I have officially decided to sing up for the BoutofBooks Read-A-Thon. Here is to hoping I ACTUALLY get some reading done. Here are the books that I "plan" to read during the Read-A-Thon.
Here are my GOALS to be able to READ:
~Stay OFF Twitter, or any social network for that matter
~Turn the internet off....? haha...
~Set my kids up with some GOOD "Educational" movies... Do they exist?
~Take only short breaks to do the following:
Here are my GOALS to be able to READ:
~Stay OFF Twitter, or any social network for that matter
~Turn the internet off....? haha...
~Set my kids up with some GOOD "Educational" movies... Do they exist?
~Take only short breaks to do the following:
- MAKE DINNER
- BATHROOM BREAK
- EAT... Right?
- HOMEWORK FOR KID
- ONE HOUR OF MORNING STUDYING FOR ME!! (A MUST)
- NOT PRESSURE MYSELF
- HAVE FUN
Books I plan to read: Starting in 3, 2, 1:
1.) Halfway To The Grave by Jeaniene Frost (FINISH)
2.) The Fault in our Stars by John Green
3.) Heartbeat by Sharron Creech
4.) Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
YES I AM THROWING IN VERSE BOOKS. DUH!
5.) Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
6.) The Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater
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Anything past that line is extra, and if I get past that line I need a dang on COOKIE!
7.) Fighting To Survive by Rhiannon Frater
8.) Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby
SO that is all that I HOPE to get through.
What are your GOALS?
UPDATES:
Monday 5/14
Started reading after 12pm
Pages Read Today: 600
208pg (Heartbeat by Sharon Creech)
230pg (Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost) On pg 310 of 358
50% [162pg of 324pg] Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Total Pages Read: 600
Currently Reading: Finishing up:
ONE GRAVE AT A TIME & OF POSEIDON
Books Finished: Heartbeat by Sharon Creech (verse bk)
Feelings: Feeling pretty good on this 1st day. I had nothing to do and the kids kinda sorta cooperated with me. Shocker. Here is to hoping this keeps up!! Loving these books I am reading.
Tuesday 5/15
Pages Read Today: 397
48 Pgs to finish Halfway to the Grave
162 pgs to finish Of Poseidon
187 pages of Tricks by Ellen Hopinks (187 OF 627)
7% of The Last Bastion of the Living 21pg of 289pgs
Total Pages Read: 1018 Pages
Currently Reading:
Tricks & The Last Bastion Of The Living
Books Finished:
Heartbeat by Sharon Creech
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
Feelings: I am feeling pretty good. Took a LONG nap today! haha! Up reading till I get tired.
Back at it after studying tomorrow!!
Wednesday 5/16
Pages Read Today:554
440 pgs of the rest of Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
132 pgs of The Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater
Total Pages Read: 1572
Currently Reading:
The Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater
Books Finished:
Heartbeat by Sharon Creech
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
Feelings: Good! The hubby is off, so lets see how much reading I get done today!! Hoping to finish The Last Bastion, and move on the The Fault in our stars, or Song of the Sparrow!
Thursday 5/17
Pages Read Today: 166
166 pgs of The Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater
Total Pages Read: 1738
Currently Reading:
The Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby
Books Finished:
Heartbeat by Sharon Creech
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
The Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater
Feelings: Today I took a BREAK a bit. It was like HOT out, so I took the kids to the park, and CLEANED my house! =D Had a good day! Will read more tomorrow...hopefully ;)
Friday 5/18
Pages Read Today: 0
Total Pages Read: 1738
Currently Reading:
The Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby
The Fault in our Stars by John Green
&
Darkness Before Dawn by J. A. London
Books Finished:
Heartbeat by Sharon Creech
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
The Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater
Feelings: I read nothing today! But, that is ok. I was SOOO busy, and then I just relaxed. More tomorrow?! =D
Saturday 5/19
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Sunday 5/20
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UPDATES:
Monday 5/14
Started reading after 12pm
Pages Read Today: 600
208pg (Heartbeat by Sharon Creech)
230pg (Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost) On pg 310 of 358
50% [162pg of 324pg] Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Total Pages Read: 600
Currently Reading: Finishing up:
ONE GRAVE AT A TIME & OF POSEIDON
Books Finished: Heartbeat by Sharon Creech (verse bk)
Feelings: Feeling pretty good on this 1st day. I had nothing to do and the kids kinda sorta cooperated with me. Shocker. Here is to hoping this keeps up!! Loving these books I am reading.
Tuesday 5/15
Pages Read Today: 397
48 Pgs to finish Halfway to the Grave
162 pgs to finish Of Poseidon
187 pages of Tricks by Ellen Hopinks (187 OF 627)
7% of The Last Bastion of the Living 21pg of 289pgs
Total Pages Read: 1018 Pages
Currently Reading:
Tricks & The Last Bastion Of The Living
Books Finished:
Heartbeat by Sharon Creech
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
Feelings: I am feeling pretty good. Took a LONG nap today! haha! Up reading till I get tired.
Back at it after studying tomorrow!!
Wednesday 5/16
Pages Read Today:554
440 pgs of the rest of Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
132 pgs of The Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater
Total Pages Read: 1572
Currently Reading:
The Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater
Books Finished:
Heartbeat by Sharon Creech
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
Feelings: Good! The hubby is off, so lets see how much reading I get done today!! Hoping to finish The Last Bastion, and move on the The Fault in our stars, or Song of the Sparrow!
Thursday 5/17
Pages Read Today: 166
166 pgs of The Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater
Total Pages Read: 1738
Currently Reading:
The Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby
Books Finished:
Heartbeat by Sharon Creech
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
The Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater
Feelings: Today I took a BREAK a bit. It was like HOT out, so I took the kids to the park, and CLEANED my house! =D Had a good day! Will read more tomorrow...hopefully ;)
Friday 5/18
Pages Read Today: 0
Total Pages Read: 1738
Currently Reading:
The Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby
The Fault in our Stars by John Green
&
Darkness Before Dawn by J. A. London
Books Finished:
Heartbeat by Sharon Creech
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
The Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater
Feelings: I read nothing today! But, that is ok. I was SOOO busy, and then I just relaxed. More tomorrow?! =D
Saturday 5/19
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Sunday 5/20
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My mom was reading that series by Rhiannon and I must admit, I REALLY want to get my hands on it. It sounds fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThe Fault in Our Stars is such a great book, I hope you enjoy it! Good luck with reaching your goals! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat list - can't go wrong with Cat and Bones! Good luck and have fun!
ReplyDeleteThe Fault in Our Stars - Grade A book. It was my first John Green, and you have to get PAST the highly educated (a bit wordy) characters, but once you do- the story is AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteI hope you loving your time with Cat and Bones! Just wait till you get to book 2 because the scenes just keep getting hotter and there is actually a chapter in book 2 that everyone raves about and it is pretty steamy :)
ReplyDeleteGasp you stole my updates format! lol jk. I've had people (blogger friends) steal it in the past, I guess people like the way I update during read-a-thons. So steal away cause it makes me happy that you like me, you really like me. Ok I'm a goofball this morning
I hope you are able to meet your goals! I hope the studying is going well!
WOOHOO Cat and Bones!! :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your reading doll! :)
This is hands-down the best to-do list I've read so far. :D
ReplyDeleteI've heard really good things about The Fault in Our Stars. Enjoy!
Great List Loretta and i'm SO happy that you have jumped on board :) I love your post.....'short breaks only' lol. Today i feel like i have done nothing but read and now i've taken a short break for twitter and the net since it's 11.30pm here. Good luck with the reading and enjoy.
ReplyDeleteHope the studying is going well xx
Great goals. I'm really pushing myself with my goals too, but so far today has been a slow start. :) I loved The Fault In Our Starts and I hope you like it too.
ReplyDeleteOh my word woman! You make me look like such a slacker! haha Then again, I spent most of my at the ER with mom, then to her doctor, and then to mine. haha And the pharmacy. *sighs* Hoping after I get off work today I can get more done. Yesterday was not so great book wise for me. lol Your off to an amazing start hun! Hope you can make it to your goals!!! :)
ReplyDeleteOmg! We are so much alike!!! I HAVE to list out EVERYTHING AND approx how long I believe I should do it for... Then I NEVER stick to it!! Lol
ReplyDeleteomg wow..you started after 12pm and you read 600pages, i'm blown away, way to go Loretta...i bet you do something like almost a 1000 on day 2 lol xx I bet get reading xx
ReplyDeleteYou're making wonderful progress.... ahem... if I had Cat & Bones on my list I wouldn't have been able to wait to read it either. The napping, however makes me very jealous. ;) Happy reading!
ReplyDelete1738 pages??? You're a readathon SUPERHERO!!! I don't even think I've broke 500, lol. Good job and good luck with the rest of your goals!
ReplyDeleteYou are kicking ASS!
ReplyDeleteI know you LOVE Last Bastion, right? So fantastic!
Great page count! I've got 4 books down, but haven't hit 1000 pages yet. *sigh* Keep up the great pace!
ReplyDeleteSweetie, are you gobbling up books or what? LOL!
ReplyDeleteGood job on all the reading.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading and have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteYou are soooo stinking close to getting that cookie :P
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