My October reads (a few days late 😅). I read only two books in September, so the other twelve are from October. I‘ve officially read 110 books for the year! #monthlystats #monthlyreads #octoberstats
August totals! 12 books in all. First 6 listed were audiobooks. One of my favorites from this month was Aurora Rising, though another shoutout goes to The Restaurant at the End of the Universe for getting me through labor with my son. 😂
#august #augustwrapup #monthlywrapup #monthlytotals
Our beautiful baby boy is born! Alexander was born August 14th at 9 lbs 5 ozs and 20 inches long. We‘ve officially survived the first week, and he‘s growing so big and healthy.
Because baby boy was born this month, I‘ve spent a lot less time on Litsy. I‘m hoping to get into a rhythm that allows me to come back soon, but for now I will keep reading on my own whenever I can!
#notbookrelated #baby
WEEK 6 Fitness Challenge Check-In
We made it to the final week! I‘ve benefitted from this challenge so much. I‘ve been motivated to exercise consistently, successfully finish my 5K, and do breathing exercises every day (see the June/July calendars!). I‘ve improved my prayers a lot too, even if I forgot a morning prayer or two. Thank you all for your amazing support!!
3x 30 min walk: ✅
2x other: ✅
Meditation: ✅
Prayers: ❌ (12/14)
Books: 8/8
My July totals! 👏🏽🍍#monthlytotals #monthlystats #julystats
I got two (almost three) bingos in #bookishbingo this month.
Books: 15
Physical/ebook: 6
Audio: 9
Pages: 1,856
Audio: 197 hrs 4 mins
📖 Read this one yesterday and it was AMAZING.👌🏽
🧒🏽 Once in a while, someone in school would call me Court (but that was pretty rare).
🍤 I almost never get appetizers, but I do really like grilled shrimp. I also love bread and chips!
🧹 Audiocleaning today and tomorrow, and family over for dinner on Sunday.
🗣 Two—English and Spanish
@howjessreads #friyayintro
I‘m not part of #bbrc (sorry...) but this looked fun, so I did it anyways. 😊
I don‘t like Coke or Pepsi (or most soda, actually).
I like both waffle fries (from Chick-fil-A) and tater tots!
@LibrarianRyan
🎵 This is such a hard question... I‘ll say The Prince of Egypt, since (believe it or not) that was one of my favorite movies as a kid. 😂
📱 49.
🎨 I used to have a color-by-number app called Happy Color that I ended up deleting. I spent way too much time on it. 😂
🧘🏽♀️ The Calm app (for mental health) has helped me a lot!
❤️ Newest followers @TamTracy @kaysworld1 @Socal1
#wondrouswednesday @Eggs
DAY 3 of #24b4Monday and DAY 7 of #thereadingrush
Here are my reading totals! I‘m proud of what I accomplished, even if it isn‘t what I was hoping for at the beginning of the weekend. These challenges have helped me prepare to finish July off strong!
@TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72
DAY 2 of #24b4Monday and DAY 6 of #thereadingrush
Well, life happens, and today ended up being a terrible reading day. 😂 I only got through about 200 pages in 4 hours, though that time was spent finishing the Deathly Hallows. I‘m really happy to have finished one book, even if I made no progress on the other. I know I won‘t hit 24 hours, but I‘m hoping to get 20 hours and finish another book tomorrow!
pickSo the adventure has come to an end. Today I finished the series for the seventh time, and I loved it as much as any other time that I‘ve read it. There is an undeniable magic that surrounds these books, and I‘m so glad to have been a part of them again. #hpreread
#bookishbingo: Published in July
#bfcr2: 8/8
@wanderinglynn @jillannjohn @Cheshirecat913 @Buchbeeg @bookandcat @Chili @Marmie7 @Dragonfairykats
WEEK 5 Fitness Check-In
It was a great week! I finished the 5K just like I had hoped. I fell behind in other exercise again, but I was proud of what I accomplished this week anyways. I also missed a prayer or two, but I‘ve made a lot of progress this week.
5K: ✅
Other: ❌
Meditation: ✅
Prayers: ❌
Books: 7/8
DAY 1 of #24b4Monday and DAY 5 of #thereadingrush
It was a successful day of reading! 711 pages in almost 14 hours. I‘m definitely going to finish the Deathly Hallows tomorrow, and I‘m really hoping to finish What to Expect too. It‘ll be a challenge to finish them both tomorrow, but these readathons are keeping me motivated! 💪🏽
@TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72
📖 I‘ve recommended the tagged book a few times in the past months.
🎟 Aladdin.
🍉 Summer fruit is the best!
👨👩👧👦 Only three cousins. (Somehow I have more siblings than I do cousins. 😂)
❤️ ❤️❤️❤️
#friyayintro @howjessreads
pickI kicked off #24b4Monday just after midnight (thank you, insomnia...), so I just finished my first book of the weekend! The end of this book is always heart-breaking, but I‘m feeling ready to take on the last book and finish the series soon.
Time so far: 19 mins
#bookishbingo: Gold lettering on cover
#bfcr2: 7/8
DAY 4 of #thereadingrush
I‘m happy with the progress I‘ve made so far! I‘m very close to finishing the Half-Blood Prince, and I was able to get through some of What to Expect today too. I‘m excited to see how the weekend goes!
Tomorrow starts the #24b4Monday readathon! I‘m excited to finish up #thereadingrush and hopefully all the books I wanted to get done. These are the four books I‘m hoping to read. Goal is the full 24 hours.
@TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72
I did it! I completed my 5K today! It was a fantastic race, and I got just the time I was hoping for. (My husband did great too, so it was a success all around.) 38 weeks pregnant today, and I know I have benefitted so much from my training and exercise the past few weeks and months.
#bookfitnesschallenge #bfcr2 #justbookit @wanderinglynn @jillannjohn @Cheshirecat913 @bookandcat @Buchbeeg @Dragonfairykats @Chili @Marmie7
DAY 3 of #thereadingrush
I‘ve managed to finish a book a day so far this week! Today was Daisy Jones and the Six. I also made progress in Half-Blood Prince. Total pages was 468.
The Reading Rush website finally started working for me, for the most part, so hopefully that doesn‘t change tomorrow!
pickThis book really was amazing. I loved the interview format, and the characters were so intense and interesting. I was sucked in from the very beginning, and by the last page, I felt like it had fulfilled the story completely.
#bookishbingo: Title starts with J (Jones)
DAY 2 of #thereadingrush
I finished OOTP today and started the Half-Blood Prince. Total of 378 pages. Website still isn‘t working for me, but I‘m keeping track of my progress on my own!
pickStill making my way through this amazing series! I feel like I‘m getting near the end, since this fifth book is the longest of the series. I continue to love this wonderful reread.
#bookishbingo: Character seeks independence
#bfcr2: 6/8
pickThis book was between a so-so and a pick for me. That‘s an unpopular opinion, but the first half of the book was very difficult for me. I wanted to be charmed by her quirkiness and social awkwardness, but I thought she was just annoying. I did get sucked into the second half, though, and I came to appreciate her character and story, so in the end it was a worthwhile read.
DAY 1 of #thereadingrush
It was a great start. I finished Eleanor Oliphant (186 pages today) and I made progress on OOTP (audiobook and I haven‘t figured out page numbers yet). Total of 8.5 hours.
The Reading Rush website hasn‘t been working for me (anyone else having issues with “maintenance”?) but I have loved reading for the challenge anyways!
WEEK 4 Fitness Check-In
This week was much better because I got my exercise back on track! I got in a few extra walks (thank you, Wizards Unite 😂) and have continued my 5K training. 5K is next Wednesday!
5K: ✅
Other: ✅
Meditation: ✅
Prayers: ❌
Books: 5/8
#bookfitnesschallenge #bfc #justbookit @wanderinglynn @Marmie7 @Dragonfairykats @jillannjohn @Buchbeeg @Chili @bookandcat @Cheshirecat913
⭐️ Tagged the first one that came to mind
🧡 Crunchy
🌅 Sunset (I‘m not a morning person...)
💵 Probably buy something boringly adultish, like a down payment on a new car or a ton of baby things that we‘ll need at some point in the future.
🏫 I think fourth and fifth grade. My teacher had animals in our class!
#friyayintro @howjessreads
I signed up for this readathon because why not? It looks like fun, and I hope it motivates me to finish my booklist this month!
If you‘re participating too, please feel free to friend me: https://thereadingrush.com/members/bewareofwords/
pickI finished the fourth book today! I always felt like this was the turning point in the series—after this book, the tone is much more serious and dark. I noticed that change a lot in this reread of the book, and I‘m looking forward to the rest of the series.
#bfcr2: 5/8
#bookishbingo: On my shelf for a year
Finally remembered to take my post-workout #nomakeup #nofilter #selfie! I hope everyone is doing well with their fitness goals so far this week. 💪🏽
#bookfitnesschallenge #bfcr2 #photochallenge @wanderinglynn @jillannjohn @Chili @bookandcat @Marmie7 @Cheshirecat913 @Buchbeeg @Dragonfairykats
pickThe only picture I found of around-9-year-old me. 😂
✍🏽 An author
📝 Editing
👍🏽 Absolutely!
💭 Your worth is not based on what you do. You are worth the world just because you are!
❤️ Will do!
#humpdaypost @DebbieGrillo @MinDea
pickFinally finished this book tonight. I was so impressed with this book. The writing style is breathtaking, the story was intriguing, and Circe‘a transformation was inspiring. For whatever reason it felt long at times, but I really enjoyed it! An excellent read.
📸 I would like to more often, but I‘m not very good at it and I often read audiobooks or ebooks.
👍🏽 Yup! 🤷🏽♀️💁🏽♀️
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView
pickMy HP reread is moving along splendidly! This is a really fun book, and I loved being reintroduced to important characters like Remus and Sirius.
#bookishbingo: Character celebrates birthday (since it‘s Harry‘s best and worst birthday so far)
#bfcr2: 4/8
WEEK 3 Fitness Check-In
I have the same results as last week, but I felt better about my progress this week! I‘ve been feeling very pregnant, which has made exercise really hard, so I‘ve been happy that my 5K training is going well.
3x 5K: ✅
2x other exercise: ❌
7x meditation: ✅
14x prayers: ❌
Books: 3/8
🛏 I‘m almost finished with the baby‘s nursery! I made lots of progress this week, which is satisfying.
✈️ I love going to new places and seeing different states/countries.
🍰 Can I pick both??? I have a huge sweet tooth, haha. If I had to pick one right now, then strawberry shortcake.
📖 It‘s always nice to have my husband home for a few days, and I‘m hoping to get some reading done.
👍🏽 Will do!
@howjessreads #friyayintro
pickContinuing my HP reread with this wonderful book. I absolutely love this book in particular, and I had lots of fun following the Chamber of Secrets adventure!
#bookishbingo: Sequel
Starting this one during lunch today!
pickWhat a satisfying conclusion! I was so happy with the way this book ended. I loved seeing the ending unfold, and everyone got the ending that they deserved. Plus I loved seeing the way Meyer weaved in details of the original fairy tales!
#bookishbingo: Red, white, and blue cover
Well, oops! This is the very first week of the #bookfitnesschallenge that I haven‘t checked in on time and I haven‘t hit all my goals. I missed a prayer or two and one workout, but I‘m determined to do better this week. Fortunately my 5K training and daily meditations are going great!
3x training: ✅
2x other workouts: ❌
7x meditation: ✅
14x prayers: ❌
I can‘t explain why, but at the beginning of this year, I decided that in July I would do a Harry Potter reread, this time with the audiobooks. I‘ve never listened to the audiobooks before, but I‘ve heard endless praise for them, and so far they have been delightful! I am already loving my time back in the world of Harry Potter.
#bookfitnesschallenge #bfc:2/8
#bookishbingo: “Chosen one” trope
pickHappy 4th of July! 💥
This was actually a great book to finish on this holiday. It struck me poignantly to be grateful for my freedoms and the life I choose to live. This is a beautiful but of course heartbreaking story about goodness and endurance during WWII.
#bookishbingo: Tattooed lead
pickThis was a very different, interesting book for me. There were a few things that bothered me about it, but I loved the superstition/beliefs that drove the plot. For the most part, I felt happy with where the characters ended up and with the end of the book.
pickAbsolutely loved it!! I‘m excited to start the last book in the series. 👏🏽
#bookishbingo: Set in space
It‘s also halfway through the year! 😱 I‘ve been so happy with what I‘ve accomplished so far this year. I will be upping my goal to 100 books, since I‘ll be hitting 75 soon.
Some of my favorites from this year were Secret Life of Bees, Poisonwood Bible, and Sarah J. Maas‘s Throne of Glass and ACOTAR series. 🥰
June wrap-up! I didn‘t get any bingos in #bookishbingo this month, but I had fun with it anyways.
TOTALS
Books: 11
Physical: 7
Audiobooks: 4
Pages: 2,550
Audio: 53 hr 8 mins
#junetotals #junewrapup #junestats
FINAL for #24b4Monday! I hit my 15 hours goal yesterday, and I finished two of the books I‘d wanted to finish. I made progress on the other two (audiobooks). I‘m so glad I got to finish a few more books before the end of the month!
@TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72
pickDay 2 of #24b4Monday! My total for today, and I also managed to finish this book.
This was an insightful book, and actually great prep for 4th of July this coming week. Definitely written from a right Christian view, but I enjoyed thinking about their arguments.
#bookishbingo: Published in June
@TheReadingMermaid @jb72 @Andrew65
WEEK 1 Fitness Challenge
Me and baby boy at the gym this week. 💪🏽 It was a great first week, and my goals have pushed me to be better in achievable ways.
3x 5K training: ✅
2x other exercise: ✅
7x meditation: ✅
14x prayers: ✅
#bookfitnesschallenge #bfcr2 @wanderinglynn @jillannjohn @Chili @bookandcat @Marmie7 @Cheshirecat913 @Buchbeeg @Dragonfairykats
DAY 1: Here‘s my total time for today. Working through tagged book and will hopefully finish it tomorrow!
#24b4Monday @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72
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