I managed to finish ahead of time which was a small miracle to be sure So last year I foolishly set myself the challenge of reading 100 books in a year. I wasn’t really thinking clearly and the number 100 just popped into my head when I spotted the challenge on Goodreads . I won’t be doing that again because it was an almost impossible task and I hate setting myself up to fail. Luckily, I didn’t fail but that was predominantly down to the help of my wonderful students. I don’t do New Year’s resolutions, but I do try to do something different or learn something new every year if at all possible. This year I’m opting to do things a little differently. I’m giving myself a very practical challenge combined with one I know is going to be filled with fun. So firstly I’ve decided that if I want to fulfil my ambition of eventually retiring to an Italian island I’d better improve on the smattering of Italian I currently ...
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