#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for March 23rd – 29th.
  • I’ve had a great week of vacation. I did a lot of cooking, some baking, some gardening, and a lot of reading and hanging out with the cats. It was exactly what I needed.
  • Active Days: 3/5
  • Steps: 25,244
  • Miles: 10.22/16.31
  • Total Miles: 180.71/850
  • Zone Minutes: 139/150

Building the Book Fort

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“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
  • Gentle by Courtney Carver
  • The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton

Finished:

  • The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
  • Eric by Terry Pratchett
  • The Lost Art of Doing Nothing by Maartje Willems and Lona Aalders

Total pages read this week: 798

Total books read: 31 of 75

TBR (goal is -24): -10

#ShelfLove Challenge: 18 of 51

I hope to finish at least two of my current read prior to going back to work on Monday, but I’ve got a fairly busy weekend, so I’m not sure that will happen. If I finish at least one book, I’ll be happy.

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

Down the TBR Hole #194

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How it works:

  • Go to your Goodreads want-to-read shelf.
  • Order on ascending date added.
  • Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
  • Read the synopses of the books
  • Decide: keep it or should it go?
My want-to-read shelf is up to 1185 books. I finished a few of books, but added several more to my wishlist.
This week’s books:

Two Necromancers, a Bureaucrat, and an Elf by L.G. Estrella – KEEP. This book sounds like dark comedic Fantasy. I’m looking forward to reading it.

Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano – KEEP. This was one of the picks for the Nightmares from Nowhere book club. I’m hoping I’ll be able to get back into Horror by time this year’s #RIP rolls around, but for now, I’m sticking to cozier reads.

Putting the Tea in Britain by Les Wilson – KEEP. This book is about two of my favorite subjects: Scotland and tea.

Over My Dead Body by Greg Melville- KEEP. If you know me, you know I love cemeteries. I would love to someday travel around the United States, visiting cemeteries, but this book will do for a bit of armchair travel until that someday comes around.

Tombstone by Tom Clavin – KEEP.  I bought this paperback when I was getting ready for a trip with my best friend to Tombstone, Arizona several years ago, but I never got around to reading it. Now that I know a lot more about the story of the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday from all of the tourist activities in Tombstone, I want to read more about them and see how much of the touristy stuff matches up with the facts. I need to be in the right mood for it, though, and that has yet to happen.
My want-to-read shelf is staying at 1185 books for now. I’m still trying to finish up a couple of the books I checked out from the library while dipping into books from my TBR in between. Luckily, being on vacation all of this week means I have plenty of time to read.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for March 16th – 22nd.
  • I’ll be starting seeds for tomatoes and possibly eggplant either today or tomorrow.
  • I’m on vacation all week, so I’ve been doing my best to live slow. I also decided that I can eat whatever I want this week as long as I’ve made it myself. No restaurants, no takeout, no delivery orders, just good homemade cooking. The only exception to that was going to a Ukrainian bakery with a friend yesterday for brunch.
  • Active Days: 0/5
  • Steps: 53,086
  • Miles: 21.59/16.31
  • Total Miles: 170.49/850
  • Zone Minutes: 22/150

Building the Book Fort

Published on by Rachelle

“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
  • The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
  • Eric by Terry Pratchett

Finished:

  • An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
  • Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Total pages read this week: 434

Total books read: 28 of 75

TBR (goal is -24): -8

#ShelfLove Challenge: 16 of 51

I didn’t read nearly as much as I had intended last weekend, but at least I finished a couple of books this past week.

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

Down the TBR Hole #193

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How it works:

  • Go to your Goodreads want-to-read shelf.
  • Order on ascending date added.
  • Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
  • Read the synopses of the books
  • Decide: keep it or should it go?
My want-to-read shelf is back up to 1184 books. I finished a book, but added a couple to my wishlist.
This week’s books:

Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines – KEEP. I love Hines’ “Magic Ex Libris” series, so when I found this at Half Price Books, I had to get it.

The Places That Scare You by Pema Chödrön – KEEP. I’ve been dealing with a lot of bitterness, resentment, and anger because of everything happening in my life over the past month, and I need to read this sooner rather than later.

Naked in the Zendo by Grace Schireson – KEEP. I’m not going to lie, I mostly bought this book because of the title, but also because I think it will be an excellent and humorous book about Life and Zen.

The Hanging City by Charlie N. Holmberg- KEEP. Up until recently, Holmberg has been one of my auto-buy authors. The only reason that has changed is because she has written so.many.books. and I can’t keep up. This is one I bought, and I will eventually get to it.

The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill – KEEP.  A Murder Mystery in a library? Yes, please, and thank you!
My want-to-read shelf is staying at 1184 books.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for March 9th – 15th.
  • I finally got seeds started for celery, lettuce, basil, broccoli and some bell and sweet peppers.
  • Next weekend, I’ll be starting seeds for tomatoes.
  • Active Days: 1/5
  • Steps: 33,640
  • Miles: 13.55/16.31
  • Total Miles: 148.90/850
  • Zone Minutes: 38/150

Building the Book Fort

Published on by Rachelle

“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
  • Harry Potter’s Bookshelf by John Granger
  • An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
  • Essentialism by Greg McKeown
  • The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

Finished:

  • Quicksilver by Callie Hart

Total pages read this week: 549

Total books read: 26 of 75

TBR (goal is -24): -7

#ShelfLove Challenge: 15 of 51

I found the perfect excuse for an impromptu readathon: I’ve got three library books to finish in three days, it’s supposed to rain all weekend, and I have no plans to go anywhere at all.

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

Down the TBR Hole #192

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Image: hjl

How it works:

  • Go to your Goodreads want-to-read shelf.
  • Order on ascending date added.
  • Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
  • Read the synopses of the books
  • Decide: keep it or should it go?
My want-to-read shelf is up to 1184 books. I bought a couple of books and added a couple more to my wishlist after finishing a couple of books this past week.
This week’s books:

The House Is on Fire by Rachel Beanland – GO. I can’t remember where I got this book from or why I bought it, and the synopsis did not spark my interest.

Fire Watch by Connie Willis – KEEP. This book is part of the “Oxford Time Travel” series, and I’m hoping to finally get to it this year during #SciFiSummer.

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer – KEEP. I’m getting Willy Wonka vibes from the synopsis, but instead of chocolate, it involves books. I might be way off, but I’ve heard great things about this book, so I’m in.

Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill- KEEP. I’m going to give this one a chance because it was one of the picks for “Nightmares from Nowhere,” but I’m a bit skeptical.

The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett – KEEP.  I’m very much looking forward to reading this book, and I’ve only put it off because I would like to get through the “Discworld” series first. I may need to change that.
My want-to-read shelf is down one book to 1183. I’ll have to finish some books and try to not add anymore to my wishlist since I don’t think I’ll be getting rid of any books in the next post.

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for March 2nd – 8th.
  • My back bothered me off and on all week, but yesterday I went out to lunch with friends for International Women’s Day and now I’m having trouble walking despite not doing a whole lot. I won’t be doing anything today so that I can hopefully go to work tomorrow.
  • I was supposed to start some of the seeds for my garden (bell pepper and lettuce), but that won’t be happening today. That will have to be something else I will hopefully be able to do tomorrow after work.
  • Active Days: 0/5
  • Steps: 39,172
  • Miles: 15.76/16.31
  • Total Miles: 135.35/850
  • Zone Minutes: 16/150