I finally finished my very first reading challenge.  I joined the GoodReads group to read 50 books in 2008, not really believing I could read at a pace of one book a week. But I did it and I am actually proud of myself for finishing something I started for once. Sure it’s a small goal, but it’s all about the baby steps, people!  “Baby steps to the elevator…….baby steps into the elevator……I’m IN the elevator!”

Reading the 50 books was a fun reading challenge but probably won’t do it again for 2009.  My reading enjoyment really suffered during the challenge since I was more concerned about reading quickly or  finding quick, easy reads in order to build my numbers.  There were at least twenty books I started but quit after a couple chapters or fifty pages because they didn’t grab my attention.  For 2009, it’s going to be all about quality and not quantity.  If I happen to read 50 books again, then that’s a bonus.

Now that I’ve joined a few reading challenges for the coming year, I hope my new found reading ambition continues and I don’t resort to reading Vogue magazine as my mind turns into sludge once July rolls around.  Or maybe someone can create a magazine reading challenge? I can easily read 100 of those a year.