Don't scratch that itch!

In my last post a few centuries ago, I mentioned that I was going to use up my time by 'catching up on my reading'. Well I've been doing an absolutely hopeless job with it so far....why? Because I'm disorganised, plus, I also just realised, because I'm greedy.

Each time I go to the library I end up borrowing more books than I could ever hope to read. I don't even have to look for the books...I just walk in and instantly a dozen or so titles catch my eye and scream my name. Then with much gusto,  gelojoh, and love I'd scoop as many of them as I can into my arms and take them back to my room. Where they never get read, simply because there are too many of them.

Instead I'll skim through the book, or just read the introduction. While the introduction can actually be just as informative and/or entertaining as anything else, at the end of the day I still don't walk away with much. All that huffing and puffing back and forth between the library and my room would have been for nothing. On top of that, I've been buying more books than ever, and no, I haven't finished reading them either.

For a long while, the only explanation I had for my behaviour was simple: I'm just nuts. And then a couple of days ago the real answer hit me. The 'nuts' factor is still applicable to a certain extent, but the bottom line is I'm just greedy. Greedy for books...should be a good thing right? Wrong my dear, wrong. 

So now, time for a resolution. (Yay, more resolutions to break :D) . My Resolution to Read hereby includes:

• I will create to-read lists
• I will stick to the list and will not buy/borrow anything that is not on the list unless it is very, very, very attractive
• I will NOT randomly borrow books from the library, unless absolutely necessary and relevant to my coursework
• If I see books that really, really make me itch to go on a borrowing spree, I shall copy its details to be included in a separate list (see above), and shall not borrow it until I have enough time to read it in its entirety
• I will not buy any books until I have finished reading the last book I bought/borrowed
• I will not seek out book shops, book fairs, and libraries, unless I am in search of something absolutely necessary and relevant to my coursework.

There. I hope I haven't left anything out. I hope I can stick to it. Realistically speaking, at the 

rate I'm going, I'm not going to be progressing down my lists with very much speed. Did I mention my online time takes away from reading time? Well, it does. Good luck to me.