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Elyse's Readathoning! est. 2017
I can‘t do audio at 2x speed. I miss to much. I tend to listen at 1.2x to 1.5x speed. I only go faster if the narrator is very slow or I don‘t like the book and want to get done with it quickly.
Sounds like a good day Elyse! Glad you got a chance to stop by and update us!
So glad to hear the little one enjoyed his first birthday party invite.
Hope you had a great readathon, Elyse!See you in April hopefully!
Glad you and Bastien could participate and that you got some good reading in! See you next time/year!
Just reading about your day made me tired :). I hope you had a wonderful readathon.See you in April.
Closing Survey1. How many books did you read during this readathon? Did you have any favorites? How many books did you finish?
Finished 1. Read 1 completely. Started 2.
2. Did you accomplish your goals for this readathon?
Sure because I had none!
3. How did your snacks and meals work out? Are there things you would change about the food and beverages side of your readathon for next time?
Didn't snack. Wasn't home much!
4. Did you enjoy this readathon? What was the most successful part of your readathon? What would you change for next time?
I always enjoy, no matter how much or little I read! I hope to not have other plans next time. lol.
5. Will you be continuing your readathon reading past the end of our official readathon?
I did sneak out to a coffee shop on Sunday and read for a little over an hour. That was nice.
Wrap-Up
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBrTjxEyOTj/
Total Time: 9:32
Time Read: 2:49
Time Listened: 6:43
Total Pages: 536
Pages Read: 201
Pages Listened: 335
Books Finished: 1
Books Read Completely: 1
Books Started: 2
(re-read)
Went a little AWOL after Saturday lol. Been busy of course! See y'all in April when Bastien will be FIFTEEN! MONTHS! OLD!
How did you like Bone White? I read that years ago. Really like Ronald Malfi
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "How did you like Bone White? I read that years ago. Really like Ronald Malfi"I just read a review for this and it sounded way too creepy for me. 😏
Cathy wrote: "Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "How did you like Bone White? I read that years ago. Really like Ronald Malfi"I just read a review for this and it sounded way too creepy for me. 😏"
He does write some creepy stuff :)
Cathy wrote: "How did you like The Pumpkin Spice Café? I keep seeing it…"Cathy it was very cute and got a bit spicy at the end. Very cozy autumnal romance! I plan on reading the second, The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore, in November and the third, The Christmas Tree Farm, in December!
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "How did you like Bone White? I read that years ago. Really like Ronald Malfi"I enjoyed it. It was my second of his. This one was creepier than the first one I read, The Ascent, but I liked The Ascent better.
Elyse wrote: "Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "How did you like Bone White? I read that years ago. Really like Ronald Malfi"I enjoyed it. It was my second of his. This one was creepier than the first one I re..."
I haven't read The Ascent yet but plan to. I want to read December Park next, my friend really loved that one.
I also really liked The Ascent and have Bone White on my TBR. Looks like you had a great balance in being able to still participate!
Hello and happy springtime! Here's the Bastien update:He just turned 15 months old and talks SO. MUCH. He knows almost 100 words and is such a parrot. He copies everything I say, it's gonna get me in trouble. lol. He sleeps really well, mostly since he turned 1. Maybe once a week now he wakes in the middle of the night but otherwise he sleeps 8:30pm-9amish, sometimes as late as 10am and it doesn't disrupt his nap or night sleep. Naps aren't really scheduled and that works for us. We're still breastfeeding, I plan on going till he's 2, the recommended age to stop. He continues to love food except he refused broccoli and brussels sprouts the other day lol. Can you blame him? We're in the thick of learning to walk! He's been getting more confident each day and did a lot of short bursts of walking last weekend. He needs something in his hands to forget that he's walking lol. And finally, this boy LOVES being outside. It's one of his favorite words right now and he says it first thing in the morning and last at night. lol. Dada takes him outside after work for an hour and he still doesn't want to come back in! And he knows the difference between going outside to take the dog for a walk (where he's in his stroller) and going outside to play. We're having so much fun with him and he's learning and growing so much every day!
As for the readathon which is *gasp* mere days away, I'm not prepared. I just read my 100th book of the year so I'm definitely reading but preparedness is not there. Whatever I'm reading will be my TBR and whatever is in the house will be food. Hopefully I can sneak out again for some quiet reading.
Aw, Bastien sounds so very adorable and at such a cute stage. Hope his walking improves - it usually does fast, they pick it up :) Maybe he'll give broccoli and brussels sprouts another chance one day :D
Thanks for the update!SO. MUCH. FUN!!!!!!
Happy things are going well for your lovely family!!!
See you at the read a thon.
I have stuff to do during the day, but I will be there early morning and in the evening.
What a lovely update Elyse. Bastien sounds adorable and I'm sure its a relief to you that he sleeps so well!Hope you manage to grab some reading time over the weekend.
Love the Bastien update Elyse! He sounds like such a joy.See you around this weekend.
Bastien sounds like great fun!“Whatever I'm reading will be my TBR and whatever is in the house will be food.“
That sounds like every readathon I do… 😝
Lovely update on Bastien, Elyse! It sounds like he is a happy boy, with doting parents :) Great to hear you're still finding some reading time. Hope the stars align and you can find a good chunk on Saturday.
Thanks for sharing your life's joy with us! I hope you enjoy the readathon.
Ok I have a TBR. I went by the library on Wednesday and picked out a ton of graphic novels.
(re-read)
(at least 48 pgs)
Audio:
(I may end up just listening this today)A Little Life is a Storygraph readalong with someone I follow on Instagram and my goal was to read 24 pgs a day to finish by the 30th. I might just finish it during the readathon though and cheer myself up with graphic novels after. lol
Looks like a good mix with a variety of genres
Its nice to have graphic novels on standby. I'm going to the library first thing tomorrow (my readathon starts at 1pm) to get some graphic novels. Enjoy the readathon (or the bits you get to do!)
Thanks for the family update!
Like you, I decided to join in the RaT last minute so I'm reading what I have and eating whatever food is here--I have plenty of choices in both categories so it will be fine--OR NOT!!!🤣
I do usually try to have some GN handy for the RaT as a nice break from regular books but decided since I don't have them this time, I will read my grandsons picture books/chapter books or listen to some cheesy fun short stories🤷♀
Have fun and enjoy your reading!
I went to my local indie today and bought some books! And some snacks at the grocery store. lol. I do plan on starting my readathon at a nearby café while hopefully the boys are still sleeping. Start time is 8am and I plan on getting up at 7am, showering, getting the dog settled, and heading out. Bastien did wake up at 6am today (and went back to sleep till 8am after nursing) so hopefully he doesn't do that tomorrow morning lol.So I've added to my TBR:
(I only had the second from the library and they didn't have the other 2 so I just bought all 3 at the bookstore)
(not really for the readathon but I wanted it)I got a little more than halfway through
and have read my allotted 24 pgs of
. I'm also a little over halfway through
and I'm going to keep reading it tonight. I may or may not touch it during the readathon, really depends on how far I get tonight, if I can finish it quickly.
Starting at the cafe sounds lovely. I also am going to attempt getting up 7ish as it's 8 am start here as well. Hoping the little one wakes up at the right time and not extra early, but I'm sure it would not really bother you either way :) Hope you enjoy all the reading! I read Girl on a Train but nothing else from Paula Hawkins
Updated TBRGraphic novels:
(re-read)
Novels:
(at least 48 pgs)
Audio:
(58% through)E-Books:
(63% through)
I also have a couple graphic novel e-book ARCs:
Didn't really plan food and snacks but I did swing by the store today.Drinks
Coffee (whatever I get at the café I'm going to)
Water
Pepsi
Apple juice
Breakfast
Whatever I get at the café
Lunch
Leftover Fiesta Chicken (https://www.wellplated.com/one-skille...)
Supper
Pizza
Snacks (the food main event really
Veg tray (got lazy and bought one instead of making my own which I usually do)
Chips and French Onion dip (this was my only craving when I was pregnant and only during my first trimester lol. NO, I am not pregnant again)
Pretzels and Chris' Vintage cheeses (new to me, they're in cute little clay pots!)
Sanders milk chocolate caramels
Peanut M&M's
Mike & Ike's
Dried mango
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Starting at the cafe sounds lovely. I also am going to attempt getting up 7ish as it's 8 am start here as well. Hoping the little one wakes up at the right time and not extra early, but I'm sure it..."Honestly, none of her other books have even come close to Girl on the Train!
Elyse wrote: "Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Starting at the cafe sounds lovely. I also am going to attempt getting up 7ish as it's 8 am start here as well. Hoping the little one wakes up at the right time an..."That's what I heard and I was put off by the reviews on her second book so never bothered with it.
I have had A Little Life sitting on my table for a year. I keep picking it up to dust but haven't started it yet. Have a good read!
I'm awake (woke at 6:30am gross) and showered and the boys are still sleeping! Dog is situated and I'm off to the café! It's 60 degrees and rainy. Perfect for being cozy when I get home!Opening Survey
1) What part of the world are you reading from today?
New Hampshire.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Last Chance to Save the World
3) Which snacks are you most looking forward to?
Chips and French Onion dip.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
My son is now 15 months old and getting wild! 😂
5) What are your goals for this readathon?
To enjoy my reading instead of reading as many pages as possible.
Happy Start of the Read-a-thon
Happy Readathon Elyse! You have a nice mix of books on your TBR.
I'm back from the café. It was a lovely time, I was there a little over an hour. I had a chai latte and an egg and cheese on ciabatta. It started getting busy so it was loud and it was also chilly in there! Saw another mom there that goes to one of the play groups we go to and that made me miss Bastien. He was all Mama when I got home and Rick said he kept saying Mama looking for me. 😊 I've never not been home when he's woken up before!I started with
and have been fairly traumatized by the end of The Happy Years chapters. 😭 Started listening to
on the way home and still listening to it now while I check in on socials. 58% through this morning.
Checking back in. Snacked on some chips and French Onion dip with water. Kind of want a Pepsi now but I only allow myself one in a day and I think I'll want it with pizza later so maybe some apple juice and more water. Going to open the veg tray, may skip the full lunch and just snack instead. We're grazers here. lol.I started reading
during the Hour 4 sprint and I plan on picking it back up after updating this! Bastien was fighting his nap SO HARD so I took him for a drive (99% of the time it works) and continued listening to
which I'm still listening to. I'm actually almost done so I'll finish it before continuing Last Chance. Hope everyone is doing well and getting some reading in! It's still raining and I'm very cozy.
I'm drinking a little coke as well. French onion dip sounds good! Wish it was raining here but about to fill up the porch mini pool after a small reading break I think
Sounds like you're having a great day Elyse.Poor Bastien, looking for his mommy. Well, that's how he learns you'll always be coming back to him <3
How's the Paula Hawkins book?
Sounds like you and sweet Bastien are have a fun day, Elyse! I've been thinking I need to read A Little Life, but am afraid of becoming traumatized. I may wait to see your final opinion. Enjoy the rest of the 'thon!
Susy wrote: "Sounds like you're having a great day Elyse.Poor Bastien, looking for his mommy. Well, that's how he learns you'll always be coming back to him <3
How's the Paula Hawkins book?"
I finished it and it was not great lol.
I've finished
and read all of
! I was going to start
but I found out it is the second in the series so luckily I was able to borrow the audio of
on Hoopla! So I'm listening to that and then I will read Crush. It's kind of fun to listen to graphic novels because they're usually full cast and sound effects. And they're short lol.It's been dark out all day so time is kind of weird today! It feels later than it is! I ate some of the veg tray and a couple sea salt milk chocolate caramels. More water.
You're making great progress Elyse. I never thought to listen to a graphic novel, but the full cast might be interesting.
I need to do some more water myself.Sea salt milk chocolate caramels sounds great, better than the weird dove dark chocolate things Walmart subbed my order for >:(
Good snacks today!I have been able to drink a lot of water today so far, ha! which I can counting as a plus for my RaT.
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Sounds like a great day, but can imagine how tired you must be.
I’ll be getting some hours of sleep myself as well!