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What do you think if I told you: “I hate reading!”  Can’t be, right?!  Wrong!!  To read a book is my personal torture.  And actually, I am quite ashamed to dislike reading so much.  It is so not the example I want to set my daughter.  I want her to loose herself in a gripping story.  Having her imagination run wild about the adventures she reads.  And most of all I want her to be hungry for more.  I want that for myself as well!  BUT … reading books is not a hobby for dyslectic people!

Today it ends!  Right here, right now!  Dyslexia will no longer be my excuse not to read!

This doesn’t mean that I haven’t been reading al these years!  Of course I have read texts and blogs.  I’ve even read bed time stories to my daughter.  When it comes down to relaxing with a cup of tea and a good book …  No, that’s not my way to relax.  In school we had lists of books we had to read and discuss.  OMG , those were to worst assignments.  Turning my weakness in a strength, I started researching libraries for resumes, videos and everything related to the books in question.  I could talk about them without having read a single word.  It was never a problem.  Well, it leaves me with the same issue today: I can’t or don’t like to read a book.

I have been tackling my “weakness” by analysing blogs and writing posts.  But I have the feeling that, as long as I don’t read a proper book, or better still a few each year, I’ll never be able to say; “I have learned to live with my biggest weakness.”

So it was a blessing, finding the Popsugar Reading Challenge 2015 on Pinterest at the beginning of this month.  THE occasion to get started!

Popsugar’s Reading Challenge 2015

It’s been ages since I’ve set myself a new year’s resolution.  Hopefully you’ll help me to make it come through.

I’m not saying or promising myself, I will read 50 books as listed in the Challenge.  That would be too big of a goal.  Remember, goals have to be realistic and attainable.  So these are my 2015 reading goals and how I plan to achieve them:

-  I will try to tick of as much of the boxes as possible.

-  My handbag will always carry a book or my Kindle.

-  Each book and my “book report” will be posted.

-  Everyone can make book recommendations by leaving a comment.  Please leave me the Title, Author and why I should read it.

- End of 2015 I will post a resume of the Challenge and whether or not I will keep on going in 2016

And without further delay, … these are the first books on my list:

This will keep my  busy for a while!

Anyway, what about you?  Are you a book addict?  I’d love to know and hear about your suggestions.