48 Hour Book Challenge

 

June 7-9

It's almost here!
THE 48-HOUR BOOK CHALLENGE!!!!

Next weekend, June 7-9, will be the Eighth Annual 48-Hour Book Challenge,
hosted this year at Ms.Yingling Reads
It's pretty simple:

• Choose any 48-hour time period between 7am (EDT) Friday and 7am (EDT) Monday.
• Sign in with Ms. Yingling with a starting line post.
• Read and blog, read and blog, read and blog...
• Report in at the end of your 48-hours with a finish-line post (and filling out the handy dandy reporting form).
• You might win awesome prizes!
• You will DEFINITELY have fun being part of a community of people reading and writing and cheering each other on!!!

Ms. Yingling will have more info, including the challenge guidelines up on her site this week, so be sure and follow her blog for the most up-to-date information.

 

Please join us next weekend if you're able and please help spread the word!

GO! GO! GO!

48 HBC UPDATE
24 HOURS and counting.....
I have started Shattering Glass by Gail Giles and it's already intense. I can't wait to devote more time to it tonight now that kids are in bed and house is clean. I'm going to read for a couple of hours tonite then read as much I can before my family arrives from Boise tomorrow. Then we'll see how the rest of the day goes.
I did get the chance to visit 30 fellow bloggers that are braving the 48HBC-bringing my networking time to 4 1/2 hours. More than my reading time at this point. But it was fun to read what other people are reading and how they are pacing themselves.
Mug of Moxie Random Facts:
*No muss/No fuss reading snacks-goldfish crackers and twizzlers
*I chose to read rather than watch Paranormal with friends tonite
* I own a piano but do not know how to play it
Well, I'm off to get lost in a book-
Total time read: 3 Hours 30 min
Time blogged/read blogs: 4 hours 3o min
Total participation time: 9 hours 30 min
Total number of books read: 1
Total pages read: 250
Peace out.

48HBC UPDATE

19 HOURS INTO THE 48 HOUR BOOK CHALLENGE......
In between washing bedding, getting rooms ready for company and grocery shopping I finally finished my first book. This challenge is definately not going as smooth as I anticipated but such is life. It's easier to roll with it-right?
So, first book down-Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers-an amazing book that I can't wait to write a review for.
And I'm ready for the next-Shattering Glass by Gail Giles
I finally finished Total time read: 3 Hours
Time blogged/read blogs: 2 hours 3o min
Total participation time: 5 hours 30 min
Total number of books read: 1
Total pages read: 230
Hoping that everyone is enjoying their day and reading lots of great books!

48 HBC UPDATE-STILL KICKING

12 HOUR UPDATE
I'm still kicking and I have the picture to prove it-yes those are my chubby little toes.
Interesting facts:
*Visited 10 more blogs participating in the 48 HBC(bringing the total to 20 blogs visited)
*Discovered that word verification annoys me
*Noticed that I'm easily distracted-what's that shiny thing over there?
*Pistachios are very hard to eat while reading a book
*I'm a slow reader
Total time read: 60 min
Time blogged/read blogs: 2 hours
Total participation time: 2 hours 30 min
Total number of books read: 0
Total pages read: 51
I'm determined to make a dent in the book I started today-Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers. So far it's really good. I just put my daughter to bed and have a quiet house. I'm hoping tomorrow won't be quite as crazy and I can get started with next book on goal list.
Happy reading!

48 HBC UPDATE

Six hour update:
After sending son off to basketball tournament picked book to start with. Started 48 HBC at approx. 8:30am Friday morning.
I'm currently reading Fall For Anything by Courtney Summers
Here's my day so far:
*Sister and neighbor popped in for coffee
*Ran errands
*Had amazing fish tacos that sister made for lunch
*Cleaned bathrooms for unexpected company coming to town on Sunday
*Watching nephew while sister runs errands
So here's where I stand-with my head down in shameful pose.
Time read since last update: 30 min
Total time read: 30 min
Time blogged/read blogs: 1 hour
Total time blogged/read blogs: 1 hour
Total participation time: 1 hour 30 min
Total number of books read: 0
Total pages read: 39
I've spent some time cheering on other participates of the 48HBC and posting this update. I'll be checking in again tonite for another update. Hopefully I'll be a little more productive with my reading!
Until then CHEERS!

READY, SET, GO!!!

48 HBC
I'm probably getting in way over my head but i have a stack of books just screaming to be read. Husband and teen are at a basketball tourny. I'm taking a quick trip to video store for some childre's DVDs for the 8 yr. old and quick stop to Corner Store for a six pack of Coke for me. I'm doing it! I'm jumping in and joining the 48HBC hosted by Mother Reader. For more information or to join the fun visit her site. Don't forget to stop back in and check on my progress. Hopefully I'll make a dent in my TBR pile.
Goal:
To read and review 4 books
*Shattering Glass by Gail Giles
*If I Stay by Gayle Forman
*Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers
*By the Time You Read This, I'll be Dead by Julie Anne Peters
Time read since last update: 0
Total time read: 0
Time blogged/read blogs: 30 min
Total time blogged/read blogs: 30 min
Total participation time: 30 min
Total number of books read: 0
Total pages read: 0
I'll be checking in every six hours to update, blog and cheer for other participants.
Good Luck!

Final Summary of 48HBC

Friday June 5

9am-11am-read

11am-2pm-break

2:00pm-2:30pm-blogged

2:30pm-5:30pm-read

5:30-9:30-break

9:30-10:00-blogged

10:00pm-12:30am-read

read-7 1/2 hours

blogged- 1 hour

Staurday June 6

7:30am-10:30am- read
10:30am-11:30am-breakfast/shower
11:30am-3:30pm-read
lunch
4:00pm-4:30pm-blogged
4:30pm-7:00pm-read
7:00pm-7:30pm-blogged
7:30pm-8:30pm-dinner/laundry

8:30pm-11:00pm-read

11:00pm-11:30pm-blogged

11:30pm-2:00am-read

2:00am-7:00am-slept

7:00am-9:00am-read

read- 16 1/2 hours

blogged-1 1/2 hours

Total reading- 24 hours

Total Blogging- 2 1/2 hours

Total books read- 6

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Al Capone Does my Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian

A big thank you to MotherReader for organizing this event. It was really fun as well as very challenging. Also a big hug goes to my better half for putting up with take-out for two days and keeping the kids busy while my nose was in a book all weekend!

48 Hour Book Challenge is on!

Here we go! A chance to catch up on the pile of books on my dresser that has been collecting dust as I work on my library's summer reading program. Mother Reader has challenged anyone who would like to participate to read and blog for 48 hours-starting June 5 through June 8th. Super excited to see if I can make a dent in my pile. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping to get a cool prize out of the deal too. For more information about the challenge go to her website-motherreader.com
Stay tuned........