Currently on my piano: one of my many piles of books TBR!

It's no secret that I love books. I love the feel of them, the look of them, the smell of them. I love to read them. Books are like candy to me. Granted, with everything that's gone on in my life the last few years, my reading progress has been scattered, and little. But that doesn't stop me from buying books, borrowing books, collecting books, or staring at the piles of books I have in the house wishing I could read one of them from cover to cover.I've done a little better with reading this year, well in the fall anyhow. I read way more once I made the decision to quit my job an official, final decision. I read a lot in October, even though I was still working, and in school. I didn't read much at all in November though I was home. I was finding it difficult to sit still and focus on a book for any period of time. I did buy a bunch of new books, and I received some as gifts, but I have been so full of nervous energy that I couldn't get into many books at all. I even took some of my regular comfort-food books back to the library without finishing them! *gasp*I'm at 34 books read, out of the 50 I challenged myself to read for the year (both on Goodreads, and the 50 Book Pledge). I managed 40 last year. I am hoping to make it at least that far this year. Who knows. I only have 3 weeks left, and...I'm going to be WORKING a lot! Wooo! I got a job at the bookstore, and though it's seasonal right now, I couldn't be happier to be back working with books. I start training this week, and then have a full, busy schedule next week. Christmas rush at a bookstore is my favourite time to be working with books. There's just something about the atmosphere that fills me up with joy and excitement!I admit to being a little nervous about going back to book retail after all these years. Being on my feet all day will be difficult, and exhausting, at first, and I'll have to remember all sorts of new things because the company has changed immensely since I was last an employee with them. Also, I worked in a smaller format mall store, not a giant format store like this one, so it will be a learning curve. And I'm trying not to think about the fact that I am currently old enough to be the mother of many of the other people I will be working with. I was that young, hopeful girl back when I first worked at the bookshop, and now I'm... not young or hopeful anymore. ha ha!But internet, I was so happy during the tour of the store this week that I thought I was going to burst into tears in the middle of the sales floor.Fingers crossed that I am actually as happy about this job as I think I am. I'm pretty sure my instincts are on point though. But still, new things are scary and exciting at the same time. I'm just so happy to be going back to working with books. And I am hoping this will help me with my reading issues, because I'll be surrounded by books, and people who love books just as much as I do, and I'll want to be reading all the time soon I am sure!