Reading Goal Update: I’m so far behind

My last post was about an epic TBR list. This one is about how far behind I am on my reading goal. Oh how the stars have aligned… The goal I set for 2016 was to read 40 books this year. It seemed pretty realistic in my head, but seeing as I only reached 50% of my goal in 2015 it is clear to me now that I did not think this through. So far I’ve read 27 books this year, which is already more books than I read in all of 2015. I am 9 books behind my goal right now, but really hoping that the time I took off from work in December will help me catch up. I was ahead of my goal in the first half of the year and now I’m so far behind, what changed you ask?

1. I stopped reading on my commute. Now I listen to music. Commuting has always been where I read the most, so this really hurts.
2. Even though I pick up a lot of books, I also put down a lot of books. I promised myself that I wouldn’t read anything I couldn’t get into and I’ve been fulfilling that promise. Now that I think about it, maybe I’m doing too well on that promise.
3. TV is my enemy. I watch a lot of TV. Like a lot. When I was ahead of my goal I would spend an hour or so a night reading before bed, but at some point that changed. Ugh so much TV.

So there it is. I just have to change those 3 things and I should be able to catch up on my goal? Maybe? This month I need to be way more conscious of how I’m spending my team because I actually really do want to reach this goal. We’ll see where I’m at in 2 weeks.

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