Saturday, January 7, 2023

Bout of Books Progress - Day 5

Bout of Books 

Day 5
Jan 6

Books Read:  2

Pages Read:  250
Hours Read:  2 hrs 37 min

Total Books Read:  4


Total Pages Read:  1,024
Total Hours Read:  15 hrs 16 min

Instagram Challenge: Favorite Feel Good

My Thoughts:  Yes! I was able to finish two books yesterday. I loved both of them. I started The Battle of Hackam Heath as well. It is the sequel to The Tournament of Gorlan. If I finish, I'll have completed all the books I planned for the read-a-thon, which will be a first for me.

Friday, January 6, 2023

Bout of Books Progress - Day 4

Bout of Books 

Day 4
Jan 5

Books Read:  0
Pages Read:  89
Hours Read:  1 hrs 38 min

Total Books Read:  2

Total Pages Read:  774
Total Hours Read:  12 hrs 39 min

Instagram Challenge: Future Vision

My Thoughts:  I wasn't able to read as much as I wanted to yesterday, but I'm planning on finishing my book today. I'm excited for the weekend. Hopefully I will have more time to read.

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Bout of Books Progress - Day 3

Bout of Books 

Day 3
Jan 4

Books Read:  1
Pages Read:  171
Hours Read:  3 hrs 0 min

Total Books Read:  2

Total Pages Read:  685
Total Hours Read:  11 hrs 1 min

Instagram Challenge: Celebrate Diversity

My Thoughts:  I am proud of how well I'm doing this week. Gnome and I finished our book yesterday. It was fun. I also made good progress on The Tournament at Gorlan.

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Bout of Books Progress - Day 2

Bout of Books 

Day 2
Jan 3

Books Read:  1
Pages Read:  351
Hours Read:  5 hrs 32 min

Total Books Read:  1
Total Pages Read:  514
Total Hours Read:  8 hrs 1 min

Instagram Challenge: Recommended Read
I didn't post. There were too many books I wanted to use for the photo, and I panicked and didn't do it. 😔

My Thoughts:  I had to work on music yesterday, and I decided to listen to an audiobook while working, so I was able to get a lot of hours in. I'm currently reading The Tournament at Gorlan by John Flanagan. He is one of my favorite authors, and I'm enjoying the book a lot. I also started and almost finished Good as Gold with Gnome yesterday. I read aloud to her and we listened to the audiobook while doing crafts. It was a great reading day for me, and I was productive. Win win!

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Bout of Books Progress - Day 1

Bout of Books 

Day 1
Jan 2

Books Read:  0
Pages Read:  163
Hours Read:  2 hrs 29 min

Instagram Challenge: Currently Reading

My Thoughts:  I am currently reading In the Hall with the Knife by Diana Peterfreund. I love the clue game and movie, so I was really excited when I found this book. I made some great progress with it yesterday. It is interesting but a little slow. I'm hoping things pick up a bit more. 

Monday, January 2, 2023

Bout of Books Line Up

Bout of Books 

Bout of Books has officially started! Woo!

Here are the books I'm going to try to read this week:



Good luck to everyone participating!
Happy reading!

Sunday, January 1, 2023

Reading Goals


Happy new year friend!

2023 Reading Goals

Goodreads Challenge
I read 119 of 125 last year, and this year I want to hit that 125 mark.

Newbery Books
I am still chugging along with these. I would like to try for one a month, so 12 is my goal this year.

Re-Read Challenge
Does anyone know of a re-read challenge? I would like to sign up for one. I should just start my own. If I start one, are any of you interested?

Book Club
I loved having a book club goal last year, so I'm doing it again. My goal is to read 10 out of the 12 books.

I am debating my local bookstore's challenge. Pioneer Book has one every year.
I am also debating the yearly PopSugar challenge.

Video Games
I want to keep track of the games I beat, so I am setting a goal of 5 again this year.

What are some of your goals?
Happy reading and good luck!

Friday, December 30, 2022

2022 Reading Goals

Let's see if I reached any of my reading goals.
This isn't going to be pretty.

Goodreads Challenge: I set my goal for 125 books, and I've read 119. So close!

Newbery Award Books: My goal was to read 20 this year. I managed to read 7. Dang!

Re-read Books: I wanted to read 20. I re-read 13 books. I probably could have finished this one if I had focused on it more. I need to find a re-read challenge.

Book Club: I wanted to read 10 out of the 12. I did it! Yay!

Video Games: I wanted to beat 5. I have no idea how many games I beat this year. I can't even remember the games I played this year.

Well, there is always next year.
How did you do on your goals?

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Bout of Books Sign Up

It is time for Bout of Books! Yay!
I love kicking off my new reading year with a read-a-thon.

Bout of Books Blurb:

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 2nd and runs through Sunday, January 8th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For all Bout of Books 36 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Are you participating?

Friday, December 23, 2022

Nintendo Stats

Nintendo sent my the yearly gaming wrap up. They aren't as fun this year. I liked the stats they showed in previous years better.