New Resolutions for 2021 New Year Challenge

[Diana S]

New Resolutions for 2021 New Year Challenge
Duration: January 1 through January 31, 2021

Happy New Year! :D

Here are 18 New Year's Resolutions designed for you can actually keep in 2021

Spell-out one/more of the ALL-CAPPED words/phrases listed below.

1. Write SNAIL MAIL
2. Drink More WATER
3. Try SOMETHING NEW Each Month
4. Read BIBLE More
5. "LAZY GENIUS" Something in your Life (podcast)
6. Support LOCAL RESTAURANTS
7. Make Monthly PLAYLISTS
8. Pay Off, Some Debt with a SPENDING FAST
9. WALK A MILE a day
10. PUT AWAY, All the Way
11. JOURNAL One Line A Day
12. Shed Some Weight by DECLUTTERING
13. Start Meal Planning ONE MEAL
14. Send BIRTHDAY CARDS
15. Print & Hang Some PICTURES
16. Take SAFE TRIPS
17. STAY IN TOUCH
18. NEW HOBBY

CHALLENGE RULES:
• one book per letter
• books must be 100+ pages
• use 1st letter of the title ( exclude A, An, or The)
• or use 1st letter of Author's FIRST/LAST name

FOR EACH BOOK READ
° Link to title
° Indicate Author
° Give date you finished book

☆☆☆ Ratings are optional

[Diana S]

COMPLETED :D
♡ Congratulations ♡

Jonquil
Donna
Carol

[Diana S]

Participants
Updated: 1/29/21

Donna - SNAIL MAIL - 9/9 (completed)
Carol - LOCALS RESTAURANTS - 17/17 (completed)
JennH - DECLUTTERING - 7/12
Book Concierge - WATER - 2/5
Diana S - BIRTHDAY CARDS - 8/13
Licha-Olivia - DECLUTTERING - 0/12
☆☆Jonquil - WALK A MILE - 9/9 (completed)
Marilyn - WATER - (4/5)
Koren - PLAYLISTS - (8/9)
Jaret - WATER - (1/5)

[Donna]

Completed: 9 / 9 ---CHALLENGE COMPLETE


✔S ~~ Stephanie Wrobel, author of ~~ Darling Rose Gold ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 12Jan21
✔N ~~ The New Me ~~ by Halle Butler ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 13Jan21
✔A ~~ All Systems Red ~~ by Martha Wells ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 03Jan21
✔I ~~ I Know This Much Is True ~~ by Wally Lamb ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 14Jan21
✔L ~~ Lily King , author of ~~ Writers & Lovers ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 03Jan21

✔M ~~ Margarita Montimore, Author of ~~ Oona Out of Order ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 04Jan21
✔A ~~ Alka Joshi, author of ~~ The Henna Artist ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 17Jan21
✔I ~~ I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death ~~ by Maggie O’Farrell ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 23Jan21
✔L ~~ Little Secrets ~~ by Jennifer Hillier ~~ 5 Stars ~~ 09Jan21

[Carol]

New Resolutions for 2021 New Year Challenge
Completed 1/29/21
17/17
London, Cait - Hidden Secrets -1/5
Out of Nowhere - Roan Parrish -1/20
Cole, Matt - Bottom Feeder - 1/2
Abigail Roux - Part & Parcel -1/18
Lake, Nick - Whisper to Me - 1/24
Sold on a Monday- Kristina McMorris - 1/4
Roan Parrish - In the Middle of Somewhere - 1/1
Evil Genius - Catherine Jinks - 1/29
Suspicious Behavior-L.A. Witt -1/11
The Time Traveler's Wife- Audrey Niffinger -1/11
Anthony, Shira - Prelude -1/17
Unshapely Things - Marc Del Franco -1/22
Riven - Roan Parrish 1/9
Annabeth Albert - Status Update
Norwegian by Night - Derek Miller -1/4
Tarryn Fischer - The Wives -1/13
Sheila Cameron - A Grave Mistake /1/6

[JennH]

New Resolutions for 2021 New Year Challenge
Duration: January 1 through January 31, 2021

D
✔E - The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams 1/22/21
✔C - A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie 1/4/21
✔L - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1/3/21
U
✔T - They Do It With Mirrors by Agatha Christie 1/1/21
T
E
✔R - The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan 1/17/21
✔I - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds & Ibram Kendi 1/17/21
N
✔G - The Calamity Café by Gayle Leeson 1/23/21

[Book Concierge]

New Resolutions for 2021 New Year Challenge
Begins: 01Jan21 / Ends: 31Jan21


5 / 5

Water
W - WILLIAMS, Beatriz / The Secret Life of Violet Grant ✔ - 07Jan21
A - Anthony Horowitz / Moonflower Murders ✔ - 05Feb21
T - This Tender Land ✔ - 15Jan21
E - Emma Cline / The Girls ✔ - 08Feb21
R - Rick Bragg / All Over but the Shoutin' ✔ - 14Feb21

.

[Diana S]

NEW RESOLUTIONS FOR 2021 NEW YEAR CHALLENGE

Spell-out: BIRTHDAY CARDS (7/13)


Beth O'Leary's The Flatshare (1/11/21) ☆☆☆☆
I
Roberts, Sheila - Winter at the Beach (1/24/21) ☆☆☆☆☆
T - The Tombs by Clive Cussler (1/7/21) ☆☆☆☆
Haig, Matt - The Midnight Library (1/16/21) ☆☆☆☆
D -
A - The American Agent by Jacqueline Winspear (1/13/21) ☆☆☆☆☆
Yep, Laurence - A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans (1/22/21) ☆☆☆☆

Clive Cussler's Final Option (1/10/21)
A
R
D
Skin Game by Stuart Woods (1/2/21) ☆☆☆

[Licha-Olivia]

Sign me up

New Resolutions for 2021 New Year Challenge
Duration: January 1 through January 31, 2021

Decluttering - 12/12 Letters

D:Dare, Tessa The Duchess Deal (2/6/21)
E: Elizabet Hoyt Wicked Intentions (2/12/21)
C: Catch-22 Joseph Heller (1/11/21)
L: Loner (The) Joan Johnston (2/8/21)
U: Unfinished Angel (The) Sharon Creech (4/10/21)
T: Tessa Dare The Wallflower Wager (1/3/21)
T: Texan (The) Joan Johnston (1/19/21)
E: Eva Ibbotson Eva The Star of Kazan (2/21/2021)
R: Reynard, Sylvain; The Raven (1/13/21)
I: I Married the Duke Katharine Ashe (3/3/21)
N: Notorious Pleasures Elizabeth Hoyt (2/21/2021)
G: Gillian McDunn Caterpillar Summer (1/4/2021)

[Jonquil]

New Resolutions for 2021 New Year

9/9 DONE

W When Good Ghosts Get the Blues Danielle Garrett 1/10
A George A. Akerlof Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception 1/11
L Leslie Langtry Map Skills Murder 1/9
K Kumquat Jeff Strand 1/6

A Avery Aames Days of Wine and Roquefort 1/14

M Mystery on Hidden Lane Clare Chase 1/3
I In Cold Chamomile Joy Avon 1/5
L Leslie Langtry Mean Girl Murder 1/1
E Eileen Brady Saddled with Murder 1/3

[Marilyn]

New Resolutions for 2021 New Year Challenge
Begins: 01Jan21 / Ends: 31Jan21

4 / 5

Water

✔W--Wingate, Lisa, author of Before We Were Yours--1/16/21
✔A--American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson--1/25/21
✔T--This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing by Jacqueline Winspear--1/4/21
✔E--Emmuska Orczy, author of The Scarlet Pimpernel--1/14/21
R

[Koren]

New Resolutions for 2021 New Year Challenge
Duration: January 1 through January 31, 2021

P-Parton, Dolly Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics finished 1/4

L-The Last Days of John Lennon by James Patterson finished 1/1

A-Along Comes The Association: Beyond Folk Rock and Three-Piece Suits by Russ Giguere finished 1/25

Y-You Don't Own Me: The Life and Times of Lesley Gore by Trevor Tolliver finished 1/14

L-Lazar, Zachary Evening's Empire: The Story of My Father's Murder finished 1/2

I-I'm a Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music, and Madness by Mickey Dolenz finished 1/14

S-Steve Jackson No Stone Unturned: The True Story of the World's Premier Forensic Investigators finished 1/1

T-Thom Bierdz Forgiving Troy: A True Story of Murder, Mental Illness and Recovery finished 1/7

S-Shields, Brooke Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression finished 1/14

[Jaret]

I definitely need to drink more water:
completed (2/5)

Wiseman, Beth Plain Pursuit 4 stars 1/31/2021
A
T
Ephron, Hallie Night Night, Sleep Tight 4 stars 1/23/2021
R

[Jonquil]

Finished message 10.

[Donna]

Challenge complete! Thank you.

[Book Concierge]

Great job, Donna!

[Diana S]

Jonquil wrote: "Finished message 10."

Congrats Jonquil :D

[Diana S]

Donna wrote: "Challenge complete! Thank you."

Congrats Donna :D

[Koren]

Just realized I forgot to add my last book I finished on 1/25. Done!

[Book Concierge]

Update Message # 7 - Challenge completed - 14Feb21

[Licha-Olivia]

Finally, I completed this challenge.

[Book Concierge]

Way to persevere, Licha-Olivia!