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Done :) Yay!24/24
Quit Smoking:
1.Blue Moon 07/05/11 **
2.Vampire Kisses 08/16/11 **
Lose weight:
1.Bloody Valentine 07/03/11 ***
2.The Darkest Night 08/17/11 *****
Exercise more:
1.Kitty Goes to Washington*** 06/01/11
2.Kitty Takes a Holiday 08/23/11 *****
Eat better:
1.Prom Nights from Hell 05/17/11 ***
2.Just After Sunset 12/01/11 ****
New job:
1.City of Bones 07/30/11 ***
2.Fragile Eternity 08/03/11 ***
Save money:
1.Switched 08/09/11 **
2.Unveiled 09/24/11 *****
Have a baby:
1.Goddess of the Sea 07/11/11 *****
2.Storm Front 07/12/11 *****
Go back to school:
1.Make Mine Midnight 06/21/11 ***
2.Defiled 07/12/11 ***
Get married:
1.Serengeti Heat 07/14/11 ****
2.Goddess of Spring 09/19/11 *****
Take a vacation:
1.Shadowland 07/20/11 ***
2.Fool Moon 10/03/11 *****
Buy a house:
1.The Dead Girls' Dance 05/10/11 ****
2.Halfway to the Grave 07/19/11 *****
Reconnect with old friends:
1.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 07/06/11 ****
2.The Hobbit 10/10/11 *****
Hooray, Laura!
Challenge FINALLY Complete! 24/24 complete
Duration: 1/1/11 - 12/31/11
Goal: Read 2 books for each resolution using the descriptions listed = 24 books
Categories:
Quit Smoking: A hard habit to break - Read a book in a series that wish you could stop reading
1.
2.
Lose weight: drop those extra lbs - a book that's been on your tbr shelf for more than 6 months
1.
2.
Exercise more: get active - Read a UF book
1.
2.
Eat better: smaller portions - Read an anthology
1.
2.
New job: make a good first impression - Read a book who's cover drew you to it
1.
2.
Save money: pinch those pennies - Read a book you borrowed
1.
2.
Have a baby: new life - Read a 1st in series book
1.
2.
Go back to school: new professors - Read a book by a new-to-you author
1.
2.
Get married: blissfully in love - Read a PNR book
1.
2.
Take a vacation: get away for a while -
1.
2.
Buy a house: personal property - Read a book you own
1.
2.
Reconnect with old friends: long time no see -
1.
2.
Hooray, Heather! :D
I'm done too! :DReading Resolutions
Quit smoking
#1.
#2.
Lose weight
#3.
#4.
Exercise more
#5.
#6.
Eat better
#7.
#8.
New job
#9.
#10.
Save money
#11.
#12.
Have a baby
#13.
#14.
Go back to school
#15.
#16.
Get married
#17.
#18.
Take a vacation
#19.
#20.
Buy a house
#21.
#22.
Reconnect with old friends
#23.
#24.
24/24 completed
Well I finished all except the anthologies, which I just can't get in to( I tried and was only able to read 1 out of 4.)SOS "Reading Resolutions"
Duration: 1/1/11 - 12/31/11
Categories:
Eat better: smaller portions - Read an anthology
(not just one story, but all the stories in the anthology)
1.
2.
Hooray, Josie!Special Commendation Amanda G :)
SOS - Reading Resolutions1st January 2011 to 31st December 2011
18/24
Goal: Read 2 books for each resolution using the descriptions listed = 24 books
Rules:
✘8 non PNR/UF books will be allowed
✘You may post as you go or right away
✘Please edit your initial list with updates stating # of books read so far, date read and # of stars given
✘All formats of books (eBook, audio, paperback, hardcover) are allowed
✘Re-reads are not allowed
Categories:
Quit Smoking: A hard habit to break - Read a book in a series that wish you could stop reading, but stick with anyway.
Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead
Lose weight: drop those extra lbs - Read a book that has been on your tbr shelf (real or virtual) for more than 6 months.
Moab is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
I've had these books for about 10 years, it's time I read them.
COMPLETE - Exercise more:
Eat better: smaller portions - Read an anthology
Dark Beginnings / The Darkest Fire / The Darkest Prison / The Darkest Angel by Gena Showalter
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance by Trisha Telep
New job: make a good first impression - Read a book who's cover drew you to it
16th April
Save money: pinch those pennies - Read a book you borrowed (from anyone or anywhere - friend.
The House by Danielle Steel
I get a lot of books from one of my sisters - she doesn't read any UF/PNR/Fantasy unfortunately.
COMPLETE - Have a baby:
COMPLETE - Go back to school: An author that's new to you.
COMPLETE - Get married: PNR
COMPLETE - Take a vacation: get away for a while - Read a book set somewhere you've been or would like to go on vacation
COMPLETE - Buy a house:
COMPLETE - Reconnect with old friends: long time no see - Pick a book off of one of your first 5 GoodReads friends' bookshelf.
So, I finished 6 short (damn anthologies), but for me that's a really good result!
That's 18 books off the tbr pile, great result Charlotte!
SOS: Serious Overload of Series
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