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[Ann A]

It sounds like a lovely day, Elyse! It pays to listen to your body and take things at whatever pace feels right. I'm also hoping to curl up and do more reading today.

[Elyse]

Abbey wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Abbey wrote: "Sounds like a great start! I also went for the slow start. What about The Curator is odd? I haven't heard of it before, but I recently read a book that I also would have..."

haha too funny! Well, he is Stephen King's son and the book just came out 2 months ago.

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Elyse, I hope that your reading & snacks are continuing to satisfy! It sounds like it started off well with your reading partner. Enjoy!"

Reading and snacks were great! So many snacks leftover! lol

[Elyse]

Susy wrote: "Hope you had a wonderful readathon Elyse!"

Thanks Susy, I did! Hope you did too!

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Sounds like a nice laidback Readathon with lots of time for Ezri ;) which I’m sure he/she appreciated! Hope you enjoyed all your reading!"

Oh she's completely spoiled now that I work from home! lol. I did enjoy my books!

[Elyse]

Jennifer wrote: "Even though you were distracted it looks like a successful readathon! Have a nice relaxing day.

See you at the next Dewey's."

Thanks Jennifer! See you next time!

[Elyse]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Great stats! You have this down pat! See you at the next read!"

Thanks Vicki! See you in NetGalley Buddy Readers! 😊

[Elyse]

I've compiled a list of any book I have STILL not read that I had added to a TBR on this thread and I will pull books from that list for the Reverse Readathon. Just going to leave it here to remind me in 2-ish months:
Lost Souls
Weird Little Robots
Sauerkraut
The Fowl Twins
The Only Good Indians
House on Endless Waters
A Long Petal of the Sea
Given
Love's Recipe
Lobizona
The Court of Miracles
Opium and Absinthe
The Wrong Mr. Darcy
Black Sun
Take It Back
Find Another Dream
Storm of Locusts
Once More Upon a Time
Gemina
Obsidio
Nottingham
The Future of Another Timeline
Father of Lions: The Remarkable True Story of the Mosul Zoo Rescue
Vagabonds
The Sushi Prophecies
Shutter Island
You Love Me
The Mad Scientist’s Daughter
Swamp Story
Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Vol. 1
Scott Pilgrim #1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
The Complete Maus
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 1
Sex Criminals Vol 1-6
Snotgirl Vol 1-3
Bitch Planet Vol 1-2
East of West Vol 1-10

[Leni]

That is a great idea! I mostly take a week or so after the readathon to finish up my stack, but I'm pretty sure I have some that got forgotten about.

[Susy]

Wow, that’s quite some list, Elyse!

[Elyse]

Poor abandoned books since 2017! lol. Well, technically 2018. I included all the Kingtober/October ones in a separate Google doc with some other spookier ones. 😊

[Elyse]

I can't believe it's already July, folx! How have I been doing on the above list? Completely forgetting about it is how! lol. I have read Gemina, Obsidio, and Bitch Planet Vol 1 and 2. For SciFiJune, not even remembering/taking into account that they were on the list. lol. But now that I see the list again, I'm going to grab some of these for my July Shrink the Shelf (read physical owned books) TBR! Hope to see you all in the coming weeks and on Readathon day!

I will 100% be taking it easy for this Readathon as I am currently almost 13 weeks pregnant with our miracle baby (12 years trying with 4 years IVF, 2 pregnancy losses, and our last 1-year frozen embryo decided to stick!!) so I'm having a relaxing summer.

[Susan]

Sounds like a plan! And congratulations to you guys on your happy news!

[Vicki Willis]

Elyse wrote: "I can't believe it's already July, folx! How have I been doing on the above list? Completely forgetting about it is how! lol. I have read Gemina, Obsidio, and Bitch Planet Vol 1 and 2. For SciFiJun..."

Congratulations! Have a relaxing summer and read a thon.
I am so happy for you!

[Susy]

Elyse wrote: "I will 100% be taking it easy for this Readathon as I am currently almost 13 weeks pregnant with our miracle baby (12 years trying with 4 years IVF, 2 pregnancy losses, and our last 1-year frozen embryo decided to stick!!) so I'm having a relaxing summer.."

Ohh! Congratulations Elyse! So happy for you!!

[Susan]

Wishing you & your peanut a relaxing readathon!

[Leni]

Congratulations! That's wonderful news! Wishing you a great and uneventful pregnancy. And a lot of good reading.

[Jennifer]

Congratulations Elyse! A nice relaxing readathon sounds like just what you need.

[Lynnette]

Amazing news Elyse. You deserve to relax

[Vanessa]

Elyse wrote: "I can't believe it's already July, folx! How have I been doing on the above list? Completely forgetting about it is how! lol. I have read Gemina, Obsidio, and Bitch Planet Vol 1 and 2. For SciFiJun..."

👍👍 Another bookworm in the making . Thanks Elyse . Congrats !

[Cynda]

Wishing you and your family many years of health and happiness!

[Jana]

What exciting news, congratulations Elyse!!!

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Sounds like a plan! And congratulations to you guys on your happy news!"

Thank you Susan!!

[Elyse]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Congratulations! Have a relaxing summer and read a thon.
I am so happy for you!..."

Thank you Vicki!!

[Elyse]

Susy wrote: "Ohh! Congratulations Elyse! So happy for you!!..."

Thank you Susy!!

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "Wishing you & your peanut a relaxing readathon!"

Thank you Susan!!

[Elyse]

Leni wrote: "Congratulations! That's wonderful news! Wishing you a great and uneventful pregnancy. And a lot of good reading."

Thank you Leni!! Yes, uneventful would be good! lol

[Elyse]

Jennifer wrote: "Congratulations Elyse! A nice relaxing readathon sounds like just what you need."

Thank you Jennifer!!

[Elyse]

Lynnette wrote: "Amazing news Elyse. You deserve to relax"

Thank you Lynette!!

[Elyse]

Vanessa wrote: "👍👍 Another bookworm in the making . Thanks Elyse . Congrats !..."

You bet!! Thank you Vanessa!!

[Elyse]

Cynda wrote: "Wishing you and your family many years of health and happiness!"

Thank you Cynda!!

[Elyse]

Jana wrote: "What exciting news, congratulations Elyse!!!"

Thank you Jana!!

[Elyse]

I'm not doing the "long laps." They get boring doing the same tracking over and over again. I'm hearkening back to previous pre-readathon challenges and doing these ones:
July 7-13: Read for 24 hours
July 14-20: Read 1000 pages

[Elyse]

Read for 24 hours
July 7 - Time: 05:46
July 8 - Time: 04:19
July 9 - Time: 07:35
July 10 - Time: 04:34
July 11 - Time: 01:20 (headaches and nausea all day. I watched 6 movies, 5 being Disney animation)
July 12 - Time: 03:10 // 24 hours achieved!
July 13 - Time: 04:26

[Susan]

I like how you’re adapting the challenges to your preferences. Hope you’re feeling better today

[Elyse]

Susan wrote: "I like how you’re adapting the challenges to your preferences. Hope you’re feeling better today"

Thanks Susan! Yes, I am feeling better! Every day is a wild card though! lol

[Vanessa]

Elyse wrote: "I'm not doing the "long laps." They get boring doing the same tracking over and over again. I'm hearkening back to previous pre-readathon challenges and doing these ones:
July 7-13: Read for 24 hou..."

From July 14-20 read 1000 pages sounds doable to me . Thanks for suggesting it .

[Elyse]

Vanessa wrote: "From July 14-20 read 1000 pages sounds doable to me . Thanks for suggesting it ...."

No problem!

[Kate]

Oh Congratulations Elyse! (sorry I'm late to the party!)
Absolutely have a relaxing readathon and enjoy it.

[Elyse]

Kate wrote: "Oh Congratulations Elyse! (sorry I'm late to the party!)
Absolutely have a relaxing readathon and enjoy it."

Thank you Kate!

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Looking forward to tracking your progress, Elyse!

[Cynda]

Good to see you taking things easy. I can't completely stopper up the mom in me though my son is nearing 40. Happy happy for you and your family.

[Elyse]

Cynda wrote: "Good to see you taking things easy. I can't completely stopper up the mom in me though my son is nearing 40. Happy happy for you and your family."

Thanks Cynda!

[Elyse]

I haven't really solidified a TBR and I don't think I will. Wherever I end up on Friday night with my current reads and borrows is what I'm reading. I'm doing Shrink the Shelf (read physical books owned before June 2023) on Instagram so I've got a bunch of audiobooks of the physical books I own so I can go back and forth. Now that I'm not working anymore, listening can be hit or miss depending on the day!

I do have these Hoopla audiobooks (that correspond with my physical books) due on Sunday so those are priority for the readathon:
(this is a big one!)
Already read

Headed to the grocery store today and this pregnancy has me not wanting sweets or chocolate (I'm usually a sweets lover!), haven't had many cravings at all actually. I may or may not make another trip on Friday but will proceed like I'm not.

My readathon starts at 8pm EST and here is the menu:
Supper (pre-readathon)
Pork Sausage Sloppy Joes & Potato Wedges

Drinks
Water, water, water! Hydration is harrrrd during pregnancy! I don't have enough room 80oz water AND food every day! lol
Pepsi (usually let myself have 2 cans of Pepsi a week)
Homemade iced tea (Pregnancy has put me off coffee real good. It's too hot for hot tea and grocery store iced tea is too sweet and has too much garbage in it)

Snacks
Chips & Dip (basically the one thing I've had a craving for! Also nostalgic - summers at Grammy's house with my brothers and cousins)
Crudités
Chex Mix
Cheese & Crackers
Strawberries
Watermelon
Peanut M&M's (a readathon tradition BUT I don't really want them lol. But hubs will eat them if I don't!)

Breakfast
English Muffin with Peanut Butter or Eggo Waffles with OJ & Milk

Lunch
Leftover Sloppy Joes

Supper
Pizza

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Sounds like a great plan for food

I agree pregnancy can cause weirdness. I could not stand "dry" foods like chips and such. I had to avoid eggs. Had huge dairy cravings and gained a lot of weight early when had my son. People even asked if I was having twins >:(

I was young and not nutritionally knowledgeable back then, though, would do things differently now

You sound like you have everything well planned out food wise.

[Leni]

I went off coffee during most of my first pregnancy too. And all deli meats smelled sour and rotten to me. Had to change out the hand soap and shower gel too because my pregnancy brain was convinced that they reeked. Such a weird experience! Fortunately my only craving was red apples. Good of your hubs to help you out with the M&Ms lol

[Elyse]

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Sounds like a great plan for food

I agree pregnancy can cause weirdness. I could not stand "dry" foods like chips and such. I had to avoid eggs. Had huge dairy cravings and gained a lot of weight ..."

That's so weird!! lol. People making comments to pregnant women has GOT to stop.

[Elyse]

Leni wrote: "I went off coffee during most of my first pregnancy too. And all deli meats smelled sour and rotten to me. Had to change out the hand soap and shower gel too because my pregnancy brain was convince..."

That's so weird!! lol. Oh yeah, he's got my back on all foods! 🤣

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Elyse wrote: "Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "That's so weird!! lol. People making comments to pregnant women has GOT to stop.
"

Yes, people can be annoying with that stuff after the baby is born as well.

My former in-laws *shudders* were early risers and early to bed people. His dad had to make a comment with my son that the reason my baby got up a lot during the night was because I stayed up too late when pregnant with him.

[Elyse]

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Yes, people can be annoying with that stuff after the baby is born as well.

My former in-laws *shudders* were early risers and early to bed people. His dad had to make a comment with my son that the reason my baby got up a lot during the night was because I stayed up too late when pregnant with him...."

Oh my goddddd, that's ridiculous. And a MAN to say it, geez.