Author: Rachelle

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for March 2nd – 8th.
  • Though I’ve been unpacking, organizing, and hauling stuff around all week, it did not show up on my FitBit as active minutes or a huge number of steps.  My body sure feels it though *sigh* At least the apartment is looking much more like a home than a storage unit.
  • I’m finally on the Tennessee-Virgina border section of the Appalachian Trail on Walking 4 Fun.  I’m hoping I’ll be able to read the next section of A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson soon.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.

 

  • Steps: 27,844/56,000
  • Miles: 11.44/25
  • Total Miles: 141.40
  • Active Minutes: 15?!!!/210
  • Total Money Donated: $0.40/$5.00

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.
Currently Reading:

  • Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
  • A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  • The Kindness Handbook by Sharon Salzberg
  • A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros
  • Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
  • These is My Words by Nancy E. Turner

     
Challenges:

  • COYER: 1 of 30 from The List, 8 for “The One With The Twist”, 0 for “The Strict”

Total pages read this week: 236
Total books for the year: 15 of 90.  I’m in the process of unpacking and organizing all of our stuff in the new apartment and, for reasons unknown, I haven’t been in the mood to listen to any audiobooks.  Instead, I’ve been listening to music and catching up on podcasts, mostly Lore.  When I have taken reading breaks, I’ve only wanted to read These is My Words, which I found in a little book shop and art gallery in Tubac, Arizona.  I put aside The Portable Dorothy Parker for the 2nd time, but at least I got further than I did the last time I tried to read it.  I will try it again some other time, but I’m thinking it just might not be my thing.
What are you reading this week?

The Classics Club Spin #17

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It’s time for another Classics Club Spin!  Below is my Spin list.  I only have 18 books remaining on my master list, so I added the two I’m already reading that weren’t on the list to get the full 20.  I’ll have to start repeating titles for future spins as I get closer to finishing the challenge 🙂

  1. Kafka, Franz: The Trial
  2. Lawrence, D.H.: Lady Chatterley’s Lover
  3. Du Maurier, Daphne: Rebecca
  4. Barrie, J.M.: Peter Pan
  5. Beckett, Samuel: Waiting for Godot
  6. Remarque: All Quiet on the Western Front
  7.  Melville, Herman: Moby Dick
  8. Bronte, Anne: Agnes Grey
  9. Proust, Marcel: Swann’s Way
  10. Gogol, Nikolay: Dead Souls
  11. Eliot, George: Middlemarch
  12. Hawthorne, Nathaniel: The Scarlet Letter
  13. Heller, Joseph: Catch-22
  14. Hemingway, Ernest: A Farewell to Arms
  15. Cooper, James Fenimore: The Last of the Mohicans
  16. Crane, Stephen: Red Badge of Courage
  17. Hugo, Victor: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  18. Irving, Washington: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  19. Hugo, Victor: Les Misérables
  20. Tolstoy, Leo: War and Peace

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for February 23rd – March 1st.
  • The Boyfriend and I have done so much walking around and checking things out that I was happy when all of our stuff arrived since it meant I could “rest.”  The unpacking and organizing is racking up my steps as well, though, so my feet aren’t quite as thrilled.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.

 

  • Steps: 80,307/56,000
  • Miles: 33.08/25
  • Total Miles: 129.96
  • Active Minutes: 482/210
  • Total Money Donated: $0.37/$5.00

Monday's Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

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

  • Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
  • A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  • The Kindness Handbook by Sharon Salzberg
  • The Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker
  • A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros
  • Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

  
  
Finished:

  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
  • Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson

 
 
Challenges:

  • COYER: 1 of 30 from The List, 8 for “The One With The Twist”, 0 for “The Strict”

Total pages read this week: 223
Total books for the year: 15 of 90.  The Boyfriend and I left Arizona for California on Wednesday and moved into our new apartment on Thursday.  Since then, we’ve been checking out the neighborhood, buying stuff for our home, figuring out the public transportation, and eating really yummy food.  Yesterday we spent most of the morning at one of 3 local farmer’s markets and OMG, we will definitely be going back for almond croissants from one of the bakery stalls and the triple cream cheese we discovered at one of the creameries.  It’s a good thing we’re walking to and from most places; otherwise, we’d end up gaining a ton of weight!
What are you reading this week?

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for February 16th – 22nd.
  • The Boyfriend and I are now in California in our new apartment.  There are so many things within walking distance that I will probably not have a difficult time meeting my step goal.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.

 

  • Steps: 49,373/45,000
  • Miles: 20.30/15
  • Total Miles: 96.88
  • Active Minutes: 240/210
  • Total Money Donated: $0.29/$5.00

Monday's Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

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

  • Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
  • A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  • The Kindness Handbook by Sharon Salzberg
  • The Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker
  • A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros
  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
  • Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
  • Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson

  
    
 
Challenges:

  • COYER: 1 of 30 from The List, 8 for “The One With The Twist”

Total pages read this week: 234
Total books for the year: 13 of 90.  If it weren’t for listening to Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, I wouldn’t have read much of anything this week.  The Boyfriend and I finished packing up the apartment and completed the 1st half of our road trip to California.  We’re currently visiting his Mom and her Husband in Arizona.  I’m not 100% sure what day we’re leaving, but I’m catching up on sleep, eating food that didn’t come from a drive-through, and generally relaxing.  I also got to hang out with my BFF on Sunday and I already miss her! 
What are you reading this week?

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for February 9th – 15th.
  • This check-in is a day late because I was on the road all day yesterday.  The Boyfriend and I are now in Arizona and staying with his Mom and her Husband for a few days.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.

 

  • Steps: 53,780/30,000
  • Miles: 22.09/15
  • Total Miles: 76.58
  • Active Minutes: 279/210
  • Total Money Donated: $0.24/$5.00

Monday's Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

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

  • Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
  • A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  • The Kindness Handbook by Sharon Salzberg
  • The Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker
  • A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros
  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
  • Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

  
   
Finished:

  • The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton


 
Challenges:

  • COYER: 1 of 30 from The List, 8 for “The One With The Twist”

Total pages read this week: 355
Total books for the year: 13 of 90.  Reading time has been nearly non-existent for most of this week.  While I managed to finish one book towards the beginning of the week, I haven’t picked up a book to read instead of pack since Friday.  The Boyfriend and I leave for San Francisco later this week, so I’m hoping to get some quiet reading time once the apartment is finally empty of all our stuff.
What are you reading this week?

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for February 2nd – 8th.
  • I’m still in the process of packing up the apartment.
My books
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.

 

  • Steps: 25,755/30,000
  • Miles: 10.58/15
  • Total Miles: 54.49
  • Active Minutes: 81/210
  • Total Money Donated: $0.17/$5.00