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k and not posts on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok</i>.)</p><p id="5a65">Once I discovered this new appreciation for reading, I can tell the significant difference how it helped me fall asleep faster and the quality was much better. Ever since then, I’ve been hooked and prefer a book over a sleeping pill.</p><h2 id="bbea">✅ 2020 Goal: 5 Books Read // End Result: 7 🎉</h2><figure id="a8fd"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*DrwrbYF3oQF7GsOPVs8VyA.png"><figcaption>Screenshot captured by author, <a href="https://crystalawalker.medium.com/">Crystal A. Walker</a> via <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19328623.Crystal_A_Walker">Goodreads Profile</a> Reading Challenge</figcaption></figure><h2 id="d93d">✅ 2021 Goal: 8 Books Read // End Result: 9 🎉</h2><figure id="619d"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*WW-uyDvptVN3j-YJuptiLQ.png"><figcaption>Screenshot captured by author, <a href="https://crystalawalker.medium.com/">Crystal A. Walker</a> via <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19328623.Crystal_A_Walker">Goodreads Profile</a> Reading Challenge</figcaption></figure><h2 id="a508">🚧 2022 Goal: 9 Books Read // End Result: TBD</h2><p id="fd42">I’m asking Santa (aka my husband) for a subscription to <i>Kindle Unlimited</i> for Christmas and I already have a lot of books on my reading list! A new library is being built closer to me — and as a prior Librarian Aid — I plan on being a regular patron.</p><p id="1659"

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There is one month left until the end of 2021, but that does not mean that it is too late to set a goal for yourself to close out the year. Even if that means reading <i>one</i> book!</p><p id="542b">Below is a link to my Goodread’s Friends invitation if you’d like to keep each other in check on our progress and share reading lists. (<i>Note: This friend link expires in 30 days.</i> It should also point you in the direction of my author page as well. However, if it does, send me a message and tag me in the comments @crystalawalker and I’ll shoot you a new link!)</p><div id="dc2c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/friend/i?feature=friend-invite-url&invite_token=MjY1ZGI0MjQtY2FmNi00NDZlLThhMTQtYzI3OGVjNjZjZDhk"> <div> <div> <h2>Goodreads</h2> <div><h3>Sign up to see what your friends are reading, get book recommendations, and join the world's largest community of…</h3></div> <div><p>www.goodreads.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*-Iy_IUi2lqqMqRsz)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="6aeb"><b><i>Are you participating in a reading challenge? If so, tell us in the comments how many books you have for your goal and what you are currently reading!</i></b></p><p id="3f98">Happy Reading, Book Worms!</p></article></body>

Attention Readers & Writers: It’s Not Too Late to Join a Reading Challenge

Consider this my personal invitation and NOT as a New Year’s Resolution.

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I refuse to get on the “It’s New Year, it’s a ‘New Me’” bandwagon. I stopped making New Year’s Resolutions long ago and I plan on keeping it that way. I will never give up carbs or wine, my Fat Girl Pants and I have an understanding, and I love my body for the way it is.

However, I do make new challenges and goals when it comes to my reading and writing.

As a writer, it is very important to read as well as write. Reading makes you more well-rounded, sparks creativity, broadens your vocabulary, and you’re supporting other writers.

Each year, I set a goal for myself of how many books I read. I started this in 2020 when my anxiety started to disrupt my life and I was having difficulty sleeping. What helped? Reading at bedtime. (This is reading an actual book and not posts on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok.)

Once I discovered this new appreciation for reading, I can tell the significant difference how it helped me fall asleep faster and the quality was much better. Ever since then, I’ve been hooked and prefer a book over a sleeping pill.

✅ 2020 Goal: 5 Books Read // End Result: 7 🎉

Screenshot captured by author, Crystal A. Walker via Goodreads Profile Reading Challenge

✅ 2021 Goal: 8 Books Read // End Result: 9 🎉

🚧 2022 Goal: 9 Books Read // End Result: TBD

I’m asking Santa (aka my husband) for a subscription to Kindle Unlimited for Christmas and I already have a lot of books on my reading list! A new library is being built closer to me — and as a prior Librarian Aid — I plan on being a regular patron.

There is one month left until the end of 2021, but that does not mean that it is too late to set a goal for yourself to close out the year. Even if that means reading one book!

Below is a link to my Goodread’s Friends invitation if you’d like to keep each other in check on our progress and share reading lists. (Note: This friend link expires in 30 days. It should also point you in the direction of my author page as well. However, if it does, send me a message and tag me in the comments @crystalawalker and I’ll shoot you a new link!)

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Are you participating in a reading challenge? If so, tell us in the comments how many books you have for your goal and what you are currently reading!

Happy Reading, Book Worms!