Saturday, October 22, 2011

Dewey's Readathon Updated/Mini challenges


I will keep updating under this post so I don't fill up my followers readers.


12:48

Sadly, I think I need to take a break and a nap. I finished another book but it did smack me in the face several times as my eyes got heavy and closed. I did pretty good this time. I am hoping to take a nap and get back to reading. I finished Starstruck and highly recommend it!

Thank you to all my wonderful cheerleaders! You have all been great!

How many pages read since last update: 637
How many pages read total: 1110 pages
Number of books read since you started: 3
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 150 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 558 minutes

Mini-challenges completed: 5 mini challenges completed

Food and beverages consumed since last update:
Crystal Light Appletini--yummm!


9:42

Mid-Event Survey:
1. What are you reading right now? Starstruck by Brian Selznik
2. How many books have you read so far? 2
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? Starstruck
4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day? Declared it "Mom is not doing anything day!"
5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? Yep, phone calls, dogs, kids, helping my son get spiffed up for a wedding. Just took a break and went with it.
6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? That I am still awake and reading
7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year? Nope it is all good!
8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year? Not get up at 5 in the morning, I get up to give my dog his medicine and I stayed up when I could have slept for two more hours before the readathon started.
9. Are you getting tired yet? Oh yeah!
10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered? Nothing I can think of


Updated Stats
What I'm reading now: Starstruck by Brian Selznick

How many pages read since last update: 293
How many pages read total: 473 pages
Number of books read since you started: 2
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 266minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 408 minutes

Mini-challenges completed: 5 mini challenges completed

Food and beverages consumed since last update:
rainbow sherbet with chocolate chips and toffee chips
dark chocolate reeses peanut butter cup
macaroni and cheese smothered in chili
milk
white cranberry peach drink



3:34pm
Book Sentence Challenge

This is a challenge hosted by Midnight Book Girl(who has an awesome blog!) where you take at least three book titles and make a sentence from them. My sentence isn't too good. I'll update my reading totals around the half way mark.


Cherries in winter wither east of the sun.


Just a little update. I was going pretty good but had quite a few distractions the past couple hours so I decided to do a quick update and get back to business.

What I'm reading now: Yankee Doodle Dixie by Lisa Patton

How many pages read since last update: 180 pages
How many pages read total: 180 pages
Number of books read since you started: 1
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 142 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 142 minutes

Mini-challenges completed: 3 mini challenges completed

Food and beverages consumed:
coffee/french vanilla creamer
banana oatmeal chococolate chip craisin muffin

white cranberry peach drink
turkey/swiss sandwich on whole wheat
Claussen pickle spear
veggie sticks
mini Milky Way bars

10 comments:

  1. Good luck with the read-a-thon

    carol

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  2. You're doing great Beth. I'm coming over for snacks. Lol. I love French vanilla creamer too!

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  3. I like your book sentence :) happy reading!

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  4. You're really doing great! I love your book sentence :) Happy reading today, Beth!

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  5. Hello there read-a-thoner! I know all about distractions! Have a great day and enjoy yourself! Here's a little cheer to help keep you going!

    (To the tune of "Rawhide")

    Readin’ Readin’ Readin’
    Keep those pages turnin’
    Your page count it’s a growin’
    It’s all about the Readin’
    Read-a-thon!

    So glad you could join us today!

    Shaunie from team CocoaPuffs

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  6. French Vanilla creamer, yum! There is a new seasonal warm cinnamon sugar cookie one that is excellent! Hope your reading is still going well.

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  7. I'm here to cheer! You're doing great! Two books and another started is a terrific reading day.

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  8. You really are doing great! I hope you'll be able to keep going for a while yet. 5 am is pretty early to get up and stay up. Mac and cheese smothered in chili - I'm having trouble forgetting about that. Yummo! I wish I had some.

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  9. Oh I wish I had french vanilla creamer it's my favorite, none in the house right now though.
    Happy Reading!!

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  10. You did great Beth. You made it much longer than me. I fell asleep cuddling with the dog at about 10:30 pm. So much for cheerleading. Lol.

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