Author: Rachelle

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for January 28th – February 3rd.
  • Winter storms are no fun, even when they result in a day off from work.  The path to my garage and my driveway turned into an ice skating rink, and putting down salt didn’t do anything.  There is just too much ice and snow, and it’s still coming down as I write this.  My back is still not good enough to go shoveling, so the Boyfriend is stuck with that task while I make sure he’s got plenty of hot chocolate.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 1/5
  • Steps: 24,289
  • Miles: 9.86/19.25
  • Total Miles: 64.17/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 43/150

Monday’s Minutes

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“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • The Essential Tea Guide by Teressa Hansch
  • The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
  • Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson
  • The Ship Beyond Time by Heidi Heilig

Finished:

  • The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
  • Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle

Total pages read this week: 839

Total books for 2022: 6 of 85.

The Boyfriend was out of town this weekend, so I had lots of time to read and listen to audiobooks. It wasn’t an entirely lazy weekend for me, but it was quiet.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for January 21st – 27th.
  • I spent the weekend recovering from hurting my back, and then returned to work.  Though I managed to get through the week, I’ve been taking it easy, so I didn’t meet my goals for this week.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 3/5
  • Steps: 31,861
  • Miles: 13.05/19.25
  • Total Miles: 54.31/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 32/150

Monday’s Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • The Essential Tea Guide by Teressa Hansch
  • The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
  • The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
  • Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson

Finished:

  • Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon

Total pages read this week: 604

Total books for 2022: 4 of 85.

I hurt my back and was stuck home, mostly in bed for most of the week, which meant I was able to get A LOT of reading done. That was pretty much all I did when I wasn’t sleeping or feeling annoyed at not being able to do anything.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for January 14th – 20th.
  • I hurt my back, so not much walking happened this week, other than my walk to and from my car and the urgent care clinic.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 5/5
  • Steps: 28,798
  • Miles: 11.78/19.25
  • Total Miles: 41.26/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 79/150

Monday’s Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
  • The Essential Tea Guide by Teressa Hansch
  • The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman

Finished:

  • The Clanlands Almanac by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish

Total pages read this week: 268

Total books for 2022: 3 of 85.

I spent this morning eating a good breakfast with the Boyfriend so we could then go out to shovel a whole lot of snow. I’m now drinking hot chocolate while I write this post and watch out the window as the snow continues to come down, negating all of our hard work. *sigh* At least we got some exercise and will be getting some more later this afternoon.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for January 7th – 13th.
  • WOOHOO!  I hit my goal for the week!!!
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 5/5
  • Steps: 48,780
  • Miles: 19.89/19.25
  • Total Miles: 29.48/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 152/150

#BoutofBooks 33 – Day 7 & Wrap-Up

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Bout of Books

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01 am Monday, January 3rd, and runs through Sunday, January 9th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 33 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I was listening to The Clanlands Almanac by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish when my earbuds ran out of battery, and then I got busy doing a bunch of stuff that required my concentration, so I ended up not listening to any more of the book. I also didn’t read anything else, so this was my worst reading day out of the whole week.

  • Time Read:  0 hours 9 minutes
  • Total Time Read: 18 hours 23 minutes
  • Pages Read: 6
  • Total Pages Read: 716
  • Books Finished: 0
  • Total Number of Books Read: 2

Overall, I didn’t do too bad. I didn’t meet my goal of finishing 3 books, but I at least finished 2, and while I didn’t read as much as I did during Bout of Books 32, I still read a lot more than I usually read in a week.

Did you participate in Bout of Books? What did you read? Let me know in the comments!

#BoutofBooks 33 – Day 6

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Bout of Books

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01 am Monday, January 3rd, and runs through Sunday, January 9th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 33 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I got most of the house cleaned and chores done while listening to The Clanlands Almanac by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish. I didn’t finish it, but I only have about 3 hours left, so I might finish it today. I also read a few pages of The Essential Tea Guide by Teressa Hansch while I was waiting for the oven to heat up for dinner.

  • Time Read:  3 hours 25 minutes
  • Pages Read: 137
  • Books Finished: 0

Are you participating in Bout of Books? What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!

#BoutofBooks 33 – Day 5

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Bout of Books

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01 am Monday, January 3rd, and runs through Sunday, January 9th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 33 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I listened to some more of The Clanlands Almanac by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish, as usual, and then finished Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Revelations by Lydia Sherrer after the Boyfriend and I ate dinner. I decided to pick out and start another ebook to read during my breaks at work so I wouldn’t have to figure that out at work on Monday, and I chose The Essential Tea Guide by Teressa Hansch.

Today, I’ll be listening to The Clanlands Almanac while I clean the house and do other chores, and perhaps go for a walk after I’m done. I don’t know if I’ll finish it, since I still have nearly 7 and a half hours left, but who knows?

  • Time Read:  3 hours 16 minutes
  • Pages Read: 130
  • Books Finished: 1

Are you participating in Bout of Books? What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!