2025 Reading Goals

 

A new year means new reading goals, sort of. I'm not changing the number of books or pages I want to hit. While I did manage to hit both of those goals last year, I don't feel the need to change them with the new year. While Goodreads calls it a challenge, I see it as a goal I want to complete by the end of the year. I know I hit last year, which means it feels attainable this year. I don't want reading to ever feel like a chore, or feel bad because a month exists where I just don't have the energy or time to read. Reading is something I do to escape pressure, something I do for fun. So, for the second year in a row, I'm aiming to read 70 books this year and 15,000 pages! 

I have come to terms with the fact that neither of us is ever going to clear out a BINGO board. Every single time, we get so close, but we never actually make it all the way. So this year, I'm aiming for three BINGOs. Something I feel I can do, considering I managed four last year. So, it's not out of the realm of possibility, though this year's board has a couple of squares outside my comfort zone. 

This year, I'm adding two new goals to my list. Silent Book Club will be celebrating its second year, so I set myself the goal of attending all twelve events. Considering I'm a co-host of these events, this shouldn't be a hard goal to reach. Of course that all depends on not getting sick or needing to actually work the night of the event.

And of course, the hefty goal of making some sort of dent in my physical TBR. I had a crazy notion of sitting down a getting a spreadsheet of all the unread books I owned, so I could keep track of exactly how big of a dent I was making. Only I know about how many books I own at the moment, and not only is that a daunting, all-day task, I don't think it'll do anything but overwhelm me in the end. So instead I'm going to attempt to keep track of the stacks of physical books I read and in the end dehaul to new homes!

Sometimes you just have to realize buying books and reading books are two different hobbies, and on of those hobbies tends to not think about the limit amount of space your apartment has. 

Back on topic though, I feel like I can finish these goals to some degree. I know the TBR one is a bit of a grey area, but I wanted yearly goals I could complete. Or, at least give a good attempt to at completing. The page count goal is one I don't always hit, so it's the only one I ever really worry about completing. But, I give it a real go every year!

What are some reading goals everyone else is trying to hit this year?

HAPPY READING!!