Time for another update before the family starts showing up. I’ve taken a few breaks here and there to get the house cleaned up do my daily challenge which involved spending 15 minutes decluttering. Now I’m hoping to finish my second book before the hours ends.

Number of Pages Read since last update: 154

Number of Books read since last update: 1

• The Choice by Nicholas Sparks

Number of Minutes Read since last update: 2 hours

Total Number of Pages Read: 365

Total Number of Books Finished: 1

• The Final Warning by James Patterson

Total Number of Minutes Read: 4 hours 25 minutes

Hour 3 – Read-a-Thon

 

 

I’ve made muffins and pudding for later, done some more reading, and downloaded Spotify for some tunes. I feel like the morning is already passing too quickly and the football game and family will be over here before I know it. Better get a lot more reading in before they show up.

Number of Pages Read since last update: 140

Number of Books read since last update: 1

• The Choice by Nicholas Sparks

Number of Minutes Read since last update: 1 hour 45 minutes

Total Number of Pages Read: 211

Total Number of Books Finished: 1

Total Number of Minutes Read: 2 hours 25 minutes

Yeah! Almost halfway through book 2. A figure a couple more hours and I’ll be done. It’s surprisingly very good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hour 1 Update – Read-a-Thon

Well, we made it through hour 1 and I’m just getting started. I feel a very productive day coming on. I’m probably not going to post every hour just because it takes up so much time but I’ll do some good mile markers.

Number of Pages Read since last update: 71

Number of Books read since last update: 2

• The Final Warning by James Patterson (finished)
• The Choice by Nicholas Sparks

Number of Minutes Read since last update: 40 minutes

Total Number of Pages Read: 71

Total Number of Books Finished: 1

Total Number of Minutes Read: 40 minutes

Now, I’m back to reading!

It’s Here! The 2011 Dewey Read-a-Thon!

It’s back and I couldn’t be more excited. Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon is today and boy do I have books to read.

Here’s roughly what I plan on reading from today to finish out that Countdown Challenge:

• The Sinner By Tess Gerristen
• The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
• Final Warning by James Patterson (almost finished)
• Dream Country by Luanne Rice
• At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
• The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
• Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb
• The Girl Who Played With Fire by Steig Larsson (e-book)

And finally the introduction meme to get us going so I can go start READING!

1)Where are you reading from today? Boise, Idaho and specifically I’m starting in my bedroom but there’s a BSU football game on this afternoon so I’ll be moving to the living room
2)Three random facts about me… I have two cats (Fergie & Pantoufle), I could drink hot tea (or iced) by the bucket load, & I’m currently addicted to Law & Order: SVU and Criminal Minds (they both might be coming on to keep me awake later)

3)How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours? 8 books I believe
4)Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)? No goals. I want to complete the Countdown Challenge before it ends in a couple weeks. I’ve been slacking on the amount of reading participating in the past read-a-thons so I’m hoping to maybe stay through the whole time
5)If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, any advice for people doing this for the first time? Pick easy books or books you know you will enjoy and have FUN! If you’re not having fun, change something up.

Here I go. Happy reading!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVIEW: The Art of Non-Conformity

Title: The Art of Non-Conformity
Author: Chris Guillebeau
Finished: September 21 2011
Pages: 242
Published: 2010
Format: paperback

My newest favorite book! While there were some chapters that didn’t apply to my current work and life situation, I found this journey to be very eye opening and inspirational.

Life should be about what you want and not other people. Make choices based on what your passions and goals in life are, not what the rest of the world perceives the right choices to be.

Guillebeau does an amazing job giving great advice on living life for you, creating the most out of it, and “changing the world”.

*challenges: 11 in 11 reading challenges, 100+ reading challenge, a-z reading challenges, monthly mixup