Becoming More Organized in 2013

Yes, the new year always brings about a start of new ideas and new goals.  Something about starting over with a fresh slate that just gets under almost all of our skin.  I had decided that this was going to be the year where I finally finished off projects that I've started throughout the house, and also scaled down our stuff and got more organized.  (Funny, I can see my best friend rolling her eyes at me!) I admit I am addicted to books, magazines and posts about being more organized.  In fact that is what is drawing me to write this blog and accept the challange for the blog that I'm linking to.  Want to join me?  Want to get more organized in 2013?  I'm accepting the challenge, consider accepting it with me.

My Reading Challenge

In 2011 I decided it was time to start reading again. Not that I hadn't been reading, I just hadn't been taking the time to have "me" time which would allow for finding a good book to sink into.  My goal back then was 12 novels.  I read, or at least logged 44 books that I read during 2011.

This year, my goal was to read even more.  I know I read several books between January and March of this year, but in March I purchased a Kindle Fire and the reading took off.  Between March and yesterday, I read 55 books!!  I can't believe it.  What's even better is I didn't pay for any of those books.  I found 2 great links to follow that offer FREE kindle books on a daily basis. One is ereadernewstoday.com and the other is inspiredreads.com. I also found various pages to like on Facebook that also offer FREE books!  In fact at this point I have over 400 books on my amazon kindle list and I've only paid for 5 of them! 

With the goal of reading more than I did this past year, I also have the goal of writing up book reviews of what I have read.  Hopefully, 2013 will allow me to find the time needed to write a quick review after I finish a book.  To get started I've created a list of the books I read in 2012.

Happy Reading!!

2012 Book List
Mother Daughter Book Club
Mother Daughter Book Club (MDB) Much Ado About Anne
MDB Pen Pal
Stars Collide
MDB Pies and Prejudice
Longing
MDB Home for the Holidays
Confessions of a Shopaholic, Takes Manhattan
COS Ties the Knot
COS Shopaholic and Sister
COS Shopaholic and Baby
One Minute Organizer Plain and Simple
Chasing the Rainbow
Organized Simplicity
Always the Wedding Planner never the Bride
Girl Talk
The Rockstars Daughter
Must Love Dogs
My So Called Life As A Proverbs 31 Wife
Plan On It
Always the Baker Never the Bride
Always the Designer Never the Bride
Cool Beans
A Good Wife's Guide
Suddenly a Spy
Creative Chaos
The Last Good Man
Sweet Baklava
Search Committee
Chocolate Beach
Truffles by the Sea
My Stubborn Heart
One Crazy Summer
Stirring Up Trouble
Georgia On My Mind
The Perfect Blend
Dream Kisses
Around the World in 80 Dates
Head Over Heals
The Thirteenth Stone
That's My Teenage Son
Delivered with Love
In Between
North of Superior
More
Her Best Catch
Thirty Days Hat
200 Best Kindle Fire Apps
The Wedding Wager
Leave it to Chance
Her Minnesota Man
The Last Bride of Ballymuir
Winning the Clutter War
Across a Moonlit Sea
Think About Love