous two years, even with a new admin team. This year though, I am in a new position at a new school, and I am happier than I have been in my career in a long time. It feels great.
So...that means I take fewer trips to medieval England (among other places) to de-stress, I suppose?
I have seen quite a few bloggers address the issue of not reading as much, despite being home more. I am reading tons with Eleanor, but hardly anything for myself after she goes to sleep. So, hopefully by throwing all my NetGalley ARCs onto my 'Currently' Reading' list, that will kick-start something in my brain. Obviously I requested these books for a reason, so I better get to it!
Any of these catch your eye? Have you already read any? Let me know!
Happy Reading!
Sarah
pardon but you need to relax: the satisfactory life is the one that's lived one thing at a time... as my grandpa used to say: cool, calm and collected... nothing except Eleanor is worth being in a frazzle...
ReplyDeleteI am relaxed, that's the problem! :) When my job was so stressful, I read constantly after Eleanor went to bed. Now as I find myself in a much better place physically at a new school and mentally by not being stressed all the time, I don't read nearly as much. I used to have to read at least an hour a day or I got jittery. It was crazy. Now I am not jittery, but there are still so many lovely books waiting for me!
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