Goodbye, 2021! Year End wrap up
Hello readers! Are you ready to say goodbye to 2021 and welcome 2022? Ready or not, it’s time now and here is the 2021 year end wrap up that took me so long to write. I somehow kept procrastinating writing this post even after I had all stats and graphs ready. Holiday feel or it was the end of the year time whatever the reason this year at this time I felt wanting to be more relaxing than doing lot more work with finishing reading challenge (that thankfully I did), all year round-up posts and then making reels on Instagram for the same. Finally, it’s over, 2021 is over and I hope to start 2022 with renewed energy. So here is 2021 wrap up!
Reading stats and blog and social media stats
Reading stats-
Books Read – 100 (this year it was a little struggle to achieve)
Total Pages – 31272
Average Rating – 4.4
This year I read more more fantasy than last year which was only major difference.Rest of the stats more or less looks same as last year. Here is my reading in charts-
Year in blogging-
I wrote less posts than last year but that gave me more time to interact and that means yes comments and avg comments per post was better and satisfactory.
Year in social media-
Of course, Twitter surprisingly has more spike. This time I put extra effort in Instagram changed few things, it’s slow process in compare to Twitter but I’m happy how it looks and with numbers as well.
I would like to add one more category for diverse and own voice books in 2022.
Best things happened in 2021
1. I self-hosted my blog. Okay it took lot of work and was nightmarish with losing my old domain but now it runs smoothly except for those hosting server maintenance that sometimes shut down my site for an hour but there were a lot more positive things. I love how my blog looks now and I could at least get few dollars with ads (not a big amount) but at least it’s better than nothing. At least no one can say you don’t get anything out of your reading and blog.
2. My daughter finally started speaking and she is halfway to potty trained. Speech improvement was the biggest thing.
3. My daughter started going to pre-nursery which brought lot of improvement in her. As her admission for nursery started in November we also took her admission in school which is starting from April 2022.
4. My husband bought me an Ipad air. That was amazing gift and I love it so far. I might go paperless with journaling next year now that my Case-U stylus just arrived. Honestly, we couldn’t afford apple pencil after buying iPad, that thing alone took lots of money but Case-U stylus pen is best for me as I’m not a drawing person.
5. I read more from the shelf and bought less.
6. Found my buddy reader, Toni.
7. I attempted to write something different than the usual with less tours and spotlight posts and more list and discussion posts.
8. No one had COVID with two marriages in family and many social gatherings.
What I plan for 2022?
For now I’m setting Goodreads challenge for 70 books as I struggled to finish 100 books this year. Another reason is, my kid’s school will start from April so I don’t know how that is going to change our routin and affect my reading. I can always change the goal once I’m near to the number.
I might participate in few challenges but I will keep it manageable. I surely would do 2022 “SUPPORT BOOK BLOGGERS” CHALLENGE hosted by Krysta and Briana @ Pages Unbound. Here is link to Sign up. I also like this year’s Popsugar challenge that I say every year I will try but then leave it but this year I will do it for real.
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How was your year in reading and blogging? What do you plan for 2022 or looking forward to?
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विकास नैनवाल
Looks like you had a great year… Best of luck for the new year…
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you! Wish you great 2022!
ashley @ socially awkward bookworm
It’s always seeing graphs of the books that everyone reads! 🙂 I created a few for my end of the year post too.
I am really glad there has been a lot of improvements with your daughter this past year. Hopefully 2022 will bring a lot more! <3
Nice job reading more from your shelf and buying less! I am hoping to read more from my shelves this year and try to stay away from the library and ARCs.
Happy New Year! 🙂
Books Teacup and Reviews
Grpahs are always interesting. I hope My kid is potty trained this year and learns to do things like wearing clothes and eating on her own. Happy New Year! 😃
thecritiquesofafangirl
It is so much fun reading all these stats post, I got too lazy to do mine this year 😅😂😅
Books Teacup and Reviews
I was feeling lazy too until I finally sit to write the post.
Teri Polen
Looks like you had a great year, Yesha – hope this one is even better!
Books Teacup and Reviews
I hope so too. Happy reading!
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Rosepoint Publishing
what a fun wrap up, Yesha. Lots of good milestones.
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you! It was busy year but turned out satisfactory.
Lady Tessa
Awesome year and wrap up! Looking forward to your posts in 2022. ☺️. Happy New Year!
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you, Tessa! Wish you a great 2022.
WendyW
This wrap up post is excellent. You’re so thorough, and it’s fun to look at all the books you read last year and what your plans are for next year. Happy New Year to you and your family Yesha.
Rae Longest
Congratulations on a successful reading year. I always love hearing about your little one. Let your readers have more of that, please.
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you, Rae! I will try. Most of the times she is super naughty, it’s always exhausting to handle her tantrums and I wish she grows up soon.
Lashaan Balasingam @ Bookidote
Happy New Year, Yesha! I’m convinced you’ll continue to be a wonderful mother to your girl into 2022 and it sounds like you had so many memorable moments in 2021 too. Take care and stay safe! 😀
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you, Lashaan! Happy new year and I wish you have wonderful 2022. Take care and stay safe.
happytonic
Happy New Year to you and your family! I’m so glad your daughter is speaking and is enjoying her pre-nursery. Hope she loves her school once she starts it in April.
Your blog does look amazing, the teething problems aside. I really enjoyed looking at all the pie-charts you made to analyse your reading- such a great idea! Such an impressive number of comments, but then again you do so much to encourage other bloggers and build up our little community…
Hope you have a happy, healthy and prosperous 2022!
confessionsofayareader
Happy New Year! I hope you have a great reading year in 2022.
Suhani
happy 2022!have a great new year💗
Mischenko
You do such a nice job on your wrap-up posts, Yesha. Your blog is awesome! Looking forward to an awesome 2022. ❤️
Susy's Cozy World
The graph are amazing!! And 2021 was full of good things!! (I am especially happy for your daughter achievements!!) Let’s hope next year would be full of good things too!!
tropicalgirlreads1988
I really like how you put up a pie chart and all to show what genre, books you have read most. This actually inspired me. Happy New Year 2022!