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I have a problem!!! 📖📚📙

Houston I have a problem. I have too many books in my bookcase and in my kindle library. To see what books I have in my bookcase and kindle click the links as I have done 2 blog posts on that. Back to the reason you're here, I have many books on my shelf and kindle that I don’t seem to get around to reading to often. I wouldn’t call myself an addict to buying books but I’m a sucker for asking my mother for books she has or is finished with that look like good reads and then they end up in the bookcase and never get read because I always ask and she nearly always says yes. I did start reading one of the books my mother gave me recently, this morning and I do read every night but I need to challenge myself to read the books I currently have. I would never get into debt buying books or anything and I don’t buy books a lot at all. When buying books I usually get them second hand for less than €1 but I do have a bit of a problem asking my mother for books and she would give them to me.

I am beginning to feel overwhelmed with the amount of books I do have and some have been there for years. They are books I would like to read. I just need to try and stop asking mam for books and stop buying the odd books I do have at least until I have read the books I have. 

So my challenge is to read the books I do have and here are the rules

  1. Finish the books I am currently reading in my bookcase
  2. Read the books I have in my bookcase and my kindle
  3. Don't get anymore books until I have these read either from mam or shops (with exception to books I might need to buy for courses etc.)
I realised this morning when I was going through my books that there are a lot of books that I started reading a while ago and left a book mark in and didn't finish along with ones I started reading recently. I want to finish those 1st and they are

    1. Women who think too much by Dr. Susan Noleen-Hoeksema
    2. The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis
    3. Militant resurrecting authentic Catholicism by Michael Voris S.T.B
    4. To light a fire on the earth proclaiming the gospel in a secular age by Bishop Robert Barron
    5. 2019-20 Notes on a season The nine in a row by Neil Lennon
    6. A light in the window by Jan Karon which I read every night
    7. Pony Club Secrets Destiny and Stardust by Stacy Gregg
    I have other Catholic books that I won't be using reading in this challenge as I usually read more Catholic books in Adoration and whenever Adoration comes back after lockdown I will be able to read these books there where I can concentrate on them more. I have some Catholic books listed above because they are ones I read at home. 

    Thank you for reading my post and if you want to do this challenge feel free to do so and leave a comment so we can see how you are doing and what books you are reading.

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