So last week I discussed all the book challenges I’m taking part in this year to help tackle my out of control TBR shelf. After scanning all my books into a catalog app called Library Thing a few months ago, I was mortified to see how many books I own that haven’t been touched since I put them on my shelves.
As a result of this discovery, I pledged myself to a lot of challenges for 2020 to help me read my books. As part of those pledges I vowed to not buy more books until I had made a dent in the ones I already own. And it was going well!
That is, until it wasn’t. Yeah, I didn’t even last two weeks.
Okay, but in my defense… I actually have no defense. I was out with my husband to pick up a few things at the mall and decided to pop into a bookstore to “just look.” We both knew I was lying. He actually chose two of the Star Trek ones, but I wanted them just as much as he did. Ah well. At least one of the books is educational!
Also, even though I generally avoid books with the movie/TV show poster on the cover, I think in this instance I can live with the sacrifice. I wonder why…
How are your 2020 book resolutions going? Hopefully a bit better than mine are. Let me know in the comments!
A Little Nerd Told Me 
I told myself I would not buy any more books on my Kindle until I read nearly all of the ones I have downloaded! so far so good! I’m slowly but surely reading them – so that feels good!
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That might need to be my goal next year, I have Audible and Kindle Unlimited plus the Prime First Reads. I must have about three dozen or more books I haven’t touched since I downloaded them on my Kindle. Glad it’s going well for you, I bet that does feel good!
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Hahaha I have the SAME PROBLEM!!!!!! Just bought 8 more books over the weekend… New Years resolution lasted 12 days. We need a support group.
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Hahaha thank goodness it’s not just me. Book Buyers Anonymous, tbh it sounds like a great idea but I think in the end we’d all just end up giving each other more recommendations for our TBRs and all suffocate in a pile of books.
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HAHAH! So true!!!
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I was just toying with the idea of putting myself on a book ban right now because I want to save up more this year but my self control is SO WEAK 🤣 I went on a “mini”-shopping spree yesterday and bought books I’ve been wanting for a while because they were on sale… What was I supposed to do?! 😅
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I mean, they were on sale, it would have been rude to just leave them there. To my credit, I did get 10% off on the books I bought!
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Who can resist sales and discounts!? It would’ve definitely been rude to not buy them. They’re lucky to be added to your collection 🤣
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Okay, your tweet has me laughing though! I’ve never done a book buying ban, but I’m pretty good at not buying tons of books. Granted, I still have a lot of books on my shelves – some for years and years – and I am trying to focus on those more this year.
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
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I’ve managed one whole book from my own shelves! Haha, good god I’m never going to get these books read.
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