Wrapping up my WORST reading year | 2024 Reading Wrap Up & 2025 Goals

[@happyhauntslibrary]

Yes hobby sprints!! They must happen in 2025! And I am right there with you trying to figure out this whole work life balance thing. I made major strides in 2024 with creating (and then upholding) professional boundaries but the thing about boundaries is that they constantly require energy to maintain 🤪 So the journey continues! I need to read that Darcy Coates duology. A lot of the recent ones I have read of hers have been duds lately when I know I love her stuff!!

[@ElizabethSagewood]

@@happyhauntslibrary they are hard to maintain! Especially for people pleasers (which I am). Totally looking forward to seeing what you get up to for new explorations into the relaxing

[@NoJacki_OnlyZuul]

Looking forward to all of your 2025 content! I'm really excited for hobby sprints and your second channel 🥰

[@ElizabethSagewood]

@@NoJacki_OnlyZuul next round of Sunday sprints are going to be all about hobbies. I still have to set up my journal as well

[@adriennelee26]

Oooo...I have The Poison Thread staring at me from my tbr cart right now, so I may have to join the club in February. I enjoyed The Silent Companions and loved The House of Whispers. I haven't read The Shape of Darkness.

[@ElizabethSagewood]

@@adriennelee26 house of whispers was ok, I do love her atmosphere. Still have to get to the silent companions. Amazed I haven’t read it yet. Hoping you can join us for Feb!

[@ReginasHauntedLibrary]

I love this video and I can relate so much. Here's to more balance for the new year. XOXO

[@ElizabethSagewood]

@@ReginasHauntedLibrary 🥂 💜💜💜💜

[@angbane]

Happy New Year. I hope you find more balance in 2025. Looking forward to book club & hobby sprints. I fell off the bookclub & tbr reads last year- it was a tough time, though I did read plenty of mood-read books.

[@ElizabethSagewood]

@@angbane yes u know it was a tough time for you. I think 2024 was a crap one for a lot of people. Here’s to a re-set 🥂

[@badrad9226]

Absolutely Elizabeth ❤ Congratulations on your promotion first of all and I agree on the balance of life ❤ I am looking forward to your book club and no rush at all because we will always support you 🙂

[@ElizabethSagewood]

@@badrad9226 thank you for always showing support, my darling. Can’t wait for a more balanced year, hoping to see you on sprints soon ♥️

[@weirdstrangegirl]

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[@ElizabethSagewood]

@@weirdstrangegirl 💜

[@literarylove123]

I'm totally down for hobby sprints. My theme for 2025 is "Slow down." I switched my Goodreads reading goal from 100 to 50 books this year. No pressure. I want to create time and space to embrace my other hobbies. Well, no surprise here . . . we share the same worst book of the year. However, I can't be totally mad about that book since it brought me to you and Jacki. Love you lots, and here's to a relaxing and balanced 2025!

[@ElizabethSagewood]

@@literarylove123 I know we’re going to keep each other in check for relaxation. Too much pressure recently so I’m glad you’re doing a slow down too

[@andrewcrow1031]

Hi Lizzie, greetings again from Toronto. I hope you are well. Happy New Year! I spent most of the day keeping up with my booktube subscriptions and reading Ronald Malfi’s Small Town Horror. I’m glad you’re working on your home-time and relaxation. When you’re an old man like me you learn that life’s just too short. Balance is the key. I’m really looking forward to your movie channel; I’m sure it will be way cool. The Blair Witch Files sounds interesting, but my library doesn’t have any of them. Oh, well. I find that Darcy Coates is hit or miss with me. I liked Carrow Haunt and Haunting of Ashburn House, but I’ve DNF’d some of her others. And thanks for the read/don’t read list. Take care, and watch for further rambling comments!

[@ElizabethSagewood]

@@andrewcrow1031 Darcy Coates can for sure be hit or miss, I agree. I’ll always give her books a go, tho 💜

[@PatrickGreeneFearwriter]

As self publishing flourishes, books will continue to become worse on average. I'm sorry. It's just a fact. So called indie publishing only rewards those who can afford the best advertising, not those who are the best writers.

[@ElizabethSagewood]

@@PatrickGreeneFearwriter writing is a hard gig