Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

For the majority of members of this group a resolution about reading is almost a guarantee! Let's see what your intentions for this coming year are (or just what you think looks interesting!).

In the past, mine have included cooking something new each month and reading at least a page of a physical book a day (I have built up a collection that I tend to ignore for ebooks or audio books). The list below is mainly from GoodHousekeeping's list of 2021 New Year's Resolutions.

Duration
2 months from start date

Levels
Weak-willed: 1-8 books
Making an effort: 9-16 books
Committed: 17-24 books
Iron-willed: 25+ books

Rules
Option 1: Read books where the main character makes a resolution
Option 2: Read books with 2 of 2021 in the page number
Option 3: Spell out (*) the resolutions below (or one of your own making). You can spell out the whole phrase or just the word in capitals.
Option 4: Mix and match from above options

Resolutions
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1. Build a BUDGET
2. Cook a new RECIPE each week
3. READ more
4. JOIN a club
5. Create a CLEANING schedule
6. Drink less ALCOHOL
7. Quit SMOKING
8. Eat VEGETABLES regularly
9. SHARE your resolutions 1-1
10. Try a new DIET plan
11. Book your DOCTORS visits
12. Take the STAIRS
13. Cut CALORIES
14. Become a PLANT owner
15. Plan a VACATION
16. Start doing YOGA with your partner
17. HYDRATE
18. Consider THERAPY
19. VOLUNTEER
20. Exercise to AUDIOBOOKS
21. Lift WEIGHTS
22. Do a new EXERCISE move
23. Decorate with family HISTORY
24, SANITISE your phone weekly
25. Try HYDROTHERAPY
26. DELEGATE more chores
27. Keep CLUTTER from the kitchen
28. DONATE old clothes
29. Find a new HOBBY
30. Invest in a new SKINCARE regime
31. Play UPBEAT music
32. Take your LUNCH BREAK
33. WRITE to yourself
34. Don't MULTITASK
35. Change your ROUTINE
36. Take more WALKS
37. Make CHAOTIC areas (i.e. entryways) CALM
38. Buy new TRAINERS
39. Go to BED on time
40. MAKE your bed
41. Give yourself more COMPLIMENTS
42. Learn a new SKILL
43. Stay UP TO DATE with news
44. Eat more CITRUS fruit
45. Add FRAGRANCE to your home
46. Save MONEY
47. Keep in touch with FRIENDS
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Re reads are allowed (6 month rule)
Page count = minimum 100 pages
Any format is allowed

(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word

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DURATION: 1 Jan-28 Feb | LEVELS: Committed: 17-24 books | OPTION: 3 | COMPLETED: 20/20

Make CHAOTIC areas CALM
✅C. (C)letus Winston. Engagement and Espionage. 11 Jan.
✅H. (H)amlet. The Cracked Spine. 23 Jan.
✅A. (A)lex. Adventures of a Vegan Vamp. 1 Jan.
✅O. (O)livia Glass. Aged for Murder. 2 Jan.
✅T. (T)histle Livingstone. The Drowning Spool. 31 Jan.
✅I. (I)rene Potter. And Then You Dye. 30 Jan.
✅C. (C)arolyn Carlson. Threadbare. 30 Jan.

✅C. (C)arson Bennett. Darker Water. 7 Feb.
✅A. (A)lice Moore. Social Medium. 3 Jan.
✅L. (L)eona Cunningham. Blackwork. 28 Jan.
✅M. (M)elanie Hall. Sacrificed to the Dragon. 10 Feb.

Become a PLANT owner
✅P. Phil Galvin. Thai Die. 28 Jan.
✅L. (L)ars Larson. Buttons and Bones. 29 Jan.
✅A. (A)llie Germaine. Knitting Bones. 26 Jan.
✅N. (N)ewt Pulsifer. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. 17 Feb.
✅T. (T)om Riordan. Darned if You Do. 1 Feb.

Start doing YOGA
✅Y. (Y)eoman D’Nar. Fly Me To The Moon: Sylvia Stryker Space Case #1. 8 Feb.
✅O. (O)live Torres. The Unhoneymooners. 21 Feb.
✅G. (G)odwin DuLac. Embroidered Truths. 15 Jan.
✅A. (A)va. The Magic Under His Nose. 12 Feb.

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B - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd ( 8 Jan 2021)
U - Until You Are Dead... by Frederick Drimmer (14 Jan 2021)
D - Daughters of the Witching Hill (22 Jan 2021)
G - The Glitter and The Gold (30 Jan 2021)
E - The Exorcist (25 Jan 2021)
T - Transcendent Kingdom (17 Jan 2021)

January New Year's Resolutions
January 1—March 31, 2021
Iron-willed: 25+ books
🎉 5/25

Go to BED on time
B A Spell of Trouble by Leighann Dobbs
*Bella
E Darkness on the Fens by Joy Ellis 1/6/21 5★'s
D Dead Heat by Dick Francis

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Take more WALKS
W Hounded to Death by Rita Mae Brown
*Walter
A In Her Eyes by Sarah Alderson
L Banker by Dick Francis 1/14/21 5★'s
*Lorna
K Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry Greenwood
S Don't Turn Around by Caroline Mitchell
*Steph

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Cook a new RECIPE each week
R Hell to Pay by Rachel Amphlett 1/23/21 4★'s
E Evil Games by Angela Marsons
C Call to Arms by Rachel Amphlett
I Spell Disaster by Leighann Dobbs
*Issy
P Unsolved Australia: Lost Boys, Gone Girls by Justine Ford
*Paddy
E In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everything by Michael Waltrip
*Dale Earnhardt
S Lost Girls by Angela Marsons
*Kim Stone

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⁣Become a PLANT owner
P Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood
*Phryne
L Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Rita Mae Brown
A In Her Eyes by Sarah Alderson
N Bonecrack by Dick Francis
*Neil
T Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 1/22/21 5★'s

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Save MONEY
M UNSUB by Meg Gardiner 1/5/21 5★'s
O One by One by Ruth Ware
N Fox Tracks by Rita Mae Brown
*Aunt Netty
E Do No Harm by Christina McDonald
*Emma
Y You Can Trust Me by Emma Rowley

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New Years Resolutions Challenge
Spell it out.

DECLUTTER

D: Delivering the Truth *** 1-11-2021
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January: New Year's Resolutions
January - February

My New Year's Resolutions Challenge (msg 11)

Level ~ Iron-willed: 25+ Books | 25 Books Read
Option 3: Spell out

17. HYDRATE

✔🔹H Hot and Badgered - 01.28 ★★★★
✔🔹Y York, Rebecca - On Edge - 02.24 ★★★
✔🔹D Dawn of Surrender - 01.09 ★★★
✔🔹R R Is for Rebel - 02.28 ★★★
✔🔹A Accidentally in Love with...a God? - 01.03 ★★★
✔🔹T There Goes My Heart - 01.249 ★★★★
✔🔹E Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues - 01.01 ★★★★

28. DONATE old clothes

✔🔹D Dragon Her Back - 02.18 ★★★
✔🔹O One Week Girlfriend - 02.13 ★★★★
✔🔹N A New Leash on Love - 02.25 ★★★★
✔🔹A Adair, Cherry - White Heat - 01.22 ★★★★
✔🔹T Tell Me No Lies - 01.10 ★★★
✔🔹E Emerald Blaze - 01.17 ★★★★

36. Take more WALKS

✔🔹W When Snow Falls - 01.05 ★★★★
✔🔹A Alexandra Ivy - Bound By Darkness - 02.12 ★★★★
✔🔹L Last Year's Bride - 01.23 ★★★★
✔🔹K Kent, Julie - Maliciously Obedient - 01.11 ★★★★
✔🔹S A Son - 01.25 ★★★★

47. Keep in touch with FRIENDS

✔🔹F Fatal Fraud - 02.01 ★★★★
✔🔹R Rain Shadow - 02.13 ★★★
✔🔹I I Want You Back - 01.05 ★★★★
✔🔹E Echoes in Death - 01.14 ★★★★
✔🔹N Not Quite Over You - 02.28 ★★★★
✔🔹D The Darkest King - 02.07 ★★★★
✔🔹S Shopaholic to the Stars - 01.31 ★★★

January: New Year's Resolutions
January 1—February 28, 2021
Option 3: Spell out

2. Cook a new RECIPE each week

C - Cricket Meacham - How to Claim an Undead Soul by Hailey Edwards - 1/7/21
O - Omens by Kelley Armstrong - 2/1/21
O - Odette Valmont - The Damned by Renée Ahdieh - 2/3/21
K - Kathy Reichs - Déjà Dead - 1/8/21

A - Alice Hoffman - The Museum of Extraordinary Things - 1/28/21

N - Naasha - The Beast by J.R. Ward - 2/6/21
E - Elsie Helmuth - Shamed by Linda Castillo - 1/11/21
W - Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell - 2/9/21

R - Ruth - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro - 1/13/21
E - Eleanor West - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 2/9/21
C - Carly Kirk - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James - 1/16/21
I - Ivan - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate - 2/18/21
P - Peter Allison - Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - 2/11/21
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A - Adena - Skyhunter by Marie Lu - 1/19/21
C - Csilla - The Lament of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater - 1/20/21
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W - Wrath - Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco - 1/26/21
E - Ellie Mason - The Bride by S. Doyle - 1/26/21
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K - Karina - Bound to Darkness by Ciara Graves - 1/28/21

January: New Year's Resolutions
January 1—February 28, 2021
Option 3: Spell out

Levels:
Committed: 17-24 books - current
Iron-willed: 25+ books

READ More: 4/4 COMPLETE
R- Rachel Ryan - The Woman Outside My Door - 2/7/2021
E- Essie Lang - Death on the Page - 1/3/2021
A- Amanda Flower - A Plain Death - 1/2/2021
D- David Baldacci - The Forgotten - 1/17/2021

Create a BUDGET: 5/6
B- Bolton, Ginger - Jealousy Filled Donuts - 1/14/2021
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D- Dead-End Detective - Amanda Flower - 2/15/2021
G- G.A. McKevett - Peaches and Screams - 1/8/2021
E- Emma Rous - The Perfect Guests - 2/12/2021
T- The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan - 1/2/2021

Stay UP TO DATE with news: 7/8
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P- Patterson, James - Three Women Disappear - 1/14/2021

T- Tui T. Sutherland - The Hidden Kingdom - 1/5/2021
O- On Borrowed Crime - Kate Young - 1/18/2021

D- David Baldacci - Walk the Wire - 1/22/2021
A- Amanda Flower - Flowers and Foul Play - 1/9/2021
T- The Tell Tail Heart - Cate Conte - 1/11/2021
E- Ellie Alexander - Without a Brew - 1/29/2021

Give yourself more COMPLIMENTS: 6/11
C- Coco, Nancy - Deck the Halls with Fudge - 1/14/2021
O- Osman, Richard - The Thursday Murder Club - 2/27/2021
M- Miss Spelled- Morgana Best- 2/16/2021
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L- Lush, Tara - Grounds for Murder - 2/28/2021
I- Instant Karma -Marissa Meyer- 2/15/2021
M- Milk and Honey - 2/2/2021
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January New Year's Resolutions
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 02/28/2021
Level: Iron-willed 25+ Books


Option 3: Spell Out
Completed: 0/30

Create a BUDGET: 0/13
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January: New Year's Resolutions
January 1—February 28, 2021
Option 3: Spell out
Level Weak-Willed
Books read so far: 8
CHALLENGE COMPLETED

Cut CALORIES
C - The Christmas Pact - Jan 3
A - The Wedding Date Disaster (author Avery Flynn) - Feb 21
L - Love in the Time of Cholera - Feb 28
O - Only When It's Us - Jan 25
R - Virgin River (author Robyn Carr) - Feb 10
I - I Promise You - feb 5
E - The Unhoneymooners - Feb 4 (character Ethan)
S - An Anonymous Girl - Feb 2 (author Sarah Pekkanen)

Hi.. Happy New Year!!

I would like to join in..
Level : weak willed 1-8 books
Option Three : Spell out
Completed 8/8

✅S - Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover.. Lead Character Samson Shawn - 8 Jan 2021 (Heart Bones)
✅E - The Secrets We Share by Emma Hannigan - 20 Jan 2021 (The Secrets We Share)
✅L - It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover.. Lead Character Lily Bloom - 5 Jan 2021 (It Ends with Us)
✅F - Flawed by Cecilia Ahern - 05 Feb 2021 (Flawed)

✅L - The Wish List by Jane Costello - 6 Jan 2021 (The Wish List)
✅O - One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern - 21 Jan 2021 (One Hundred Names)
✅V - Verity by Colleen Hoover - 16 Jan 2021 (Verity)
✅E - Beach Read by Emily Henry - 14 Jan 2021 (Beach Read)

Done!!

Build a BUDGET

B - Brave Girl, Quiet Girl read 1/4/21
U - Under Darkening Skies read 1/13/21
D - Ryan Decker character in The Rescue by Steven Konkoly read 1/14/21
G - Lee Goldberg author of Lost Hills read 1/12/21
E - Exile by R.A. Salvatore read 1/6/21
T - Tracy Buchanan author of Wall of Silence read 1/26/21

Plan a VACATION
V - Vampire for Hire (series name) American Vampire by J.R. Rain read 1/23
A - Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir by Aspen Matis read 1/5/21
C - Little White Secrets by Carol Mason read 1/5/21
A - Accidental Billionaires series Ensnared by J.S. Scott read 1/7/21
T - Teri Clark Linden narrator of Noah by Melody Anne read 2/1/21
I - Into The Abyss by J.L. Langland read 1/8/21
O - Owen character in Endeared read 2/1/21
N - Noah character in Entangled read 1/21/21

Play UPBEAT music
U - Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim read 1/20/21
P - Ashley Poston author of Geekerella read 1/25/21
B - Bewitched by Darynda Jones read 1/13/21
E - Kendra Elliot author of Close to the Bone read 1/12/21
A - The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal read 1/11/21
T - Thief River Falls by Brian Freeman read 2/2/21

Take more WALKS
W - The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins read 1/18/21
A - Accidental Billionaires series Enamored by J.S. Scott read 1/19/21
L - Legacy of Lies by Robert Bailey read 1/21/21
K - A Killer's Wife by Victor Methos read 1/28/21
S - Spiral of Need by Suzanne Wright read 1/4/21

Woo hoo!! I'm Finished!!

Completion Post

18/22

January: New Year's Resolutions
January 1—February 28, 2021
Option 3: Spell out

2. Cook a new RECIPE each week

C - Cricket Meacham - How to Claim an Undead Soul by Hailey Edwards - 1/7/21
O - Omens by Kelley Armstrong - 2/1/21
O - Odette Valmont - The Damned by Renée Ahdieh - 2/3/21
K - Kathy Reichs - Déjà Dead - 1/8/21

A - Alice Hoffman - The Museum of Extraordinary Things - 1/28/21

N - Naasha - The Beast by J.R. Ward - 2/6/21
E - Elsie Helmuth - Shamed by Linda Castillo - 1/11/21
W - Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell - 2/9/21

R - Ruth - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro - 1/13/21
E - Eleanor West - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 2/9/21
C - Carly Kirk - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James - 1/16/21
I - Ivan - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate - 2/18/21
P - Peter Allison - Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - 2/11/21
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A - Adena - Skyhunter by Marie Lu - 1/19/21
C - Csilla - The Lament of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater - 1/20/21
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W - Wrath - Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco - 1/26/21
E - Ellie Mason - The Bride by S. Doyle - 1/26/21
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K - Karina - Bound to Darkness by Ciara Graves - 1/28/21

Completed challenge!
Updated post: My New Year's Resolutions Challenge (msg 11)

Level ~ Iron-willed: 25+ Books | 25 Books Read

3- MONTH

Jan 10, 2025 to April 10, 2025

8 out of 9-16

Making an Effort is 9-16 books


Resolutions:

1. Build a BUDGET
2. Cook a new RECIPE each week
3. READ more
++4. JOIN a club
Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living Linnea Dunne 1-10-25 (Person joined club in new country)
5. Create a CLEANING schedule
6. Drink less ALCOHOL
7. Quit SMOKING
8. Eat VEGETABLES regularly
9. SHARE your resolutions 1-1
10. Try a new DIET plan
11. Book your DOCTORS visits
12. Take the STAIRS
13. Cut CALORIES
14. Become a PLANT owner
++15. Plan a VACATION
Santa Paws on Christmas Island Kris Edwards 1-10-25 (Family planned vacation on Chr. Island)
16. Start doing YOGA with your partner
17. HYDRATE
18. Consider THERAPY
++19. VOLUNTEER
Cripping Intersex Celeste E. Orr 1-31-25 (Lots of the intersex people in the book decide to volunteer with awareness or activist groups.)
20. Exercise to AUDIOBOOKS
21. Lift WEIGHTS
22. Do a new EXERCISE move
++23. Decorate with family HISTORY
Puzzle in Patchwork Roberta Updegraff 1-10-25 (Man decorated room with family heritage items.)
24. SANITISE your phone weekly
25. Try HYDROTHERAPY
26. DELEGATE more chores
27. Keep CLUTTER from the kitchen
28. DONATE old clothes
++29. Find a new HOBBY
Fiona's Lace Patricia Polacco 1-31-25
30. Invest in a new SKINCARE regime
31. Play UPBEAT music
32. Take your LUNCH BREAK
33. WRITE to yourself
34. Don't MULTITASK
35. Change your ROUTINE
The Holiday Swap Maggie Knox 2-7-25 (Take time to be happy)
36. Take more WALKS
37. Make CHAOTIC areas (i.e. entryways) CALM
38. Buy new TRAINERS
39. Go to BED on time
40. MAKE your bed
++41. Give yourself more COMPLIMENTS
Limoncello Yellow Traci Andrighetti 1-25-25 (Not put self down when rejected by men)
++42. Learn a new SKILL
The Healer Antti Tuomainen 1-13-25 (How to shoot a pistol well.)
43. Stay UP TO DATE with news
44. Eat more CITRUS fruit
45. Add FRAGRANCE to your home
46. Save MONEY
++47. Keep in touch with FRIENDS
Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation David French 1-26-25 (Esp. ones with different political views.)

Duration
2 months from start date
Started: 1/1/25
Completed:

Levels
Weak-willed: 1-8 books**1/14/25
Making an effort: 9-16 books**2/1/25
Committed: 17-24 books**2/24/25
Iron-willed: 25+ books

OPTION 4:Spell it out
Books read: 35/?
Resulutions completed: 2/47

✅1. Build a BUDGET
B:Body of Evidence-2/23/25
U:Under One Roof-1/1/25
D:Dream Girl Drama-4/5/25
G:Grimes, Caitlin (MC)-10 Rules for the Perfect Murder-1/2/25
E:Erik Nowak (MC)-Stuck with You-1/20/25
T:Tallulah (MC)-The Au Pair Affair-1/5/25



2. Cook a new RECIPE each week
3. READ more
4. JOIN a club

✅5. Create a CLEANING schedule
C:Cold Snap-3/7/25
L:The Last Second Chance-2/5/25
E:Erika Kresling (MC)-Concrete Evidence-1/27/25
A:Adam Haumpton (MC)-Soul Taken-1/14/25
N:Nike (MC)-The Darkest Prison-1/7/25
I:Ian Floyd (MC)-Below Zero-1/30/25
N:Nick (MC)-Thank You for Listening-1/11/25
G:Greer Burns (MC)-Disturbing His Peace-1/4/25



6. Drink less ALCOHOL

7. Quit SMOKING
S:Smokin' Seventeen-2/1/24
M:Marked for Murder-3/29/25
O:One of Us Knows-4/16/25
K:King's Cage-2/3/25
I:Incriminating Evidence-3/23/25
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G:Grady Hendrix-How to Sell a Haunted House-3/18/25



8. Eat VEGETABLES regularly
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E:Ellery (MC)-Two Can Keep a Secret-2/8/25
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E:Ellie Slater (MC)-Jurassic Park-4/20/25
T:A Touch of Chaos-1/8/25
A:Ana Huang-Twisted Hate-1/17/25
B:Beautiful Disaster-3/1/25
L:Lucy Hutton (MC)-The Hating Game-2/24/25
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S:She's Not Sorry-1/18/25



9. SHARE your resolutions 1-1
10. Try a new DIET plan
11. Book your DOCTORS visits
12. Take the STAIRS
13. Cut CALORIES
14. Become a PLANT owner
15. Plan a VACATION
16. Start doing YOGA with your partner
17. HYDRATE
18. Consider THERAPY
19. VOLUNTEER
20. Exercise to AUDIOBOOKS
21. Lift WEIGHTS
W:Withholding Evidence-3/9/25
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S;Sebastian Ford (MC)-Catalyst-3/25/25



22. Do a new EXERCISE move
23. Decorate with family HISTORY
24, SANITISE your phone weekly
25. Try HYDROTHERAPY
26. DELEGATE more chores
27. Keep CLUTTER from the kitchen
28. DONATE old clothes
29. Find a new HOBBY
30. Invest in a new SKINCARE regime
31. Play UPBEAT music
32. Take your LUNCH BREAK
33. WRITE to yourself
34. Don't MULTITASK
35. Change your ROUTINE
36. Take more WALKS
37. Make CHAOTIC areas (i.e. entryways) CALM
38. Buy new TRAINERS
39. Go to BED on time
40. MAKE your bed
41. Give yourself more COMPLIMENTS
42. Learn a new SKILL
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43. Stay UP TO DATE with news
44. Eat more CITRUS fruit

45. Add FRAGRANCE to your home
F:From Dead to Worse-2/9/25
R: Ravi Singh (MC)-As Good As Dead-2/17/25
A:All Together Dead-1/18/25
G:Good Girl, Bad Blood-1/24/25
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A:Ali Wong-Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life-3/14/25
N:Night Owl-3/11/25
C:Code Name: Virgo-3/19/25
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46. Save MONEY:
M:Mafia Boss-4/18/25
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47. Keep in touch with FRIENDS

My results, Jan & Feb 2025
Result: 45
Status: Iron-willed - 25+ books

Spellouts - 33
B - Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - Jan 23
U - Un-Life of William Moore, The by Dana Lockhart - Jan 24
D - Death of an Englishman (Marshal Guarnaccia Mystery, #1) by Magdalen Nabb - Jan 7
G - Game Makers, The: The Story of Parker Brothers, from Tiddledy Winks to Trivial Pursuit by Philip E. Orbanes - Jan 29
E - Elephant in the Garden, An by Michael Morpurgo - Jan 9
T - This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay - Jan 26

R - Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson - Jan 18
E - Et Cetera: An Illustrated Guide to Latin Phrases by Maia Lee-Chin - Jan 17
C - Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) by Elizabeth Peters - Jan 16
I - I Am Not a Serial Killer (John Cleaver, #1) by Dan Wells - Jan 4
P - Prayer for Owen Meany, A by John Irving - Jan 7
I - I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin - Feb 28
E - Empire of the Sun (Empire of the Sun, #1) by J.G. Ballard - Feb 13

R - Rescuing Jeffrey by Richard Galli - Feb 12
E - Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, The by Robert Dugoni - Jan 2
A - All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta, #3) by Patricia Cornwell - Jan 15
D - Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard - Jan 8

A - Amsterdam by Ian McEwan - Feb 28
L - Lucifer Effect, The: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip G. Zimbardo - Jan 30
C - Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta, #4) by Patricia Cornwell - Feb 21
O - Old Man and the Sea, The by Ernest Hemingway - Feb 28
H - How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion by Derek Sivers - Jan 17
O - Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3) by L. Frank Baum - Feb
L - Last Flight, The by Julie Clark - Feb 14

W - Wonder by R.J. Palacio - Jan 22
A - Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) by James Patterson - Jan 3
L - Light Between Oceans, The by M.L. Stedman - Feb 5
K - Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2) by James Patterson - Jan 20
S - Stones Against the Mirror: Friendship in the time of the South African Struggle by Hugh Lewin - Feb 25

H - Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5) by C.J. Sansom - Jan 26
O - On the Horns of Death (Ancient Crete Mystery, #2) by Eleanor Kuhns - Jan 11
B - Banyan Moon by Thao Thai - Feb 9
B - Bridge, The by Bill Konigsberg - Feb 1
Y - Year of Living Biblically, The: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A.J. Jacobs - Jan 26

2 of 2025 in page count - 12
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) by L.M. Montgomery - Feb 16 - 302
Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge - Feb 21 - 209
Dark-Adapted Eye, A by Barbara Vine - Feb 22 - 290
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4) by L. Frank Baum - Feb 14 - 256
Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team by Elise Hooper - Feb 11 - 512
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt - Feb 28 - 290
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi - Feb 16 - 504
Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life by Fumio Sasaki - Jan 21 - 292
Necklace:, The Thirteen Women and the Experiment That Transformed Their Lives by Cheryl Jarvis - Jan 14 - 215
Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography by Rob Lowe - Jan 27 - 320
Tiger, The: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant - Feb 4 - 352
Where I End by Sophie White - Feb 26 - 256