Books

I love a good book and when I find an author I love I want go read all of their books.  I also really excited when I find out one of my favorite authors is coming out with a new book especially if it is part of a series.

This year I have move my goal on good reads down to 23 from 45 I did not get close last year so this year I thought I would make it easier to meet my goal and if I feel like I can do more I can adjust it. If you don't know Good Reads it is a great site to find books and read reviews , you can set a goal for the year and keep track of what you are reading. So far I have read 4 book and working on my 5th. The books I am currently reading are one of Louise Penny's  Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series and Rebekah Lyons new book Rhythms of Renewal .

I am working on balancing fiction and non fiction because I feel is good to have a variety of things to read.  I also like to vary the type of fiction which works perfectly with the authors I love. Some write historical fiction, mystery ,  humor or just contemporary fiction , story's of love or finding love.

I am looking forward to new books from my favorite authors but also discovering new authors and story's to inspire me and make me think. What books are on your list this year ? What are you reading now?

 

Coco loves to read too. She loves to snuggle up with me when I am reading

New year new decade new goals

 I don't like new years resolutions because it always seems to fall apart  after a few weeks. I would rather set some goals so this year I am working on a 365 project ( or 366 since it is a leap year. So far it has been good and I have been able to post a picture every day. Has it been easy ? No . Some days I am busy with appointments , work or being a mom and wife. Not every picture is the best but I am being intentional and picking up my camera every day and taking pictures and using my creativity so there are not 366 pictures of my kid or cats. Last year I took a class called Framed by Kelle Hampton and I has really helped my creativity and made me want to pick up my camera more so this new project is just another way for me to take more picture and get better. I also joined the Clickinmoms forum to get advice and inspiration.
 I am also continuing to work on learning Italian and reading as many books as I can. I feel like last year I set a high goal for reading and didn't come as close to it as I wanted . I want to blog more and I want to blog more about the books I am reading and maybe I will do some post about my 366 project. I want to read more non fiction because I feel like learning from other people and their experience is so valuable and makes you think. Last year I read a few I love one was Under pressure by Lisa Damour and I loved it and it really made me think . I also read How to raise a successful people by  Esther Wojcicki and it was also amazing and made me think about the things I was doing as a parent and how I could do better to help my kids.
I think it is important to set goals write them down and even pray about them. It is not going to be easy but it feels great to accomplish my goals or to see the progress with things like learning a new language.  So find what you love or think of things you want to do and set some goals. They may seem to big but I think it is important to write them down maybe they will get accomplished this year but it also might take sometime - don't give just keep working on it.Its ok to dream big God put those dream in you for a reason.
Here a few pictures  from my 366 project.