Archive for the 'Buying Stuff' Category

28
Aug
08

Cheating?

I’m probably going to insert a caveat into my no-new-books-this-year rule.  Reference books might have to be allowed.  That’s not cheating is it?  How about no new fictionbooks this year?  That’s really what I meant so I don’t think I’d be bending the rules tooo much if I bought some reference books would I?

28
Jul
08

I must be stopped!

I’ve just ordered 10 books. 10! I do not need 10 more books. I already have enough books waiting to be read to last me a year or two. I’m probably heading for 100 books on my TBR pile – no exaggeration. I really need to stop this compulsive book buying.

So, for the next 3 months (I was going to say 6 but I know I’d cave on that) I am not allowed to buy any more books, and I’m going to make a concerted effort to get the TBR pile down. I want to read at least 12 books in that time. I would make it a higher target but I do actually want to get some writing done too, and maybe possibly have a social life. Please…