Sometimes I feel I start every January with several challenges in mind but by the end of the month at least one of them has fallen by the wayside. I am not renowned for my staying power. This year will be different in that I am likely to have a bit more time on my hands and I will need to find a balance between the things I do and the times when I need to rest.
I am having real problems with my hands and there are times when they are too sore to knit or crochet or too shaky to scrapbook or sew so I need to do other things. I have bought myself some puzzle books and some jigsaws, though it is many years since I had the luxury of time to do either. I have also set myself 2 reading challenges.
The first is via Goodreads and it is to read 50 books over the year.
It isn't that I am a slow reader but I often don't have a lot of time to read, though this is changing. I didn't want to set myself too unrealistic a target so I am hoping to beat this one easily. It will also encourage me to keep a record of what I do read. I have found that choosing my books for monthly ebook club has already widened my reading horizons and I am hoping that my 2nd challenge will also widen them even more.
I have committed myself to read 13+ books over the year that are either set in Scotland or are written by Scottish born authors. Details of the challenge can be found here. I have many books on my to be read list that would fit this challenge so I am hoping to be able to fulfil both challenges by the end of December 2013. All I need to do now is get them in my planner!
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