Welcome to Musing Mondays, hosted by Should Be Reading.
Every Monday, we ponder various bookish topics:
Describe one of your reading habits. • Tell us what book(s) you recently bought for yourself or someone else, and why you chose that/those book(s). • What book are you currently desperate to get your hands on? Tell us about it! • Tell us what you’re reading right now — what you think of it, so far; why you chose it; what you are (or, aren’t) enjoying it. • Do you have a bookish rant? Something about books or reading (or the industry) that gets your ire up? Share it with us! • Instead of the above questions, maybe you just want to ramble on about something else pertaining to books — let’s hear it, then!
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Today I’m going to chat about reading habits. Before blogging, all I did was read and move on.
When I started seriously reviewing books and blogging about them, I decided I needed a blog where I could document my reading/reviewing journey. So Curl up and Read was born.
At that time (October 2009), I had a huge TBR stack of books, just waiting to be read. Around 166, to be precise. I photographed the stacks and posted them on my About page.
I then started tracking books, creating a page for each year on that blog. Recently, I’ve revised the pages to simplify things. Bookshelves 2010 (Books Purchased, Read and Reviewed, Review Books), etc. As I buy a book, I enter it on the appropriate page. When I read and review it, I enter it and link to the review. (Same thing with review books).
My challenges also go on this blog, with the exception of the Cozies Challenge, which is on Chocolate & Mimosas (Guilty Pleasures blog). But I do have an image link in the sidebar at Curl up and Read, taking you to Chocolate & Mimosas.
Obsessive/Compulsive much?
That is what’s working for me…so far.
What are you musing about today?
SERENDIPITY 
Seems like you have a good system 🙂
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Thanks, Valentina….It felt like I had to do something…lol.
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Sounds like good advice. Thanks for stopping by my site earlier.
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You’re welcome, Cynthia…enjoy your blogging journey, and thanks for visiting.
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Interesting topic. My musing has a similar theme today.
My Musing is here
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I think one reason I haven’t tracked my reading in notebooks is because of my horrific handwriting…lol. The more I write, the worse it gets. I often can’t even read it a day or more later. So I’m grateful for blogging and being able to track my reading there.
Thanks for stopping by, Yvonne.
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i am less organized that you are when it comes to tracking my books… the only things i use are shelfari and goodreads and sometimes i’m too lazy to write a review haha!
thanks for stopping by my blog
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I do like tracking my reviews on Goodreads and Amazon, too; I forgot to mention that. I actually started reviewing on those sites before I created the pages on my blog. Thanks for stopping by, Books Keep Me Sane.
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I always have thought keeping track of what you read is a good idea. But I’ve only started this year! Thanks for visiting my blog!
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No worries…I had my first blog for a whole year before I realized how to connect with other bloggers! lol
And then I started figuring out a few things. But I’m still learning. Thanks for visiting, Livvy.
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A system and an organization is what I need to develop now that I am new with reading / book blogging. 166 books? Wow!
Thanks for stopping by my Musing Monday post.
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It took me awhile to come up with something that works for me. Good luck, Jenn…you’ll find it.
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I am not as sorted as you are about it. But I too started tracking better when I started blogging about the books I have read as well. 🙂
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I think it takes time and practice, as well as observing what other bloggers are doing. Thanks for stopping by, Lady Ambrosia. Enjoy!
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