2014

I finished every single book I put on my TBR pile and that has never happened during a #readathon. I planned well, didn’t I?

Here’s the final count:

14 books
2,224 pages

Woohoo!

Two art books down, 290 more pages.

I’m trying to get one more book in before I give up the ghost… TW and the dogs are already snoring. Hah. Wish me luck, I’m going to need it…

Six books from the Cybils shortlist DONE. 745 pages.

I’m gonna catch up on some mini challenges and hit the art books, next.

1. I’m diving into some books from the Cybils shortlist — first up is Scary Tales: Home Sweet Horror
2. I’ve finished 5 books for a total of 963 pages.
3. Gah. I still don’t have any one particular book I’m looking forward to. Mostly I’m hoping to get through my stack of Cybils and two more art books before this thing ends. I’m looking forward to hitting that goal!
4. I had a rough start — kid issues. My dad called at some point but I didn’t pick up (sorry dad, I’ll call you tomorrow.) Another kid texted me for a bit but that wasn’t much of a distraction. The dogs have been pretty darn well behaved so yippee!
5. I’ve been surprised by the fact that I haven’t given in to my desire for naps. Heh.

Onward, the books await!

I read Mind MGMT (Vol 3), 175 pages, — unfortunately I hadn’t read vol 1 or 2 so I was a little lost. I was also a little bored. I don’t think I’m going to backtrack and read the first two. Too bad though since I like the idea of the darn series.

It’s time for dinner … veggie samosas and lemon orzo with pine nuts.

I’m moving on to some middle grade fiction, I think.

I just finished The Harlot’s Tale and it was awsesome and 308 pages. I’m about 60% through my Kindle book and moving to a graphic novel that I hope to finish by dinner time.

So far, it’s been a darn good day for reading. And, for eating. Heh.

I got sucked into my Kindle book and the Harlot’s Tale hasn’t lured me back. But, I did pick it up again to do the Book Staging challenge and that was fun!

Why are my eyes already tired? This makes no sense! Eye drops, I need eye drops.

Just getting to the crux of the matter in The Harlot’s Tale and considering whether it might be time to hand the dogs their new toys… maybe.

Now I’m heading off to do a couple of mini-challenges. I like the ones that want us to take photos. Those are fun. (You can follow along on my instagram stream.

– Small kid crisis was a distraction.
– Cinnamon rolls were really really good.
– I’m five chapters into a book on my Kindle app.
– I finished two books about Washi Tape craft ideas for a total of 268 pages. It was a very good idea to start out this way. It made the morning feel like a success though I was less than completely focused on the #readathon.

Onward with The Harlot’s Tale.

Updated with the photo from the Mini-Challenge, Coffee or Tea

1) Yep, still stuck in Chicagoland and reading from the brand new king size bed this time around. Still with three dogs who will hopefully be better behaved than they were in April. Hah. I’m kidding myself, I know.

2) I’m most looking forward to, hmm. Oddly enough, I have no idea. I usually save something really really good for #readathon but this time around — they’re all going to be good and I’m not dying to read any one in particular. That might not bode well for my day…

3) We hit Fresh Market again and another $170 down — we cannot resist the Fresh Market. Mmm cheese straws. Mmm pimento cheese. Mmmm yummy cheese bread. (You’re seeing a trend here, right?) I’m gonna kick things off with cinnamon rolls. Or pumpkin bread. Or both. Probably both.

4) Let’s see, what can I say about me this year that I haven’t said before? No idea. I’m feeling kind of boring right now. It’s been a long, rough year.

5) I really should count up and keep track of how many times I’ve participated — I’m putting that on my to do list for April’s #readathon… so many times and it’s awesome every time. What am I doing differently this year? I’m starting off with an easy book instead of diving right into something serious and long. I don’t know why I’ve never done this before — it makes perfect sense for me.

Happy Reading, one and all!