{"id":18140,"date":"2017-09-08T08:40:43","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T13:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/?p=18140"},"modified":"2017-09-06T20:42:48","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T01:42:48","slug":"reading-report-11-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2017\/20170908-18140.htm","title":{"rendered":"Reading Report: 11 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 5, 2017 marks 11 years from when I started my <a href=\"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2008\/20080427-827.htm\">epic project<\/a> to read every book in my local branch library. <\/p>\n<p>Every so often, I take stock of where I&#8217;m at and report on progress. This year&#8217;s progress reveals&#8230; that I have young children. :-)<\/p>\n<p><b>TOTALS as of Sept 5, 2016 (10 years or 3653 days)<\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"fourwide\">\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Items Complete<\/th>\n<th>Categories Closed<\/th>\n<th>Items\/day<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile Picture <\/td>\n<td>1492<\/td>\n<td>443<\/td>\n<td>0.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile, Board Books <\/td>\n<td>147<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>0.04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile, First Readers<\/td>\n<td>66<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile, Chapter<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>0.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile Fiction<\/td>\n<td>314<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>0.08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile Nonfiction<\/td>\n<td>261<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tTeen Fiction<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>0.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tTeen Nonfiction<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tAdult Fiction<\/td>\n<td>465<\/td>\n<td>71<\/td>\n<td>0.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tAdult Nonfiction<\/td>\n<td>919<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>0.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tAudio CD<\/td>\n<td>695<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>0.17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile DVD<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tAdult Fiction DVD<\/td>\n<td>99<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>0.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tAdult Nonfiction DVD<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tPeriodicals<\/td>\n<td>89<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i>\tTotal<\/i><\/td>\n<td><i>4421 items<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t\t<\/td>\n<td><i>1.21 items per day<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>I&#8217;m far enough along that the overall averages don&#8217;t change much from year to year &#8211; until I get comparing this year&#8217;s averages with my overall averages.<\/p>\n<p><b>Last year&#8217;s reading (and the annual average completed)<\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"fourwide\">\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Categories Completed<\/th>\n<th>Items Completed<\/th>\n<th>Annual Average Items Completed<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile Picture <\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>98<\/td>\n<td>135.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile, Board Books <\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>13.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile, First Readers<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>6.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile, Chapter<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>8.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile Fiction<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>28.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile Nonfiction<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td>23.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tTeen Fiction<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>4.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tTeen Nonfiction<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tAdult Fiction<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>42.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tAdult Nonfiction<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<td>83.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tAudio CD<\/td>\n<td>-39<\/td>\n<td>56<\/td>\n<td>63.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tJuvenile DVD<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tAdult Fiction DVD<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>9.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tAdult Nonfiction DVD<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>3.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\tPeriodicals<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>8.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\t<em>Total<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>-27<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>362<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>434.8<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Notes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A combination of not focusing on closing out categories and reorganizing what I consider a category in audio cds has resulted in a net negative gain in categories completed this year.<\/li>\n<li>My reading this year is actually quite similar to last year&#8217;s &#8211; and I think I&#8217;ve settled myself into the reality that this is the new normal for life with young children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I just started tracking it last year, but a look at how many days it takes me to get through a library item continues to fascinate me. <\/p>\n<table class=\"fourwide\">\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Time to Read (2015-2016)<\/th>\n<th>Time to Read (2016-2017)<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Audio CDs<\/td>\n<td>4 days<\/td>\n<td>6.5 days<\/td>\n<td>I&#8217;ve worked hard to consolidate errands to minimize drive time &#8211;<br \/>\n maybe that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m listening to less?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Adult Nonfiction<\/td>\n<td>4.4 days<\/td>\n<td>4.5 days<\/td>\n<td>I still read a lot of nonfiction.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Board Books<\/td>\n<td>5.2 days<\/td>\n<td>16.6 days<\/td>\n<td>I&#8217;m much more likely to select new picture books to read with Tirzah Mae &#8211; and to choose board books I already know and trust to read to Louis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Picture Books<\/td>\n<td>6.2 days<\/td>\n<td>3.72 days<\/td>\n<td>As Tirzah Mae&#8217;s reading has transitioned mostly away from board books and to picture books, my picture book reading has increased.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Adult Fiction<\/td>\n<td>33.3 days<\/td>\n<td>33.2 days<\/td>\n<td>Essentially the same as last year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>So concludes my report on the last eleven years&#8217; reading :-)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 5, 2017 marks 11 years from when I started my epic project to read every book in my local branch library. Every so often, I take stock of where I&#8217;m at and report on progress. This year&#8217;s progress reveals&#8230; that I have young children. :-) TOTALS as of Sept 5, 2016 (10 years or &#8230; <a title=\"Reading Report: 11 years\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2017\/20170908-18140.htm\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Reading Report: 11 years<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18140"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18140"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18143,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18140\/revisions\/18143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}