Okay, how many times have I said that I was going to spend less time here? Don't answer that! Well, we've been "live" for over a week and we're more than half-way through the first month of the year and I'm failing miserably. Here too often and not getting things done that need to be.
Now, I've got many friends and favourites marked so if I just check up on them every now and then, I should be okay. My problem is my desire to see what everyone's reading. But why? I'm supposed to read less this year! And I'm sure that next year, y'all will be more than happy to recommend your very best reads ever. I believe (rightly or wrongly) that a read that you recommend off the top of your head a LONG time after reading it really is worth making the time for -- that if it still sticks in your head despite time and many other books, it must be a really good book. So, see, I'd be better off waiting to see what y'all recommend. Lady_A was reviewing something recently (I read the review this morning) and I started to write it down and made myself stop. If she still recommends it next year, well then!
My problem is, how do I convince myself that I don't need to see what's going on other than a few forums and friends' blogs?
Back to my resolution to be here less often. I'm going to do one or two more blog entries today and/or tomorrow and y'all can convince me that you'll come get me if a new book review or blog entry might interest me. The forums aren't a problem -- they're easy to check and all in one place (and marked as "Favourites" so I can go to my "favourites" page and see what's up). It's y'all own stuff -- your blogs and reviews -- that I hate missing!
So, what's the best way to see that? Just check my friends' lists to see what they've done lately? Still a lot to check! Would y'all come tell me if you've blogged or reviewed something that might interest me?
Okay, I'm going now. Really.
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Yeah really, she's gone
and if you believe that I've a lovely little plot of Irish coastline
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to sell you down the road (y'all know where I actually live
I'll give you the heads up for any particularly good books - in December
Got a load of books from M&B UK today, so I should be reading and not surfing eharl
I should be folding clothes and cooking dinner too
Hey have you checked out the challenge total
AWESOME, we're going into four figures by Monday at this rate
But Penni doesn't want to know about those books - not until December
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distractions
LOL, Penn. I cleared off a shelf just for Jan. incoming books and it's double stacked! I am way too distracted!
Here is another possible distraction for you....
http://www.shelfari.com/groups/20370/about
A group for the HR line. I can see that here and Shelfari are my most dangerous distractions! We need to start making more casseroles so Glenn and I have more reading time.
AKA Merri
Family Challenge Team: The Spine Breakers with my dh Glenn AKA Phaedrus
I could be
I could be reading and instead I've spent way too much time checking out this new site every chance I get. I could've read so many more books but I've enjoyed reading a lot of the new posts. There's just so much on here. I'm reading just as much only not books.
The D2K Paranormal Junkies ~ 2008 Book Challenge Blog