I have gotten a lot of questions about reading 52 books last year, but the biggest one is: How do you find the time? People have asked me that over and over, and I still scratch my head and have to think. How do I find the time? I only expected to read about 30 books this year, mostly because I knew I was going to start some sort of photography business and my time would be limited. But even working an extra 10 hours a week this summer doing photo sessions and editing photographs, I still read a …
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What I Read | December Edition
December was an exciting reading month, as I approached my goal of 52 books. And I did it! I read 52 books last year (more on this soon -- I want to share my favorites!)! So exciting!* These three books rounded out 2014, the year of reading all the books. Here's what I read in December: Show Your Work by Austin Kleon | I loved this book! Earlier this year, I read Kleon's Steal Like an Artist, and I didn't love it. But this one was great. Kleon writes about showing your process as you work, …
What I Read | November Edition
The four books I read in November put my 2014 tally at 49. Only three books left to reach 52! Totally doable, but I'm still a little nervous about fitting it in. It's December, after all.* Here are the books I read in November: The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg | A family comes to terms with the mother's morbid obesity and how it is destroying her health and life. Each chapter jumps from present to past, with the present chapters each taking a new character's perspective as that part of …
What I Read | October Edition
As part of my list of 33 things to do before I turn 34, I plan to read 33 books. It's not an extreme challenge since the five books I read in October put my 2014 tally at 45 (somehow my reading this year has me on track to read at least 52 books -- insane!). But my reading goals for 2015 are to slow down and read some longer books, so I don't expect to keep up my 2014 pace. At all. Once I realized I was on track to actually finish the equivalent of a book a week this year, the pressure to read …