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The Empty Shelf Challenge

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You may have seen the empty shelf challenge going around Facebook and blog circles. The challenge started with  Jon Acuff , and the idea is to clean off a shelf and every book you read during 2014 goes on that shelf. You can even share your books via a shared Pinterest board .  You can even share your pictures with each book you read and let everyone see as your shelf starts to fill with each book. Cool, fun, interactive way to share what you've read this year. However, I must admit, I'm not going to participate. Why even bring it up, you ask? Well, I'd like to, but I think I'd embarrass myself. I do have my reasons. I go through periods where I don't do a lot of reading for enjoyment. Like the entire fall when I was crocheting myself into a frenzy. I read parts of lots of books that I don't necessarily finish. It's honestly a job hazard. I have to read enough to pitch books and write PR, but there's no way that I can finish all of them. That...