New Year New Challenge

Hi, you might be here because you read my blog last year or you may have just stumbled upon me. Either way, welcome to my 2013 challenge :)

Last year I decided to do a 30 day challenge each month and blog about it. A lot of people have asked me what comes next now I've finished my challenges and if I’ll be carrying on my blog. I had an interesting 2012 and discovered so much about myself but another twelve challenges didn't seem feasible, especially as I didn't even complete the last two. Therefore I decided that 2013 is going to have just one challenge: ‘To Do the Classics’.

Now, if you know me you might know that I work in a library and that I read lots of books, however I have never read many of what you might call ‘the classics’. I found a list of a hundred books that the BBC believes everyone should have read of which I have only read seven! For a self-confessed bookworm this is pretty bad news.

Another topic that comes up quite frequently is how few 'classic' films I've seen. Whenever the discussion rolls around I brace myself for the looks of horror I know I’ll receive when they realise I've never seen The Goonies or something. In 2012 I was introduced to Ghostbusters and ET but there are still tonnes of films that people seem to think I need to watch.

2013 is going to be all about rectifying this. I'm going to use the BBC list as a starting point and aim to read at least one book from it each month which will give me plenty of time to read all of the other fluff that I enjoy :). For the films I asked friends what they thought and cross referenced their suggestions with the IMDb top 250. Again I'll need to watch at least one a month.

I also decided to get a change of scenery and move to Blogger for the year. So stick around and maybe give me a comment or two.

Happy New Year!