As 2009 came to a close, I was concerned that my reading life was just meandering along with no real purpose. It was as if I was chasing small animals around the forest. I wanted to change that. Without anything much more than the vague notion of reading with intention and assuming this meant reading [...]
Year of Reading Deliberately Half-Time Report
4 Jul By 15 Comments
Happy Fourth of July to my American readers. I hope you’re enjoying your holiday weekend as much as I am! It’s hard to believe that the first six months of 2010 has already gone by. It’s time to see how my Year of Reading Deliberately has gone and decide how to spend the rest of [...]
April, The Month of ROOB
30 Mar By 9 Comments
Earlier this month or late last month, I was fortunate to be on Twitter at just the right time to insinuate myself in a conversation about a really fun challenge that was being figured out: ROOB, or Reading Our Own Books. I was so happy to have been at the right place at the right [...]
Ready, Set, March!
6 Mar By 11 Comments
I passed by my nightstand this morning and fully took in the stack of books there waiting for me. The other day I kind of stacked up what’s to come and seeing it this morning made me want to write a post about them. I did a little research (because I’m meme challenged) and discovered [...]
TSS – January in Review
31 Jan By 11 Comments
January has come and gone in a flash. I would think at some point I’d stop being surprised at how fast the time goes by, but it never ceases to amaze me. This is a month I’m pretty happy to have behind me, though. It was tough getting back into the school routine after the [...]
Random Reading Challenge
2 Jan By 9 Comments
Since defining reading deliberately for myself, I’ve looked at several reading challenges for 2010 that will help me live up to the potential of my ideas. One of the challenges I’ve been pondering is CaribousMom’s Random Reading Challenge. Here is some information about this challenge: For this challenge, readers will be choosing books randomly from [...]
What’s In a Name Reading Challenge 3
12 Dec By 10 Comments
When I posted about reading deliberately, I posted all of the things I considered important to doing just that. That doesn’t mean that I can’t have fun along the way – and I intend to do just that. I want to read more books from my own shelves while also reading books I’ve requested in [...]
The Year of Reading Deliberately
3 Dec By 39 Comments
I know I’m not the first person ever to say this and I’m certain not to be the last. Twitter is a breeding ground for new ideas and virtual Miracle Grow for seeds that have been germinating in your head. The other night, I was reading a conversation with Vassily from 1330v, Michelle from GalleySmith, [...]
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