Month: January 2018

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for December 29th, 2017 – January 4th, 2018.
  • My first check-in for 2018!  I finished up 2017 with just over 500 miles walked.  This year, I’m hoping to at least double that.
  • 23 and Me is doing a study on the possible connections between weight and genetics that starts on Monday.  I signed up and got put into the high fiber/low fat group.  I was lucky enough to find an excellent, non-gimmicky book about eating a high fiber diet at a Half Price Books store, The Fiber35 Diet by Brenda Watson, C.N.C.  I’ll be using it to help me stick to my diet for the next 12 weeks. 
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.

 

  • Steps: 24,765/70,000
  • Miles: 10.16/35
  • Total Miles: 10.16
  • Active Minutes: 40/210
  • Total Money Donated: $0.02/$5.00

Tuesday's Tunes: It's My Birthday!

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“Tuesday’s Tunes” is an occasional post containing a playlist I’ve made with a specific theme, often related to a book or books in general.
I haven’t done a “Tuesday’s Tunes” in what feels like forever.  Since today just happens to be my Birthday, I figured I would share my Birthday playlist with all of you.  Enjoy! 🙂
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All of the songs on this playlist are sung/performed by women, and most of them come from the 80’s and 90’s.  These songs were a major part of my musical upbringing, and will always be some of my favorites.
I’m gonna go eat ice cream cake now.

Monday's Minutes

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“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.  All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.

Happy New Year!

Currently Reading:

  • Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading by Maureen Corrigan – My 1st read of the New Year!  The title is fitting, don’t you think? 😉
  • Les Misérables by Victor Hugo – I’m starting this today with the hopes of finishing it by the end of the year.  It’s a re-read, but I haven’t read it since high school.
  • A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson – One of my #FitReaders goals is to finish the virtual Appalachian Trail, and this book, this year.
  • A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros
  • The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss – for the #EpicBuddyRead on Litsy.
  • The Map to Everywhere by Carrie Ryan

     
Finished:

  • Ghosts of Greenglass House by Kate Milford
  • Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
  • The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins

  

Challenges:

Total pages read this week: 998
Total books for the year: 102. I can’t believe I finished 102 books in 2017!!!  My goal for this year is 90, which is only 5 more than my original 2017 goal.  I’m a little sad that there won’t be a 2018 #ShelfLove challenge, and I haven’t found a comparable TBR challenge yet, so if you know of any, please leave a link in the comments.
What are you reading this week?