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

As if we need more pressure, we always set yearly goals but.. that's who we are, is it not?

TAKE CARE! ~ 3 Self-Care Tips for Surviving the Holidays

The holidays can be a tough time, which is why it's important to take care of yourself.

Here are the three tips I always try holding close to me during the holidays!

[blogtober] CHANGES ARE COMING – something new on the blog!

Changes are coming!

From now on, I'll be posting some Dutch reviews in between the English ones to support local authors and give them a louder voice!

TALKING BOOK SERIES ~ Anticipated 2019 sequels and series I want to start!

New releases never stop coming, but there are also sequels to books we've read in the past and those.. well.. we still have to read those as well!

Find out what sequels I'm eagerly awaiting - and what series I've STILL not read.

2019 READING CHALLENGES – Trying to figure out how to tackle 2019 in reading

If there's one thing I love about one year ending and a new one beginning, it's all the possibilities of setting goals, finding challenges and compiling lists of things we want to achieve during the next year. I figured I can't possibly be on my own in that one, since I know we all love reading challenges. Not to mention setting ourselves reading goals to challenge ourselves throughout the year!

So here I am.. setting some goals / challenges!

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DISCUSSION ~ How do you decide on YEARLY READING GOALS?

We all know the drill by now, since it's something that's so "general" and.. world-wide known: setting yearly goals whenever the start of a new year is approaching. Those goals can include anything at all, but.. for us specifically? There's always some kind of reading goal involved. Reading goals that remain goals for a while, but eventually turn into a challenge because.. we always, always need to catch up on them.

Then, after a while, the pressure comes into the mix because we really want to succeed and be able to say "I did it!" at the end of the year. But is it really all that realistic to put up a yearly goal without knowing what's going to happen throughout the year?

BOOKWORM STRUGGLES when moving and having to pack up your precious books

I don't know about you, but if there's one thing I've done and disliked in the past, it's moving. I only moved once, from the cozy mom nest to an apartment with my boyfriend and.. well.. let's just say I already hated putting everything in boxes back then. I didn't even have a third of the stuff I have now and - yup - we're moving again!