January - Reset, Relax, and Refresh

[TerryJane, Challenges]

RESET, RELAX, AND REFRESH
Duration: January 1 – January 31, 2022

As we move forward into the new year, let's commit to improving our health and happiness by taking care of our minds and bodies. Each prompt represents a small resolution that can help us to refresh and reset, so we can be our best selves. You may read fiction or nonfiction to meet the prompt requirements. (One book per prompt.)

To sign up, post a comment to let the challenge leader know how many books you will be reading. Here's to a happier, healthier you in 2022!

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.

Thanks to Debra Digs, who inspired this challenge, and to Karin, who volunteered to lead it.

[Karin]

How to Participate:

1. Post here telling the challenge leader that you'd like to join the challenge. You can choose your books for the challenge at the beginning, or add them as you go. You can join a challenge at any time, as long as the challenge is still active. You must choose a goal for the challenge.

2. Whenever you finish a book for the challenge, post here and let the challenge leader know so they can update your progress. Please be sure to post the number of books you have completed and the number of your original message every time you post an update.

The challenge leader is not able to keep track of your total number of books for you because of the number of participants in the challenge. The number of the original post is used to identify you, as there can be many members with the same name. The challenge leader will not look at this post to track your progress.

Example:
message 32 updated! 2/10 books read!

For more information about how challenges work, check out this thread or ask your challenge leader.

P.S. Please do not delete posts! It makes updating very confusing for the Moderators! If you decide to leave the challenge, please just let us know. You can edit your original post to say {redacted}. Thank you!

Ashley - 0/4
AurainBookland - 04
Bibliophile - 0/3
Cassie - 2/6
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) - 0/2

Iton - 3/4
Kate - 2/3
Laura Jane - 0/5
Lauri - 0/10

Lindsey - 6/10
Lulisa - 0/4
Marissa – 0/10
Maureen - 0/5
Meera - 0/4

mussolet - 4/8
Nedge - 0/8
ReadingWithLisaMarie - 0/10
Regina - 2/4
Sharon – 0/5

Stormie – Book Dragon - 0/6
Tracey - 9/10
Tresdivas - 0/8
Ula - 0/2

Completed:
Allie - 5/4
Amy - 7/6
Ashleigh - 2/2
Brittany – 4/3
Carri Carey – 8/10
Carmen - 10/10
Cat - 4/4
Debra Diggs – 7/8
Dominique - 4/4
Erika - 3/3
Greg - 4/4
Gretchen - 3/3
Jennifer - 10/10
Jordynn – 5/5
Karin 6/5
Kelly - 7/5
Kaiwi - 5/4
Lynn 6/6
Margie - 5/3
Megan BG - 5/5
Melissa - 10/10
Mie – 8/4
Nicole - 9/3
Oshizu - 8/6
Rachael - 10/10
rika - 10/10
Sarah - 4/4
SarahKat - 10/10
Sumi - 3/3
Sunny - 3/3
TerryJane - 10/10

[Karin]

6/5

🌲 1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.



2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover. Caramel Pecan Roll Murder

🌲 3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.

🌲 4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.
Miranda Warning

5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.

🌲 6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover. All That Really Matters - Jan 2

🌲 7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
Under the Greenwood Tree is lighthearted, but also has a soothing landscape on many covers, including this one:


8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.


🌲 9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
(reread :) )

10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.

[Mie]

Hi Karin, please sign me up for 4 books 📚

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

8/4

Possibilities:
1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
📗 Dead Beat

2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
📗 Vintage Murder

3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
📗 Kasper Hjulmand - Fodbolddrømmer

4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.
📗 Isola

6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
📗 Mightier Than the Sword

8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
📗 Hjemmehjælperen Ramona og andre englelige væsner og væsentlige engle

9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
📗 Tarzan of the Apes

10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.
📗 Arvingen

[Debra Diggs]

Hi Karin. Thanks for leading. Please sign me up for 8 books.

8/8 . Completed

✔ 1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover. - Russians Among Us: Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories, and the Hunt for Putin's Spies by Gordon Corera

2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.

✔ 3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover. - The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg

✔ 4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title. - The Scorpion's Tail by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover. -

✔ 6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover. - Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

✔ 7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover. - These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

✔ 8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title. - The Book With No Name by Anonymous

✔ 9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover. - Shōgun by James Clavell

✔ 10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller. - An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor

[Jordynn]

I will read 5 books.


1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.

2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.

3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover -The Murder on the Links

4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title -Mistletoe and Murder

5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.

6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the coverCowboy Christmas Guardian

7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover -You Were Made for This Moment Study Guide plus Streaming Video: How the Story of Esther Inspires Us to Step Up and Stand Out for God

8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.

9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover - The Guest List

10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.


5/5

[BookishlyWise]

I will read 3 Books in January! :)
Progress - 0 / 3
1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover. - Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title. - Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World

10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

I am in for 2!

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.

[oshizu]

Thank you for leading this great challenge, Karin.
Please sign me up for six books.

* * *
Progress: 8/6 (Completed 18 Jan)

✔️1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover. Murder at Half Moon Gate

✔️2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover. Strawberry Shortcake Murder

✔️3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover. The Sun Down Motel

✔️4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title. The Dyeds of March: A Knitting Game Mystery Book 2

✔️5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover. More Myself: A Journey (Alicia Keyees)

✔️6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover. The History of Bees

7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.

8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title. The Main Corpse

✔️9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover. The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World

✔️10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller. The Lathe of Heaven

[Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~]

I am going to try for at least 6

RESET, RELAX, AND REFRESH

Duration: January 1 – January 31, 2022

0/6

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep-related title, or a book with a dark cover.
2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any foodservice role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.
5. Enjoy music . Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover. Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid by Wendy Williams
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.

[Allie]

Hi Karin,

Sign me up for 4
Progress 5/4

✔️1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
✔️4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title. Ratking
✔️5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
✔️6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
✔️10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller. Cruel & Unusual

[Carmen]

Hola, Karin!
Count me in, please!
Happy 2022 to everyone!!! 🎆🎉

PROGRESS: 10/10

❎1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover
❎2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
❎3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
❎4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.
❎5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
❎6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
❎7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
❎8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
❎9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
❎10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

I’ll sign up for 10, please.

✅ 1. Get enough sleep. Strange the Dreamer - Read 1/2/22

✅ 2. Eat well. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

✅ 3. Move your body. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Read 1/13/22

✅ 4. Challenge your mind. The Guest List - Read 1/6/22

✅ 5. Enjoy music. Daisy Jones & The Six - Read 1/5/22

✅ 6. Be social. Reverie - Read 1/26/22

✅ 7. Lower your stress. Winter Garden - Read 1/25/22

✅ 8. Make time for laughter. Me Talk Pretty One Day - 1/7/22

✅ 9. Drink plenty of water. The Likeness - Read 1/18/22

✅ 10. Visit your doctor. Postmortem - Read 1/28/22

[Marissa]

January - Reset, Relax and Refresh
Duration: January 1-31, 2022
Progress: 5/10

✔️1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
--- The Hollow by Jessica Verday (1/6)
2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
✔️4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.
--- The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry (1/10)
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
✔️6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
--- The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht (1/20)
7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
✔️9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
--- Circe by Madeline Miller (1/2)
✔️10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.
--- A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (1/11)

[Brittany]

I'm in for 3

4/3

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.

[[deleted user]]

Progress: 3/4

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.


2. Eat well. Read a book with food or drink on the cover.


3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.

✅4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery.
Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came

5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.

✅6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family.
Confusion

✅7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell


8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.

9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent.
At Mrs Lippincote's

10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.

[Nedge]

Hi Karin,

Please sign me up for 8 books.

0/8

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Hi Karin, I'm in for all 10!

10/10

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
Song of the Forever Rains (dark cover)

2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
The Sanctuary Sparrow

3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks body part on cover

4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.
The Night She Disappeared (mystery)

5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
Daisy Jones & The Six

6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
Landscape - The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien narrated by Andy Serkis

8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard

9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty (across the ocean)

10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.
Death of a Nightingale by Lene Kaaberbøl

[Greg]

Put me down for 4 books for this challenge.

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover. Blasphemy
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover. The Bone Collector
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title. Summer Knight
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller. Born of Silence

4/4

[Cat]

Hi Karin, I'm in for 4 books!

Progress
4/4
1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
Velvet was the Night

3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
A Sport and a Pastime

5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
Daisy Jones and the Six

6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
Anxious People

9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
Outlander

[Sunny]

Hey, Karin! 🤗
Thanks for leading us in this one.

Progress: 3/3

[Megan BG]

Completed: 5/5

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
2. Read ... a book with a character ... who is in any food service role ... A Slice of Heaven
3. Read ... a book where a character is on the run... Magic Lessons
4. Read ... a book that features ... hobby ... The Lotus Eaters
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
7. Read ... a book with a soothing landscape on the cover. The Passing Storm
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
10. Read a ... forensic thriller. Alert

[Margie]

Thanks for leading this challenge, Karin. Please sign me up for 3 to start.

Progress: 5/3

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
✔︎3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover. Man Down (main character is on the run)
✔︎4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title. Let The Dead Lie (mystery)
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
✔︎6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover. Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty
✔︎7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover. Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change (Calming activity and cover)
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
✔︎9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover. A Dry White Season (set in South Africa)
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.

[Tresdivas]

I'm in for 8/10

0/10

Thank you

[Kelly]

I will join- please sign me up for 5 books!

[Gretchen]

I'm in for 3 books.

1.) Read a book with a spy or dark cover
The Royal Secret by Andrew Taylor

2.) Read a mystery of a book with a number in the title
Archive 17 by Sam Eastland

3.) Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent or with water on the cover
The Dance of the Serpents by Oscar de Muriel

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Sarah]

Sign me up for 4 books

4/4-COMPLETED

✅1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover- (16/1/22)

✅4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title-Fahrenheit 451(4/1/22)

✅5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover-New Kids on the Block: Five Brothers and a Million Sisters(11/1/22)

✅7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover-Can You Keep a Secret?(12/1/22)

[mussolet]

Hi everyone,
thanks Karin for leading this :). Pls sign me up for 8 books.

RESET, RELAX, AND REFRESH - Completed: 4/8
Duration: January 1 – January 31, 2022

2. Eat well. Read a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery. 22/01/05 - 2*
The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by a comedian. 22/01/01 - 4*
Cheer Up, Love: Adventures in Depression with the Crab of Hate by Susan Calman

10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor. 22/01/26 - 3*
When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection by Gabor Maté

[Iton]

I'm in for 4 books
3/4

4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title. Four Blind Mice

5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover. - Renegades: Born in the USA

6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover. Ready Player One

9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover. Big Boned

[Laura Jane]

I'd like to try for 5 please!

[TerryJane, Challenges]

RESET, RELAX, AND REFRESH - Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2022
Progress: 10/10 -- COMPLETE

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
🧘‍♀️ My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life
2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
🧘‍♀️ Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
🧘‍♀️ Eye for Eye
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.
🧘‍♀️ The Westing Game
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
🧘‍♀️ Crying in H Mart
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
🧘‍♀️ Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss
7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
🧘‍♀️ Remember Me?
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
🧘‍♀️ Seriously... I'm Kidding
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
🧘‍♀️ Surviving Savannah
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.
🧘‍♀️ The Girl in His Shadow

[Luisa]

Hi Karin, I would like to join. I'm in for 4 books:
Progress: 0/4


1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
Permanent Record

7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
The Henna Artist

[Dominique]

RESET, RELAX, AND REFRESH
Duration: January 1 – January 31, 2022

4/4

3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
The Son 01/22/22
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title. No Escape 01/16/22
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
The Bands of Mourning 01/11/22
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
The Nameless Ones 1/3/2022 (takes place in Amsterdam)

[Meera]

Please sign me up for 4 books
Progress: 0/4

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.

[Sumi]

Hi Karin,
I’m in for 3 books

[Lauri]

Lauri's Spot!
January Reset, Refresh & Relax
1 / 10

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
Cat Nap
2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title
Death of an Outsider
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover
In a Holidaze 1/2/21
7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.
Virgin River

[Amy]

Please sign me up for 6!

Goal: 7/6== Challenge Completed!

1. Get enough sleep. A book with a dark cover: Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul
2. Eat well. A book with a character or author who is in any food service role: Those Who Save Us (baker)
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery: Death in a Family Way
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover: Layla
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family,: Master of His Fate
7. Lower your stress. A book with a soothing landscape on the cover: The House by the Sea
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, or a book with a body of water on the cover: The Heart Keeper
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.

[Ashleigh]

Please sign me up for 2!

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Tracking

2/2

1. Move Your Body - Fearless Magic
2. Be Social - The Once and Future Witches

[Tracey]

Sign me up for 10!

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover. Dark coverPrince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover. Above the Bay of Angels
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover. The Marrow Thieves⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title. A Million Little Lies⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover. Everything You Are⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover. Myface⭐⭐
7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover. Hunting by Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title. From Beer to Eternity⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover. If I Had Two Lives ⭐⭐⭐⭐
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller. The Intangible ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Erika]

I am going to read 3 for this month.
Goal- 3/3


4. Challenge your mind. Mystery/Puzzle The Hawthorne Legacy
9. Drink plenty of water. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
1. Get enough sleep. The Ex Hex

[Ashley]

I will try for 4 books.
0/4

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.
7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.

[Carmen]

Update to message #12

PROGRESS: 1/10

[Allie]

Update to Message #11
Progress 1/4
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, Ratking

[Nicole]

I'm in for 3!

2. Eat well. Read a book on healthy eating, a book with a character or author who is in any food service role, or a book with food or drink on the cover.= Graineliers, Vol. 3
3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.= Monster and the Beast, Vol. 1
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.= Agatha's First Case
5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.= Both Can Be True
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.= Twittering Birds Never Fly, Vol.1
7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.= Kawaii Doodle Cuties
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book written by or about a comedian, a book from the humor genre, or a book with a pun in the title.= A Sign of Affection, Vol. 1
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.= Outlander
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book written by a doctor, a book with a character in a healthcare career, or a medical or forensic thriller.= The Dispatcher

9/3

[Greg]

Update message 20

3. Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover. The Bone Collector

1/4

[Tracey]

Update to message #40 1/10

Move your body. Read a sport or fitness book, a book where a character is on the run, or a book with a body or a body part on the cover.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[[deleted user]]

Please count me in
10/10 - Completed


1. Get enough sleep. Read a book with a sleep related title - The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler - 08/01 Sleep related title
2. Eat well. Read a book with a character or author who is in any food service role.Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen 08/01(view spoiler)[Isabella Waverly only means to comfort the woman felled on a London street. In her final dying moments, she thrusts a letter into Bella’s hand. It’s an offer of employment in the kitchens of Buckingham Palace, and everything the budding young chef desperately wants: an escape from the constrictions of her life as a lowly servant. In the stranger’s stead, Bella can spread her wings (hide spoiler)]
3. Move your body. Read a book with a body or a body part on the cover. - Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery.Every Reasonable Doubt by Pamela Samuels Young 07/01
5. Enjoy music. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover. - Fall of Angels by Barbara Cleverly
6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family..The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton - 11/01 - (view spoiler)[During a summer party at the family farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson has escaped to her childhood tree house and is happily dreaming of the future. She spies a stranger coming up the long road to the farm and watches as her mother speaks to him. Before the afternoon is over, Laurel will witness a shocking crime. A crime that challenges everything she knows about her family and especially her mother, Dorothy—her vivacious, loving, nearly perfect mother. (hide spoiler)]
7. Lower your stress. Read a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.- Still Life by Louise Penny 11/01
8. Make time for laughter. Read a book with a pun in the title. - From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris 12/01 - From Beer to Eternity is a pun on the classic novel/film From Here to Eternity.
9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes 13/01 - Set in South America, I'm in Africa
10. Visit your doctor. Read a book with a character in a healthcare career. - Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
(view spoiler)[Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea's last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to seek healing at the famed Torre Cesme for the wounds Chaol received in Rifthold.

After enduring unspeakable horrors as a child, Yrene Towers has no desire to help the young lord from Adarlan, let alone heal him. Yet she has sworn an oath to assist those in need—and will honor it. But Lord Westfall carries shadows from his own past, and Yrene soon comes to realize they could engulf them both.

In this sweeping parallel novel to the New York Times bestselling Empire of Storms, Chaol, Nesryn, and Yrene will have to draw on every scrap of their resilience if they wish to save their friends. But while they become entangled in the political webs of the khaganate, deep in the shadows of mighty mountains where warriors soar on legendary ruks, long-awaited answers slumber. Answers that might offer their world a chance at survival—or doom them all . . . (hide spoiler)] 02/01

[AurorainBookland]

Please count me in for 4 books


4. Challenge your mind. Read a mystery, a book that features a puzzle or hobby, or a book with a number in the title.



5. Enjoy music. Read a book about a musician or band, a book whose title is based on song lyrics, or a book with a musical instrument on the cover.



6. Be social. Read a book about friends or family, a book featuring social media or online gaming, or a book with a group of people on the cover.


7. Lower your stress. Read a light-hearted book, a book about a calming activity, or a book with a soothing landscape on the cover.

[Amy]

Updated message 37-- 1/6
Be social-- a book about family-- Master of His Fate

[Kelly]

Update message 26
2/5

1. Get enough sleep. Read a spy or terrorist book (sleeper cell), a book with a sleep related title, or a book with a dark cover.
The Alice Network

9. Drink plenty of water. Read a book set across the ocean from your home continent, a book about a water creature, or a book with a body of water on the cover.
Hazardous Cruise