Back in March, I entered the Take Control Of Your TBR Pile – March 2013 Reading Challenge, which was hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. As you can see, I’m a tad behind in updates, but I need to officially record that I completed this challenge for the Reading Challenges Addict event I am also participating in.
Previously, I’ve listed completed challenges in one big post. I think from now on, however, I’ll also be listing the challenges separately to make tracking easier.
Following are the books that I read during March as part of the TBR Challenge. In case you wonder if participating in reading challenges helps you to actually read more, I read twice as many books in March as I did in January and February combined by focusing on tackling my TBR pile!
- Nurturing The Soul Of Your Family – Renee Peterson Trudeau
- Beautiful Battlefields – Bo Stern
- The Briarpatch Gospel – Shayne Wheeler
- Consider The Cross – Kirsten Oliphant
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Other Invisible Illnesses – The Comprehensive Guide
by Katrina Berne, PH.D. - Preventing Home Accidents – A Quick And Easy Guide by Dan Hannan
- The Full Armor Of God by Larry Richards
- GPS Your Best Life by Charmaine Hammond and Debra Kasowski
- The Secret Of Maggie’s Swamp by Paul A. Barra
- The Gospel Centered Woman by Wendy Alsup
- The Woman’s Study Bible – NIV from Thomas Nelson
- Revealing Jesus – A 365 Day Devotional by Darlene Zsesch
How did you do it? What with blogging, commenting, taking care of the eight kitties, whipping the flower gardens in shape after winter and just the day-to-day chores of living, I am not going to complete the two challenges I signed for. I.m reading, which I love, but I only manage of few pages a day. any suggestions? Janet
To be honest, Janet, those challenges can be challenging – I probably bit off more than I can chew myself this year, but am improvising on the fly!
Really, the best advice I can give you is to realize that the purpose of these challenges are to be fun and to serve as an encouragement for you to read more – but they are meant to work FOR you – not to add pressure to your life. So, if you can find some time to read more (if that’s a priority) – like maybe setting aside some uninterrupted time each week or joining a read-a-thon or even taking a book and hiding out in the bathroom for privacy – do it! And, if you find that whatever is going on in your life pre-empts reading, plan for that now and do more when you can.
Perhaps you could focus on one of the challenges and complete that first. Or, perhaps there is a different challenge out there that is better suited to your needs?
I joined a lot of challenges this year but am finding it to be a bit of an administrative nightmare!
Now that I am getting a sense of which ones are and aren’t working for me, I will be able to do a better job of fine-tuning things next year.
I’m also considering hosting a challenge of my own next year, if I can think of the right one!
Best of luck to you! (Oh, the other thing that will help you – choose some “easy to read” books – lol!)
I’ve enjoyed reading the reviews of what you are reading. Reading is a high priority for me. This year I have fifty I’ve decided to read. But I find myself with gifts and other purchases that keep adding to my list.
Thanks Pamela – I appreciate the feedback!
Fifty is a respectable number of books to read in a year! I know what you mean about that list continuing to grow!
Are you participating in any of the reading challenges?