Nikchick

I marked this goal achieved some time ago but have continued to try to improve. Judging only my entries on Goodreads.com, I read 12 books back in 2007 when I was traveling more for my job and reading/listening to more books than I had in a long time.

In 2008 I stopped traveling as much and my rate of reading books fell. Only 8 books in 2008.

In 2009 I brought that total up to 10 books, definitely an improvement.

In 2010 I made a conscious effort to shut down the computer and get away from screens for at least 30 minutes before bed. Using this technique I bumped my total books read to 17 for the year, the highest number in 5 years.

In 2011 I plan to DOUBLE that number. So far, so good.

My mom, my daughter and I all went on a cruise to Alaska as part of my daughter’s 8th grade class trip. The very best part was getting to see the glaciers in Glacier Bay. I would love to go again and skip all the cruising down the inside passage… just give me a week with those glaciers!

I was able to see the Northern Lights on several occasions living in Minnesota but one occasion was so beautiful that I was forced to pull my car off the road and stand in the cold gawking.

I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time.