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Challenge Addicts Anonymous
I can't quite let go of TT3 though, so our team is going to unofficially keep going until we hit 20,000 anyway.And I have insider information that another Wheelathon style challenge is not far away.
I love the team challenges as they are a great way to get to know people and they bring out my competitive side.
Do you miss the team challenges when they end? ✔Do they make you really competitive? ✔
Do You overcommit to individual Challenges? ✔
Does your Partner roll their eyes at you? ✔
D your friends just not understand? ✔
My name is Lisa and I am a Challenge Addict. Ahhh... that feels better.
PS Bring on the Wheelathon!
Yes, Yes, Oh Yes, Yes and Yes!My name is Nancy and I too am a Challenge addict. My fingers get twitchy when I see a new one, I lie awake at night planning what books I am going to read, and I find myself at the end of each month thinking "I have 14 books to read in 5 days..."
There must be asylums for people like us - where we can get locked away and do nothing but READ!
Bliss...
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Karen wrote: "My name is Karen and it seems that I can't stop myself from creating or inputting into team challenges. At the end of every one I'm looking forward to more free time and no more spreadsheets.... an..."Karen, you are such an enabler!
NancyHelen wrote: "Yes, Yes, Oh Yes, Yes and Yes!My name is Nancy and I too am a Challenge addict. My fingers get twitchy when I see a new one, I lie awake at night planning what books I am going to read, and I fin..."
I'd gladly share a room with you there! I have all the same symptoms ...
Yea to it all. My TT3 team are also continuing with the challenge. We are also waiting patiently, well not so patiently, for the next challenge. I love challenges and I can't stop myself from clicking whatever comes my way. It's a sickness with me but a good one. I'll admit and no I won't be admitted to any place unless there are books with me :)
Hello all! Right there with you on being super ready for Wheelathon. Thankfully, Kelly is keeping me busy with the RPG quests so I'm hanging in there.But I'm gonna go ahead and say sign ups need to go up now anyway :P
Hi. My name is jingles and I'm a challenge-aholic.NancyHelen, I want a room like that. Make that 3 or 4 rooms. I need the extra space for custom made bookshelves. You know the kind....those that go from floor to ceiling (a very, very high ceiling), with the ladder that rolls around it, so you can get to all your books? That's the one :)
I did hear a rumor of sorts about a possible upcoming Wheel-a-Thon challenge, and I am super excited about that. Sign.Me.Up!!!
Hello my name is Vicci, it has been 10 minutes since my last read! .
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(actually that's a big fat lie, I'm listening to an audio while I type this !!!!)
Cait wrote: "Hello all! Right there with you on being super ready for Wheelathon. Thankfully, Kelly is keeping me busy with the RPG quests so I'm hanging in there.But I'm gonna go ahead and say sign ups need ..."
I'm going second that!
V Audio Nerd wrote: "Hello my name is Vicci, it has been 10 minutes since my last read! .
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OMG I'm doing the same thing hahahahaha. Great minds think alike :)
Hello. I'm Tea and I have no idea why I'm here. I don't have a problem. Really. It's only coincidence I spend more time updating my challenges then reading books for them.
Exactly! I don't think I have a problem, I just think someone needs to explain to my family how it is perfectly reasonable to be folding laundry and cleaning the kitchen with an ear bud in... or why it's OK to update spreadsheets after dinner so that points can be tallied and you know what needs to be read next... or why it should be acceptable to read until the wee hours of the morning... I don't have a problem... I'm just misunderstood.... :D
My husband calls me a nerd when I get excited about a challenge. He has yet to see my spreadsheet but I'm pretty sure he would just laugh and call me a nerd. He has his MMO's, I have books. It's a fair trade!
Kristin ~ Experiment in Terror Junkie wrote: "Exactly! I don't think I have a problem, I just think someone needs to explain to my family how it is perfectly reasonable to be folding laundry and cleaning the kitchen with an ear bud in... or ..."❀Tea❀ wrote: "Hello. I'm Tea and I have no idea why I'm here. I don't have a problem. Really. It's only coincidence I spend more time updating my challenges then reading books for them."
I agree 100% :)
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "V Audio Nerd wrote: "Hello my name is Vicci, it has been 10 minutes since my last read! .
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(actually that's a big fat lie, I'm listening to an audio while I type this !!!!)"
OMG I'm doing the same thing hahahahaha. Great minds think alike :) "
Me too :)
Hi, My name is Stephanie and I'm a challenge addict. I always say after I finish a challenge that I will take a break from joining any more for a couple of week before doing another one, but that never works because the same day or the next day I have already signed up for 3 more.I am also really looking forward to the next Wheel-A-Thon challenge.
What is a Wheel-a-Thon challenge?Edit: nevermind I scrolled down to the bottom of the group and found it
Joanne wrote: "What is a Wheel-a-Thon challenge?"This is last round. Maybe it gives you idea.
Basically mods would spin a wheel and then teams would get word they needed to spell out that week.
I'm Rebecca and I'm a challenge addict! When I have a stressful day, I pretend to work at my computer, but really I'm setting up new spreadsheets and scouring GR for books to fit. Productivity is productivity right?! It's okay that I'm not actually getting paid for this...right? And staying up late to read is better than getting 8 hours of sleep right?
RebeccaS wrote: "I'm Rebecca and I'm a challenge addict! When I have a stressful day, I pretend to work at my computer, but really I'm setting up new spreadsheets and scouring GR for books to fit. Productivity is..."Absolutely!!
Is it time to sign up for Wheel-a-thon yet?:D
If not, that's OK, I'll wait and ask again in 15 minutes...
Kristin wrote "Is it time to sign up for Wheel-a-thon yet?:D
If not, that's OK, I'll wait and ask again in 15 minutes... "
I'll just be sitting here refreshing my GR page.
RebeccaS wrote: "Kristin wrote "Is it time to sign up for Wheel-a-thon yet?:D
If not, that's OK, I'll wait and ask again in 15 minutes... "
I'll just be sitting here refreshing my GR page."
HaHa! Love it!
It's a system.Read a page - click refresh - read a page - click refresh - read ........
Also I signed up for another monthly challenge tonight while I watched the snow fall.
I feel so bad for you people. So glad that I don't have a problem :D
LOL pull up a chair Ezi, I'll get the cookies!
V Audio Nerd wrote: "LOL pull up a chair Ezi, I'll get the cookies!"Can you spring for brownies no nuts (*snickers)? Seriously, no nuts in my brownies.
I'll bring a bottle of Moscato
I love reading all this. still developing my challenge addiction. I really enjoy tower team challenges
❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Rehvengeღ♥ღ wrote: "Hi, My name is Stephanie and I'm a challenge addict. I always say after I finish a challenge that I will take a break from joining any more for a couple of week before doing another one, but that n..."Hahaha, I do the same thing Stephanie.
Oh! I love the Wheel-a-thon and can't wait for its return.
RebeccaS wrote: "I'm Rebecca and I'm a challenge addict! When I have a stressful day, I pretend to work at my computer, but really I'm setting up new spreadsheets and scouring GR for books to fit. Productivity is..."Definitely :)
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Hello. I'm Tea and I have no idea why I'm here. I don't have a problem. Really. It's only coincidence I spend more time updating my challenges then reading books for them."If not this, then looking for books to fit into challenges that are starting in a week or two.
I'm constantly looking for books, planning my challenges, checking the library database, putting books on hold, running to the library before it closes so I can pick up 10 more books for challenges. And then there's the reading...
RebeccaS wrote: "It's a system.Read a page - click refresh - read a page - click refresh - read ........
Also I signed up for another monthly challenge tonight while I watched the snow fall."
Are you spying on me??
Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "V Audio Nerd wrote: "LOL pull up a chair Ezi, I'll get the cookies!"Can you spring for brownies no nuts (*snickers)? Seriously, no nuts in my brownies.
I'll bring a bottle of Moscato"
Will brownies with chocolate chunks work?? I made some tonight! (not my pic but they look like mine)
I can't walk into a bookshop/charity shop/library without tilting my head and scanning for books beginning with U, X and Z and when I find one I let out a slightly manic giggle while I tuck it under my arm and head to the till/check out desk. But I'm not mad. Really I'm not...
food wine and books. The best book club ever!My last Real Life book club, someone brought sushi as well.
Bingo started yesterday at SOS and I am getting that excitement and rush feeling all over my body.
I am just tingling, and floating...I am in my happy place.
BTW, I saw Fifty Shades of gray movie
NancyHelen wrote: "I can't walk into a bookshop/charity shop/library without tilting my head and scanning for books beginning with U, X and Z and when I find one I let out a slightly manic giggle while I tuck it unde..."This made me laugh.
I didn't spend yesterday at work making a list of books that fit into the categories in a team challenge starting March 1.
Stacie D-Struction wrote: "I didn't spend yesterday at work making a list of books that fit into the categories in a team challenge starting March 1. ..."Of course you didn't. That's fine - we believe you...
The Novel RPG Challenge is really helpful for fueling my challenge addiction.
NancyHelen wrote: "Stacie D-Struction wrote: "I didn't spend yesterday at work making a list of books that fit into the categories in a team challenge starting March 1. ..."Of course you didn't. That's fine - we be..."
Thank you for believing me NancyHelen! No one else will ;) I knew this was a safe space.
Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "food wine and books. The best book club ever!My last Real Life book club, someone brought sushi as well.
Bingo started yesterday at SOS and I am getting that excitement and rush feeling all over ..."
So what did you think, Ezi? Thumbs up or down?
Wheel-a-thon 2 ..........it's coming.......... sign ups herehttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I may or may not spend a couple hours updating all of my challenge lists after I've finished a book, and I'm totally okay with that. I wouldn't call myself an addict. Just someone who really really really likes lists....and reading. And I may or not get giddy when I get close to the end of a book, knowing that I'll soon be editing my challenge lists once again.
Dani, you and I are exactly the same there. I'm obsessed with checking things off lists, filling in empty spots, etc. That's my favorite part of these things lol I love the challenge of hunting down a single book that will fill 10 spots and then getting to plug it in when I'm finished.It's a fix. Luckily a cheap one.
Hello...my name is Jen and I found my first challenge end of December...2015 Reading Challenge 52 books in 52 weeks....I've already read 42 and have the rest planned...so I started another challenge to plan....then a team UNO game...and I constantly find myself looking for the next exciting challenge...
Do you miss the team challenges when they end? Do they make you really competitive? Do you overcommit to individual challenges? Do your friends just not understand? Does your partner roll their eyes at you? This is the place for you!