Author: Rachelle

Monday’s Minutes

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

Currently Reading:

  • The Stolen Letter by Paige Shelton
  • Start Late, Finish Rich by David Bach

Finished:

  • The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
  • Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
  • The Library Book ed. by Rebecca Gray

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 9 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 900

Total books for the year: 12 of 90.

Since all of the books I’ve been reading lately have come from the library, they don’t count for the #ShelfLove challenge. That’s ok, though, since any book I finish counts towards my annual reading goal, and I’m still 9 books behind schedule.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for March 19th – 25th.
  • I have yet another Doctor’s appointment today, and I’m honestly starting to get tired of it.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 1/5
  • Steps: 18,707
  • Miles: 7.65
  • Total Miles: 144.93/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 11/150

Monday’s Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

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

Currently Reading:

  • The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell

Finished:

  • How Should One Read a Book? by Virginia Woolf

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 9 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 175

Total books for the year: 9 of 90.

“The Last Kingdom” show starts out almost exactly as the book does and I thought watching the show had ruined the book for me. However, the book then goes on into much further detail on what Uhtred’s life was like with the Danes, and it’s really good reading so far. I’m still glad I took a very brief break to read How Should One Read a Book?, though.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for March 12th – 18th.
  • Doctor’s appointments, phone interviews for jobs I applied for, and house hunting meant that I completely forgot about posting this yesterday.
  • My labs came back, and my cholesterol is a little too high, so I’m focusing on cleaning up my diet and getting more exercise in general.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 2/5
  • Steps: 21,256
  • Miles: 8.70
  • Total Miles: 137.28/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 79/150

Monday’s Minutes

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

Currently Reading:

  • The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell

Finished:

  • Sixpence House by Paul Collins

DNF:

  • Lament by Maggie Stiefvater

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 8 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 219

Total books for the year: 8 of 90.

After I got my new library card, I placed a bunch of books on hold that were on my wish list but that had very few copies available and fairly long hold lists. My thinking was that would give me plenty of time to read books I already have and then be able to read the library books as they came available. I did finish all the books I’d been reading since before the move and started Lament, a library book, but now my holds are starting to come in already; The Last Kingdom becoming available over the weekend. I went ahead and DNF’d Lament then because as much as I wanted to like it, I didn’t, and it was painful to read.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for March 5th – 11th.
  • I’ve had quite a few Doctor’s appointments since meeting my new Primary Care.  She’s wonderful and is trying to get everything taken care of that hasn’t been done since before the pandemic started.  I’ve got more appointments coming up over the next couple of months.
  • Now that I’m more settled into my new home and getting back into my morning and evening routines, I’m back to eating healthier and I’m sleeping better.  Now I just have to work on the exercise part of the equation.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 1
  • Steps: 20,492
  • Miles: 8.34
  • Total Miles: 128.58/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 35/150

Monday’s Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

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

Currently Reading:

  • Sixpence House by Paul Collins
  • Lament by Maggie Stiefvater

Finished:

  • White Night by Jim Butcher
  • Packing my Library by Alberto Manguel

Challenges:

#ShelfLove – 7 of 51 books from my TBR.

Total pages read this week: 291

Total books for the year: 7 of 90.

I’m getting back into a normal routine in my new home, and that means I’m reading more, especially before bed. I also got my Columbus public library card!!! I’m super excited because, well, DUH! But also because the Columbus public library has over 30% of my current wishlist available to check out! Neither the San Francisco or Oakland public library systems had even half of that. Since I can’t buy any books this year, I’m thrilled that I will be able to check out so many of the books I’ve been wanting to read, especially since the majority of my books are currently in storage.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for February 19th – 25th and February 26th – March 4th.
  • The Boyfriend and I made it safely to our new home with our two furbabies and a moving truck full of stuff.
  • The Taji 100 ended on the 28th of February.  I didn’t make it to 100 miles, but I did make it over halfway.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 7
  • Steps: 81,283
  • Miles: 32.98
  • Taji 100 Miles: 64.77/100
  • Total Miles: 120.24/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 70/150

Monday’s Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

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

Currently Reading:

  • Sixpence House by Paul Collins
  • Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
  • White Night by Jim Butcher

Total pages read this week: 120

Total books for the year: 5 of 90.

This week’s post is for the past two weeks since I was on the road with the Boyfriend and our two furbabies moving from California to Ohio. I didn’t get my computer set up in our new apartment until Saturday so this week’s #FitReaders Check-In will also be covering the past two weeks. I’ll also cover 10 of my TBR books in this Saturday’s Down the TBR Hole post. Now that we’re mostly settled in and back into a somewhat normal routine, I’m hoping to at least finish reading White Night.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for February 12th – 18th.
  • Today is the day the Boyfriend and I put everything we own into a moving truck.
  • I’m doing the Taji 100, a race to get 100 miles during the month of February.  If you would like to sponsor me and the San Francisco chapter of Team RWB, you can do so HERE.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 5/5
  • Steps: 35,173/48,000
  • Miles: 14.39/19.18
  • Taji 100 Miles: 38.82/100
  • Total Miles: 87.26/1,000
  • Active Minutes: 121/150