It's early in the game for this 101 challenge. I'm not quite two months in, and I've been doing so well. But this weekend I broke one of my "rules" - so I'm making myself start again.
It all started when I got $75 in Barnes and Noble giftcards for Christmas. That was in the deal - I could use giftcards. So I did...and I did really well; I only went over by $3, and it was mainly just the tax. But then Borders decided to have their "giant post-Christmas blowout" or whatever it's called. And I had all that trade credit at the used bookstore to use up. And then there are all the books from PaperBack Swap coming off of my Wish List and into my mailbox. Long story short, I didn't just break my rule - I broke it spectacularly, and somehow acquired 20 new books this weekend. My shelf is now completely overflowing. So no more!
So I'm officially upping my challenge: I must now read 101 books (yes, 101!) before I can acquire any more. This would empty my "To Read" shelf almost completely. I won't un-count all the ones I've already read towards this challenge (12) since I'm upping it so significantly. I'm thinking this will take me the better part of 2009 to accomplish, but the only time limit I'm setting on it is that I have to have it done by the end of my challenge (which ends in August 2011).
As a result of all of my frenzied book acquiring, though, I will actually accomplish another of my tasks: buying a nice piece of furniture for my house (#51). I need some new bookshelves!
So wish me luck. And if you see me in Barnes & Noble, please escort me to the door!
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You shouldn't be so hard on yourself. Think of it this way...you've acquired 20 new books for so much less than it would have cost you. And you helped save the planet by swapping some of those books! :)
This post made me laugh, because I have the same problem! I can't resist B&N, I too just made a trip to exchange a stack of books at the used bookstore, AND I just ordered some books on Amazon. PLUS, my sister-in-law just gave me a stack. I CAN'T buy any more until I get though my stack!! ahh! I'm drowning in books :)
There are definitely worse things you could be spending money on, so don't be so hard on yourself! I am the same way with shower gel. I keep saying I cannot buy more until I use up some of the stuff I have.
I got 4 new books over the weekend, plus I got Eclipse (the 3rd Twilight book) for Christmas. Now I need to make time for reading!
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