Blogging Goals for 2011!

It's time for my annual blogging goals of 2011 post, which means that not only is 2010 nearly over (Is it just me or has this year gone by extremely fast?), but I get to think deep about what I want to do in 2011 with my blog! So, bring on the goals!

1) Reply to emails in a more timely matter: I love getting emails. I love when someone takes the time to send me a message about something (Well, expect for spam but that's a given), especially when it's book related. But here's the truth: I'm awful at replying to emails, as I've learned over the past year. I let them pile up in my inbox for at least a month, and then I have to reply to a bunch of them all at once, which is never fun, trust me. So, this year that's not going to happen. When I get an email, I'm going to reply to it ASAP, if not sooner.

2) Comment on blogs more, especially when the person comments on my blog. Oh, and respond to comments on my blog as well: I love getting comments. I really do. They are like treasure when they land in my inbox, but me posting comments almost never happens, even though I love to comment on other people's blogs. It's probably because of school, but I'm not going to let that happened this year. I'm going to comment on blogs at least once a week, if not more. And if someone comments on my blog, I'm going to try my best to respond :)

3) Interview More Authors: One of my favorite parts about blogging is the fact that I get to have the chance to think of fun, interesting questions for authors whose books I love, but the thing is I don't do this nearly enough. So this year, I'm going to interview more authors, and best of all, I'm already working on this goal, as you'll see in January! :)

4) Get through my blog TBR pile: Last time I checked I have at least 122 books in my blog TBR pile, which just shouldn't be the case at all. So this year, I'm going to do my best to work through them all. Even if I get down to only 50 books, I'll be very happy.

5) Go to more author events: I love going to author events, especially when I've had the chance to talk to the author online before, but I don't go to them nearly as often as I would like, so this year I'm going to try to find more in PA to go to. And going along with this, I want to meet an actual blogger in person this year. I've been blogging for nearly three years, and I still haven't, which I find kind of sad. lol

6) Be More Outgoing: I love to talk, especially about bookish things, but I tend to be kind of shy at times. So, this year I'm going to make more of an effort to get to know some more of my fellow bloggers better on twitter and such! :)

7) Actually accomplish my 2011 goals and finish the challenges I'm doing by the end of 2011: Is it sad that I don't even remember what my goals and challenges were last year because I kind of think it is. So, this year I'm going to finish all my challenges and accomplish my goals!

Add-On:

8) Have Fun: I stress out about stuff way more than I should (with blogging and life in general) so this year I want to be more stress free. I want to relax and have fun! :)

In all, those are my blogging goals for 2011! I think I've thought up a fair and manageable amount, don't you?

Though, enough about me, what are some of your goals (personal, blogging/etc.) for 2011? Are any of them similar to mine? Let me know in the comments! :)

Challenges and Blogging Goals

Challenges:

 Since, I enjoyed the challanges I took part in last year, I've decided to join more this year. The ones I'm taking in part in are:

This is hosted by J. Kay, and if you would like to find out more about it, head over to her blog here. I'm also keeping track of each book's page total, because I'm going to calculate how many pages I've read by the end of the year.

Books read so far:

1) Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore (240 Pages)
2) Purge by Sarah Darer Littman (240 Pages)
3) Wish by Alexandra Bullen (336 Pages)
4) The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks (400 Pages)
5) Airhead by Meg Cabot (352 Pages)
6) Being Nikki: An Airhead Novel by Meg Cabot (352 Pages)
7) Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly (288 Pages)
8) Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten (316 Pages)
9) I Will Always Love You by Cecily von Ziegesar (400 pages)
10) Killer: Pretty Little Liar #6 by Sara Shepard (352 pages)
11) Heartless: Pretty Little Liar #7 by Sara Shepard (288 pages)
12) Runaway: Airhead #3 by Meg Cabot (320 pages)
13) The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy (336 pages)
14) The Popularity Papers by Amy Ignatow (208 pages)
15) Positively by Courtney Sheinmel (224 Pages)
16) Flash Burnout by L.K. Madigan (320 Pages)
17) Tagged by Mara Purnhagen (208 Pages)
18) Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti (240 Pages)
19) For Keeps by Natasha Friend (272 Pages)
20) Numbers by Rachel Ward (352 Pages)
21) Swoon at Your Own Risk by Sydney Salter (368 Pages)
22) The Tear Collector by Patrick Jones (272 Pages)
23) The Oracle of Dating by Allison van Diepen (256 Pages)
24) Jonas (Beautiful Dead #1) by Eden Maguire (288 Pages)
25) Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines (336 Pages)
26) The Stillburrow Crush by Linda Kage
27) Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
28) Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidits
29) King of The Screwups by K.L. Going
30) The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary by Jeff Kinney
31) When Mike Kissed Emma by Christina Marciniak
32) Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad
33) Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
34) The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell
35) Invisible Girl by Mary Hanlon Stone
36) Reality Check by Jen Calonita
37) The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May & June by Robin Benway
38) Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott
39) Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
40) Borderline by Allan Stratton
41) Things I Know About Love by Kate le Vann
42) The Star Shack by Lila Castle
43) The Clearing by Heather Davis
44) The Stolen One by Suzanne Crowley
45) Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
46) Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus
47) The Exile of Gigi Lane by Adrienne Maria Vrettos
48) The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
49) Claire De Lune by Christine Johnson

This is hosted by the awesome Kay Cassidy (link goes to challenge page) and fellow blogger, Jessica.
 
The books I'm planing to read are:

Bold= Have read since challenge started
 
1) The Oracle of Dating by Allison van Diepen
2) The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
3) Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti
4) Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Jen Calonita
5) Airhead: Airhead #1 by Meg Cabot
6) Being Nikki: Airhead #2 by Meg Cabot
7) Runaway: Airhead #3 by Meg Cabot
8) Tagged by Mara Purnhagen
9) For Keeps by Natasha Friend
10) Swoon at Your Own Risk by Sydney Salter
 
*completed*
 

There are four levels to this challenge, and I'm going to do the highest level- Super Size Me YA Reading Challenge. In this one you have to read 75+ YA books which I think will prove to be easy for me. If you would like to sign up, head over to J. Kaye's blog here.
 
Here's my list:

1) Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore
2) Purge by Sarah Darer Littman
3) Wish by Alexandra Bullen
4) Harmoic Feedback by Tara Kelly
5) Airhead by Meg Cabot
6) Being Nikki: An Airhead Novel by Meg Cabot
7) Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten
9) I Will Always Love You by Cecily von Ziegesar
10) Killer: Pretty Little Liar #6 by Sara Shepard
11) Heartless: Pretty Little Liar #7 by Sara Shepard
12) Runaway: Airhead #3 by Meg Cabot
13) The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
14) The Popularity Papers by Amy Ignatow
15) Positively by Courtney Sheinmel
16) Flash Burnout by L.K. Madigan
17) Tagged by Mara Purnhagen
18) Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti
19) For Keeps by Natasha Friend
20) Numbers by Rachel Ward
21) Swoon at Your Own Risk by Sydney Salter
22) The Tear Collector by Patrick Jones
23) The Oracle of Dating by Allison van Diepen
24) Jonas (Beautiful Dead #1) by Eden Maguire
25) Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines
26) The Stillburrow Crush by Linda Kage
27) Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
28) Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidits
29) King of The Screwups by K.L. Going
30) The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary by Jeff Kinney
31) When Mike Kissed Emma by Christina Marciniak\
32) Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad
33) Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
34) The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell
35) Invisible Girl by Mary Hanlon Stone
36) Reality Check by Jen Calonita
37) The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May & June by Robin Benway
38) Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott
39) Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
40) Borderline by Allan Stratton
41) Things I Know About Love by Kate le Vann
42) The Star Shack by Lila Castle
43) The Clearing by Heather Davis
44) The Stolen One by Suzanne Crowley
45) Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
46) Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus
47) The Exile of Gigi Lane by Adrienne Maria Vrettos
48) The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
49) Claire De Lune by Christine Johnson

Since, I volunteer at my local library (I don't think I've every talked about that before, have I?) I'm really big on supporting it, hence joining the challenge. I'll be doing the second level called Just My Size, where I shall be checking out and reading 50 library books. If you would like to join in on the fun, head over to J. Kaye's blog here.

My list:

1) The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
2) I Will Always Love You by Cecily von Ziegesar
3) Positively by Courtney Sheinmel
4) Flash Burnout by L.K. Madigan
5) Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad
6) King of The Screwups by K.L. Going

Since, E-books are kind of the new thing, I've decided to paricapte in this challenge, too. I'm doing the first level, Curious, where I shall be reading 3 E-books. To find out more, head over to Royal Reviews.
 
1) Tagged by Mara Purnhagen
2) The Oracle of Dating by Allison van Diepen
3)
 
 
Also, I'm doing the 2010 Debut Author Challange. My list will be kept here.
 
My Blogging Goals for 2010:
 

• Comment more, especially on people's blogs who comment on mine. 
• Do my best to post every day. 
• Find some new memes to do.
• Come up with a brand new, original feature.
• Interview more authors then last year.
• Complete all the challenges I'm doing.
• Catch up on all my review books.
• Post about and pass on awards I've receive. Since, I was so bad at doing that last year.
• And to love blogging as much as I did last year. :)