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All About You, Part One!
Thanks, Lisa Kay. :) You make me hungry this morning with those noodles pic!
She made me want noodles for lunch :)
I made myself hungry yesterday posting it, too. I've gone vegan, and I'm trying at least one new recipe a day. Yesterday I made noodles for lunch. Super easy recipe. LOVE fresh basil. Avocado Pesto Pasta, can be found here.
That's awesome, LK! Did you go vegan for a special reason? I've been thinking about going vegetarian but I don't think I have the will power to.
Though I am a big animal lover, I went vegan strictly for health reasons. My BFFL (best friend for life) wanted to attempt it again (I had never tried before, but she has several times). My feet were terribly, terribly swollen - and painful. I thought, "What the hey, I'll give it a whirl." I was completely expecting to fail. Instead, after TWO (count them!) days, my edema was completely gone in my right foot and almost gone in my left. (It would come and go in the left - a sign of Congestive Heart Failure, BTW... - over the next five weeks, then be gone for good.) I was completely, 100% sold. As I had to re-stock my kitchen with the remodel, I just restocked it vegan! I'm really, really loving it.
As an added bonus, I've lost 31 pounds, as of about a week and a half ago. (I get a little crazy around scales...so I only weigh once a week or less.)
Loving being able to bake cookies, cakes, and pies and lose weight. ☺
That's great, LK! I'm glad it's working out well for you. It gives me hope that maybe I can try it and succeed as well. *Fingers crossed*
The last week in August I eased into it by only eating meat once a day (for dinner). I'll be honest and say it was a rough week. I think it is hard to go "cold turkey" vegan. Mainly because it is a learning experience on so many levels. Getting your protein, eating when your hungry, learning new recipes, stocking your pantry, reading labels, etc. I eat about five to six times a day now. Smaller meals. I can't believe the suppression of appetite... because I'm satisfied. Note: It wasn't until I went strictly vegan the my edema disappeared.
I hope it works for you, Sashana, if and when you try it.
START: August 2012COMPLETED: 11/12
READ: 61/62+
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month:
J - Just Like Heaven, by Julia Quinn, 8/6/12
U - Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny, by Marlo Thomas, 8/16/12
L - Loki's Daughters, by Delle Jacobs, 8/13/12
Y - Your Wicked Ways, by Eloisa James, 8/21/12
Month 2: Read your Birthstone
R - Romancing Mister Bridgerton, by Julia Quinn, 10/2/12
U - Why Stay Catholic?: Unexpected Answers to a Life-Changing Question, by Michael Leach, 9/14/12
B - The Butcher of Smithfield, by Susanna Gregory, 8/5/12
Y - Much Ado About You, by Eloisa James, 9/17/12
Month 3: Read your sign
C - The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever, by Julia Quinn, 8/17/12
A - The American Diabetes Association Month of Meals Diabetes Meal Planner, by American Diabetes Association, 8/6/12
N - No Man's Mistress, by Mary Balogh, 8/19/12
C - Countess of Kilmartin, When He Was Wicked: The Epilogue II, Julia Quinn, 10/14/12,
E - The Earl, by Denise Patrick, 9/14/12
R - Romancing Mister Bridgerton: The Epilogue II, by Julia Quinn, 10/2/12
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign
O - One Night for Love, by Mary Balogh, 8/21/12
X - Xanth: The Quest for Magic, by Piers Anthony, 9/15/12
Read your favorite flower
R - Ridgely, Alex Splendid, Julia Quinn, 10/19/12
O - A Duke of Her Own, by Eloisa James, 9/4/12
S - Stirling, Michael, When He Was Wicked, Julia Quinn, 10/14/12
E - Eloisa James, Pleasure for Pleasure, 9/23/12
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit: ENGLAND
1. His Lady Mistress, by Elizabeth Rolls, 8/3/12
2. The Marquis, by Denise Patrick, 9/9/12
3. The Duke, by Denise Patrick, 9/12/12
4. Kiss Me, Annabel, by Eloisa James, 9/19/12
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre: HISTORICAL ROMANCE
1. The Taming of the Duke, by Eloisa James, 9/21/12
2. The Duke And I, Julia Quinn, 9/27/12,
3. To Sir Phillip, With Love, Julia Quinn, 10/10/12
4. It's in His Kiss: The Epilogue II, Julia Quinn, 10/13/12
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your grandchild (my children would say they are too busy to have me read to them now since the youngest will be 33 soon).
1. The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales, by the Brothers Grimm, 8/17/12
2. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis, 8/8/12
3. The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien, 9/23/12
4. A Dragon Named Dragon, by Rachel Yu, 10/1/12
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
1. Irresistible, by Mary Balogh, 8/11/12
2. A Fool Again, by Eloisa James, 9/17/12
3. The Viscount Who Loved Me: The Epilogue II, Julia Quinn, 9/27/12,
4. The Scarred Heir, by Denise Patrick, 10/28/12
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month:
TOTAL July - 15
August - 21
September - 24
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods
W - The Temporary Wife, by Mary Balogh, 8/22/12
O - The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide, by Stephenie Meyer, 9/21/12
N - A Night Like This, by Julia Quinn, 8/6/12
T - More Than a Mistress, by Mary Balogh, 8/27/12
O - On the Way to the Wedding, Julia Quinn, 10/17/12
N - Newman, Samantha Lord Carew's Bride, by Mary Balogh, 12/2/12
S - Stevenson, Robert Louis, Treasure Island, 10/26/12
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U - The Ugly Duchess, by Eloisa James, 9/15/12
P - Simply Perfect, by Mary Balogh, 8/7/12
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
1. The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett, 8/18/12
2. A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin, 9/9/12
3. Alice in Zombieland, by Gena Showalter, 10/5/12
4. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy, 10/20/12
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
S - The Secret Mistress, by Mary Balogh, 9/1/12
E - Eloise Bridgerton, To Sir Phillip, With Love: The Epilogue II, Julia Quinn, 10/10/12
V - The Viscount Who Loved Me, Julia Quinn, 9/27/12
E - Eyre, Jane (heroine), Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, 10/29/12
R - Roxbury, Lord, Lady Whistledown Strikes Back, by Julia Quinn, Karen Hawkins, Suzanne Enoch, and Mia Ryan, 10/23/12
U - The Unexpected Bride, by Elizabeth Rolls, 11/3/12
S - St. Clair, Gareth, It's In His Kiss, Julia Quinn, 10/13/12
S - Simply Magic, by Mary Balogh, 8/15/12
N - Nash, Helena (heroine), My Pleasure, by Connie Brockway, 11/8/12
A - The Importance of Almack's, by Denise Patrick, 8/9/12
P - A Promise of Spring, by Mary Balogh, 8/23/12
E - Elizabeth Bennet Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, 10/12/12
All About Me11/1/12 ~ 10/31/12
Month 11/12: (some of my)Favorite authors
Karen Marie Moning Faefever 11/18/12 4♥
Cherise Sinclair Breaking Free 11/3/12 4♥
Christine Feehan Night Game 11/10/12 4♥
Maya Banks No Place to Run 11/20/12 5♥
Month 12/12: Read 3 or 4 favorite genre PNR
Rapture 12/2/125♥
A Hidden Fire 12/13/12 3♥
Hyde, an Urban Fantasy 12/7/12 5♥
Conspiracy Game 12/5/12 5♥
Spider’s Revenge 12/22/12 4♥
Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night 12/25/12 4♥
Month :1/2013 More books than I normally read
21 read ~ normally I read about 9-15ish
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Month : read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone - Garnet
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Month : Chinese Zodiac
G~The Glass House
O~Insatiable *Opal Carew
A~And Then There Were None
T~Seduction and Snacks *Tara Sivec
Read your favorite flower
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Month : Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
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Month : Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month : Read your favorite Book Crush's name
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Month 6/2013: Read 3 or 4 books with your child
6/14/13 3♥
6/20/13 3♥
6/20/13 3♥
6/25/13 3♥
I'm going to try and do this challenge. I'll come back later and post it. There's a couple of months that I think I want to change. I'm going to start the challenge Jan. 1. I'm doing a lot of yearly challenges this year. Hope I can keep them all straight.
I'm going to start this challenge over and really give it a go in 2013!All About You Challenge 2013
Start Date: January 1st, 2013
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 4: Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
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Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
I think I am going to start this one in January. I decided to do one large challenge and one small challenge this year and this one will be my large one.
Super, Renee, Tearsa, & Laura! Welcome to the challenge.
Ok, I am doing this one.
January:
Observation City by Kerry Louise Connelly - done- 3-18-13
Cleopatra a Life by Stacy Schiff -done- 1-29-13
Two Weeks in Costa Rica by Matthew Houde, Jennifer Turnbull - done - 3-31-13
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Burning Lamp by Amanda Quick - 1-20-13
Executint the List by K. B. Lever- done - 3-14-13
Reckless Rescue by Rinelle Grey - done - 3-23-13
Febuary:
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Prophecy of the Female Warrior by K.A. Young - done - 3-24-13
A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas - done- 1-10-13
L Lost and Found in Russia by Olga Godim - done -
3-9-13
March:
Love Anthony by Lisa Genova - done - 2-20-13
In Need of A Good Wife by Kelly O'Connor McNees - done- 2-12-13
Becoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr Davis - done - 2-22-13
R Ruthlessness of Cats & Dogs by S.J. Hunter -done- 5-2-13
A the Apothecary by Maile Meloy- done - 2-11-13
April:
D- Dead Blow Hammer by Steve George - DONE 3-5-13
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G - Grace and Power by Sally Bedell Smith- done 1-16-13
May:
3 to 4 books set in country I'd like to visit.
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June:
3 or 4 books favorite genre
1- Hiking Through by Paul Stutzman - done - 2-18-13
2- AWOL On The Appalachian Trail by David Miller - done - 2-25-13
3- Mace of the Apocalypse by Daniel J. Williams - done - 4-16-13
July:
with friend.
1- Life of Pi by Yann Martel - done - 1-13-13
2-Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy- done - 2-10-13
3- A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - done - 4-13-13
August:
favorite authors
1- The Complete Short Stories by Mark Twain - done - 2-10-13
2- Finding Frank by Martine Lacombe - done - 2-15-13
3- Paula Deen A Memoir It Ain't All About Cookin' by Paula Deen - done - 5-12-13
September:
1-The Marauding Walls of Doom by Bert Paul-done-4-1-13
2-The Reaper Within by Stephanie Jackson- done-4-1-13
3-Darkness on A Pale Blue Stone by D.T. Peterson -done - 4-3-13
4-Becoming Red by JJess Raven & Paula Black-done-4-5-13
5-The Shadow Rises by K.S. Marsden - done - 4-6-13
6-Blood Ties by Rustin Petrae - done - 4-7-13
7-In Gods' Hands by Jessa Callaver - done - 4-7-13
8-Iron Bloom by Billy Wong - done - 4-8-13
9-Tuesday's CHild by Dale Mayer - done - 4-11-13
October:
R - A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith - done - 1-27-13
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Again by Diana Murdock - done - 3-7-13
Sense and Sensibiliity by jane Austen 12-31-12
The Third Man by Malachi King - done - 3-31-13
November:
authors never read before.
1- Sara Gruen- Water for Elephants
2- Karen Harper- The First Princess of Wales-done-1-6-13
3- Jim Stovall - The Ultimate Life - done - 1-6-13
December:
Healer's Touch by Deb E. Howell - done - 3-11-13
Apart from Love by Uvi Poznansky - done - 4-19-13
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Pirate Tales by Richard Stephens - done - 5-11-13
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The Blind Side by Michael Lewis - done - 2-23-13
The Obituary Rule by Sandra Murphy - done- 3-31-13
Engaging the Enemy by Heather Boyd - done - 5-7-13
Road Warriors Driving Life's Highways by Jackie Schnupp done - 4-24-13
January:
Observation City by Kerry Louise Connelly - done- 3-18-13
Cleopatra a Life by Stacy Schiff -done- 1-29-13
Two Weeks in Costa Rica by Matthew Houde, Jennifer Turnbull - done - 3-31-13
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Burning Lamp by Amanda Quick - 1-20-13
Executint the List by K. B. Lever- done - 3-14-13
Reckless Rescue by Rinelle Grey - done - 3-23-13
Febuary:
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Prophecy of the Female Warrior by K.A. Young - done - 3-24-13
A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas - done- 1-10-13
L Lost and Found in Russia by Olga Godim - done -
3-9-13
March:
Love Anthony by Lisa Genova - done - 2-20-13
In Need of A Good Wife by Kelly O'Connor McNees - done- 2-12-13
Becoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr Davis - done - 2-22-13
R Ruthlessness of Cats & Dogs by S.J. Hunter -done- 5-2-13
A the Apothecary by Maile Meloy- done - 2-11-13
April:
D- Dead Blow Hammer by Steve George - DONE 3-5-13
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G - Grace and Power by Sally Bedell Smith- done 1-16-13
May:
3 to 4 books set in country I'd like to visit.
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June:
3 or 4 books favorite genre
1- Hiking Through by Paul Stutzman - done - 2-18-13
2- AWOL On The Appalachian Trail by David Miller - done - 2-25-13
3- Mace of the Apocalypse by Daniel J. Williams - done - 4-16-13
July:
with friend.
1- Life of Pi by Yann Martel - done - 1-13-13
2-Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy- done - 2-10-13
3- A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - done - 4-13-13
August:
favorite authors
1- The Complete Short Stories by Mark Twain - done - 2-10-13
2- Finding Frank by Martine Lacombe - done - 2-15-13
3- Paula Deen A Memoir It Ain't All About Cookin' by Paula Deen - done - 5-12-13
September:
1-The Marauding Walls of Doom by Bert Paul-done-4-1-13
2-The Reaper Within by Stephanie Jackson- done-4-1-13
3-Darkness on A Pale Blue Stone by D.T. Peterson -done - 4-3-13
4-Becoming Red by JJess Raven & Paula Black-done-4-5-13
5-The Shadow Rises by K.S. Marsden - done - 4-6-13
6-Blood Ties by Rustin Petrae - done - 4-7-13
7-In Gods' Hands by Jessa Callaver - done - 4-7-13
8-Iron Bloom by Billy Wong - done - 4-8-13
9-Tuesday's CHild by Dale Mayer - done - 4-11-13
October:
R - A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith - done - 1-27-13
O
Again by Diana Murdock - done - 3-7-13
Sense and Sensibiliity by jane Austen 12-31-12
The Third Man by Malachi King - done - 3-31-13
November:
authors never read before.
1- Sara Gruen- Water for Elephants
2- Karen Harper- The First Princess of Wales-done-1-6-13
3- Jim Stovall - The Ultimate Life - done - 1-6-13
December:
Healer's Touch by Deb E. Howell - done - 3-11-13
Apart from Love by Uvi Poznansky - done - 4-19-13
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Pirate Tales by Richard Stephens - done - 5-11-13
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The Blind Side by Michael Lewis - done - 2-23-13
The Obituary Rule by Sandra Murphy - done- 3-31-13
Engaging the Enemy by Heather Boyd - done - 5-7-13
Road Warriors Driving Life's Highways by Jackie Schnupp done - 4-24-13
Great, Marguerite! Welcome to the challenge.
Start January 1, 2013 Finish December 31, 2013
January: JANUARY --COMPLETED 7/7
February: GARNET -- COMPLETED 6/6
March: AQUARIUS --COMPLETED 5/8
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Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Neat, Jamie! Welcome to the challenge.
Start: January 1st, 2013End:
Complete: 2/12 Months
Completed
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month - DECEMBER
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Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign - RAT
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To Do
Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Jamie welcome to the challenge.
Jex welcome to the challenge.
I spent Yesterday making my list for January. Now that I have a list of books to get through, I think it will make it easier.Start Date: January 1, 2013
Finish Date: December 31, 2013
January: Month 1: Your Birth Month Spell it out Challenge
J-James Dashner, The Death Cure✓
A-An Abundance of Katherines✓
N-Neville, Katherine-The Eight✓
U-Under the Never Sky✓
A-Always the Baker Never the Bride✓
R-The Red Pyramid✓
Y-Young, Samantha- Blood Will Tell✓
Month Two: Birthstone
G-Gone to Green✓
Amanda Stevens,The Restorer✓
Reichs, Kathy -Déjà Dead✓
N Need✓
E Eat, Pray, Love✓
T Transcendence✓
Month Three: Astrological Sign
C Carnival of Souls✓
A Amanda Stevens, The Kingdom
P Promise Me This✓
R Reached
I Isaac Marion, Warm Bodies✓
C- Claire Cook, Wallflower in Bloom: A Novel✓
O One Moment
R Rainshadow Road✓
N Nobody's Princess
Month Four: Chinese Zodiac Sign
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Christina wrote: "Updated Post 610"Mini congrats times two, Christina!
All About You ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
January: Read your birthday month
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All About You ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
January: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
J. Julie by Catherine Marshall done 1/7/13
U. Until We Reach Home - Lynn Austin done 1/10/13
N. Nichols, Lauren - At Any Cost done 1/16/13
E. Escape From Camp 14 by Blain Harden done 1/2/13
February: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
P. Peart, Jane - Undaunted Spirit finished 2/16/13
E. Edge of Grace by Christa Allan finished 2/24/13
A. At Every Turn by Anna Mateer finsihed 2/18/13
R. Richard Mabry, M.D.- Medical Error finished 2/1/13
L. Lynn Austin-Though Waters Roar finished 2/28/13
Completed Feb.'s on the 28th.
March: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
C. Casey Watson - The Boy No One Loved finished 3/2/13
A. The Amish Midwife by Leslie Gould & Mindy Starns Clark finished 3/14/13
N. Not a Sparrow Falls by Linda Nichols finished 3/6/13
C. Colleen Coble - Safe In His Arms finished 3/4/13
E. The Exiles by Gilbert & Lynn Morris finished 3/28/13
R. Runaway Heart by Jane Peart finished 3/25/13
April: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
D. Debbie Macomber - Starlight finished 4/17/13
R. Robert Whitlow - The List finished 4/8/13
A. The Ambition by Lee Strobel finished 4/3/13
G. Grisham, John - Calico Joe finished 4/11/13
O. Over the Edge by Mary Connealy finished 4/13/13
N. Nancy Herriman - Her Good Name finished 41013
Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
L. Love Finds You in Annapolis, Maryland finished 4/20/13
I. Irene Hannan - Deadly Pursuit finished 5/1/13
L. Love Finds You in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts (finished 4/19/13)
A. Amy Julie Becker - A Good and Perfect Gift (finished 4/22/13)
C. The Chance by Karen Kingsbury (finished 4/28/13)
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
1. The Proposal by Lori Wick (set in England) finished 5/13/13)
2. The Rescue by Lori Wick (set in England) finished 5/26/13
3. The Visitor by Lori Wick (set in England) finished 5/28/13
4. The Pursuit by Lori Wick (set in England)
5. Lost Melody by Lori Copeland (set in Nova Scotia Canada)finished 5/28/13
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
1. Plain Change by Sarah Price finished 6/20/13
2. Courting Cate by Leslie Gould finished 6/10/13
3. A Time to Heal by Barbara Cameron finished 6/22/12
4. Amish Faith by Sarah Price finished 6/23/13
I think I am finished for this month.
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend. I will be listening to books since I have no one to read to.
1. Last Light by Terri Blackstock 11 hrs. & 24 min.**** 7/19/13
2. Fit to Be Tied by Robin Lee Hatcher 7 hrs. 25 min. *** 7/25/13
3. Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall finished 15 hrs. 50. **** min. 7/14/13
4. A Vote of Confidence by Robin Lee Harper 7 hrs. 30 min. *** finished 7/9/13
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
1. The Right Call by Kathy Herman 8/12/13
2. Night Light by Robin Lee Hatcher 8/15/13
3. One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbuy. 8/10/13
4. Courageous by Randy Alcorn 8/31/13
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month 20
1. Vicious Cycle by Terri Blackstock 9/1/13
2. Annie, Between the States by L. M. Elliot 9/2/13
3. Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante 9/3/13
4. Dawn's Light by Terri Blackstock 9/5/13
5. Til Shiloh Comes by Gilbert Morris 9/5/13
6. Ocean's Apart by Karen Kingsbury 9/6/13
7. Downfall by Terri Blackstock 9/6/13
8. A Cousin's Promise by Wanda Brunstetter 9/7/13
9. When God Whispers Your Name by Max Lucado 9/8/13
10. The Vow by Kim Carpenter 9/10/13
11. Waiting For Summer's Return by Kim Vogel Sawyer 9/10/13
12. A Promise For Miriam by Vanetta Chapman 9/11/13
13. Our Covenant God by Kay Arthur 9/12/13
14. When a Heart Stops by Lynette Eason 9/14/13
15. Yellow Rose Bride by Lori Copeland 9/15/13
16. Outlaw's Bride by Lori Copeland 9/17/13
17. Falling In Love With Prayer 9/17/13
18. Nightingale by Susan May Warren 9/18/13
19. A Matter of Character by Robin Lee Hatcher 9/20/13
20. The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson 9/20/13
21. The Beloved Disciple by Beth Moore 9/24/13
22. Valley of Dreams by Lori Copeland 9/25/13
23. At the Scent of Water by Linda Nichols 9/27/13
24. The Applause of Heaven by Max Lucado 9/28/13
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
fried chicken
F. Fields of Corn by Sarah Price 10/30/13
R. The Rebel's Pledge by Rita Gerlach 10/4/13
I. In the Company of Secrets by Judith Miller 10/24/13
E. Eicher, Jerry - A Dream For Hannah 10/21/13
D. Debbie Macomber - Orchard Valley Brides 10/19/13
C. Colleen Coble - Lonestar Sanctuary 10/7/13
H. Hannah's Dream by Jerry Eicher 10/8/13
I. I, Saul by Jerry Jenkins 10/1/14
C. Catherine Palmer - Prairie Fire 10/10/13
K. Kathy Herman - Not by Sight 10/4/13
E. Eason, Lynette - When a Secret Kills 10/5/13
N. Nancy Mehl - Unbreakable 10/1/13
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
1. Roxanne Henke On a Someday 11/12/13
2. Ann Schmidt A Stranger's Gift 11/21/13
3. Kate Loyd Leaving Lancaster 11/18/13
4. Emily Hendrickson An Uncommon Bequest 11/30/13
Month 12: Read your favorite color or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite color on the cover
R. Rita Brown -Murder Unleashed 12/11/13
E. Ebershoff, David - The 19th Wife 12/5/13
D. Dan Walsh - Remembering Christmas 12/8/13
Can someone explain this to me? I would like to try this but i'm not sure how it works. Thanks.
Sure, Nancy! Are you new to reading challenges in general? For the first month, you're going to do a spell-it-out challenge for your birthday month. Spell-it-outs are fun and flexible. What you do is match a book from your shelves to each letter, by either the title, the author (first or last name), or a character within the story. My birthday is in July, so Month 1 might look something like this for me:
J - John Green - The Fault in Our Stars
U - Veronica Rossi - Under the Never Sky
L - C.S. Lewis - Till We Have Faces
Y - Maria V. Snyder - Poison Study (Character: Yelena)
See how I matched to each letter of July? (J from John, U from Under, L from Lewis, Y from Yelena) That's how a spell-it-out works. Do you have any more questions?
I'm going to jump in on this one.Start date: December 28, 2012
End date: December 28, 2013
Months completed: 1/12
MONTH ONE: JANUARY - Read your birthday month (spell-it-out challenge).
J - J.A. Redmerski - The Edge of Never - 1/2/13
U - Libba Bray - The Diviners (Character: Uncle Will) - 12/30/12
L - Lauren Morrill - Meant to Be - 1/6/13
Y - Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett - Good Omens (Character: Adam Young) - 1/17/13
Mary wrote: "Sure, Nancy! Are you new to reading challenges in general?
For the first month, you're going to do a spell-it-out challenge for your birthday month. Spell-it-outs are fun and flexible. What you d..."
Thank you. Right now, I'm doing the Alphabet Challenge, So once I am done with that one. I will try this one. Again, thank you.
For the first month, you're going to do a spell-it-out challenge for your birthday month. Spell-it-outs are fun and flexible. What you d..."
Thank you. Right now, I'm doing the Alphabet Challenge, So once I am done with that one. I will try this one. Again, thank you.
No problem! Let us know if you have any more questions! :-D
Do we have to do them in the order listed or can we switch them around? I have 4 little great-grandsons coming to visit on Tues. if the weather is good. That may be my only chance to read to someone.
You can switch them around to the order you desire, Phyllis. Hope you enjoy the little ones.
Another question. In month 5 you have 2 different things listed, favorite flower and something else that I would have to check again. Do you want either or? Or both?
Phyllis, Lisarenee set it up that way so you would have options. People do a variety of things: either/or; both-take a month each to do; or both in one month. Your choice. ☺
I don't even know why I try it, but still lets get going! January Here I'll switch it up with month 2 because I was born in February and I want to spell it out then.
So fo January I'm (hopefully) going to read at least 3 books with purple covers to match the color of my birthstone, the Amethyst.
01. Lord of the Abyssby Nalini Singh
02. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer*
*I know that completing January takes me more time than it should but I still want to finish it.
Super, Regina and Atefe!! Welcome to the challenge.
I finally finished this one!!! I got stuck on a "U" book :(✔February 2012
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
✔March 2012
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Jenna's Cowboy: A Novel Buddy Read with Dena
Sarah's Key Buddy Read with Janice
The Nanny Diaries BOM
✔April 2012
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
✔May 2012
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
P Perfect
I It Could Happen Again
G- Glass
✔June 2012
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
1. I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
2. Radianceby Alyson Noel
3. Can't Get There from Here byTodd Strasser
4. The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin
✔July 2012
Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
Covers that match color of birthstone- Peridot- various ugly shades of light green
1. Slumming
2. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives: A Novel
3. Flutter
✔August 2012
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
T-Trapped
A-Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
C-Chains
O-Out of the Dust
S-Speak
✔September 2012
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
September- I have been reading about 27 books a month, but I am trying to get back to my norm of about 30-35. This month I read 30 (40 if you include the Dr.Suess books I had to read for a challenge in the CCC group)
✔October 2012
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
A-Amanda Hocking/Wisdom
U-Unleashed
G-Gayle Forman/Where She Went
U-Up a Road Slowly
S-Straight from the Heart
T-Turtle in Paradise
✔October 2012
Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
L-Laini Taylor/Daughter of Smoke and Bone
E-Emergency Room
O-The Outsiders
✔October 2012
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
I am changing this one. Since joining GR I have started reading different genres and found some new favorites so I am going to read 3-4 books in some of my new favorite genres.
Time Travel
1. Kindred
2. Both Sides of Time
Steampunk
1. Dearly, Departed
✔October 2012
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
I don't have a favorite book crush so I am changing this one to read 3/4 books from my favorite holiday ☺
1. An Angel for Christmas
2. Fallen Angel: A Novel
3. The Christmas Wedding
✔October 2012
Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
R-Rumble Fish
O-Olive's Ocean
S-Shattering Glass
E-E. Lockhart/The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
And that's a wrap, folks! Five months to the day, no less~ Thanks for the fun challenge!Duration: August 17, 2012 -
Completed: 12/12
Total Books: 66/66
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1. Read your birthday month
7/7
O - One More Winter: A Short Story by Rebecca K. O'Connor 12/5/12
C - Come Closer by Sara Gran 12/11/12
T - Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers 12/11/12
O - The Old Man and the Knife by Samuel Clemente 12/5/12
B - The Box: Uncanny Stories by Richard Matheson 12/10/12
E - Empath by Michelle Devon 12/6/12
R - The Room That Wasn't There by James Steimle 12/12/12
2. Read your birthstone
4/4
O - The Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn 12/5/12
P - Psycho by Robert Block 12/9/12
A - All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn 11/30/12
L - The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle 12/18/12
3. Read your sign
7/7
S - The Sleepwalkers by J. Gabriel Gates 1/14/13
C - Campus Chills by Mark Leslie 1/13/13
O - One Step Closer by Iain Rowan 12/5/12
R- Revenge by Amy Gerrard 1/9/13
P - a Pound of Flesh by Kimberly Raiser 1/13/13
I - I am Morte by Elyse Draper 12/12/12
O - Outside the Wire by Richard Farnsworth 12/5/12
4. Read your Chinese zodiac sign
2/2 (I'd feel like I'm cheating, but X is not an easy letter!)
O - The Other Side by Charmaine Morris 10/15/12
X - The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton 10/26/12
5. Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit (Japan)
3/3
1. Dark Water by Koji Suzuki 8/17/2012
2. Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Ranpo 8/21/2012
3. Ring by Koji Suzuki 8/29/2012
6. Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre (HORROR!)
3/3
1. Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake 8/17/12
2. Tighter by Adele Griffin 9/13/12
3. Widdershins by Oliver Onions 9/27/2012
7. Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
3/3
1. Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling 10/8/12
2. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill 11/9/12
3. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 11/17/12
8. Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
15/15
1. Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon 8/20/12
2. The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki 11/16/12
3. Camaro Killer by Brian Gates 12/28/12
4. Forsaken by Andrew van Wey 1/1/13
5. The Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers 1/5/13
6. Orientation by Daniel Orozco 1/6/13
7. The Burdon Street Siblings by Dan Quantin 1/7/13
8. The Lake by Tananarive Due 1/8/13
9. Enchanted Forest of Horror by Emileen Church 1/8/13
10. Zombie Curse by Georgevine Moss 1/8/13
11. Unquiet Slumber for the Sleepers by Alex C. Telander 1/8/13
12. The Ash-Born Boy by Victoria Schwab 1/9/13
13. The Basement by Chad P. Brown 1/14/13
14. Nightlight by Harvard Lampoon 1/16/13
15. All the Lovely Creatures by B.C. Sirrom 1/17/13
9: Read your favorite flower
5/5
D - Death of an Outsider by M.C. Beaton 12/28/12
A - The Allnighter by Stuart Connelly 1/1/13
I - I Hope You Die by Kelly Fisher 12/12/12
S - Specimen 313 by Jeff Strand 1/9/13
Y - The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan by Daisy Ashford 12/12/12
10: Read one of your favorite foods
7/7
C - Choker by Elizabeth Woods 9/29/12
H - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 10/6/12
I - In the Woods by Tana French 11/12/12
C - The Cellar by Richard Laymon 10/3/12
K - The Killing Room by John Manning 10/24/12
E - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 10/10/12
N - The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab 8/28/12
11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
3/3
1. Mile 81 by Stephen King 11/13/12
2. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 11/28/12
3. Storm Front by Jim Butcher 12/6/12
12: Read your favorite book crush's name
7/7
A - The Anniversary by Mo Needham 11/27/12
R - Relic by Douglas Preston 12/29/12
T - Theodosia Throckmorton and the Staff of Osiris by R.L. LeFevers 12/22/12
E - Evil Eye by Chris Welsh 11/27/12
M - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 9/24/12
I - I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 12/7/12
S - Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris 1/7/13
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