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Sunday Readathon Recap

With Easter, we had family coming over for dinner.  I did get in a bit of reading in the morning and another bit before bed.   The driving down to get the boys took it out of me.  I wanted to read more before bed, but figured posting this and getting to sleep would be the better choice.  So, I'm officially ending my Readathon with this post. Here's what I got accomplished today:

  • Finished and reviewed Death's Excellent Vacation
  • Started Love Finds You in Pendleton, Oregon
  • Time Read Today:  2 hours 45 minutes
  • Pages Read Today: 306
  • Total time read: 10 hours 10 minutes
  • Total pages read:  1241

Overall, I'm very happy with my readathon progress this weekend.  Having twin boys, family obligations, and a sorta social life, I don't usually have time to read for hours upon hours during the day.  But I did get in some quality uninterrupted reading time throughout the weekend.  I only watched one movie and a few Doctor Who episodes.  So I cut down on my TV and movie watching and increased my reading.  Good progress.  I didn't get around to reading any science fiction, but hopefully I can add that in soon.  I really tried to hit some of the library books that are almost due.  I knocked quite a few off my piles.  Now to enforce my "no more library books until I read the ones sitting on my floor" rule.  Wish me luck with that!  I really enjoyed taking the time to focus on my reading.  I think I should do a readathon at least once a season.  I think I'll shoot for July next.

My goals this weekend:

  • Finish Hungry for Your Love (that stubborn book!)
  • Read at least 4 other books -- Read 3 others and started a 4th
  • Include some science fiction in my reading -- Didn't get to it, but next on my list
  • Write reviews for all books read 
  • Blog about my progress once a day
Tentative reading list:
  • Hungry for Your Love
  • No Rest for the Witches by MaryJanice Davidson, Lori Handeland, Cheyenne McCray, and Christine Warren
  • Notes from a Spinning Planet: Ireland by Melody Carlson DNF
  • Death's Excellent Vacation edited by Charlaine Harris
  • V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
  • Love Finds You in Tresure Island, Florida by Debby Mayne
  • Notes from a Spinning Planet: Papua New Guinea by Melody Carlson Did Not Start (See Ireland)
  • Notes from a Spinning Planet: Mexico by Melody Carlson Did Not Start (See Ireland)
  • Watchmen by Alan Moore
  • Watchmen and Philosophy by Alan Moore
  • The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
  • Love Finds You in Sisters, Oregon by Melody Carlson
  • Love Finds You in Pendleton, Oregon by Melody Carlson  -- Current read