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snowflake challenge #12

Snowflake Challenge promotional banner with image of snow-covered trees and an old barn in the background. Text: Snowflake Challenge January 1-31.

Challenge #12:
Tell Us about a Personal Win.


I got back into reading in 2023. I have been saying for years that I want to read again, and I think I even listed it in Snowflake in the recent past, but I didn't get around to it. Toward the end of 2022/beginning of 2023, my sister and I were talking about how we really spend too much time with our screens and both agreed to start reading again and since then, we've made a lot of library visits and tried to get back into the habit. I was better about it for the first half of the year than the second but I still got a couple books done and I'm hoping to keep it up this year. The library being so active and full of people of all ages makes me happy. :D

Also, I co-modded my second exchange, a Rare Pair Exchange ([community profile] rarepairexchange), which was cool. It was slightly intimidating because it was bigger than [community profile] rarefemslashexchange (which is also ran again and I was happy it has gone smoothly so far *knocks on wood*), but I was fortunate to have a super organized co-mod, who made life easier. I have enjoyed running fandom events and I would love to do more of that this year, if I get the opportunity.
bradygirl_12: (christian (for bradygirl_12))

[personal profile] bradygirl_12 2024-01-23 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Go, you! Reading a book is such a pleasure. Pity so many people don't allow themselves to enjoy that pastime these days, but there are some of us out there! ☺️

Modding definitely can be fun. 🤩
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[personal profile] pattrose 2024-01-23 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Those are great personal wins.
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[personal profile] smallhobbit 2024-01-23 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Hooray for getting back into reading and using the library. I'm a great fan of libraries!
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[personal profile] ragnarok_08 2024-01-23 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Way to go!
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[personal profile] corvidology 2024-01-23 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Wins and major fandom contributions! \o/
aadler: (Anya)

[personal profile] aadler 2024-01-23 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Your achievements make me feel inadequate. Well done.
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[personal profile] brumeier 2024-01-23 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Those are both great wins! \o/ I keep saying I need to set aside time for reading - I have a million books on my Kindle - but I never seem to manage it. I'm glad you've made a good start!
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[personal profile] pianogurl330 2024-01-24 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
Way to go! :) Libraries are awesome places to spend time in!
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[personal profile] vriddy 2024-01-24 07:43 am (UTC)(link)
I love my library as well! Returning to reading is such a great feeling :D I think the library aspect helps a lot because I feel less guilty when returning a book unread than when I bought it haha.

And congrats on the events!! Running an exchange is so much work. I admire people who spend their time and energy doing that for fandom :)
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Go you!

[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith 2024-01-24 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
It's good to see folks modding events.
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[personal profile] scintilla10 2024-01-27 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
These are both very cool! Congrats!

Sounds like your sister has kept up the reading habit too, yay. :D
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[personal profile] peaked 2024-01-28 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, I'm that allegedly super organised co-mod! We gotta do that again and the other sometime this year! You made running it so easy (and kept me on task since I am a goldish).
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[personal profile] tinkaton 2024-01-31 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
Actually reading books feels so productive in a weird way, like it's just like any other hobby but when I got back into reading more after a long time I was just like "wow...books" sjhfskjfs Still don't read as much as I'd like, but a little is better than nothing!

And modding anything is always more work than one would expect, so congrats on that!