I spent most of my week updating my challenge blog. My original blog wasn't quite what I had pictured. I went to plan B and have to say it's much better organized. I signed up for more challenges next year than I did this year. Thank goodness some challenges will allow for overlapping! I've noticed I'm getting somewhat picky about what books to read to close out this year. I don't want to start a book that I could use for one of my 2009 challenges.
Besides signing up for challenges, I'm also thinking about my personal reading goals for 2009. Over the course of the year, I started to notice I read more female authors than male authors. Next year, my goal is to read more new-to-me male authors. Audio books were my "new thing" this year. For years, I tried (and failed miserably) to listen to an audio book. For whatever reason, I just couldn't stop my mind from wandering. Eventually I had no idea what was going on, who the characters were and grew tired of replaying each track. This year, I realized it's the type of book I listen to, the narrator's voice and only listening while commuting to work are factors that have helped me to finish an audio book. I want to continue listening to audio books next year. In the meantime, I'm still thinking about more goals for 2009.
I managed to finish two books this week: If You Ever Tell by Carlene Thompson (review) and The Gift by Richard Paul Evans (review). Next up will be Dearly Depotted by Kate Collins, book 3 of The Flower Shop Mystery Series.
How are you spending your Sunday?
It seems that several Sunday Salon participants have decided to consume more audiobooks in 2009, myself included. You'll find that your experience with them is not uncommon. I had the same problem with difficulty focusing. In my case, romances are the easiest to follow. I only listen to them while I am at work, doing mindless data entry. I've tried listening while I'm doing housework, but events in the house distract me too much.
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