Q3 - Summer Bucket List

[Sophia]

Update message 105: 6/8

[Whitney]

Update to message 10: 12/12 books read!
Challenge Completed! :)

[JennH, Cheerleader]

Update to message #24

14/10

Challenge completed.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Update to Message 18: 30/30

30/30

Go Fishing
Light from Uncommon Stars
Ride a Bike
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (the boys ride their bikes from place to place)
Watch Fireworks
Three Wishes
Make a Craft
Wool
Plant a Garden
The Butterfly Garden
Sing and Dance
The Last Note of Warning
Go Swimming
What Alice Forgot
Solve a Puzzle
The Word is Murder
Bake Cookies
Gingerbread
Go to a Wedding
A Curse for True Love
Sleep in a Cabin
Dead of Winter
Stargaze
Slow Time Between the Stars
Visit a Relative
When the Church Was Young: Voices of the Early Fathers
Try Something New
Never Have I Ever
Wear Flip-Flops
Flip-Flops by Joe Costello
Get a Tattoo
King of Scars
Bird Watching
The Butcher of the Forest
Do Magic Tricks
House of Flame and Shadow
Have a Cocktail
The Last Drop of Hemlock
Go Out with Girlfriends
The Long Weekend
Sunbathe
A Madness of Sunshine
Attend a Concert
The Beautiful Dead: A Tale of K-Pop, Ghosts, and Nine-Tailed Fox Women
Fly a Kite
Desert Places (Luther Kite series)
Go Wine Tasting
Exiles
Visit a Library
Quiet in Her Bones - because you have to be quiet there. And I got this from the library
Go Sailing
The Sea Road
Go on a Holiday
Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life
Take Kids to the Park
The Summer Children
Learn to Surf
Before You Leap
Go on a Road Trip
He Started It

[TEE]

Please update Msg 12. Thank you for the fun challenge!

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🏖️Ride a bike - The Luminaries Winnie must ride her bike to get to training and school
🏖️Plant a garden - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches The three girls must help with the garden
🏖️Get a tattoo - Kingdom of Ash Rowan inks tattoos on Aelin to remember their story
🏖️Bird watching - The Switch girl's grandfather enjoys bird watching in his retirement
🏖️Do magic tricks - The Night Circus Magicians compete to out-perform each other with their magic

[Patricia]

Hi! Updated message #4

Progress: 10/10

✓Go on a holiday - The Paradise Problem - 4 stars/⭐⭐⭐⭐. The two characters here go to an island for a holiday and for a wedding.

✓ Swimming - Twisted Love - 5 stars/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Ava chen has a phobia of water so Alex teach Ava how to swim.

✓ Solve a mystery - The Mulligan Curse: A Novel - 4 stars/⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The main character time travels of her past and she tried to find out the mystery of their family curse.

✓ Go on to another island - Can't Buy Me Love - 4 stars/⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The main character go to another island where her boss assigned her to make an assignment where she can meet the media mogul.

✓ Go on a vacation - Bridesmaid for Hire - 4 stars/⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Maggie goes to this island to relax and have a vacation but unfortunately, Brody is there too, her sworn enemy. Love this rom-com book:)

====My additions=====

✓Jogging or having an exercise - 4 stars / ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Statistically Speaking - the main character here likes to jog every morning.

✓ Uncover your past - The How and the Why - 4 stars/⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Cassandra is an adopted child and she wants to know who her parents so she's trying to search for her parents.

✓ Go to a pet shop or volunteer - Twisted Love - 4 stars/⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Bridget loves animals and she is an animal lover. She volunteers to work at a local pet store to take care of animals.

✓ Try something new - The Grown Up To-Do List: A relatable, laugh-out-loud romcom - 4 stars/⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Cleo made a list of grown up to do's and she wants to try something new like what adults do like find a new job, try a new hobby, learn to drive, etc.

✓ Solving a mystery - Scritch Scratch - 4 stars/⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The main character solves the mystery of a boy.

[Allie]

Update to Message #88
Progress 16/15

Sleep in a cabin The God of the Woods
Go wine tasting Spartan Gold
Have a cocktail Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'

[Carmen]

Allie, Carmen, JennH, Jennifer, Karin, Patricia, SarahKat, and Whitney: CONGRATULATIONS!!! 🪣🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

“When we have a dream, go make it real. There's no turning back, so keep moving forward.”
― Pandhu Wasakhita, The Bucket List

🎣🚲🎆🎨🌱🍧🏄🏼‍♀️💃👙📚🧩🚙🍪👰⛵️🏕️🍓🍷🏖️👨‍👧‍👦🍰🩴🪁🦩🪄🏟️🍹🫱🏼‍🫲🏾

I hope you all had a great summer and come with your batteries recharged to start the fall with energy to enjoy it to the fullest.
As always, I had a great time being your leader in another challenge in this wonderful group. Thank you all for your participation. See you soon!

STATS
Participants: 43
Books Read: 443
Book Goal: 639
Completed: 20

Updated on September 30, 2024 .

P.S.: If you have signed up for the challenge and have not yet reported your progress, do not forget that you still have time to do so.

[Michelle]

Update to message 11: I finished with 14 books

[Lucy]

Update to message 14.

15/15 Goal Complete. YAY!

☑️Ride a bike Deadly
☑️Plant a garden The Best Way to Bury Your Husband
☑️Eat ice cream The Unexpected Everything
☑️Go swimming The Knife of Never Letting Go
☑️Visit a library Jane Eyre
☑️Solve a puzzle All the Light We Cannot See
☑️Go on a road trip The Fall of Five
☑️Go to a wedding Red, White & Royal Blue
☑️Sleep in a cabin These Silent Woods
☑️Pick berries Fourth Wing
☑️Have a picnic A Thousand Boy Kisses
☑️Visit a relative Yes No Maybe
☑️Try something new XOXO
☑️Have a cocktail The Stopover
☑️Volunteer Crushed

[Carmen]

Michelle and Lucy: CONGRATULATIONS!! 🪣🎉👏👏

“Maybe this should be one more bucket list item—stop obsessing about perfect to-do lists. Start being a little more flexible.”
― Lee Matthews, New Year's Kiss

❤️🌞🌊🌺🏖️🐚🎀☀️🌴🍹🍉⛱️🥥🏝️🍹⛱️ 🌊🌞❤️
STATS
Participants: 43
Books Read: 467
Book Goal: 639
Completed: 22

Updated on October 1, 2024 .

[Shari]

Update msg #6:

Almost made it: Progress: 18 / 20

[Carmen]

Shari wrote: "Update msg #6:

Almost made it: Progress: 18 / 20" 👍

Hope you had a wonderful summer!

[Ashly]

Late Msg Update #28: 4/4 Read

Go swimming - Relay
Sleep in a cabin - In the Middle of Somewhere
Go on a road trip - The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Try something new - A Bánh Mì for Two

[Carmen]

Ashly wrote: "Late Msg Update #28: 4/4 Read

Go swimming - Relay
Sleep in a cabin - In the Middle of Somewhere
Go on a road trip - The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Tr..."

Well done, Ashly! 🪣🎉👏

[Bobby]

Update to msg 64: 5 books read/12 books pledged

> Watch fireworks: 5th of July, by Lanford Wilson
> Go swimming: The Watermen, by Michael Loynd
> Go sailing: McGlue, by Otessa Mosfegh
> Pick berries: Blueberries for Sal
> Go on a holiday: Summer of ‘42

[Laurie]

Update #67

Thanks for the fun cahllenge!

10/10 Completed

1. Road Trip


2. Fly in an Airplane


3. River Day


4. Read, Read, Read


5. Get a Facial


6. Beach Day


7. Go Swimming


8. Spend Time with my Cat


9. Hang Out with Friends


10. Eat Sweet Treats

[Carmen]

Bobby wrote: "Update to msg 64: 5 books read/12 books pledged

> Watch fireworks: 5th of July, by Lanford Wilson
> Go swimming: The Watermen, by Michael Loynd
> Go sailing: McGlue, by Otessa Mosfegh
> Pick berri..."
Well done, Bobby! 👏

[Carmen]

Laurie wrote: "Update #67

Thanks for the fun cahllenge!

10/10 Completed

1. Road Trip


2. Fly in an Airplane


3. River Day
[bookcove..."

Congratulations, Laurie! 🪣🎉👏

[Caraina]

Update to msg #19: 10/10 completed

[Carmen]

Caraina wrote: "Update to msg #19: 10/10 completed"

Congratulations, Caraina! 🪣🎉👏

[Lina]

Update for message #13:

Sorry for this incredibly late update Carmen - I have only today had the chance to look through all of my books and decide which activities they fit.

I did complete my challenge though :)

🏖️ Progress: 18/5 🏖️ - COMPLETED!

Thanks!