Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.
I do a goals post each year on the first. You can see the original post HERE. There's a bit more detail in that post.
I have gotten more relaxed in my goals, especially last year and this year. I don't want this to ever feel like a job, because it is something fun that I love.
My goals are very simple, though I may decide to participate in challenges later. Who knows.
1. Read 250 books
2. Get my TBR below 2,000 books
3. Read more from my backlog
4. Write some reviews
What are your goals for 2023? Let me know!
Happy Reading
Sarah
Sarah
Great list. I like how simple it is, but how you have kept it measurable by stating the number of books you want to read and how you want your TBR to be below 2000. Good luck!
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I'm a special education teacher, so measurable goals are my life, lol. Thanks for coming by!
DeleteReading more of books you already own is appearing on so many lists today. It's on mine as well.
ReplyDeleteI've seen it a lot too...we all have big dreams for 2023!
DeleteGood luck with your goals!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://laurieisreading.wordpress.com/2023/01/17/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-expected-more-from-in-2022/
Thank you!
DeleteI want to focus more on my physical TBR this year. Last year I was loaded down with new releases (my own fault for requesting so many from Netgalley!!), that I barely touched any books I owned.
ReplyDeletePam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/ten-more-anticipated-releases-january-june-2023/
I was in that situation a couple years ago. My NetGalley percentage is now over 90%, and I reigned in my requesting. It was so tough! But then last year and into this year I went through a whole binge at the library. Good luck to us!
DeleteGood luck with your goals!
ReplyDeleteMy post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-bookish-goals-for-2023/
Thank you!
DeleteI think my goals are similar to yours though I will never reach 250 books in a year but I definitely want to make my TBR pile smaller.
ReplyDeleteI am contemplating lowering it to 200, so I can focus on my backlog. I go back and forth every day pretty much.
DeleteEven though I'm a fast reader, I hardly ever reach a hundred. And it usually takes me longer to read non-fiction. So, I don't know how you do it.
DeleteI definitely am able to read fiction a lot more quickly. So I bulk up on those in the summer usually. And literally all I do when Eleanor is at her father's house is read, to make time go faster until she gets to come home!
DeleteThat's totally understandable. I guess I have too many distractions here. Which is a good thing.
DeleteAnd reading is the only distraction I ever want, because it does speed time up so quickly.
DeleteWell, I love reading and do it in any free minute. But I also love the theatre or concerts and since I haven't had them for such a long time, I enjoy going to them as much as possible. And meeting friends and family.
DeleteOh for sure. I like all those things with Eleanor though - we are super excited for some great concerts this summer. And family is so far away, 5 hours by car, so we only get home a couple times a year.
DeleteI know that problem, we had that our whole lives. Now my boys are even further away.
DeleteI hate is so much. I love my home and my family more than anything. Unfortunately, if we were to move back there, then Eleanor's father would get her for the whole summer and that's not an option. She definitely does not want that and neither do I.
DeleteSo, I take it you live closer by Eleanor's father than by your family. Yes, that's sad.
DeleteYes, we both live in the city where she was born. I would love to move home, and be with our family. But Eleanor and I could never be apart for three months at a time. And it would be awful for my family too, since summertime is the best for travel.
DeleteThat's a bummer.
DeleteYeah, it just sucks all around.
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DeleteGood luck with all your goals this year!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2023/01/17/top-ten-tuesday-403/
Thank you!
DeleteGood luck with these! #2 will be hard, but I bet you can do it. My friend Lenore from Celebrity Readers blog does a post on Fridays sometimes called Down the TBR that might work for you for this one. It's really fun to read.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I have been doing a 'Tackling the TBR' challenge, now on year five. I have come down from over I think 5 or 6 thousand. I will check out her blog, thank you!
DeleteWow, 250 is an awesome goal! Good luck on all of these.
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Thank you, I definitely need it!
Delete250 books. Good luck. Great goals. Regine
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Thank you!
DeleteWe have similar goals! Good luck with all these :) https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/01/top-ten-tuesday-my-2023-bookish-goals.html
ReplyDeleteThank you, you too!
DeleteI've only challenged myself to read 100 books this year. Good luck with your goals.
ReplyDelete100 is still a hefty number - we can do it!
DeleteI love your simple list of goals. I'd like to do #3 and #4.
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I really need to focus on reviews, I have slacked BIG TIME. My review list is over 400 because I like to torture myself.
DeleteGook luck on your goals.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteNice straightforward goals and I wish you the best of luck achieving them!
ReplyDeleteTerrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
Thank you so much, Terrie!
DeleteYou know, your goals seem very manageable (I don't think I could pull off the 250 books myself) but the other three can all kind of go hand in hand with each other. Have a great week. - Katie
ReplyDeleteThank you, Katie! I am hoping they will all help me to squash them.
DeleteThose sound like good goals. Mine goal is 100 books, but that's pretty much it. I'm not very good at goals.
ReplyDelete100 books is pretty hefty, good luck to you! I keep it simple, because I am not good at these things either.
DeleteThey are excellent goals.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2023/01/19/top-ten-tuesday-on-thursday-bookish-goals-for-2023/
Thank you, Emily, you too!
DeleteGood luck with your goals!
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