1dreamweaver529
Hello and welcome to my thread!
I'm Amanda, a Pacific Northwest mom of two (9-year-old son AJ and 8-year-old daughter E), work-from-home accountant, quilter, knitter, general crafter, and of course reader.
I read mostly romances, with a healthy dose of mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and a little non-fiction just to spice things up. The vast majority of my reading is done via audiobooks. This is facilitated in large part by my local library systems, ten of which have a reciprocal borrowing agreement with my own. So I have 11 library cards, with the ability to have 197 loans and 175 holds on Libby alone. Yes, I know I have a problem, don't come for me.
I managed to post almost all of 2023, so thought I'd try again in 2024. I track all my reading on a personal spreadsheet (which drives most of my analytics), here on LibraryThing, as well as on Goodreads (to keep in touch with my sister) and, new this year, The StoryGraph.
While I hope I can post books here as I read them, I'm going to be realistic and admit I will probably post in batches. My goal is to post at least once a week. By the end of January, I should know what day I can (mostly) commit to. I've trimmed down on many of the challenges I set myself last year, and am trying to just read what I want to read (aka whatever is due at the library next that I can't review for the umpteenth time). I will still be tracking the series I'm reading, as well as all of the stuff I have on my personal dashboard.
I'm Amanda, a Pacific Northwest mom of two (9-year-old son AJ and 8-year-old daughter E), work-from-home accountant, quilter, knitter, general crafter, and of course reader.
I read mostly romances, with a healthy dose of mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and a little non-fiction just to spice things up. The vast majority of my reading is done via audiobooks. This is facilitated in large part by my local library systems, ten of which have a reciprocal borrowing agreement with my own. So I have 11 library cards, with the ability to have 197 loans and 175 holds on Libby alone. Yes, I know I have a problem, don't come for me.
I managed to post almost all of 2023, so thought I'd try again in 2024. I track all my reading on a personal spreadsheet (which drives most of my analytics), here on LibraryThing, as well as on Goodreads (to keep in touch with my sister) and, new this year, The StoryGraph.
While I hope I can post books here as I read them, I'm going to be realistic and admit I will probably post in batches. My goal is to post at least once a week. By the end of January, I should know what day I can (mostly) commit to. I've trimmed down on many of the challenges I set myself last year, and am trying to just read what I want to read (aka whatever is due at the library next that I can't review for the umpteenth time). I will still be tracking the series I'm reading, as well as all of the stuff I have on my personal dashboard.
8dreamweaver529
So, I'm going to jump the gun just a little and post my stats here. I don't think I'll get much if any reading done these last few days of the year, as the kids are off of school.
9dreamweaver529
And my thread is officially open!
11PaulCranswick
I love those graphs, Amanda and will be along for more of the same throughout 2024, God willing.
12Berly
And Happy New Year!! Also, we are trying to get an Oregon meetup together. Any interest? Check it out here....https://www.librarything.com/topic/356633#n8338003
14FAMeulstee
Happy reading in 2024, Amanda!
15curioussquared
Happy new year, Amanda! I'm looking forward to seeing what you read in 2024 :)
