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BTP's New Year's Resolutions

Happy (22 days into the) New Year! Sorry for the delay, but here are BTP's resolutions for 2021. 

Enjoy Reading, like really

This resolution is rather simple. I love reading, almost all reading. That's almost. I am going to try to find joy in even the most boring of school books that seem to always hit in the week before spring break. While I hate writing in margins, annotating, and talking books to death, I am going to try to be happy in reading all the time. It is what I claim that I want to do with my life. I might as well find all of the joy I can in books. 

At Least 2 Pleasure Books per Month

That's right. Now as a student, this goal might be lofty. This may not sound like a lot of books for a book blogger and lover to read in a month, but I also read for school. I don't want to make such an unattainable goal. (I have a tendency to do this.)

At Least 3 Blog Posts per Month

Like the last goal, I don't want to make something so unattainable. I love to post on this blog, so I want to make time for it. I can practice my review writing and more recreational writing. I write academically constantly for school. If I don't make time for writing these posts and continuing this blog, I will begin not to like writing as much. Keeping my love for reading and writing is very important to me. 

At Least 35 Total Books this Year

I read 34 books last year, so I want to read at least 1 more book this year. 

Read a Semi-balanced List of Books

By balanced list, I mean balanced between classics and relatively-new books. That's all I have to say about this one. I think it's going to be hard. Why? Because I know myself. There. I'll leave it at that. 

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