Amanda’s Comments (group member since Mar 13, 2022)

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

I would say fill out your highest points with bonuses first! Still put anything extra on the sheet in case we need to move stuff around

Jackie, for Agent in Place does it work for any of the other minis? For the countries they have to be tagged 5x

Denise wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Are you on this spreadsheet, Denise?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

It's the one we use for p..."

Sorry for the late reply, so you actually put the corresponding code on the far left of the book tab and it'll autopopulate on the mini, but I also have no problem doing it for you :)

That works great Carmen! Lots of options, I'll slot it in somewhere

You don't have to do the mini, so please continue to put any book you finish on the sheet! But if you're doing the mini, it does have to fit in a regular spot as well. Hope that makes sense!

Kirsten wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Just a reminder that all books for the bonus must be used in the spell as well! If your book is highlighted pink then it is on both and good to go. If it's orange, it means you still..."

No worries! Only if you put them down for bonus so that they don't get left off accidentally

@Janine, is "A Very Marquis Christmas" actually A Merry Marquis Christmas. Because if so, it is unfortunately not enough pages

Just a reminder that all books for the bonus must be used in the spell as well! If your book is highlighted pink then it is on both and good to go. If it's orange, it means you still need to fit it in a spell!

ETA: I'm filling in for everyone now, but just for the future!

Janeylou wrote: "So im looking through all my planned books for bonus words VIOLIN/ LOBSTER/QUILT etc , then trying to fit in that section..is that what others are doing ?"

I'm doing similar! I have a couple that unfortunately don't have any of the bonus words, but if they have a bonus word I try to fit them in that section

MN Lisa wrote: "I moved the unfinsihed books from Rd 1 to Rd 2. I think it was just Amanda and Carmen."

I don't think me, dont want someone to not find their book later!

I've moved everything over to our main sheet! If anyone adds something before the end of the round, please let me know!

Here's the end of the round countdown:

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

Don't forget for this round it's end date that matters so if you have anything you're currently reading but wont finish until the end of the round you can use it in round 2!

Denise wrote: "The tracker says 0 but I used 1. I will finish the other tonight"

We've got you showing one on the tracking spreadsheet, we just haven't moved everything over to the main spreadsheet in case we have to move. You can see it at the top of the round 1 tab :)

So sorry for your loss Ashlee, do not worry about this.

No need to add it if it doesn't fit anywhere especially nonfiction where it's pretty obvious what letters there are

MN Lisa wrote: "Denise wrote: "I'll be honest, I'm confused about all the mini challenges.
I'm sure Amanda and I will be looking at the books for use in the Mini challenges. There is a lot I'm going to try and sum..."

I also can look inside most books through either amazon, google, or my libraries so if you need help just ask me and Lisa!

Thanks Lisa for the update!!

We do want to do whatever moving we need to for that more complete of the inprogress words since we can only have one partially finished word. I'll take a look as well for any shuffling that needs to be done so agree it's very important to know what will be done in time!

I'll get my last one done :)

Oh and to help you plan for the minis (dont forget all books used in the mini have to be used in a spellout), our next word for spell is

SCHOOLFORMS (yay more Os)

This is an optional mini challenge for Boring Life Wheel, which will run from 26th October 9pm UK time until the end of the challenge.

Keeping the family fed is a thankless task, with fussy toddlers who only eat beige, teens flirting with vegan food and hulking men who want mounds of meat! And no sooner has one meal been cleared away then it seems like it's time to open the fridge again. Sometimes picking up the phone and calling for take-away is the best option!


A: Cooking from Scratch
Find the listed food items in the text of a book; plural variants are ok, and the word found doesn't have to mean the food (e.g "it's a bit of a squash to get everyone in")
- potato
- rice
- pasta
- bread
- beef
- lamb
- chicken
- fish
- lentil
- broccoli
- carrot
- pumpkin
- squash
- yam
- bean
- corn
- okra
- tomato
- onion
- lettuce
- cucumber
- apple
- peach
- fig
- grape
- banana
- salt
- pepper
- sugar
- spice

B: Let's Just Get a Takeaway!
Read books with country tags (at least 5) (yes, we know Hawai'i isn't a country anymore):
- China
- Mexico
- Italy
- France
- India
- Greece
- Japan
- Thailand
- Korea (South Korea and North Korea will also work)
- Turkey
- Nigeria
- Jamaica
- Bangladesh
- Hawaii
- Fried Chicken - needs "Southern Gothic" tag


◈ Each task will earn 5 points.
◈ 5 bonus points if a book used for this mini ALSO contains either of the words VINEGAR or LOBSTER.
◈ Captains are to use their discretion whether a book fits a task or not.
◈ Standard rules apply.
◈ Books used for this mini must also be used for the spell-out.
◈ Books can be started at any point since the beginning of the Boring Life Wheel challenge, but only books finished after 26th October 9pm UK time will count for this mini.
◈ Spreadsheets will be updated for the Captains to update and track the teams points.
◈ You can work on both parts simultaneously.
◈ You can complete this mini as many times as you like, but you cannot bank books (i.e. books for a repeat task must be finished after all the tasks have been completed once).

This is an optional mini challenge for Boring Life Wheel, which will run from 26th October 9pm UK time until the end of the challenge.

When juggling the demands of family, work, and society in general; a relaxing hobby is in order. And of course that hobby should be productive and improve the household. What are we talking about? Gardening of course! Build and maintain your garden to be the envy of the neighbourhood.

Prep:
Get the garden areas ready, building climbing trellises and the like.
Read two sets of 5 books that are consecutive numbers in series (eg 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- do not need to start at 1
- do need to be in a continuous sequence (i.e. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 does NOT work)
- do not need to be from the same series
- do not need to be read in order

Tend:
Find books with words in their title (or subtitle) that meet the following.
Germinate: is 6 or more letters long
Plant: is exactly 5 letters
Mulch: contains one of the following digraphs: CH, PH, SH, TH, WH
Weed: contains a double vowel
Water: contains and H and 2 Os
Pest Control: contains two letters consecutive in the alphabet (e.g AB in alphabet)
Feed: contains a double letter
Prune: can be cut to reveal a different word of at least 2 letters (e.g PRUNE - RUNE / AFFAIR - FAIR)
Harvest: that could be a noun or verb (e.g TRAIN)
Deadhead: contains a repeat set of at least two letters (e.g BEGINNING repeats IN)

Bloom:
Read 10 books with colour covers (50%+) to reflect the colours in your flowers.
MUST include 1 brown and 1 green colour.

◈ Each task will earn 5 points.
◈ 5 bonus points if a book used for this mini ALSO contains either of the words PIANO or VIOLIN (plants respond well to music. not sure about our readers!)
◈ Captains are to use their discretion whether a book fits a task or not.
◈ Standard rules apply.
◈ Books used for this mini must also be used for the spell-out.
◈ Books can be started at any point since the beginning of the Boring Life Wheel challenge, but only books finished after 26th October 9pm UK time will count for this mini.
◈ Spreadsheets will be updated for the Captains to update and track the teams points.
◈ You can repeat this mini as many times as you want, but can't bank books. i.e. books for the second run through must all be finished AFTER all the tasks for the first run through have been completed.

This is an optional mini challenge for Boring Life Wheel, which will run from 26th October 9pm UK time until the end of the challenge.

A lot of people do not like paperwork. Of any kind. Yet needs must. So in order to get your office space, and the boxes you hid away in the attic, and the folders that are gathering mold on the shelves, and all those other hidey-holes you found for the paperwork you do not want to do, organised, we have a little something for you to do.

Find books that fits one of the following criteria:
- the main character works in an office
- the plot revolves around an office romance
- typical administrative material on the cover
- tagged non-fiction / nonfiction (at least 10x)
- tagged office (at least 10x)
- the main character works in taxes
- the main character works in finance
- the clue to solving a murder is found in paperwork
- cover colour is at least 50% grey
- cover colour is at least 50% orange
- someone is murdered in an office
- the plot revolves around white-collar crime
- the main character needs to know how to handle a budget
- letters GREY in title
- letters TAXES in title
- letters ADMIN in title
- author first & last initials in FILING
- author first & last initials in PAPERWORK
- author first & last initials in SHREDDING
- tagged DNF (or direct equivalent) (at least 10x)


◈ Each task will earn 5 points.
◈ 5 bonus points if a book used for this mini ALSO contains either of the words COFFEE-TABLE or QUILT (note: coffee-table doesn't need to by hyphenated, but does need to be the pair of words).
◈ Captains are to use their discretion whether a book fits a task or not.
◈ Standard rules apply.
◈ Books used for this mini must also be used for the spell-out.
◈ Books can be started at any point since the beginning of the Boring Life Wheel challenge, but only books finished after 26th October 9pm UK time will count for this mini.
◈ Spreadsheets will be updated for the Captains to update and track the teams points.
◈ You can repeat this mini as many times as you want, but can't bank books. i.e. books for the second run through must all be finished AFTER all the tasks for the first run through have been completed.