My goal for 2019 was to read a book a week, alternating between self development/business/money with a lil romance fiction. (my favourite!) 

I got asked a lot HOW I found time to make this happen, here were my top tips: 

• I didn't watch TV or series.
• I didn't mindlessly scroll on social media. 
• I took a book in my handbag at all times- waiting at appointments, school etc 
• I read before sleeping each night. 

This goal not only meant that I spent a lot more of my time wisely, but also expanded my knowledge. 

Along the way I have shared some of my favourite reads and it is certainly a question I still get asked everyday, so here is a list of my favourite books from 2019 in the 2 different categories I placed on my reads. 

Self Development/Business/Money 

• Emotional Intelligence, Travis Bradberry & Jean Greavers 
• Lost Connections, Johann Hari 
• Mama Rising, Amy Taylor-Kabbaz 
• Your own kind of girl, Clare Bowditch 
• Lead like a coach, Karen Morely 
• Awareness, Anthony De Mello 
• The wisdom of Sundays, Oprah 
• Get your shit together, Sarah Knight
• The subtle art of not giving a FK (almost didn't put this because.. sooo mainstream) 
• Chaos to calm 
• Do you talk funny? David Nihill 
• Winging it, Emma Isaacs
• Barefoot Investor (parts of this I have used- others not so much!) 
• The 7 habits of effective people, Stephen R Covey 
• BURN OUT 
• Why we sleep, Matthew Walker 
• The invisible load, Dr Libby 

Fiction/Fun Reads 

• The strangers we know, Pip Drysdale 
• The Sunday girl, Pip Drysdale 
• Tell me a secret, Jane Fallon 
• Not bad people, Brandy Scott 
• Don't forget about me, Mhairi McFarlane 
• Girl, woman, other, Bernardine Evaristo 
• The giver of stars, Jojo Moyes 
• The woman who stole my life, Marian Keyes 

Beautiful Books I just love

• the sun and her flowers, Rapi Kaur 
• Paris, Megan Hess 
• Notes to my future daughter 
• Pillow Thoughts 
• Milk & Honey, Rapi Kaur 

I trust that you will now have your 2020 reading fix sorted! Please let me know your best reads of 2019 in the comments below!