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January Wrap Up

Is it really February already? I went to work and couldn't believe my eyes when I looked at the calendar. I had to ask my husband how long we've been in a our new apartment because I have completely lost track of days, weeks, and time in general. It was a busy month and at times I didn't read much at all. But looking back over my stats I did pretty well overall and am looking forward to see how I do this coming month. I don't have anything planned out that I am going to read. I have decided that I need to even out my reading a bit and so I have decided to alternate between fiction and non-fiction. I am hoping that it will help me to focus on whatever book I am reading at the moment and cut down my TBR pile. Since I just finished Peter Pan I am going to switch to a missions book written by one of my favorite missionaries. It's called Walking His Trail. I am looking forward to it and I am already pleased with this plan to switch back and forth between types of books. So with that said here are my stats for January!

Books read: 
 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling 
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf 
Mission Guyana by Joan E. Lunney 
The Just Church by Jim Martin 
Peter Pan by JM Barrie
Favorite book read: 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling 

Least favorite book read: 
A Room of One's Own Virginia Woolf 
Number of pages read: 
2,060 

Number of Classics read so far: 
 12 of 76

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