A relaxing vacation let me think through what I will accomplish this year.
My Resolve
Tag: Reading Challenge
Best Books of the Year
Writing a book is time consuming, but I still made sure to continue reading. Check out my top picks of the year.
Forward and Back
The end of the year is such a good time to think about where I’ve been and where I’m going. For me, there is nothing like a deadline to get things done. I’ve read a lot of books this month to boost my annual total even higher, and even though I’ve been working at a new… Continue reading Forward and Back
And the Winner Is
I've mentioned before that one of the ways I find new books is to check out the long list for the different book awards. When the Man Booker Prize list was released, I was tickled to discover that I'd already explored two of the ten finalists. Admittedly, I didn't like one (Satin Island by Tom… Continue reading And the Winner Is
Goals Met
Last year this time I was proudly reporting that I had already completed my reading challenge for the year. That feat is definitely not repeating itself this year. After my slow start, I am now one book ahead of schedule, but nowhere near the reading fest I had last year. And I'm okay with that.… Continue reading Goals Met
Book Discovery
Over the weekend I finished Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, all 861 pages of it, with only two days to go in my three-week borrowing period from my local library. There were times when I wasn't sure I would be done in time, but taking vacation last week made it possible. (That's not why I took vacation, but it… Continue reading Book Discovery
Pod People Got Me
I think I've been taken over by the pod people. I look like me, but inside a switch has been flipped and my brain is not functioning correctly, and no, it has nothing to do with my latest bout of insomnia. I have lost the will to read books to the end. So far this… Continue reading Pod People Got Me
Atta Girl
As my long-time readers know, I make my New Year's resolutions at the Jewish New Year. As I have for the past ten years, in 2014 I took an entire day off to hole up in a hotel room to focus on my priorities. I always value that exercise and how illuminating it can be. While many… Continue reading Atta Girl
When I Grow Up
At my birthday dinner this year, I mentioned to Ms. M that for gift giving purposes, all she had to do was think of what a 1950's housewife would like. Ever since I said it, I realized there was even more truth to it than I had intended. The infamous "they" ask, "What would do… Continue reading When I Grow Up
Second Read
As part of my Reading Challenge this year, I read The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. There was one line in particular that stuck with me, "The things we respond to at twenty are not necessarily the same things we will respond to at forty and vice versa. This is true in books and also in life.”… Continue reading Second Read
Grown Up, Now What? 