There are so many things I hope to achieve in 2013!
Here are some of the things I achieved in 2012:
I reached 100 followers! I ended the year on 102 and I am so pleased that I did! I just want to quickly thank all of my followers for all of the lovely comments and so many pageviews!
I've had around 4,300 pageviews which I am really pleased with, as my blog is still relatively small.
I had 358 comments! That's not including the spam!
I wrote 77 posts in 2012 which is good as I'm so lazy at writing them!
My Blogging Resolutions for 2013:
I would like to get better at organising posts as I am terrible at it! I need to start scheduling more, as some days I don't post at all!
I really want to get better at commenting more on other blogs, although I am getting a little better at this. I love commenting on blogs to show people that I've noticed their posts and have enjoyed them. If I comment then I'm more likely to get the favour returned!
I want to start analysing the books I read better. I really need to work on this as I'm good at expressing my opinion, but not on telling readers about the actual text.
I WANT TO MEET MORE BLOGGERS! Not that my current bloggy friends aren't amazing, but I want to talk to more bloggers! Mainly because they are so interesting and THEY LIKE BOOKS! I don't know many people who like books!
I would like to receive more review copies. I know this will come with time, but it's something that I would definitely like to achieve by the end of the year.
My Reading Resolutions for 2013:
This year I have set my reading target to 100 after reaching my target of 75 in 2013. I'm pretty confident that I'll reach it as if I read 2 books a week, every week, by the end of the year I will have read 104 books.
I really want to join a book club! I'm going along to one in February to try it out and hope that it will be a regular occurrence as it's a great way to find new books.
By the end of the year, I vow to have read at least one Harry Potter book. I haven't felt the need to read them until now but I feel like I'm missing it! I know next to nothing about them, apart from a tiny bit of information that I've overheard. It will also add to my British Books Challenge 2013.
I am going to try and aim to read at least 20 UK YA books, although this number may change. I should achieve this if I read at least 2 books a month.
I want to try and read more historical fiction, as it is one of my favorite genres.
I also want to try to read more classics, such as Great Expectations. I read A Christmas Carol for school and really enjoyed it.
And Just Some Other Resolutions...
I want to try and write more! I love writing but whenever I start a new project I always give up! I WILL stick with it this year!
I would like to go to a few literary events this year, such as book fairs and signings. I attended two book signings in 2012 and really enjoyed them.
I really want to try and expand my vocabulary. Why use boring words when you can use exciting ones?! I think this will really help with my writing, as well as my reviews.
I want to stop using words such as 'like'. So many people use this word and it irritates me! I'm going to try and stop saying it myself!
Lucy ♥