I’m not one for creating New Year’s resolutions.

Instead, I create a series of rolling goals. Once a goal is completed, I replace it on the list with something new. It adds a sense of momentum for me.

I try to avoid having more than ten things on that list at any one time and they vary between very simple and extremely complicated.

Occasionally, these things line up with the calendar or just make more sense to complete within a clear calendar year.

One of the new goals on my list is my intention to make time to read for enjoyment rather than just work.

My reading habit began to falter in the last few years and the number of books I got through decreased… dramatically.

I used to have a book to hand all the time, but over the last couple of years, when my day job got busy and stressful I wouldn’t pick up a book to relax. I’d watch a movie, or listen to music, or play a video game. Basically, because my brain was so exhausted I would do anything to avoid more thinking.

Even though my actual reading habit dropped, I still bought books I wanted to read, and they would just sit on my book shelves or my Kindle unopened.

I’m a bibliophile and I miss reading.

There were times when I’d go through three or four books a week, at least. So, I’ve decided to do something about the current lack of reading in my life.

In 2025, it’s my intention to read at least 200 books. It will be mostly fiction, but I’m sure there will be several non-fiction books in mix too.

Not all of the books I read will be new for me, there are a few that I haven’t read in a long time that I’m excited to return to.

A series I’ve wanted to re-read for a while is the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. They’re like a comfort blanket in book form.

What kickstarted the idea to re-read them is the Collector’s Library editions that they completed a few years ago. I’m going to pick up the whole set throughout the year and I plan to spread the series out in order to extract as much joy from them again as I can.

Over on the right, in the sidebar, I’ve added a section that includes the book I’m currently reading and also a link to the full 2025 list of books. I’ll be adding the books to that list as I get through them.

I may start reviewing the books I read, but I’m not going to commit to that just now.

While I have a lot of new books to work through, I’m always open to suggestions. Please feel free to recommend some books that you love in the comments and I’ll add them into a list that I may share here later or may just incorporate into the 2025 list page somehow.

Here’s to a year of resetting and getting back to doing things I love. Making time to read again is at the very top of that list.

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