https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:38:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2674112 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 01:40:32 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2674112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read 24 last year, and almost all of them were in a 2 month period. I would really like to read much more in 2017 but podcasts take up a lot of my free time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2673019 Mon, 02 Jan 2017 20:38:56 +0000 sarac 2673019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One a month is my very modest goal. A book a week would be great, but I just don't have that kind of mental energy most days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2672970 Mon, 02 Jan 2017 17:03:04 +0000 youboots 2672970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eh I read maybe 6 last year 1/2 of them parenting books which doesn't really count.</p> <p>You are a reading badass! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2672949 Mon, 02 Jan 2017 16:18:11 +0000 megpie 2672949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like this idea. I'm horrible for putting books down part way through for weeks on end and switching to a TV series. I think I'll make my goal 24... 2 per month sounds reasonable for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2672827 Mon, 02 Jan 2017 09:20:11 +0000 looch 2672827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am going to do 12, one per month. It's realistic given the time I have available. I've never been able to do a lot more than that, truth be told. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2672764 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 21:47:42 +0000 knittylady 2672764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd love to try for fifty but for this season of life it's just unrealistic. 25 will be very challenging but within the realm of possibility :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2672762 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 21:46:13 +0000 shellio 2672762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow :shocked: you ladies are amazing! I was going to do 12 again this coming year but now you've pushed me, I'm going to do 26, one every two weeks. I love to read and am a fast reader but there is always something else I need to work on. I read in spurts, I'll read 4 or 5 books in a month and then nothing else for a couple of months. One thing that has helped me find time to read - I took all the dumb time-wasting games off my phone, as much as I love to play them, and put on the kindle app. Then when I have a few minutes of down time here and there while I'm waiting for something I read a few pages instead of playing candy crush. </p> <p>@SweetCaroline: Renting kindle books from the library is the best! You can figure it out, I'm sure of it. From my library there are a couple of steps to go through but its simple and when I see an email that a book I'm waiting for is available, it takes me less than one minute until I'm reading the book! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2672761 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 21:45:55 +0000 twodoghouse 2672761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just counted in my Nook and Overdrive apps and I read 44 books this year (and countless kids books!). I think I'll shoot for 50 for 2017. I can't imagine reading much more than that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2672756 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 21:37:20 +0000 MrsKoala 2672756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'll go with 20 this year. I know I'll read at least 12 for my book club and then 8 more on top of that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2672725 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 19:39:42 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2672725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: Ooooh interesting challenge!! I don't think I'd be able to complete that but I'm gonna save that printable as a guide for my next reading choices. It'll take me out of my comfort zone! Thanks for this! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2672720 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 19:27:16 +0000 erinbaderin 2672720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If anybody is interested I'm also going to try to do the PopSugar reading challenge (<a href="https://www.google.ca/amp/www.popsugar.com/love/Reading-Challenge-2017-42561300/amp?client=safari" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.ca/amp/www.popsugar.com/love/Reading-Challenge-2017-42561300/amp?client=safari</a>):</p> <p>[attach=6329/17/oj4mlg.151x600.IMG_3256.JPG] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2672701 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 18:00:14 +0000 LemonJack 2672701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm setting a low goal this year with 12. We are having our second baby in May, and before then we have a ton of projects to finish around the house, so I know reading will be put on the back burner. Last year my goal was 26, which I reached. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2672697 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 17:28:49 +0000 Munchkin 2672697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>15 books for me in 2017!</p> <p>Considering I read almost nothing last year - distracted by podcasts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2672684 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 15:09:28 +0000 Bao 2672684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good luck with your challenges everyone! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663324 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 09:29:47 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2663324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to aim for 75. This year's was 70 and I'm on 68 now, so I should make it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663300 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 09:00:55 +0000 Bao 2663300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetCaroline: our library kindle version kind of sucked so I always had to do paper versions, hopefully yours has a better selection because it is convenient! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663177 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:07:33 +0000 Bao 2663177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: you should! I :heart: Goodreads </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663165 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:02:21 +0000 erinbaderin 2663165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@madisonbee: Yes! I've heard that the audiobook is great for that reason! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663163 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:01:43 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2663163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: Did you read it in his accent like I'm doing?! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663162 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:00:59 +0000 erinbaderin 2663162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@madisonbee: I loved Born a Crime so much more than I expected to!</p> <p>@bao: I don't, I just keep a running list in Evernote. I should though, I just keep forgetting about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663145 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:43:04 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2663145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My goal is to finally finish reading "Wild." It was my goal for 2016, and I end up reading other books along the way. I'm currently reading "Born a Crime" by Trevor Noah (hilarious and insightful). </p> <p>I'll go for 10 books this year; set my standards low! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663143 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:40:46 +0000 SweetCaroline 2663143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh gosh! I need to get back into Goodreads. I never quite figured it out. I should shoot for 26 books--1 every 2 weeks. I finally got the library app downloaded on my phone and have gotten into a good routine of placing holds and picking them up/dropping them off. Now if only I could figure out the whole renting Kindle versions from the library... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663131 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:33:01 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2663131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll say 24!! 2 a month. I want to get back into reading. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663113 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:12:13 +0000 Bao 2663113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: yes, keeping up on my Goodreads has really helped me even with my smaller goals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663111 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:10:33 +0000 HappyBaker 2663111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: Wow that's a lot!</p> <p>This year my goal was 25 but I switched it to 50 midway, I'm at 46 so I should make it!</p> <p>Next year I'd like to do 50 again. I think most of it is just having a GoodReads list so you always know what to read next. I set up my library holds to do 5 at a time so there is always something from my list coming available </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663106 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:07:28 +0000 Bao 2663106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: that's insane!! Do you keep track on Goodreads? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663105 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:07:06 +0000 Bao 2663105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@knittylady: it's about a book a week, which sounds impossible lol BUT I'll try. Before the kids wake up/rest time/after bed are when I get in the most reading. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663101 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:04:05 +0000 erinbaderin 2663101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2016 goal was 100, and I'm at 102 right now. For 2017 I'm not sure, probably the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663099 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:00:34 +0000 knittylady 2663099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: I have a friend who attempted 50 this past year- I don't think she's going to make it based on where she was last month but I could be wrong... but it made me want to do it for 2017! Then again my friend has no kids and I have two..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/your-2017-reading-goal#post-2663091 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 19:45:53 +0000 Anya 2663091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can do it!! 50 is a great goal. I'm not sure what my 2017 goal will be yet. </p>