Comments on GreenBeanTeenQueen: My Reading/Blogging Resolutions

For 2012, I'm hoping to read 150 books. I'...

2012-01-09T11:06:02.207-06:00

For 2012, I'm hoping to read 150 books. I've never tracked my reading goals before, so it should be interesting.

200 books is impressive!

For 2012, I want to be quicker at writing up my re...

2012-01-05T14:10:54.821-06:00

For 2012, I want to be quicker at writing up my recommendations - sometimes that seems to take longer than it did for me to read the book!

Since BooksYALove is a bookshelf-blog, I do need to get great books posted quickly so others can find these great reads beyond the bestsellers.

And I want to add my middle grade & picture book recs to www.abookandahug.com in a more timely manner. Barb Langridge is so sweet to let reviewers contribute to her site! (lately, I've sort of put my YA faves ahead of the others..)

I think 200 books is a reachable goal, especially if you're on an awards committee!

My reading resolutions this year: 1.Read more &quo...

2012-01-04T13:12:15.390-06:00

My reading resolutions this year: 1.Read more "oldies but goodies"- the hot new titles don't need my help, they sell themselves.
2.Read a variety of genres and formats (I am good at this already, so I will totally succeed here).
3.Read it only if I enjoy it. No more struggling through only ok books!
Also, I decided not to join any challenges this year. It feels weird. But, I kind of fell out of love with reading last year. It felt too much like work by the end of the year. This year is all about the joy of reading!

Good luck with the 200 books. I'd do the same ...

2012-01-04T13:09:38.828-06:00

Good luck with the 200 books. I'd do the same resolution but I just don't think I'd make it! I'm always stuck around 180 no matter how much I plan ;).

Plus, I'm really looking forward to your library musings. I do posts like that myself and love reading other peoples. It's nice to get a more personal view of the life in the library.

Good luck!

LinWash-Good luck finishing school! I'm sure y...

2012-01-04T11:52:46.262-06:00

LinWash-Good luck finishing school! I'm sure you can do it!:)

Wow! I wish you all the best in fulfilling your go...

2012-01-04T11:49:45.520-06:00

Wow! I wish you all the best in fulfilling your goals. My main goal is to finish my master's program and all of the books I have to read (and write) for that degree!

Shauna-Yes, it is a lot. I honestly don't know...

2012-01-04T09:44:00.981-06:00

Shauna-Yes, it is a lot. I honestly don't know how I did it (my husband would say it's because I have an amazing husband who lets me read all the time!;)

Natalie-Me too. I try to post every day, but that is a lot of work, especially if I haven't scheduled my posts in advance. I think as long as you are consistant it doesn't have to be every day. I've found blogs that update MWF and you know those are their days and that works too. Good luck!

Kristin-Yes-reading picture books always makes me happy!:)

Allison-It's so hard to write a review after reading the book, but I need to do it or at least take notes. I'm hoping committee work will get me into note taking mode more consistantly.

Sarah-I'll see what I can do! I'm not sure how much I can post, but I know there are lots of readers who are interested in the basics of committee work.

I'd love to be able to hear about your Printz ...

2012-01-04T09:02:29.533-06:00

I'd love to be able to hear about your Printz experience a bit this year! Not any book decisions but just how it's going for you.

Great list of resolutions! I look forward to readi...

2012-01-04T01:15:43.446-06:00

Great list of resolutions! I look forward to reading more about your library programs and such.

I so empathize with your resolution from last year about writing book reviews right after finishing the book. I'm BAD at that!

That's a lot of books!! I only made it to 41 l...

2012-01-03T20:58:43.049-06:00

That's a lot of books!! I only made it to 41 last year, with a goal of 50. This year I'm shooting for 45. Maybe I should read some picture books to bring my numbers up??? ;)

Good luck with your goals!!!

My resolution is just to be more consistent when I...

2012-01-03T20:54:15.092-06:00

My resolution is just to be more consistent when I post, even just a few times a week. But, I want to have fun this year and read more of the books that I want, scale down on some of the challenges I join, but then also host a challenge (well, really a project) as well. But, to primarily just have fun!

Good luck with your resolutions, and here's to another year reading and blogging with you! :)

Wow. 168 books is astounding. If I get to 1/4 of t...

2012-01-03T18:54:23.637-06:00

Wow. 168 books is astounding. If I get to 1/4 of that with work and grad school, I consider myself lucky!

Carrie-Thanks! I feel a little crazy for making re...

2012-01-03T18:32:41.747-06:00

Carrie-Thanks! I feel a little crazy for making resolutions, so I tried to keep them easy and doable with Printz. :)

Katie-Me too-I always love finding cool new ideas. Plus, library programming is so fun to talk about!:)

Love this year's goal #3! I'm alwats on th...

2012-01-03T18:17:30.297-06:00

Love this year's goal #3! I'm alwats on the hunt for libary programming inspiration.

Good luck with the resolutions AND Printz! I look ...

2012-01-03T18:16:50.788-06:00

Good luck with the resolutions AND Printz! I look forward to your success!