#FitReaders Check-In

  • This check-in is for August 14th – 20th.
  • I bought a stepper to help me out with meeting my fitness goals.  I walk as much as I can throughout the day, and then when I get home I get on the stepper to get some more steps in before dinner.  So far, it’s helping, and while I’m still not back up to 40K, I did increase my steps by about 3K compared to last week.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 4/7
  • Steps: 22,924/40,000
  • Miles: 9.4
  • Total Miles: 360.32
  • Active Minutes: 180/300

#BoutofBooks – Day 4

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. All reading-in-place times, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges are completely optional. For Bout of Books 29 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I finished reading Spying on the South by Tony Horwitz. I also read a little more of The Seclusion by Jacqui Castle. It was a busy day for me at work, so I didn’t get nearly as much reading in as I wanted. Today will probably be similar, but at least it’s Friday!

  • Time Read:  1 hour 12 minutes
  • Pages Read: 40
  • Books Finished: 1
  • Total Number of Books Read: 2

#BoutofBooks – Day 3

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. All reading-in-place times, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges are completely optional. For Bout of Books 29 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I read more of The Seclusion by Jacqui Castle, but I also listened to a bit of This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab. I doubt I’ll finish either book today, but I’ll probably get close to finishing The Seclusion.

  • Time Read:  3 hours 57 minutes
  • Pages Read:119
  • Books Finished: 0
  • Total Number of Books Read: 1

#BoutofBooks – Day 2

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. All reading-in-place times, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges are completely optional. For Bout of Books 29 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I finished Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher, and even though it isn’t one of my current reads, I picked up The Seclusion by Jacqui Castle since it’s from my public library. Again, I wanted to keep reading, but had to get some sleep.

  • Time Read:  2 hours 52 minutes
  • Pages Read: 86
  • Books Finished: 1
  • Total Number of Books Read: 1

#BoutofBooks – Day 1

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. All reading-in-place times, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges are completely optional. For Bout of Books 29 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I read as much as I could of Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher. I wanted to read more, but I forced myself to be an adult and go to bed at a reasonable time so I wouldn’t be exhausted today.

  • Time Read:  3 hours 04 minutes
  • Pages Read: 117
  • Books Finished: 0
  • Total Number of Books Read: 0

Monday’s Minutes

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

Currently Reading:

  • A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
  • The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
  • Spying on the South by Tony Horwitz
  • Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
  • This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

Finished:

  • The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl

Total pages read this week: 215

Total books for the year: 47 of 85. Today begins #BoutofBooks 29 and I’m hoping to finish most of my current reads this week. There’s also a heatwave where I live, so I’ll be staying indoors as much as possible.

What are you reading?

#BoutofBooks 29!

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 17th and runs through Sunday, August 23rd in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. All reading-in-place times, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges are completely optional. For Bout of Books 29 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

This Bout of Books is going to be all about finishing the books on my Current Reads list. I’m at least halfway through all of them, and I’m hoping to start off the week after Bout of Books with a fresh list.

My Goals

  • Read.  Read.  Read.
  • Finish all of my current reads.
  • Start a new book from my TBR.

Books to Read

  • This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
  • Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
  • A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
  • The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
  • Spying on the South By Tony Horwitz
  • At least one book from my “TBR” bookshelf on Goodreads.

Updates

I will be posting an update each day with the amount of time I read, the number of pages read that day, and the titles of any of the books I’ve finished.

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

#FitReaders Check-In

  • This check-in is for August 7th – 13th.
  • My step count is alarmingly low this week.  I don’t think that will improve much over the next week since there is a heatwave hitting this afternoon.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 4/7
  • Steps: 19,214/40,000
  • Miles: 7.9
  • Total Miles: 350.92
  • Active Minutes: 107/300

Monday’s Minutes

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

Currently Reading:

  • A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
  • The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
  • Spying on the South by Tony Horwitz
  • Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
  • The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
  • This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

Finished:

  • The Archived by Victoria Schwab

Total pages read this week: 865

Total books for the year: 46 of 85. The #ReverseReadathon was this weekend, and it was exactly what I needed, along with the two books I picked up from the library. I thought I would finish The Dante Club shortly after the readathon, but that didn’t happen. I have just over a hundred pages left, and I know I’ll finish it this week because I have another book to pick up from the library.

What are you reading?

Dewey’s 24-Hour #ReverseReadathon: Wrap-Up


We’ve made it through the Dewey’s 24-Hour #ReverseReadathon!

  • Total Pages Read: 494
  1. How would you assess your reading overall? I didn’t read a whole lot (about the same as the last Reverse Readathon) but I did get about three quarters of the way through The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl, and a little more than halfway through This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab. I’m probably going to finish The Dante Club before I go to bed tonight.
  2. Did you have a stategy, and if so, did you stick to it? Nope.  I winged it.
  3. What was your favorite snack? Frozen raspberries with half & half.
  4. Wanna volunteer for our next event? Maybe….

I’m really looking forward to the next readathon in October, especially since I’m already in the mood for darker stories.