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PLANSTBR Ideas
- a fav author
- one of the oldest on my tbr
- children's classic
- a short book
- recommended to me
- audio bookSNACKS
apples with peanut butter
Popcorn
Need more thought about this...
Those sound like good TBR plans :)
Nice mix of choices for your TBR, and apples with peanut butter sound very tasty!
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Vicki Willis wrote: "PLANS..."You need more snacks!!!! lol. Haven't heard of that Lisa Gardner book. I'm pretty new to her books though. I think I've only read 1 or 2.
I love the Narnia series too :)
SprintsHour 1 (5am)
Slush28 pages
Hour 4 (8am)
Slush35 pages
Hour 8 (12pm)
62 pages
Hour 12 (4pm)
60 pages
Hour 16 (8pm)
Missed this one
Hour 20 (12am)
40 pages
Hour 24 (4am)
1 page (I was so tired, it was all I could do )
Check InsHours 1-6 (5am - 11am)
Pages: 100 read
Audio: equivalent to 125 pages
Progress:
Finished:
Activity: 40 minute walk with Bailey, the dog
Food: Apple with peanut butter, avocado toast with egg, green mint tea
Total pages: 225
Hours 7-12 (11am - 5pm)
Pages: 112
Audio: Equivalent to 155 pages
Progress:
Finished:
Activity: 30 minute walk with Bailey
Food: Dark chocolate antioxident protein shake, popcorn with butter, diet coke
Total Pages: 492
Hours 13-18 (5pm - 11pm)
I missed this segment because I was over at my mom's and took her to a dinner.
Pages:
Audio:
Progress:
Finished:
Total Pages:
Hours 19-24 (11pm - 5am)
Pages: 46
Audio: equivalent to 30 pages
Progress:
Finished:
Activity: 10 minute stretch
Total pages: 568
We're almost there! Best of luck and reading to you today!
I am going to add activity to my check ins. I have a very active dog who I walk 2x a day so there is that. And I am planning on doing some stretching.
I'm planning on an audiowalk as well. Luckily, the weather appears cooperative. One of my granddogs is arriving later today, so I'm excited to walk with him tomorrow!Stretching is also key for me when I get the 'sleepies'.
Hope you're getting some reading done!
Going great so far!225 pages in
Forgot to post the Beginning Survey
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
San Diego, CA, USA
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
One Step Too Far3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Buttered Popcorn
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
Peloton is my newest obsession next to reading, of course.
5) What are your goals for this readathon?
Read and relax. Enjoy the books and the sunshine
It looks like you got off to a good start, Vicki! I hope that you are continuing to enjoy your reading & food.
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Vicki Willis wrote: "Check InsHours 1-6 (5am - 11am)
Pages: 100 read
Audio: equivalent to 125 pages
Progress:
Finished:
Activity: 40 minute walk with Bail..."
Looks like you're doing great Vicki!
Hope you had a lovely dinner with your mom!
Hope you had a wonderful readathon Vicki!
FINAL STATS APRIL '23 RaTTotal pages: 568
(258 reading, 310 audio equivalent)
This is the first time I have listened to more pages than I read. I had a lot of things to do and so listening allowed me to participate more.
Books completed
(this book has been on my TBR for the RaT since 2019, so it is exciting that I finally read it!)
Books progressed
Activity: 80 minutes This is the first time I have tracked activity and I think I am going to continue this.
Participated in:
6 sprints
13 check ins - Hosted 1 of them
Overall a very fun and relaxing time!
See you at the next one!
Yay, Vicki! Great stats. Since I've added audio, I think I enjoy the readathons even more. Like you said, you can be doing other things (like exercising) and still make progress. See you next time!
Kudos on a successful Readathon! I love mixing paper/ebooks and audio — it keeps things interesting! Hope to see you this summer and we’ll do it again in reverse
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Pre-planning for July Reverse Read a ThonLike many others I am going through and look at all my TBRs for the last RaTs and putting any books I didn't get to here.
I am considering using the list for the Reverse RaT in July.
We will see
Project Dodge
I Am Kimberly Cole: A Journey into Terror
The Female of the Species
The Last Mrs. Parrish
Amelia's Story: A Childhood Lost
Killing Me Softly
House of Fallen Trees
Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story
The Vow
The Locked Door
The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeWow, not as many as I expected. There are a few that I have taken off my TBR because I am not interested in them anymore so I have crossed them off and they won't be included. Unless of course, someone here convinces me they are a MUST read.
Look at you getting things done early!!
Lynnette wrote: "Look at you getting things done early!!"Which is a great idea if you have the time to do it .
June 2023 is half over already .
I forgot all about the reverse RaT . Thanks for reminding me .
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Cynda wrote: "Oooh. You hope-plan The Loin, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I read several of the Narnia books to my son. I am interested in reading them for myself. Soon. Not yet."If you like fantasy "The Chronicles of Narnia" won't disappoint you .
Good choice .
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I'm about to get some sleep. Wishing you a great readathon Vicki!
SPRINTSSprint Hour 1
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Sprint Hour 4
The Locked Door
Sprint Hour 8
Slept through
Sprint Hour 12
The Locked Door
Sprint Hour 16
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Sprint Hour 20
Sprint Hour 24
Check InsI am having to do a modified Read a Thon this time and won't be participating the whole 24 hours, so I am just going to do 2 check ins to track my progress.
Hours 1-12
Pages: 226
Audio: 1 hour listened
Progressed:
Finished:
Hours 13-24
Pages: 343
Audio: 1.5 hours
Progressed:
Finished:
I am going to be reading some books from past Read a Thon TBRs that I never got to.I will be starting with
The Locked Door on Kindleand
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on audio.
I love The Lion, the Witch. and the Wardrobe, and The Locked Door looks good, too, Enjoy your reading!
Any of the Narnia books are perfect! The Locked Door looks good too. Happy Reading!
I'm also doing a modified RAT this time. Check-ins are iffy. Oh well, ANY reading is good reading. Hope you have fun!
Glad to see you back, Vicki! Couple of good books you got there!
Popping in to say hello from the Eastern time zone, where we are ending the Midnight Hour, one of the most magical nighttime reading moments for me with Read-a-thons for some reason.
“Don't compare her to sunshine and roses when she's clearly orchids and moonlight.”
― Melody Lee, Moon Gypsy
Happy Reading! Or sleeping, whichever is happening on your end of the world! :)
Halfway through already! Hope you're having a wonderful readathon, Vicki!
The time is zipping past! Hope your Readathon is going well and you’re enjoying your books!
Thanks everyone. I just finished one book and am going to start another one.
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Vicki Willis wrote: "Thanks everyone. I just finished one book and am going to start another one."Sounds good!
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JULY Reverse Read a Thon StatsTotal pages: 569
Total audio: 2.5 hours
Books finished:
Books progressed:
I got 2 books off my Read a Thon TBR and started a third.
I didn't participate in much social media, but it was still a fun reading day.
See everyone at the next one!
Sounds like you had a great readathon, Vicki!See you in October hopefully!
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Am doing a modified RaT this time.
I will be coming home from a spa day on Saturday morning, so planning to start for hour 1, then break while I drive home with my friend.
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Wow, a spa day sounds nice! :)