By now, you should be able to guess that I love to read. I read a lot of books this year. Yet somehow, over the summer, I stopped reading so much. I want to change that. I start school soon and might not have much time to read but I wanted to find a way to make sure that I find time to read. You might not know this yet, but I love Pinterest. That website is like a Pandora's box for me. I normally would go on there to search one item, such as healthy recipes, and somehow end up printing out printables to help create a Home Management Binder. Among the many printables I found, I came across a printable for a reading challenge. Granted, they're made to encourage children to read, but I thought it would be a fun way to track my reading.
The printable that I'm currently using can be found at Homeschool Creations. The challenge runs on a point system and lasts for one season. In order to make it more challenging for an adult, I considered only giving myself one point per book. However, the challenge is to reach 75 points and there's no way that I would be able to read 75 books in 3 months. Therefore, I will be giving myself 3 points per book to equal to 25 books. I think that's doable. For me, I will only be counting novels and other novel-like nonfiction, such as memoirs. I read a lot of self-help and crafty books and I didn't want to include those since I normally don't read the book entirely.
For this challenge, once 75 points have been earned, I will be entitled to a special treat. For kids, it could be something small, like ice cream or a family night out. For me, I will allow myself to spend $30 on Project Life products. In case you don't know what Project Life is, it's just a simplified version of scrapbooking. I love to scrapbook so you definitely will learn more about Project Life in the future. This post, however, is about reading. Throughout the next year I will have a tight budget with no room for extra shopping for crafts or clothes.
Completing this challenge will be a win-win situation. I will be able to get more reading done and I also will be able to go shopping for scrapbook supplies. Do you have any challenges you plan to commit to this season? I'd love to hear about other challenges!
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