2019

I thought about posting my closing survey last night when I decided to call it a night. But that would have meant getting the dogs wound up and asking to go back outside and ain’t nobody want to chase a dog around the yard at 11 p.m. after having just chased one around the yard at 10:30 p.m.. So here I am this morning.

How would you assess your reading overall?

Considering I haven’t finished a book in forever (which isn’t really true, I’ve read a bunch of curriculum books and elementary education books but I’m not really counting most of those) I’m pretty pleased with my reading. I’m pretty sure I’ll even finish the book that I got halfway through last night.

Did you have a stategy, and if so, did you stick to it?

I had no strategy. Or if I did, it didn’t look anything like my previous #readathon strategies. I just read what I thought I could finish and I did it. (Though honestly, it was touch and go there for a minute with one of the books.)

What was your favorite snack?

I don’t think I had a favorite snack this year. That’s what happens when you don’t buy anything really special for #readathon snacking.

Wanna volunteer for our next event?

I will if it doesn’t conflict with other work/family stuff.

Total pages: 600
Three books complete, one in progress.

I feel like I often skip the mid-event surveys? I certainly don’t have these questions memorized the way I do the intro survey questions. lol

1. What are you reading right now?

I just finished My Halal Kitchen and I think I’m going to read The Midwife and the Assassin

2. How many books have you read so far?

I have finished 3 (one I’d started before #readathon began… I’m just shy of 500 pages down.

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

Probably The Midwife and the Assassin. I think it’s the final book in a series I started years ago (and often read during #readathon, I think…) and it’s been on my bedside table for three months.

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

I had to run to the pharmacy and the vet to pick up meds for everyone – and then I had to do some work that I wasn’t planning to do. I also took a two hour nap – I have a bit of a cold and October has been stressful. The nap was good for me, that’s for sure.

I had intended to listen to an audio book when I ran my errands but it apparently hadn’t finished downloading when I left the house so I shrugged it off and was gone less than an hour.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

Nothing ever surprises me about #Readathon They’re always just a little different.

I’m right at 30 minutes late, which isn’t bad – all things considered…

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Still here in Keystone Heights, of course.

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Any of them! I’ve read so little this year that finishing any book is going to be amazing.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
I went really low-key this year because of TW’s surgery. She doesn’t really want food and I didn’t want to spend a lot of time or money on food she won’t eat. I don’t even think I bought anything new or different unless you count some new brand of pre-made eggrolls I found in the deli section.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I used to read a lot, now I read very little. I would love to get back to reading a lot.

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?

We’re spending most of the day reading in my mil’s former bedroom as TW recovers from surgery. That’s different. Very different. There will be fewer baths because baths are a no-no post-surgery. There will be more napping because of the surgery recovery. Also, I have a bit of a cold so again with the napping. (I should count and see how many readathons I’ve done over the years. A LOT.

Happy readathon, everyone.