About Project

For a very long time now I’ve wanted to try out a challenge or just do something with my time that would actually benefit me or I could look upon in a few months or even years. As of late I’ve had a lot of time to think over my goals and what I want to maybe accomplish. I realize that’s a little more philosophical than I would have liked to say in order to get my message across but nevertheless it’s true. Now being the kind of person I am, I tend to do things in a much more abstract or even eccentric way than most people. For me personally, I find doing it this way is much more fun, and to be honest, I’m not typically that ordinary in my methods. 

Anyways, my challenge that I’ve given myself is to read one hundred novels by the end of two years. I realize this will be difficult but I think it’ll be worth it in the end. I read a quote once that said, 

and that’s something I really hold true for myself because after reading a story and becoming intertwined in the characters lives, I usually come out a different person. I either learn a lesson or just become very emotionally strained and move on, which is incredibly hard for me… I just want more than anything to come out of this just a little bit more grown up, and figure out myself and who I am through the stories I live through this.

Now I’m giving myself rules in order to make this challenge even more difficult and to maintain some structure in my strange dysfunctional life ——- oh the horror this will bring upon my everyday life… so here for you is my list of conventions:

1 I must write an entry each day in order to A. Track my progress, and, B. Keep you all informed on my day to day shenanigans and triumphs.

2 I will make an effort to read only books I’ve never read before to retain this challenge as being a new growing experience for me.

3 If I start a book I must finish it, even if it’s not my cup of tea, I must complete a total of only 100 stories.

4 Every novel I read must be an actual copy I own {I obviously know now my wallet will hate me for this later but I shall stand by this rule}

5 I will make an effort, no matter how embarrassing it is, to keep a section of new words I discover and didn’t already know the meaning of; as well as quoting quotes from each book and of course reviews.

This project which I’ve named The Pretty Little Book Project, will begin today on 1st August , 2012 and continue and hopefully succeed by the time the two years are up. As well by the end of this I will have officially graduated high school and preparing for university [THE FEAR!]. But what I really want at the end of this is to come out a much better person; a more developed person than I currently am in the moment. 

Okay so, Wish me LUCK & dftba!

-Amy