EAM Back for More ROOTs

I'm back again. Or I will be in 3 hours. Going to make my goal a little easier to attain this year (36) and I'll feel like I accomplished the world if I go over. :D

Happy New Year to all and I wish successful ROOTing and nothing but 5 star reads in 2018.

Good luck rooting in 2018!

Welcome back and have a great reading year!

glad you're back!

Welcome back, EAM! Happy new year!

Happy reading in 2018!

Have fun with your ROOTing in 2018!

JANUARY

1. The Big Bamboo (audio) by Tim Dorsey FINISHED 1/3/18

Oh, wow, congrats on your first ROOT and happy reading!

Happy ROOTing through 2018, EAM!

JANUARY

1. The Big Bamboo (audio) by Tim Dorsey FINISHED 1/3/18
2. Sunburn by Laura Lippman FINISHED 1/6/18

Welcome back! Have a good reading year!

JANUARY

1. The Big Bamboo (audio) by Tim Dorsey FINISHED 1/3/18
2. Sunburn by Laura Lippman FINISHED 1/6/18
3. Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart FINISHED 1/13/18

JANUARY

1. The Big Bamboo (audio) by Tim Dorsey FINISHED 1/3/18
2. Sunburn by Laura Lippman FINISHED 1/6/18
3. Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart FINISHED 1/13/18
4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (audio) FINISHED 1/18/18

JANUARY

1. The Big Bamboo (audio) by Tim Dorsey FINISHED 1/3/18
2. Sunburn by Laura Lippman FINISHED 1/6/18
3. Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart FINISHED 1/13/18
4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (audio) FINISHED 1/18/18
5. Killed by Clutter by Leslie Caine FINISHED 1/25/18

Great January so far!

>16 Tess_W: Thanks! I really think taking a little of the pressure off has helped put me back on track.

So I completed 5 ROOTs this month. *backflip*

Great work, EAM - I'm intrigued by the title Killed by Clutter which is what I will be if I don't put the books down for a while and tackle some housework ;)

Most of my clutter is (sort of) confined to The Room Of Doom (I'm sure I'm not the only one who's got one of those!), but it is also spilling out! I've decided, as I find it really hard to follow formal programmes for decluttering, that I'm just going to work at decluttering *something* each week this year, and see how that goes. So far I've cleared a bag of stuff from my wardrobe, 3 bags of clothes and lots of equipment she's outgrown from my daughter's room, and sorted out some duplicate books which will go to Barter Books when we next go there. Hopefully I'll keep it up beyond January!

>19 Jackie_K: that sounds like a sensible approach. I declutter from one room to another, till eventually it ends up in the garage. Then my in-laws come for their twice-yearly stay and I'm shamed into donating or dumping :/

>19 Jackie_K: >20 floremolla: I have a house worthy of the TV show Hoarders. Working at a bookstore for 21 years means that I have thousands of books and they are stacked everywhere. Bookcases, shelves, tables, floor, everywhere. I also worked 15 hour days 7 days a week for all of that time (had a real M-F job AND another part time job on top of the part time bookstore job) so I used my house for sleeping, showering and storage. Mail and other papers just piled up, fell over and grew more. Laundry piled up on the floor in my bedroom until I washed them and then they sat in piles on my bed or on a chair until I used them. I couldn't get to my closet to put anything away if I wanted to. The mess has been so overwhelming that I have turned in circles, not knowing where or how to start getting rid of a lot of it and putting the rest in order. I can clear a little clutter and it reappears within days. I have so many books on decluttering that they are clutter in themselves. But I started reading a book called Unf*ck Your Habitat by Rachel Hoffman and it has really helped. I still have a long way to go but I can see empty floor space in rooms I have not seen in years. I'm optimistic and for once, I really WANT to tackle a little more of it before I go to work or go to bed. Being able to see the changes and knowing that I have the means and ability to prevent it from reoccurring is a great feeling!

I read somewhere that we seem to spend the first half of our lives acquiring stuff and the rest trying to get rid of it - good work on seeing progress!

>21 enemyanniemae: That's awesome that you're seeing progress! Cheering you on as you continue!

>22 floremolla: BOY is that true!! I have no idea where I got this packrat mentality from, it definitely wasn't either of my parents.

>23 rabbitprincess: Thanks! It's nice to have people in your corner. I should have taken before pictures so I can really show off the after... but I would DIE if anyone ever saw what this place looked like. Seriously.

And on a different note:

FEBRUARY

6. The Burning Girl by Claire Messud FINISHED 2/1/18
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Audio) FINISHED 2/2/18
8. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher FINISHED 2/2/18

>23 rabbitprincess: I'm cheering too! you can do it, bit by bit!

FEBRUARY

6. The Burning Girl by Claire Messud FINISHED 2/1/18
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Audio) FINISHED 2/2/18
8. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher FINISHED 2/2/18
9. Conclave by Robert Harris FINISHED 2/5/18

Wow, you are really reading up a storm!

>27 MissWatson: trying to make up for last year's meager total? *grin* Well, that and the facts that I can read (discreetly) at the library when there is no work to be done, that I have a glorious hour for lunch instead of 30 minutes to wolf it down, take and antacid and run back to work, and that I love my job so much that I am not super stressed out when I get home so I can read for a bit before bed and it's not just words swimming on a page.

You are doing a great job yourself! I love your cookbook experiment.

Oh yes, a full hour for lunch is glorious!

FEBRUARY

6. The Burning Girl by Claire Messud FINISHED 2/1/18
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Audio) FINISHED 2/2/18
8. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher FINISHED 2/2/18
9. Conclave by Robert Harris FINISHED 2/5/18
10. The Red Herring without Mustard by Alan Bradley FINISHED 2/16/18

FEBRUARY

6. The Burning Girl by Claire Messud FINISHED 2/1/18
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Audio) FINISHED 2/2/18
8. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher FINISHED 2/2/18
9. Conclave by Robert Harris FINISHED 2/5/18
10. The Red Herring without Mustard by Alan Bradley FINISHED 2/16/18
11. A Lonely Death by Charles Todd (Audio) FINISHED 2/18/18
12. The Devil's Labyrinth by John Saul FINISHED 2/18/18

Good job, EAM.

Thank you Connie! I think I'm done for the month. Next month should be great for reading.

FEBRUARY

6. The Burning Girl by Claire Messud FINISHED 2/1/18
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Audio) FINISHED 2/2/18
8. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher FINISHED 2/2/18
9. Conclave by Robert Harris FINISHED 2/5/18
10. The Red Herring without Mustard by Alan Bradley FINISHED 2/16/18
11. A Lonely Death by Charles Todd (Audio) FINISHED 2/18/18
12. The Devil's Labyrinth by John Saul FINISHED 2/18/18
13. Strange Weather by Joe Hill FINISHED 2/28/18

That's a lot of books for a short month. Congrats!

>34 MissWatson: I think I am making up for my lack of progress last year. I'm happy about it.

MARCH

14. Invasive Procedures by Orson Scott Card FINISHED 3/1/18
15. Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks FINISHED 3/7/18

MARCH

14. Invasive Procedures by Orson Scott Card FINISHED 3/1/18
15. Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks FINISHED 3/7/18
16. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote FINISHED 3/12/18
17. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller FINISHED 3/17/18
18. Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith FINISHED 3/18/18

Hi!! I've been away and ... so much has happened! I'm happy to see you're doing so well w/ your ROOTing :)

>37 avanders: It's always awesome to hear from you! Heading over to your thread now to read up on the happenings.

MARCH

14. Invasive Procedures by Orson Scott Card FINISHED 3/1/18
15. Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks FINISHED 3/7/18
16. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote FINISHED 3/12/18
17. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller FINISHED 3/17/18
18. Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith FINISHED 3/18/18
19. Who Censored Roger Rabbit by Gary K. Wolf FINISHED 3/21/18
20. The Same Sky by Amanda Eyre Ward FINISHED 3/25/18

>38 enemyanniemae: I will do that too!

APRIL

21. The Reluctant Fortune Teller by Keziah Frost FINISHED 4/3/18
22. The Boy on the Bridge by M. R. Carey FINISHED 4/6/18
23. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (audio) FINISHED 4/15/18
24. The Vampire de Sade by Mary Ann Mitchell FINISHED 4/16/18
25. A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar (audio) FINISHED 4/23/18
26. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (audio) FINISHED 4/28/18

MAY

27. Prisoner's Base by Rex Stout FINISHED 5/7/18
28. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich FINISHED 5/16/18
29. Stealing Your Life by Frank W. Abagnale FINISHED 5/26/18

May was a short month. Next time, for sure.

JUNE

30. The Emerald Mile by Kevin Federer 6/3/18
31. The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library by Alice Kimberly 6/15/18
32. Odd Child Out by Gilly McMillan 6/15/18
33. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith FINISHED 6/27/18
34. Less by Andrew Sean Greer FINISHED 6/28/18

and that's a wrap for June- only 2 more to go to meet goal!

JULY

35. Seven-Day Magic by Edward Eager FINISHED 7/6/18
36. Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding FINISHED 7/11/18
37. After I'm Gone by Laura Lippman FINISHED 7/21/18
38. I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda FINISHED 7/30/18

July was a busy month but I managed to read 4 of my ROOTs!!

Congrats on your progress!

AUGUST

39. Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage FINISHED 8/3/18
40 A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen FINISHED 8/5/18

You have reached and surpassed your goal, EAM! Good job and congrats!

>49 connie53: Thank you! Now, on to my true (but unannounced and unofficial) goal of 52.

AUGUST

39. Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage FINISHED 8/3/18
40 A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen FINISHED 8/5/18
41. Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer by Margalit Fox FINISHED 8/13/18
42. Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt FINISHED 8/16/18
43. Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston FINISHED 8/20/18
44. Brave New Girl by Rachel Vincent FINISHED 8/23/18
45. Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler FINISHED 8/28/18

SEPTEMBER

46. The Third Hotel by Laura Van Den Berg FINISHED 9/5/18
47. Tangerine by Christine Mangan FINISHED 9/14/18
48. Dying Bites by D. D. Barant FINISHED 9/15/18
49. Calypso by David Sedaris FINISHED 9/18/18
50. Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley FINISHED 9/20/18
51. Ghosted by Rosie Walsh FINISHED 9/22/18

Excellent job, EAM.

Thank you!

OCTOBER

52. Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala FINISHED 10/1/18
53. Dying: A Memoir by Cory Taylor FINISHED 10/2/18
54. Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott FINISHED 10/2/18
55. Educated by Tara Westover FINISHED 10/6/18
56. Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry FINISHED 10/15/18
57. The Cactus by Sarah Hayward ABANDONED 10/23/18
58. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella FINISHED 10/27/18

7 for the month!

NOVEMBER

59. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich FINISHED 11/5/18
60. Elevation by Stephen King FINISHED 11/5/18
61. Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell FINISHED 11/7/18
62. M is for Malice by Sue Grafton FINISHED 11/11/18

DECEMBER

63. The Race by Nina Allan FINISHED 12/08/18

Wow, 26 books above your target. Very good EAM.

Thank you Connie. And here's one more to end the year.

DECEMBER

63. The Race by Nina Allan FINISHED 12/08/18
64. Lethal White by Robert Galbraith FINISHED 12/31/18