Author: Rachelle

Dewey’s 24-Hour #Readathon

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Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon has officially started!  I’ve been awake since around 6 am, thanks to both of our cats deciding that the Boyfriend and I needed to be awake. I’ve got my huge cup of tea and I’m set up in the den on our super comfy couch to read while I eat my cinnamon chip toast with a little bit of butter.

My first book of the readathon is How to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame-Smith. While I still have my pile of books, I’m trying something a little different this time and pulled 9 physical books from the list by length. So, in theory, I’ll only be reading shorter books from my shelves instead of books from any other format, with the exception of one audiobook I already started yesterday, World War Z by Max Brooks. I’ll be posting updates here every 8 hours.

My #Readathon TBR stack
  • What fine part of the world are you reading from today? I’m in Columbus, OH.
  • Which book in your stack are you looking forward to the most? Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket.
  • Which snack are you looking forward to the most? I went to Trader Joe’s and bought all.the.snacks. Their peanut butter pretzel bites are my fave, but I also got a bag of their rice cracker mix, a package of fig cookies, and so many other yummy things!
  • Tell us a little something about yourself!  I recently moved into the main part of my house, out of the attached guest house, after the renovation was finally finished, and I’ve been spending the past week getting everything put away and set up so that I don’t have to do anything but relax and read this weekend.
  • If you participated in the last readathon, what’s one thing you’ll do differently today? As mentioned above, I’ve selected a small stack of books from my physical TBR, based on length, that I will attempt to stick to for this readathon. I don’t know if it will work, or if I’ll veer off into my Kindle or one of several audiobook apps I have on my phone, but we’ll see. I also have an hourly reading goal of at least 30 minutes per hour (so hopefully I’ll read for 12 hours of the readathon) and an overall reading goal of 700 pages.


My first update will be at 4 pm.  I’ll be tracking how many pages I read and any books I finish.  I’ll also include snacks I’ve nommed, and any music I’ve listened to while reading.


Whether you’re participating in the readathon or not, what book(s) are you currently reading? 

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for October 15th – 21st.
  • We’re moved into the house and have most of our stuff out of the guest house.  I also spent a lot of time unpacking boxes that have been in our garage since we closed on the house and finding homes for everything.
  • Tomorrow is Dewey’s 24-Hour #Readathon, and then on Monday I start my new job, so I’m not doing anything other than reading and enjoying my weekend (other than laundry, anyway).
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 4/5
  • Steps: 41,289
  • Miles: 16.88
  • Total Miles: 526.88/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 195/150

Monday’s Minutes

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

Currently Reading:

  • The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
  • Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley
  • Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

Finished:

  • Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
  • A Just Clause by Lorna Barrett

Challenges:

#RIPXVI – Peril of the Fiction: 9; Peril of the Short Story: 10; Peril of the Listen: 4; Peril on the Screen: 54

#ShelfLove – 45 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 619

Total books for the year: 68 of 90.

The Boyfriend and I are one story away from finishing Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror. We’ve watched all of “Midnight Mass” and are now a couple of episodes into “Brand New Cherry Flavor,” which is extremely weird.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for October 8th – 14th.
  • We are officially moving out of the guest house tomorrow, and I’ve been spending most of my time doing everything I can think of to make the transistion easier.  I’m honestly not sure how my FitBit didn’t track all that activity, even though I was dripping sweat like I had been doing some serious cardio.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 0/5
  • Steps: 23,773
  • Miles: 9.72
  • Total Miles: 510/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 25/150

Monday’s Minutes

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

Currently Reading:

  • The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
  • Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
  • Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley

Challenges:

#RIPXVI – Peril of the Fiction: 7; Peril of the Short Story: 5; Peril of the Listen: 2; Peril on the Screen: 48

#ShelfLove – 44 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 390

Total books for the year: 66 of 90.

It’s October! The Boyfriend and I are continuing to read Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror together. We’ve also watched all of “The Haunting of Bly Manor” and have started watching “Midnight Mass.” On Saturday, I continued watching “Supernatural”, and it’s gotten good again, so far. I still plan to at least finish season 13, and then I’ll decide if I want to continue.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for October 1st – 7th.
  • The renovation is done!  Now I’m cleaning (so much dust), and putting furniture together, and putting everything in place.  The house is starting to look like a home, and in about a week, the Boyfriend and I will hopefully be moving out of the guest house and getting the cats settled in.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 4/5
  • Steps: 41,050
  • Miles: 16.74
  • Total Miles: 500.28/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 282/150

Monday’s Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

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

Currently Reading:

  • The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
  • Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
  • Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley

Challenges:

#RIPXVI – Peril of the Fiction: 7; Peril of the Short Story: 1; Peril of the Listen: 2; Peril on the Screen: 32

#ShelfLove – 44 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 294

Total books for the year: 66 of 90.

It’s October! The Boyfriend and I started reading Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror together. It’s a book of Middle-Grade Horror short stories, and I think we’re going to read one story a night.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for September 24th – 30th.
  • The new carpet has been installed upstairs, but now the baseboards are all messed up and will need to be repainted.  In the meantime, I’ve been vacuuming up all of the loose carpet fibers and doing as much other work as I can without the Boyfriend’s help (who hurt his back and has been taking it easy).
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 3/5
  • Steps: 28,175
  • Miles: 11.53
  • Total Miles: 483.54/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 133/150

Monday’s Minutes

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

Currently Reading:

  • The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
  • Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

Finished:

  • A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan
  • Spirit and Dust by Rosemary Clement-Moore
  • The Wisdom of the Shire by Noble Smith

Challenges:

#RIPXVI – Peril of the Fiction: 7; Peril of the Short Story: 0; Peril of the Listen: 2; Peril on the Screen: 30

#ShelfLove – 44 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 902

Total books for the year: 66 of 90.

I can’t believe it’s almost October already! I’ve finished 7 books for RIP, started two others (one physical, one audio), and I started listening to my “October Country” playlist. I still haven’t decided which book to read for “Peril of the Real” so I can get my first Bingo, but both of my current reads are over 700 pages, so I’ve got some time to figure it out.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for September 17th – 23rd.
  • I had to do some more yard work this week, after it finally stopped raining, and I’ve been moving stuff around in the house to make it easier for the painters to finish up.  I’ve also started putting together some of the furniture the Boyfriend and I got since the first floor of the house is now 99% done.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 3/5
  • Steps: 26,928
  • Miles: 11.02
  • Total Miles: 472.01/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 182/150