Hour 9
Oct 13th 2012shestenOctober 2012 & readathon
You’ve made it 33% of the way! YAY YOU! That’s totally exciting. One third of this bad boy is down and behind you!
What are some of the problems you guys are having? I mean, one of my biggest challenges is the aforementioned Book Hangover. What’s the best solution or advice you could give to someone who is suffering from this or a similar affliction? What do you need help with? Make sure to take a break to eat and get up and get your blood pumping. <—-that may or may not be a shameless plug for my Day Break Mini-Challenge at IHM. *cough* Okay, it is. I admit it. I swear I was not sending you all to my Pinterest Board on purpose. No secret conspiracy to amass more Pinterest followers or something LAME like that! *apologies apologies apologies*
Mini-Challenge
Winners Announced
Beth (Bookaholic Mom)
Noumena 12
Jane Harfeld @ Jane’s Book Blog
Nadi
Nancy from Nancy’s Blue Bonnet Highway
Email your mailing address and a prize from the Prizes Tab to claim your prize! Congrats!
Still Ongoing
13 Comments »
Martinaon 13 Oct 2012 at 4:01 pm 1I’m glad you shared your Pinterest page – by accident or otherwise. When readathon is over, I’m going to explore it more – and likely get lost for awhile
Jencey Gortneyon 13 Oct 2012 at 4:05 pm 2Well, I conquered the problem I had last year with having a really good book this year. I happened to start a series and knew that I wanted the next two for today.
Melissa (Avid Reader)on 13 Oct 2012 at 4:07 pm 3I keep getting distracted and getting up and doing random things. I need to just sit and read for at least a half and hour!
Michele | Just a Lil Loston 13 Oct 2012 at 4:08 pm 4Ooh, did have a question.. how are the hourly winners picked? Random draw from all participants? Or part of mini-challenge participation?
And same as Martina.. loved that we’ve stumbled onto your Pinterest page
shestenon 13 Oct 2012 at 4:11 pm 5The winners are chosen randomly from all participants via the sign-up post posted pre-readathon. We just need some indication on the link you provided that you are participating and you are eligible. Cheerleaders are chosen randomly based on participation by the cheer captain. And every once in a while, we pick random fun little ways to award people too. Does that help?
And thanks for making me feel better, guys!
Lisaon 13 Oct 2012 at 4:24 pm 6Oh! I’m having a book hangover right now. XD How do I get over this?! :p
Joleneon 13 Oct 2012 at 4:27 pm 7My eyes are tired. I started reading at 5:30 this morning. Maybe I should go look for some visine!!
katie @ underdoggedon 13 Oct 2012 at 4:29 pm 8I’m having terrible attention span issues today. I’ve managed to chug through a couple books, and broke things up with a graphic novel, but man I’m all kinds of “oooh, shiney!” today and having trouble staying on task!
Beth(bookaholicmom)on 13 Oct 2012 at 4:30 pm 9I am glad you shared your Pinterest board. I hope to explore it more tomorrow. I see some recipes I want to try out!
Lisaon 13 Oct 2012 at 4:31 pm 10The best way to get over a book hangover, for me, is to dive into another book with a completely different premise than the one before. Of course, this usually leads to another book hangover, so it’s kind of a never ending cycle. But an awesome never ending cycle
Isaon 13 Oct 2012 at 4:38 pm 11I’ve got the flu so it’s hard keeping focus on the book I’m reading when all I want to do is curl up in my blanket and sleep. I feel like doing absolutely nothing but since school and work take up most of my time I really want to use my weekends to read so I’m taking a lot of breaks while reading.
As for a book hangover I usually jump into a really intense action packed book, those usually distract me from finishing a book I loved. If doesn’t I tend to fall into a reading slump which sucks.
Shaunesayon 13 Oct 2012 at 4:39 pm 12My biggest problem is all the errands that I have to do today! *cry* Trying to read through them, making the hubby drive and such!
Buried In Printon 13 Oct 2012 at 4:42 pm 13Book-hangover solution? I dunno, maybe re-reading part of (or all of) a longtime favourite book? Just to get over how amazing the new find was..and then try something else new and different?
My biggest challenge right now is convincing myself to keep trying other books. My tendency is to want to stick with one until I finish it and then move on (in RATing, not normally), but I know it slows me down, so I’m trying to make it varied for now, thinking I’ll tidy up the stack as the night goes on…but it’s hard to break the habit.