Goals of a used-to-be-reading-freak – 2022

Pretty sure a lot of us are setting some goals for 2022 and in our community, as far as I remember, the mental health goals en reading goals are always at the top of our lists. [Do tell me if that changed and there’s been a change!]

I’m not a fan of setting myself huge goals lately, but I couldn’t resist at least making some.

Mental health goals

Since the last couple of years have been a rollercoaster ride on so many accounts, I now know more about how to deal with myself and keep myself sane through it all. So those mental health goals are ridiculously important for me to be able to function in everyday life.

As for most people, these goals always look so simple, but they’re easily pushed aside or forgotten when life gets hectic so… Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that!

• Have a calm night at least once a week where I just do nothing as soon as Jamie’s off to bed.
• Demand me-time, not only during the day for ‘a little while’.
• Plan some ‘shopping time’ to stroll around a city by myself.
• Meet up with friends every two weeks.

Reading goals

In some way I succeeded at reading 17 books in 2021 – and that’s trusting my memory which can actually not be trusted. So I decided to put up some ‘goals’ for 2022 but… Let’s just say those goals are very much doable so I don’t put unnecessary stress on myself because that’s not what we need in this freaking world.

• Read 20 books.
• Put 5 euros aside for every book read.
• Fill up as many prompts of the Popsugar Reading Challenge as possible – doubling up allowed.
• Don’t buy any books until there’s actual space on my TBR-shelves to put them.
• But allow yourself one giant book buying splurge during the year.

Other goals

Then there’s the ‘other’ part of this post where I have some things I want to work on, but not necessarily want as goals. It’s more of a ‘let’s make some progress on this’.

• Expand my knowledge of photography so I can use it on a professional level.
• Try some recipes from cookbooks I got last year.
• Get closer to getting my motorcycle licence.
• Maybe put some life in my bookstagram again? Maybe, just maybe.

I think these are doable, or at least I hope so, ha. What are some goals you set yourself for this year? Is there something you want to work on that isn’t necessarily a goal?