#Readathon Opening Survey

It’s that time again and I’m actually looking forward to this opening survey because I have new and different things to say. Thanks, pandemic?!?

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

No change, still reading from home in Keystone Heights. Mostly in the bedroom but also from the bar in the kitchen and possibly a wee bit on the deck, if it’s a clear day.

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Tough question since I don’t have a stack! I don’t read much any more so I’ll just wander around the house or library stacks or my TBR shelf in Libby or Kindle and pick what looks good at the moment. This is a huge change – not just the not reading much thing but that we didn’t go to the library yesterday specifically to find new and interesting #Readathon books. Thanks, pandemic?!?

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Oh look, another change! Since we are in a pandemic, we don’t go out for groceries. We just pre-order from Walmart and hope for the best. We didn’t even buy anything special at Walmart for this #Readathon! Which is also good, since I’m furloughed and we are watching our pennies. Thanks, pandemic?!?

That’s not to say we aren’t going to have good snacks – because we totally are.
– Grapefruit mimosas and little mini donuts (from Schwan’s) for breakfast in a bit.
– 3 different kinds of ice cream in the house!
– a HUGE bucket of cheese balls (the orange fluffy kind.)
– I pre-made Bisquick sausage balls so we’d have something with protein that didn’t have to be cooked.
– Leftover apple crisp.
– Every variety of potato chip you can think of – cheese nips and popcorn, too.
– Caprese salads with tomatoes from the produce stand and basil from the garden.
– I just remembered there are leftover salt & vinegar wings in the fridge that I must eat today. #Winning!

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

I live in a small town in north central Florida. I thought last weekend was #Readathon so we did a #FakeReadathon and enjoyed it immensely. We do #FakeReadathons a lot – sometimes because real #Readathon is not on a convenient for us day but also sometimes when we need to decompress from everything. BIG #Readathon fans here.

I was furloughed from my Marketing job at a nonprofit last week. If you’re looking for an Audience Engagement professional, (social media, newsletters, online communities), holler! I’m looking for work in no small part because the Florida Unemployment system is miserably broken and it’s unlikely that I’ll ever get unemployment or CARES checks. oy.

We have 3 dogs, 1 prairie dog, and 12 3 week old chickens. #Readathon with baby chickens is a whole new experience. They can be a little loud and one of our coonhounds is a little too fond of live bird snacks. Chaos!

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?

#NotMyFirstReadathon – and my entire opening survey was about all the things that are different this time around vs any other time we’ve done #Readathon (which is a lot of times.) Change is good and #Readathons are always good.

Happy reading!