This is gonna be a great year for our house, I can just tell. The monkey turns three in April, to be followed shortly by the birth of his little BROTHER in late April/early May. Yes, that's right, BROTHER. Two boys! Yikes! 6 weeks of maternity leave when I don't have to think about a single other person's money problems... I can't wait!
Do you make resolutions? Mine are gonna go something like:
- Continue sewing.
- Keep working on the Etsy Shop.
- Try to keep the house clean on an ongoing basis as opposed to cleaning it on Sundays.
- Continue reading and doing things for me, don't become only a mommy.
- Less sugar.
In book news, I just finished up last years wrap up at 65 books for 2007. It easily could have been 66, but I didn't want to redo the post, so I held off. For next year, my goals are:
- 60 books (5 a month)
- 5 books off The Big List. The Big List is an ongoing list of books I "should" have read. These are mostly classics, and since I read 4 of them last year, I figure 5 is doable this year.
- 1 book of short stories.
- 1 Russian novel.
- More by men. (only 14% in 2007)
- More non-fiction of any type.
- Try to read anything published in 2008 IN 2008.
- Complete my personal TBR Challenge list. This list is made of books that were hugely popular last year and that I own, but never got around to reading. I'll post this list soon.
- Continue blogging about what I'm reading.
What are your goals for 2008?
Happy New Year, Lisa! I hope you have a great 2008.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year... Wow 60 books is a great accomplishment! Hope you're proud of yourself Lisa! I sure am!
ReplyDeleteI read a book today (Jan 1, 2008 first book read of the year) and I had to tell you about it!
It's called Fables From The Mudd by Erik Quisling
. At first I wasn’t sure what to expect when I read this book and was really dumbfounded by the content. It has very few words but will have you laughing out loud as you read it with his side-splittingly comical content. Every page in the book has a basic hand-drawn picture with mostly a line or two of words. I read the book pretty quick but kept returning to re-read some of the kooky antics.
I think you've set some very reasonable goals. I look forward to watching your progress over the enxt year. Have a wonderful 2008!
ReplyDeleteA second boy! They're going to keep your life so busy and fun. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! I like the sound of your goals, they seem like good ones:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment on the review I hope you and yours have a wondrous and God filled new year too!
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