Dewey's 24-Hour Reverse Readathon - July 21-22, 2023

[Elyse]

Back for another Reverse Readathon!

8pm is my start time and my usual reverse readathon tradition is taking off the Friday from work to sleep in and get the essential foods and drinks and any cooking/cleaning needed done BUT I quit my job so I have unlimited free time. lol.

I will 100% be taking it easy for this Readathon as I am currently almost 13 weeks pregnant with our miracle baby (12 years trying with 4 years IVF, 2 pregnancy losses, and our last 1-year frozen embryo decided to stick!!) so I'm having a relaxing summer.

I am also posting on the Goodreads group and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/winesaboutb...

[Elyse]

I'm not doing the "long laps." They get boring doing the same tracking over and over again. I'm hearkening back to previous pre-readathon challenges and doing these ones:
July 7-13 - Read for 24 hours
July 14-21 - Read 1000 pages

[Elyse]

Read for 24 hours
July 7 - Time: 05:46
July 8 - Time: 04:19
July 9 - Time: 07:35
July 10 - Time: 04:34
July 11 - Time: 01:20 (headaches and nausea all day. I watched 6 movies, 5 being Disney animation)
July 12 - Time: 03:10 // 24 hours achieved!
July 13 - Time: 04:26

[Elyse]

Read 1000 pages
July 14 - Pages: 213
July 15 - Pages: 145
July 16 - Pages: 435
July 17 - Pages: 461 // 1000 pages achieved!
July 18 - Pages: 376
July 19 - Pages: 361
July 20 - Pages: 421

[Elyse]

I haven't really solidified a TBR and I don't think I will. Wherever I end up on Friday night with my current reads and borrows is what I'm reading. I'm doing Shrink the Shelf (read physical books owned before June 2023) on Instagram so I've got a bunch of audiobooks of the physical books I own so I can go back and forth. Now that I'm not working anymore, listening can be hit or miss depending on the day!

I do have these Hoopla audiobooks (that correspond with my physical books) due on Sunday so those are priority for the readathon:
(this is a big one!)
Already read

Headed to the grocery store today and this pregnancy has me not wanting sweets or chocolate (I'm usually a sweets lover!), haven't had many cravings at all actually. I may or may not make another trip on Friday but will proceed like I'm not.

My readathon starts at 8pm EST and here is the menu:
Supper (pre-readathon)
Pork Sausage Sloppy Joes & Potato Wedges

Drinks
Water, water, water! Hydration is harrrrd during pregnancy! I don't have enough room 80oz water AND food every day! lol
Pepsi (usually let myself have 2 cans of Pepsi a week)
Homemade iced tea (Pregnancy has put me off coffee real good. It's too hot for hot tea and grocery store iced tea is too sweet and has too much garbage in it)

Snacks
Chips & Dip (basically the one thing I've had a craving for! Also nostalgic - summers at Grammy's house with my brothers and cousins)
Crudités
Chex Mix
Cheese & Crackers
Strawberries
Watermelon
Peanut M&M's (a readathon tradition BUT I don't really want them lol. But hubs will eat them if I don't!)

Breakfast
English Muffin with Peanut Butter or Eggo Waffles with OJ & Milk

Lunch
Leftover Sloppy Joes

Supper
Pizza

[Elyse]

It's a rainy/thunderstormy day today and tomorrow should be 80F and partly cloudy which is good for outside reading! I'm off to float (http://www.truerest.com if you want the deets, basically how Eleven goes to the Upside Down 🤣) and then if it's not raining, head to a local farm for some fresh strawberries. If it is raining, head to Hannaford for strawberries and watermelon. I didn't want to buy them too early in the week and have them be rotten for tomorrow.
Then my goal is to finish (a little over halfway through) before the readathon starts and that clears one more book from my Hoopla that are due on Sunday! Take the dog for a walk. Maybe prep some hourly photos for Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/winesaboutbooks). Maybe take a nap since when my husband got up at 6:15am, I didn't really fall back asleep and ended up getting up not long after. After going to bed at midnight. Boooo.

I added some graphic novels so here is my updated TBR:
(Vol 1-7) (Vol 1-4)
I own the listed volumes and am out of Hoopla borrows for July so I will have to finish both of them in August, which is fine. I don't plan on buying the rest.
I want to start with as it is 640 pages/21 hours so if I can't hack reading it, I will listen to it.
But I also have *other* Hoopla borrows due on Sunday night so I have other options:
(I also have the e-book from NetGalley)
(only 47 minutes long)
(I've already read most of these from a previous compilation so I think I only have 5 left to read/listen)
And a buddy read: that I may or may not have already sneakily started but may or may not touch again until Sunday. lol. Happy prepping! Happy readathon night!

[Elyse]

Opening Event Survey
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
New Hampshire
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Father of Lions: One Man's Remarkable Quest to Save the Mosul Zoo
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
White Fudge Pretzel Flipz (impulse buy)
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I'm 15 weeks pregnant with my first child after a long and harrowing 12-year journey!
5) What are your goals for this readathon?
Take it easy. Relax. I already know I won't be striving for the 24 hours so I'm just going to enjoy myself and listen to myself (and the baby!)

Half-Point Progress Report
1) How many books have you been reading? Have you finished any? Are you on track with respect to your readathon goals so far? I've only been reading from one book so far and I haven't finished it. Definitely on track for relaxing 👍
2) Have you eaten real food today? (Not just junk food, ACTUAL HEALTHY FOOD) What was your favorite food or beverage so far? I haven't eaten anything *during* the readathon yet since supper was before. Just drank a little bit of water. Because I ate too much at supper. lol. About to have an English Muffin with Crunch Peanut Butter and some OJ!
3) Are you growing sleepy? Do you plan to nap, or stop early, or are you extending the readathon hours to include sleep? I got my full 8 hours of sleep because this preggo needs it!
4) 5 senses check-in- What are you seeing, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling now? Seeing-computer screen. Hearing-Vagabonds audiobook. Tasting-morning breath 🤣. Touching-the keyboard. Smelling-nothing! There are no smells!
5) How is your readathon going, overall? I'm feeling good and I'm ready to switch to another book!

Closing Survey
1) How many books did you read during this readathon? Did you have any favorites? Parts of 3. I was the most hooked on The Block Party.
2) How many books did you finish? None. First time ever, I think.
3) Did you accomplish your goals for this readathon? Yes, I stayed relaxed.
4) 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? I was disappointed I wasn't able to eat more. 🤣
5) Did you enjoy this readathon? What was the most successful part of your readathon? What would you change for next time? I always enjoy myself! Most successful part was reading some books I'd had for a few years. I won't change anything for next time because I'll be even more pregnant! lol. But definitely will choose easier books, I think.
6) Will you be continuing your readathon reading past the end of our official readathon? Always!

[Elyse]

Sprints
Hour 1 (8pm): pgs 1-34
Hour 4 (11pm): pgs 115-135
Hour 8 (3am): [sleep]
Hour 12 (7am): [sleep]
Hour 16 (11am): pgs 1-62
Hour 20 (3pm): [nap]
Hour 24 (7pm): pgs 134-188

Check-In #1 - Hours 1-4 (8pm-12am):
Check-In Time: 12:04am
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Water
Pages Read: 135
Time Listened: Not calculating since I am reading and listening to the same book
Books Progressed In: 1

Books Finished: 0
Comments:
Walking on the treadmill and sipping a little water helped my too full stomach. And I ended up with just over 10,000 steps for Friday! Yay! Vagabonds is a DENSE book and switching between reading and listening is helping get through it. Not really sure what the plot is though...but I'm headed to bed. I'm not setting an alarm and will just get up when I get up.

Check-In #2/3 - Hours 5-12 (12am-8am):
Check-In Time: 9:30am
Breaks: 8:12 [sleep]
Food/Drink: Nothing
Pages Read: 46
Time Listened: Not calculating since I am reading and listening to the same book
Books Progressed In: 1

Books Finished: 0
Comments:
I was late for the Hour 4 sprint so I did it from 11:38pm-12:38am. Posted some hourly photos for Instagram for when I was sleeping. Then I went to bed at 1am!

Check-In #4 - Hours 13-16 (8am-12pm):
Check-In Time: 12:17pm
Breaks: 0
Food/Drink: Water, OJ, English Muffin with Crunchy Peanut Butter
Pages Read: 138
Time Listened: Not calculating since I am reading and listening to the same book
Books Progressed In: 3

Books Finished: 0
Comments:
I slept till 9am then took the dog out. Ate some breakfast and read some more of Vagabonds. Then read some of The Block Party. For the Hour 16 Sprint, I started Father of Lions. Can't believe there are only 8 hours left!

Check-In #5/6 - Hours 17-24 (12pm-8pm):
Check-In Time: 8:23pm
Breaks: 2:30 [nap]
Food/Drink: Water, Crudités, Sliced Fresh Local Tomato & Cucumber with Salt & Pepper, White Fudge Pretzel Flipz
Pages Read: 205
Time Listened: Not calculating since I am reading and listening to the same book
Books Progressed In: 2

Books Finished: 0
Comments:
I was doing okay for awhile. Read on the front porch. Had some veg & dip. Decided to read on the back deck under the umbrella during the Hour 20 Sprint. That was my downfall. I made it halfway through the sprint when I fell asleep. When my hour timer went off, I went inside and took a nap on the couch from 4-6pm. lol. Wasn't really hungry so I had some sliced veg with salt & pepper and then some Flipz. Did the final sprint. Might be my worst readathon but I can definitely say I relaxed and took it easy. lol. Going to take the doggo for a walk.

Wrap-Up
Total Time: 13:19
Total Breaks: 10:41
Pages Read Total: 524
Time Listened Total: Not calculating since I am reading and listening to the same books
Books Started: 3

Books Read: 0