The Sunday Salon (Dec.27)
Well, Christmas has come & gone, already, if you can believe it. Before you know it, the whole year will have passed by! Just 4 more days to go!
I am extremely pleased with how my reading went this year, though. I’ve never in my life read 80 books in a year, before, so I am tickled pink! And, they weren’t small, fluffy books, either! They were between 200-600 pages each! 
My favorite books of the year were the following:
- Thirsty by Tracey Bateman
- The Kommandant’s Girl by Pam Jenoff
- Thirst (vol.1) by Christopher Pike
- The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
- Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott
- The End of the Beginning by Avi
- The Last Lecture by Dr. Randy Pausch
- The End of Overeating by David A. Kessler
- Never Give Up by Joyce Meyer
- Nothing But Trouble by Susan May Warren
- Vince & Joy by Lisa Jewel
- It’s All Too Much by Peter Walsh
- 10 Things I Hate About Christianity by Jason T. Berggren
- Just Like That by Marsha Qualey
- Do You Think I’m Beautiful? by Angela Thomas
- Losing Control & Liking It by Tim Sanford
- Time of My Life by Alison Winn Scotch
And, my least favorite books this year were:
- Dream Homes by Joyce Zonana
- Recover Your Good Heart by Jim Robbins
- Naturally Thin by Bethenny Frankel
- Sunnyside Blues by Mary Carter
- Regret-Free Living by Stephen Arterburn
- Downpour (Bible study) by James McDonald
So, overall, it was a good year for reading.
In the new year, I definitely plan on doing things a bit different, though. Much as it was awesome to read 80 books in a year, I am planning to read much less in 2010. I need to work/focus on my health more, so I’m going to seriously cut back on my reading. Just yesterday, I was finally able to purchase an electric treadmill (I’ve been saving for 6 months, plus I got an AWESOME deal!), so I hope to walk/jog on that every day. I will probably listen to audiobooks while I’m on there, but not always. I think I’ll be doing more tv-watching than anything, while on there, but we’ll see. ((That’s my new treadmill, on the right! –>))
Anyhoo. For 2010, my main reading goals are as follows:
- read about 35 books
- review only 3 books per month
- try to read more from my own collection than anything else
- review (on my blog) every book I read
- complete the reading challenges I’ve signed up for
Here’s wishing everyone a very safe, but fun New Years’ Eve, this Thursday!
The treadmill looks GREAT! Mine is not that fancy, but I have decided that instead of using at a clothes hanger in the basement, I am actually going to dust it off and begin walking each week. I hope to listen to some audio books, as well as catch up on my latest obsessions — past seasons of the Gilmore Girls on DVD
Enjoy the rest of the holiday!
I have an elliptical at home, and one of my resolutions is to get my over-inflated behind on it in the coming year. I’m trying to convince myself that audiobooks are the way to go for working out (I’ve never been a fan of audiobooks). Good luck and happy reading!
Happy new year, and best of luck with your 2010 goals! We’ll all be rooting for you.
I definitely hear you on the “read from my own collection” resolution. Good luck! Nice treadmill, I love watching TV while working out, makes it go by so much faster.
Good luck on the treatmill. Health is everything.
Heh-heh, Deb… nice slip! I think it really is a “treat”-mill!
~MizB
Grats on the treadmill. I’ve been running on one here lately due to the cold weather. Though I much prefer my outdoor runs.
I’ve got a fun little thing going on over at my blog, thought you might like to play along! It’s here! Happy 2010.