My Reading Goals, Wishlist, and Next on My Lists

Okay, so I thought I would do an update post, more for myself, but also for anyone who is curious or needs ideas ;) I have some reading goals, books on my wish list (to buy), and what I want to read and watch in the next few weeks/ months. I have another month of uni. left before summer vacation =:) (I am literally counting the days till my almost 4 month summer vacation), so this post will remind me of what I planned. Here goes!

My Reading Goals
1. According to goodreads, read 50 book in 2013.     
2. Read 75% of my books before buying any new ones (I want to finish series before starting new ones).
3. Buy a bookshelf and do a "tour and decor" once I get it!
4. Become a Barnes and Noble member by November 2013 (gift to myself :P).
5. Give away some of my books (to friends and/or book sales).

Updates to my 50 books goal and all my virtual bookshelves are on http://www.goodreads.com/sabrinafatima

My Book Wish list (to-buy)
1. The Zion Deception by Laurence B. Brown (I'm a massive fan of his fiction, haven't read others)
2. Echoes by Jamilah Kolocotronis
3. Footsteps by Umm Zakiyah
4. Muslim Teens in Pitfalls and Pranks by Maryam Mahmoodian
5. Sophia's Journal: Time Warp 1857 by Najiyah Diana Helwani

I usually buy books that I want to read, but can't find on the library catalog (Islamic fiction) and/or ones I liked and want to add to my collection. More books I plan to buy are on my shelf @ http://www.goodreads.com/sabrinafatima

Next to Read
1. Speaking Skills Every Muslim Must Know by Zohra Sarwari (I have a presentation coming up...)
2. The Marriage Procedure in Islam by Umm Muhammad Aminah Assami
3.  Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally by Patti Digh (book club @ http://www.delusionalmom.com/im-starting-a-book-club/)
4. Nightmare Academy books 2
5. and 3 by Dean Lorey
6. Monsters book 4 by Dian Curtis Regan
7. Dolphin Diaries books 7
8. and the rest by Ben M. Baglio

I'm trying to finish up some series, even children's books I once liked and wanted to re-read (don't laugh). More books in my finish-series bookshelf are on http://www.goodreads.com/sabrinafatima

Next to Watch!!!
1. Happy Feet 2
2. Scooby-Doo Mask of the Blue Falcon and other direct to film videos
3. Wreck-it-Ralph
4. The Hobbit
5. Oz: The Great and Powerful

Believe it or not, this took me a while to type up, so I hope it helped someone else too in some way ;)

Future Posts Ideas

Before I forget some ideas I just came up with, I thought I would share what I am thinking about posting for the next couple of weeks/months. I try to post every Sunday on this blog and for my previous posts, I alternated between my past writings that I wanted to share (poems, articles, memoirs, etc.) and writing terms from a creative writing book I have.

Since I finished the writing terms, I started with journal posts which I want to continue. But since I haven't written anything "fun/interesting" recently, I am thinking to post essays and such from my English classes that I think are worth sharing. If you have read my "About Me and My World" then you know I am an English major at uni. So, I thought this would be a good way to share some of my work for uni. with others here on my blog. What type of Eng. uni. work can you expect in the upcoming weeks? Some essays on Ray Bradbury's short stories (don't judge just yet), a project on one of my favorite Disney movie, and anything I may do in future English classes. I will still try to do some of my own longer writings, like articles and poems, and will post those whenever I finish each one.

I just put up my last "quote" post (directly below, My Fav. Tumblr Quote Graphics), and I am thinking about posting random (current) journal entries. This will range from my upcoming Winter Break to-do list, New Years Resolution, I Am Thankful for... (Islam, being a Muslim, my body, my mom, etc.) and many more. One of my New Years Resolution is to journal everyday (check back for that post :)) so starting January, I will try to make my Sunday blog posts be the same as my Sunday journal writing (to make things easier to keep track of) In my intro. about me and my world, I did mention some things to look for in the future on my blog like book reviews and memoirs with pictures. I still plan to eventually do those as well, but they may be surprise posts scattered throughout other posts.

Enough said. I think this is a good idea of what is in store for my blog. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do and will visit my blog again ;)