Status report

So, it's the last day of April, and I have finished 18 books. No, I haven't blogged about each and every one that I've read (although that was my original goal)... some books just don't seem to be worth the time and effort, I'm sorry. I also just forgot one or two and will try to go back and review them at some point, but once I've moved on I find it very easy to not look back... 

That being said, on my reading goal I am exactly on pace, which is impressive only because I inadvertently read nothing through both February and March (biggest excuse: an intense playoff push for my favorite hockey team, which did NOT result in a playoff run... fortunately, for me =P).  Usually I'll take a week or two off, a month at the most, but after losing almost a solid two months I did have to consciously get my head together in April. It's always interesting to evaluate the areas of your life that sap the majority of your resources... as it turns out, sleep, work, and hockey eat up most of mine... it could be worse. 

The one thing that I hate about New Year's Resolutions-or any goals that are set, particularly with time tables-it makes the year feel so much faster! Here we are, five months into 2017, and I feel like I've done nothing more than read 18 books... which seems incredibly insignificant, in the big scheme of things. 

So that's pretty much the situation. I think that from here on out, I'll probably dedicate one large post to group together all of the books that feel like they aren't worth the effort of an entire post of their own. And now if you'll excuse me, the one single advantage of not having a team in the playoffs is that you can enjoy the best of hockey without feeling anxious or uptight. I'm gonna go do that...