The Book Place

 

I’ve discovered a pretty cool FaceBook page called The Book Place. It reminds me a little bit of an app called Blinkist.  Except it’s not something you listen to, and it’s free. 

Basically it is a place where book summaries are posted for many popular books. Most of them are nonfiction, and fall into the personal growth genre. 

What I have enjoyed about this page is that each book has a ten point summary. It’s a great way to learn more about the book, and to determine if you want to learn more. 

I often times jot down some notes about each book. It’s a great way to keep learning without having to invest in a subscription service. 

Librocubicularist

Librocubicularist-

noun

A person who enjoys reading in bed

25 in 25

 I’m setting two goals when it comes to reading this year. I’m committing to reading 25 minutes a day, and I’m going to read 25 books from my library that I haven’t yet read.

As much as I would like to commit to reading more I’ve found over the last few years that this is a reasonable amount for me. I’m impressed with several of my young Mama friends who have read triple this amount, even with the responsibility of young children. 

For a while I beat myself up because my attention span just doesn’t seem to be what it used to be. Then I read something Joyce Meyers wrote about aging, and accepting your “new normal.”

I’m excited to say that I’ve gotten started, and am actually finishing up The Engineer’s Wife, a book I posted about before that just didn’t hold my interest. I’m learning more about life in the early 1900’s, the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, and about caisson disease. 

As it turns out the books I have chosen are about 50/50 fiction and nonfiction. I’m including the list below, sans the author. 

☑️The Engineer’s Wife

☑️Becoming Mrs. Lewis

The Women

Life in Five Senses

What You’re Really Meant to Do

Hidden Figures

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

The Let Them Theory 

The Midnight Library

☑️Wintering

Chasing Slow

The Year of Living Virtuously 

The Self-Care Year

Live Not By Lies

The Time Keeper

☑️The Book of Ichigo Ichie

No Cure For Being Human

A Simplified Life

The Broken Road

The Forgotten Road

The Road Home

Finish

☑️How to Age Without Getting Old

Dare to Fly

What are your reading aspirations this year?

2025 Reading Challenge

 

I’ve made a list of 25 books that I already own that I want to read this year. I’m committing to reading 25 minutes a day. I’ve signed up on the Goodreads app to keep track of the books I’m reading. 

That being said I think I need to shame myself on my last year’s effort. Many of my younger Mom FB friends have read triple my amount of reading. If they can read this many books all the while taking care of their families, then what is my excuse?

Put down the I pad needs to be my mantra this year! My goal is 25, but I’m going to try to exceed this by the end of next year. I want to make reading a priority!