The Mountain – I Sized It Up
Today I counted all the books that I own that I still have to read. Not ebook ones, I’m way to scared to count those, but just the books I have on my bookshelves. Guys, I was scared. I was afraid The Mountain would be like this:
I’m proud to say, it was more like this:
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My TBR Mountain is more like a TBR Hill. You still don’t want to climb it, but it doesn’t scare you as much as its snow-topped big brother. As it turns out, I have 117 unread books. That’s right, I passed the one-hundred mark. But I was fearing that I sneakily passed the two hundred too when I was looking the other way. I am so, so glad that it’s just 117. That means that if I would stop blogging entirely, and I would continue reading as much as I do now, I would read through all of my books in just one year. That really doesn’t feel like an endless supply, as I thought it would be.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s way too much still.
But I’m not beyond saviour, and that’s something I’m proud of. I’m not buried by unread books just yet. So right here, right now, I declare a challenge with myself. I am going to reduce the size of my pile this year. At the end of this year in December, I will count all of my TBR books again. And it will not be 117 or more. Let’s make a goal.
At the end of this year, I will have reduced my TBR Hill to 80 books.
Because, let’s be honest, I will still be buying new books. I’ll still get books for review. But I’ll try to keep up with my reading, and won’t go on a book buying spree when I don’t even have time to read. I’ll add a “Size of the Hill” part to my Monthly Updates from now on, so you guys can all follow my progress. Wish me luck!
I would love to know how your TBR Mountains are doing. When was the last time you dared to count? Feel free to leave a comment and share your experiences (:
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