Reading Goal Tracker

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Growing up, I was always an avid reader, and it's something I've been working hard to prioritize in my life again. It always brings me a sense of calm which is matched by nothing else, and allows me to entirely escape into completely different realms, which is particularly the case for my preferred genre of fantasy. I recently got a kindle, and have been enjoying the built in tracker which tells me which days I read, but that data is rather limited so while it wasn't quite suitable for what I wanted in reading data, it served as excellent inspiration.

Furthermore, I wanted the physicalization to be something pretty I could put in my room, perhaps something that could serve as additional ambiance for the perfect cozy reading session. Ultimately, I came up with a backlit stained glass design with a curtain that would reveal only as much of the design as how close I am to my reading goal for the week (Which also serves as extra motivation to hit the goal, and even surpass it early in the week to enjoy the design). The stained glass design is the rose from Beauty and the Beast; I chose this because it's pretty, but also because I'm a disney kid and there's nothing more perfect for this than a nod to a story about a girl who loves reading. Currently, I have the reading goal set to 20 minutes a day * 7 days a week, so 140 minutes a week.

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