tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post2550201224288176442..comments2024-02-03T07:03:54.550+00:00Comments on Journey Through Fiction: My Bookish New Year’s Resolutions for 2016Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05889303601242344598noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-26615715895027514142016-01-06T16:35:30.704+00:002016-01-06T16:35:30.704+00:00Thanks Tracy! ARC's are such a mixed blessing,...Thanks Tracy! ARC's are such a mixed blessing, aren't they! It's so amazing to get them, but the pressure can be a bit strain, particularly when life-stuff interferes. Hopefully 2016 will be a much better year for all of us :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889303601242344598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-3801779104452426592016-01-06T16:34:11.791+00:002016-01-06T16:34:11.791+00:00It's so easy to let ARC's take over, unfor...It's so easy to let ARC's take over, unfortunately. It's awesome to be able to get them, but the pressure that goes along with it can be so overwhelming at times. Thanks for stopping by, Carole, and best of luck with your goals for the new year!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889303601242344598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-39534844075732944312016-01-06T16:30:46.051+00:002016-01-06T16:30:46.051+00:00Thanks so much! I hope you reach all your goals, t...Thanks so much! I hope you reach all your goals, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889303601242344598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-56468364758690509372016-01-06T16:29:17.808+00:002016-01-06T16:29:17.808+00:00Oh gosh, when a pre-order arrives in the post, I e...Oh gosh, when a pre-order arrives in the post, I end up pushing everything aside! To make it even harder, there are so many new releases this year that I just NEED to read, so it makes things a bit harder to fit in back list titles. And lol, saying I'll stay away from pre-ordering never works... it only makes me twice as determined to pre-order! Thanks for stopping by, Jessica!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889303601242344598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-54181772402598849332016-01-06T16:22:08.974+00:002016-01-06T16:22:08.974+00:00Getting the right blogging/life balance can be so ...Getting the right blogging/life balance can be so hard to maintain! Also, if I do take a few days or a week away, I end up feeling really guilty about all the stuff I could/should have been doing. And oh gosh, reviews... I'm so far behind! For the next month or so, I think I'll end up posting more mini-reviews - it's the only think I can think of to get through them all as quick as I can! Best of luck for the New Year, Britt!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889303601242344598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-49828838391900053812016-01-06T16:14:15.063+00:002016-01-06T16:14:15.063+00:00I noticed that, too, and I really hope we all can ...I noticed that, too, and I really hope we all can do it! Thanks for stopping by, Rose.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889303601242344598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-60164757976449346682016-01-06T16:04:11.693+00:002016-01-06T16:04:11.693+00:00Thanks, Elizabeth! And I need to follow in your fo...Thanks, Elizabeth! And I need to follow in your footsteps and haunt bloglovin' more often. It's the main way I follow blogs, and I have such a bad habit of letting posts pile up for a few days without checking. Then when I *do* look at it, and see 500+ posts to read... it's overwhelming! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889303601242344598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-46000360091063470452016-01-06T15:29:50.670+00:002016-01-06T15:29:50.670+00:00Oh wow, 100% on Netgalley is AWESOME! It's so ...Oh wow, 100% on Netgalley is AWESOME! It's so easy to ruin that ratio, but what so frustrating is when I request a book but only get the approval for it five or six months later :'( Thanks for stopping by Majanka, and best of luck with your resolutions!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889303601242344598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-73357586959431641472016-01-06T02:44:29.733+00:002016-01-06T02:44:29.733+00:00This is an amazing list! I'm definitely with y...This is an amazing list! I'm definitely with you on limiting ARCs. It's hard when reading becomes more of a chore. Good luck!<br /><br />Here are my <a href="http://www.cornerfolds.com/2016/01/top-ten-tuesday-77-sequel-resolutions.html" rel="nofollow">Top Ten</a>!Tracy https://www.blogger.com/profile/10715236765292209452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-23045864706093482412016-01-05T23:55:57.981+00:002016-01-05T23:55:57.981+00:00I am sorry that 2015 wasn't a great year for y...I am sorry that 2015 wasn't a great year for you but it sounds like you have set up some goals to help 2016 be a great year. I can completely understand where you are coming from in regards to the pressures of keeping up with ARCs and maintaining a blog. It can almost seem like a job instead of fun if you aren't very careful. Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-75966903862236044922016-01-05T22:32:49.214+00:002016-01-05T22:32:49.214+00:00You have some really nice goals, I hope you manage...You have some really nice goals, I hope you manage to achieve them all in 2016 and that it's a better blogging year for you than last year was.<br />My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/top-ten-tuesday-38/iloveheartlandXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040647634981408350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-58837142414872894552016-01-05T21:47:25.203+00:002016-01-05T21:47:25.203+00:00Oooh nice goals!! I always try to tell myself that...Oooh nice goals!! I always try to tell myself that reading/blogging is supposed to be fun. Not a job. Not some crazy stressful thing. So I try not to get stressed out when I don't get certain ARCs or get accepted on certain blog tours. I really want to read a TON or all of my backlist books here as well, but I know there are particular new releases that I will drop everything for and check out of real life for awhile! LOL!<br /><br /><a href="http://jessica-agreatread.blogspot.com/2016/01/teaser-top-ten-tuesdays.html" rel="nofollow">Here's my Tuesday Post</a><br /><br />Have a <a href="http://jessica-agreatread.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">GREAT</a> day!<br /><br />Old Follower :)Jessica @ a GREAT readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554254368211246669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-16450975047633840682016-01-05T20:08:37.208+00:002016-01-05T20:08:37.208+00:00All of these are perfect! I totally understand how...All of these are perfect! I totally understand how you felt when you weren't having fun. I think sometimes life just take the front seat and its okay to give yourself a break. I haven't read more than 2 books like all of December and im totally cool with that. I essentially screwed myself over for Feb since I have a shit ton of review books but whatevs! Ill get to them! I think all of these are perfect and doable! Goodluck<br /><3 Britt @ PleaseFeedTheBookworm.comBritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179222669149836812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-57547411931320993302016-01-05T19:11:16.404+00:002016-01-05T19:11:16.404+00:00I see a lot of resolutions for more commenting in ...I see a lot of resolutions for more commenting in other Top Ten Tuesday lists this week so hopefully we will all as a community come together on that one! And I definitely feel the same way about renewing that feeling of reading only for yourself. Good luck with all of your goals!<br /><a href="http://www.intheleaves.com/home/2016/1/5/top-ten-tuesday-bookish-resolutions-for-2016" rel="nofollow">My TTT</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927105260396589720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-88092287358526815932016-01-05T17:15:05.927+00:002016-01-05T17:15:05.927+00:00Oh gosh, yep, the pressures from ARC's and oth...Oh gosh, yep, the pressures from ARC's and other reviews books is incredible. And they stack up so quickly! I tried to not let it bother me, but it's so hard to do. Any time I picked up a book I bought, that little annoying voice at the back of my head kept reminding me of all the ARC's I *should* be reading. Hopefully 2016 will be an awesome year for all of us :D Thanks for stopping by, Chuckles!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889303601242344598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-74828844588631190442016-01-05T17:09:47.584+00:002016-01-05T17:09:47.584+00:00Thanks so much, Catherine! I really hope this year...Thanks so much, Catherine! I really hope this year will be a much better year *fingers crossed!* Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889303601242344598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-89364355596167043222016-01-05T16:25:17.593+00:002016-01-05T16:25:17.593+00:00We have some of the same goals. Commenting more is...We have some of the same goals. Commenting more is a big one for me. I had vowed to sign in Bloglovin at least once per day and comment on blog posts and I've been successful every day of 2016 so far, so I'm very proud. I'm also going to adopt and be strict with commenting back, both on my blog and following to theirs.<br /><br />Good luck achieving all your goals! I know you can do it! <br /><br /><a href="http://bookyabber.com/2016/01/05/top-ten-tuesday-resolutions/" rel="nofollow">My TTT</a>Elizabethhttp://bookyabber.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-70777973949994797882016-01-05T14:25:07.753+00:002016-01-05T14:25:07.753+00:00I second most of your resolutions. My Netgalley ra...I second most of your resolutions. My Netgalley ratio is now on 100% (color me crazy) and I intend to keep it above 80% or 90% at least, so I'm cutting back on the ARC requests. Only those I actually have time for from now on. And commenting more (see me commenting here, keeping up with those resolutions? haha). <br /><br /><br />Majanka @ <a href="http://iheartreading.net" rel="nofollow">I Heart Reading</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03239110434858103303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-10269037315251035912016-01-05T10:57:14.509+00:002016-01-05T10:57:14.509+00:00I can relate to a lot of what you say. I visit oth...I can relate to a lot of what you say. I visit other blogs a lot but don't leave many comments, usually because I don't know the books being talked about and I don't want to keep saying 'I'm not familiar with this book...' which I was doing on STS! Two years ago I was getting 30 books a month from authors and the deadline pressure was getting to me. I had to stop requesting books to let me read the books I bought for myself. Blogging became a chore and I had to just step back and decide to do what I wanted when I wanted and things have got better. Good luck!chucklesthescothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423562114343636659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858314372552614046.post-32747874053400853662016-01-05T10:04:37.628+00:002016-01-05T10:04:37.628+00:00Happy New Year Alma! :) I'm sorry to hear that...Happy New Year Alma! :) I'm sorry to hear that 2015 wasn't the greatest for you, I hope that this year will be much better! Good luck with all your goals and resolutions for the coming year. :)<br /><br />www.bookrantorrave.com<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05221276714544962176noreply@blogger.com