Become More Social
Being social is something I really struggle with, both online and in person. I’m great at chatting when someone initiates conversation, but I suck at pushing myself out there and getting involved in Twitter or the general blogging world. I try, I really do.. But then I see other people just completely excelling at it and I can’t help but think, “Why can’t I be more like that??” So starting now, I’m revving things up, and pushing my social activity to a whole new level!
Comment on More Blogs
I suppose this falls under “Become More Social”, but whatever. Right now I am usually pretty good at commenting whenever I have something to say, but I really want to find more blogs to read and comment on! And I’m making it a clear goal to always comment on everything I read. Okay, that probably won’t happen, but I’m going to try my very best!
Clean up my RSS Reader
I’m actually afraid to check out my RSS reader because it’s a mess. I’m going to clean it up, stick to the blogs I read and like, and use that to help fulfill my “comment” resolution!
Utilize Google Calendar
I have actually started doing this already! When HarperTeen exploded on Edelweiss, I found myself really, REALLY overwhelmed with review copies. I just didn’t know where to begin. So I plotted all my books onto Google Calendar, sorted them by release date, and worked from there. Then I had a pretty good idea of what to read first and when I had to read which books by. It doesn’t mean I’ll always go in order, but it helps a lot!
Read These Books…
This is just a small, select list of the books that have been sitting on my shelf for a while!
- The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna
- Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
- Wither by Lauren DeStefano
- The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
- Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman
Do More Custom WordPress Work
I have done some custom WordPress work for a few blogs already, but I plan to more officially announce my services in a few weeks!
MARK OF ATHENA MARK OF ATHENA MARK OF ATHENA MARK OF ATHENA. READ IT.
Enough said right? Haha great goals! I LOVE Google Calendar. It helps for knowing when to get tours and promos ready. Lol. 
Love it! Can’t wait to see where you go with Book Nook in 2013!! XX, Inky
OMG HANNAH!!!! I think your Mark of Athena review was one of the first I ever read on your blog!!! I FREAKING LOVED IT!! I need to read this book ASAP.. ideally before I go back to the UK because it’s ginormous!!!
♥ ♥
I’m not setting any “real” resolutions yet, since I’m so new to this, those are all things I’m working on anyway, haha!
I never thought of using Google Calendar for scheduling my book reading time…right now I’m using a spreadsheet of books I’ve received, with calculations for +/- 2 weeks of the release date and 8 weeks from receiving my copy. But that might work out better…maybe I’ll have to do a combination of both. The math geek in me likes the spreadsheet, haha!
Also, I’m glad to hear that you’re officially putting yourself out there for blog work…I am hoping to hire you soon actually (before reading that) to do some widget work that I just can’t seem to get right.
Bree
Haha yay for math geeks!
If that works for you then AWESOME! I kind of wish I could do that just because it sounds cool lol!
Let me know if/when you want to talk about that widget work.
Feel free to send me an e-mail whenever!
Happy New Year!!
We share some similar resolutions – I’ll also be pledging to be more social and comment on more blogs in a couple days! I should really look into Google Calendar too…for now, I just have a sticky saved on my desktop with my review copies listed in order of release date.
I can’t wait to see what you come up with for your custom WP work!
I think Google calendar is nice because it’s laid out by a calendar so it’s a little easier to make sense of things visually.
Setting goals is important but also fun (wow that sounds nerdy!). I hope you succeed at all the plans you’ve made and enjoy the process as well. Commenting more is something I want to improve with too
Happy 2013!
Haha nerdy is cool!
Thanks so much Christina! Good luck to you with the commenting! I hope we both succeed LOL!
I agree! Being social can be daunting and like you, my feeder is totally out of control. Great resolutions!!!!
Thanks Pushy!
Hopefully we can both clean up our feeds this year! *fingers crossed*
OMG Ashley, I am begging you to please read Half Blood (and all the other books in the series).
Yes ma’am!
Yaaaay. You kick ass at custom WordPress stuff, so I am so excited for you to be doing it more professionally.
Thanks Jennifer <3
I’m really bad about the commenting thing too. And the RSS feed thing. So much there I’m not interested in anymore. >_> Those goals totally make sense. But I think it’s the coolest thing ever that you’re gonna do custom WordPress work. I could definitely use some help. I love how your blog is so simple yet so interesting and user-friendly and versatile. I majorly fail at emulating that style and I think I’ve just altogether given up haha. Plus your layouts are always really cute haha. Anyway!
I think you’re plenty social (net wise). But maybe that’s just compared to me.
Great resolutions. I think you’ll do great with them. Happy ’13!