Melissa’s Comments (group member since May 12, 2019)

Melissa’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Briana wrote: "Sammy wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I am totally trying this out this summer. I just found a Snoopy Starry Night one that I love. Do you any of you have a particular website / store you use to purchase t..."

Perfect. The elephants are so beautiful.

Finished a good mystery set in Australia.

Joyce wrote: "I am being so slow reading my books this week. I started a new job and I just get a page or two and I am asleep. I do an audiobook on my way back and forth from work but it's not that far."

Congratulations on your new job!
No worries about the reading. Settle in first :)

Nanci wrote: "Hello teamies!
It's been so long since I checked in. As I mentioned earlier, even though I have checked and rechecked while "only notifications" is checked as my preferred method, I am not getting ..."

The Exiles looks great! I'm going to check it out.

Eni wrote: "Stacey wrote: "Since rules change depending on challenges/groups -- for page numbers are we using the version we read, or the default? I'm assuming what we read, but want to confirm."

It's the ver..."
Good question.
I'm sharing the time between audio and book.... I'll go with the book I have in hand?
It helps to make the long books go faster for me :)
I can go with default though if need be!

How will we know if we are going to do DQ?

How are your books going? I am listening to The Once and Future King, a book I wasn’t so sure about, and I’m finding it pretty funny! In an old English sort of way. I’m reading it too, and it’s kind of fun.

Maddy wrote: "Oh dear.. a whole stack? I can see why you might need to wacth hit so intently :D"

:)
Well there is the arranging by author's name, and then by size, and then....
:)

Sammy wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I am totally trying this out this summer. I just found a Snoopy Starry Night one that I love. Do you any of you have a particular website / store you use to purchase these?

I love ..."

WOW
Those are AMAZING

Maddy wrote: "Sounds like someone is impatient to start :D"

Maaaaybeee I'm staring at a stack of books.......

Countdown Clock: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

I butted in to Team Achilles ...
They are writing poems, so I thought I'd try a haiku

Here it is:

My book is finished
Now I stare at the countdown
Better than housework

*I was invited I promise!*
I'll try this Haiku thing....

My book is finished
Now I stare at the countdown
Better than housework

Sammy wrote: "*buts in*

I'm currently working on two 60x90cm ones, and have a third tucked away for when I'm done with those :D

It's the easiest thing in the world to do, but I find it gives me something for m..."

I am totally trying this out this summer. I just found a Snoopy Starry Night one that I love. Do you any of you have a particular website / store you use to purchase these?

I love puzzles. My daughter has an Edward Gorey one on the table right now that we're picking away at.

Shan ~A~ wrote: "I'm not even going to attempt to say how many ebooks I own between kindle, nook, apple, google, bookfunnel, etc...

Same for physical copies, since I always hit library sales, plus one of my super..."

I listen to this podcast where the women go to their library and do a "book flight." This is where they go through the stacks and pick out as many books as they can carry, and then check them all out. Then, they decide which ones to read as they look through them. I thought this was sacrilegious, until I tried it. It was like going to an all you can eat buffet as a kid. Amazing. And they say it helps the libraries because they can document how many checkouts they have in a year for funding.

Shan ~A~ wrote: "I'm not even going to attempt to say how many ebooks I own between kindle, nook, apple, google, bookfunnel, etc...

Same for physical copies, since I always hit library sales, plus one of my super..."

I hear you. Library sales - yeah, they are dangerous! I'm trying to read one I own and one I get from the library at a time, because sometimes I buy them, and then they just sit there....

Heather wrote: "Melissa wrote: "It's really warm here in Vermont. It doesn't get that warm here most of the time. I'm secretly hoping it will miraculously kill off all the black flies before they get bad, but I'm ..."
Oh, nice. A sitting area with a stone path sounds lovely. Squash are some of my favorite things to grow. I just love the flowers so much. They are so beautiful. I don't think they are too difficult to grow, since they take up space and you don't have to weed too much.
Are you growing the cucumbers in the ground or in containers? I didn't have much luck with them last year, but I'll probably try again this year.

Keely wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Keely wrote: "These days, I only really listen to audiobooks. I enjoy crafting (knitting, cross stitch, diamond painting are the main ones) so audiobooks are a good way for me to re..."

Wow. They are so beautiful. It looks like you need a steady hand, and a good amount of patience. I really love some of the images they show online. Do you do the nature oriented ones? The cartoon ones?

Mary C wrote: "I haven't read much non-ficton lately because I was in team challenges that they didn't work that great for points. Most of the non-fiction I read is true crime or music related.

Some non-fiction..."

Ooooh! Thanks! I'm in a year long nonfiction challenge on the nonfiction book club page, so I'll definitely read some of these. Our group there loves true crime, so I'll recommend some as well. I'll look for them on our library's Libby for audiobooks too.
I'm trying out trivia groups lately - and reading nonfiction definitely boosts my chances of knowing the answer to a question:)

Keely wrote: "These days, I only really listen to audiobooks. I enjoy crafting (knitting, cross stitch, diamond painting are the main ones) so audiobooks are a good way for me to read books while I craft.

I tr..."

What is diamond painting? That sounds fascinating. You know, I have a couple of lap quilts I should have finished years ago.... maybe I'll link that goal to this challenge. They say you're supposed to attach goals to habits to achieve them....