Dewey 24 Hour Readathon!

Saturday, April 6, 2019

********  UPDATED HOUR 23 ********
I made it to hour 16 and then fell asleep. 
I'm up reading a little more before the readathon ends. 
This will be my very last readathon while pregnant. Yay! Unfortunately I'm on bedrest this weekend. I'm 35 weeks pregnant and have had a few preterm labor scares so far. I will be putting my feet up and reading today, but might not be updating as frequently as I normally do. I'll also be helping my husband with my 3-year-old, so we'll see how this goes.

This is my 15th readathon (see links below). Here's a link for more info about the Dewey Readathon. Today you can find me posting on Litsy and Instagram as @avidreader25 as well as here.

Reading Stats
Pages Read: 885
Currently Reading: #IMomSoHard  
Books Finished: 6: Lift, The Night of the Iguana, If This Isn't Nice, What Is?, The Handmaid's Tale (graphic novel), Leaf by Niggle, and A Delicate Balance
Snacks Eaten: Cinnamon raisin English muffin, ice cream bar, chicken tacos

Introduction:
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Indianapolis, IN

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? The brand new graphic novel of The Handmaid's Tale and Lift by Kelly Corrigan. 

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? I'm pregnant... so all of them! Definitely dark chocolate pretzels and maybe a Starbucks flat white. 

4) Tell us a little something about yourself! My second kiddo is due in exactly one month! I also love to travel, have been to 16 countries, and I review live theatre in the Midwest.

5) If you participated in the last readathon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? I will be resting a lot more. Being pregnant means my energy level is a lot lower than normal.

Mini Challenges: 
1) Book and a Snack at The Book Monsters.

2) Literary Clue 

3) Book Cover Puzzle

Mid-Event Survey:
1) What are you reading right now? #IMomSoHard, I love the authors' web series and so I knew this one would be hilarious! 
2) How many books have you read so far?
Finished 4


3) What book are you most looking forward to?
I'm rereading the Harry Potter series right now and I'm on book 6. I'll dive back in that if I finish my current read.


4) Have you had many interruptions?
I have a toddler... so yes. 


5) What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? How beautiful the weather had been! Lots of outdoor reading. 
 

PAST READATHON POSTS:
April and October 2011 / April and October 2012 / April and October 2013 April 2014 / April and October 2015 /April and October 2016  /  April and October 2017 / April and October 2018

Photos by me.

4 comments:

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said...

My daughter-in-law was on bedrest for the last month of her pregnancy, and she just had a healthy, almost-ten-pound baby boy two weeks ago. I hope all will go easily for you during this last month. It's the ideal time for a readathon, I think.

Melissa (Avid Reader) said...

Deb - That's amazing and so encouraging! Thank you! It's definitely the perfect time for a readathon!

Jinjer-The Intrepid Angeleno said...

Awww look at the sweet doggo! Hope the rest of your pregnancy is smooth sailing and that you can enjoy lots of reading time while on bedrest.

Melissa (Avid Reader) said...

Intrepid - Thanks! He has been my readathon buddy for so long now. He's the best!