BOOKISH THOUGHTS....new goals and updates!

 Hello my lovely readers!

A couple of bookish updates for you....

NEW GOALS
My goal (retroactive as of 2025) is to read a book from EVERY SINGLE COUNTRY in the world and a book from all 50 states.

It's ambitious, but I'm giving myself until 2029 to do so (moreso for the Read Around the World challenge.) Just this year alone, I've read books from 20 countries and I wasn't even trying! Last year, I read books from 16 countries and again, I wasn't keeping track or trying to do so. 

I've spent about a week researching books that I want to read and adding tagging them on Libby, so I'm ready! I have between three to five books for each country, so I'll have options--just in case I have to DNF one. I'm excited! I truly think I can accomplish this goal.

The 50 states challenge was a spur of the moment thing. This year, I've read books from 19 states, so I figure I can get this knocked out by next year or this year if I'm super intentional. No pressure though!

OTHER UPDATES
I bought a third Kindle. Shame on me...but this one is my active Kindle! I have two Kindles. One is the basic Kindle that my hubby bought me in January 2025. The second is the Colorsoft that I bought myself for Christmas. Both have all of the books from my Libby tags (nonfiction/fiction) on them, so they aren't coming off airplane mode for a VERY LONG TIME.

This third Kindle, I bought used off Facebook Marketplace and it's the Paperwhite. I've even gone down the rabbit hole and ordered some stickers and Kindle inserts to go with it. Holy consumption, Batman! I have used it a lot more than my other two. It's my immediate Kindle, so whatever books I want to read immediately from Libby, go straight to this one. Yes, I did have the Kindle app on my tablet, but it hurts my eyes to read on that one, so here we are. The tablet is solely for Libby books that can't send to Kindle and Hoopla books. Don't ask, just nod your head and agree, we're all about consuming books in all forms!

I recently discovered reciprocard.com and got a library card from Orange County, which I'm very excited about! Next weekend, I'm going to stop by Randolph County and Chatham County either on my way to or from Greensboro, and pick up my library cards. This means I'll need to free up space on my Libby account because I'm currently maxed out at 50 cards, but I have a few expiring this year that I won't renew, so it all works out!