Reading Challenge

 Well, it is time to tally up my Goodreads Reading Challenge 2021.  I signed up for 25 books but I ended up reading 30 and I am finishing number 31, hopefully before New Years Eve!  

Every year at this time I look back on what I have spent my time doing and question some of my choices and try to make a plan for what I am going to do for the next year.  This year is no different.

I have been doing some thinking about the last year.  I have walked away from all my hobbies except for reading and now I am ready to revisit those things.  I realize that I will never quilt again because of my hand but I am not ready to give up the other things.

So, I am diving back into cross stitch and tomorrow I am going to reacquaint myself with my cardmaking supplies and replenish what I need because I just really need that artistic outlet.  I don’t know how long it will take for my “creativity” to start flowing but I have to give it a go.

Then there is the reading.  I have been reading lots of cozy mystery series — favorite authoress is Hope Callaghan.  However, I think maybe for the 2022 challenge I am not going to read series, I think I am going for standalone books.  I love the series but I think I am missing out on some really good books because I get so wrapped up in the series.  So, I am going to start making a list of the books I would like to  read in 2022 — no series.

I think the first one I am going to read is “The Secret Letter”.  It is described as “heart wrenching” — a historical novel set in the World War 2 era.  I don’t know if I really need to start the year out with “heart wrenching” but I am going to give it a go.  

Then I am going to shop my shelves because I have lots of books to read.  I think #2 might be “Imitation of Life’ by Fannie Hurst.  I have seen the 1959 movie too many times to count — I still watch it every time I find it available for viewing.  I have the physical book so I won’t be reading it on my Kindle which is sad because I really like my kindle but that is beside the point.  

I think I will set my reading challenge goals a little bit lower if I am going to read more involved books.  We will see how it goes — who knows — I may be going back to “Savannah” or the Garden with the Girls!  

But, for now, I will be reading the Secret Letter and I will be finishing Wildwood.