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The Boring Wheel of Life
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Team Lost Overdue Bill
🎉 Hello Everyone! 🎉Get ready to spin your way through the Boring Wheel of Life! 🌀 This fun challenge starts on October 12 and runs for eight exciting weeks, ending on December 7!
📅 Key Details:
• Start/End Time: Each round kicks off at 9 PM UK time. Countdowns are shown on the spreadsheets.
• Duration: Each round lasts for 2 weeks.
• Team Spirit: The team with the highest points at the end wins! 🏆
📖 How It Works:
1. Spin the Wheel: Mods will assign a word to your team each round.
2. Read to Spell: Read books to spell out the assigned word, earning points based on book length:
• Books under 100 pages = 0 points
• Books between 100-1000 pages = 0.1 points/page
• Books over 1000 pages = 100 points 🎯
3. Bonus Points Galore: Earn extra points for older books or longer reads! 📖✨
• More than 2 years old (2021 or earlier) = 5 points
• More than 50 years old (1973 or earlier) = 10 points
• More than 100 years old (1923 or earlier) = 20 points
• Over 400 pages = 5 points
• Over 600 pages = 10 points
• Over 800 pages = 20 points
📚 Important Links and Information
Tracking Spreadsheet This is the sheet we ALL use to log our books!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
NOTE! Please do not use the first 3 columns (A,B,C) of the Round X Tab, this is for Captain Use Only! Thank you!
General Links
• General Rules
• Water Cooler (Pre-Challenge Chat)
Resources
• Cover Color: https://labs.tineye.com/color/
• Word Count Resources:
- AR Book Find (US) | https://www.arbookfind.com
- AR Book Find (UK) | https://www.arbookfind.co.uk
- AR Book Find (AU) | https://www.arbookfind.com.au
Let's tackle those tedious chores together and find joy in our reading adventures! 🌟📚 Ready to join the fun?
May your overdue bills be forgotten and your reading lists be endless! 🍀
📚 Book of the Month (BOM) Discussions
Earn extra points by participating in our BOM discussions:
• 📝 Writing a day's worth of discussion questions = 40 points
• 💬 Participating in a current BOM discussion (3 sets min.) = 20 points
Upcoming BOM Schedule:
• 📅 October Theme BOM
DQ Start Date: 16 October
Answer By Date: 16 November
Title: The Road Trip, Official Page Count 400
Discussion Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
• 📖 November Main BOM
DQ Start Date: 2 November
Answer By Date: 2 December
Title: The Spellshop, Official Page Count 384
Discussion Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
• 📅 November Theme BOM
DQ Start Date: 16 November
Answer By Date: End of challenge
Title: The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Official Page Count 174
Discussion Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
• 📅 November Bonus BOM
DQ Start Date: 22 November
Answer By Date: End of challenge
Title: The Secret History, Official Page Count 629
Discussion Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
• 📅 December Main BOM
DQ Start Date: 2 December
Answer By Date: End of challenge
Title: The God of the Woods, Official Page Count TBA
Discussion Thread: TBA
Important Notes:
• If you'd like to write a day's DQs, don't forget to sign up in the BOM thread!!
• You can use participation points from previous BOMs (since January 2022) for extra entries in the randomizer (3 participation points = 1 extra entry).
Don't miss out on these bonus points! Happy reading and discussing! 📖✨
📅 Round ScheduleGet ready to tackle those chores while having fun! Here’s the schedule for each round:
🌀 Round 1
• Word Assigned: Fixing Appliance
• Start Date: 12 October
• End Date: 26 October
🌀 Round 2
• Word Assigned: Unblocking The U Bend
• Start Date: 26 October
• End Date: 9 November
🌀 Round 3
• Word Assigned: Office Cubicle
• Start Date: 9 November
• End Date: 23 November
🌀 Round 4
• Word Assigned: School Forms
• Start Date: 23 November
• End Date: 7 December
Remember, each round lasts for two weeks, and the team with the highest points at the end wins! 🎉📚
Basic Rules for All Minis:
• Each task = 5 points! 🎯
• Bonus 5 points if our book has 1 of 2 specific words (specific to each mini) in it! 💥
• Books can be started anytime but must be finished after the challenge kicks off! ⏳
• Repeat as many times as we like but remember: no banking books! 📚🚫
1. The Administrative Mini 📋 Full Rules
Find books that fit the criteria - task oriented! 🗂️💼
Bonus Words: Coffee-Table, Quilt
2. The Gardening Mini 🌱 Full Rules
We’ll need to read two sets of 5 consecutive books and then tend to our garden with special words that sprout in the titles!🌿 Don’t forget to include some colorful covers!🌈
Bonus Words: Piano, Violin
3. The Feeding the Family Mini 🍽️ Full Rules
From cooking from scratch with ingredients found in books to exploring international cuisines through reading, this challenge will keep our shelves stocked with delicious reads! 🍕🌍
Bonus Words: Vinegar, Lobster
4. Time to Relax Mini 🍽️ Full Rules
It's all about taking some "you time" after all the hard work we've been doing!
Bonus Words: Pants, Chipmunk
🌟 Hello Team! I’m Ashley, Your Captain! 🌟I’m thrilled to be your captain for this exciting journey through The Boring Wheel of Life! 🎡 Here’s a little about me:
• Age: 39
• Location: Alabama, USA
• Birthday: May 29th 🎂
• Pronouns: She/Her
📚 A Bit About Me:
I’m a passionate reader who loves diving into all kinds of books! My favorites include:
• Fantasy: I’ll read anything from epic sagas to whimsical tales. 🧙♀️✨
• Romance: Because who doesn’t love a good love story? 💖
• Memoirs & Historical Fiction: I enjoy learning about real lives and times gone by. 📜
When I’m not reading, you can find me enjoying life with my furry companions 🐶, sipping on some delicious coffee ☕, or unwinding with a glass of wine 🍷.
🎉 Fun Fact:
I run a family-centric enterprise devoted to furry companions! While my boots may be firmly planted in Alabama, I like to think I defy the typical 'Southern belle' stereotype. 🌻
🤗 Let’s Make This Fun!
As we tackle our chores and read our way through this challenge, let’s keep the energy high and have fun! Remember, we’re here to support each other and find joy in the little things amidst the multitasking chaos of life.
I can’t wait to see what we accomplish together! Let’s spin that wheel and make the most of this challenge! 🎉📖💪
Feel free to reach out anytime—I’m here for you all! Let’s do this, Team Lost Overdue Bill! 🚀
P.S. - Post your Wheels Shelf!! Thank you!
🌟 Icebreaker Question: 🌟
If you could magically eliminate one boring chore from your life forever, which one would it be and why? 🧹✨
Oh look, Ashley has got pretty much everything covered.
But maybe I should reserve a couple of spots, so that it looks like I am doing something. :=P
One more? Eh, sure! You never know, these scary Mods be throwing random challenges at us for (their) fun!
My shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...Hello everyone! I'm Carrie from PA (near Pittsburgh). Married with 1 daughter (who recently got married!).
I love to read (obviously) and am a huge animal lover. We live in a rural area so we have a ton of wildlife. We recently had a 600 pound bear give us a visit! We have indoor cats and we had a Westie who recently passed away from bone cancer (at the amazing age of 16). We have yet to get another dog but we know one will find us.
Favorite reading genres are mystery, thriller, nordic noir, horror and crime but I'll read just about anything. I am not a romance fan though.
Hobbies besides reading: Speed Puzzling, traveling and watching football!
Icebreaker: Dusting - where does all the dust come from????? I swear I can wipe something off and 10 minutes later the dust has magically reappeared!!!
Righty-o! Is it weird that I was actually paying a bill (thankfully, not long overdue!), while looking at a Bougainville, dreaming of a summer in Brazil, as I got slotted in this team? Do the Mods know something we don't? :OSo, I'm Apoorv (he/him), currently living in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and I am beyond thrilled to do another round of Wheels. This will be my 8th Wheel-a-thon (missed the 6th edition, ugh! - probably was paying another of these bills during that sign up, bah!).
And what a team we have this time around! I have in fact been on Teams with a fair few of you, so it makes it more fun to be amongst friends. And I get to make new friends as well. Best part of these challenges. :)
And and we have got a kickass captain this time around in Ashley (which is great, because then I can just sit and look pretty! :P) - but seriously, look at the gorgeous spreadsheet she has created. I bet the challenge will go swimmingly when tracking is made so smooth. But, of course, if you have any questions at all at any time during the challenge, please don't hesitate to ask them (simple ones to me, difficult ones to Ashley - please and thank you :P)
I am chuffed to be here and excited to know about all of you and have lots of fun for the next 3 months.
YAAY! :D
Challenge Shelf: Challenge-NBRC-Wheels 9
🌟 Icebreaker Question: 🌟
If you could magically eliminate one boring chore from your life forever, which one would it be and why? 🧹✨
Honestly, none! I love doing chores! :=| (said no one ever!)
It probably would be deep cleaning appliances. Because, that seems to be the one thing that I keep putting off more than the other tasks.
🌟 Icebreaker Question Response 🌟If I could magically eliminate one boring chore from my life forever, it would definitely be laundry! Ugh, I absolutely hate it. It’s just the worst! There are way too many steps involved—sorting (like I’m some kind of laundry wizard), washing (which always feels like a mini science experiment), drying (where I pray my socks don’t mysteriously vanish), folding (a task that somehow turns into an Olympic sport), and then putting everything away (only to find out I’ve created a new mountain of clothes on my chair).
It feels like a never-ending cycle that I can never quite finish! I mean, who actually enjoys spending their time doing laundry? If I could wave a magic wand and make it disappear from my to-do list forever, I would be over the moon! Just imagine having all that extra time to do something fun instead. So, laundry, consider yourself banished! 🧙♀️✨
Carrie wrote: "Hobbies besides reading: Speed Puzzling, traveling and watching football!Icebreaker: Dusting - where does all the dust come from????? I swear I can wipe something off and 10 minutes later the dust has magically reappeared!!!"
Speed Puzzling! What an exciting concept! I really enjoy puzzles too, but I must admit, I'm more of an obsessive puzzler than a speedy one—just ask my friends!
As for dusting, I can relate. It's such a hassle, especially since I'm allergic to dust and end up breaking out in hives. Not a pleasant experience at all!
Here's my shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...Hello everyone. My name's Natasha and I'm from New Jersey in the United States. I'm a librarian. Besides reading, I enjoy playing video games, doing jigsaw puzzles, watching cooking shows, hiking, playing with my pets, and doing nature photography.
My favorite genres are fantasy, science fiction, history, science, physics, nature, and historical fiction (1800s and earlier).
I've done a number of wheel challenges.
🌟 Icebreaker Question: 🌟
If you could magically eliminate one boring chore from your life forever, which one would it be and why? 🧹✨
Vacuuming. I have a German Shepherd (used to have two, but he passed away a couple months ago) who sheds a lot.
Speed puzzling sounds exciting! I can do puzzles pretty fast, but have never tried to do it competitively. I have way too many jigsaw puzzles at home (80+) and trying to put them together so I can donate them. I'm currently working on a 500 piece puzzle of cats in a barn.
Hey hey!I could honestly just say "DITTO" to everything Carrie wrote because we are so alike—twinning without even knowing it, and I LOVE that! 👯♀️
I'm Roe, reppin’ the Midwest (Iowa to be exact). I’m married with one daughter, who—get this—hates reading! I’m convinced she’s from another planet (Mars, probably) because how could she not love books?? 📚👽
I’m an animal lover through and through, living on 5 acres with a whole zoo! We've got Coco Chanel (our rabbit), Jack (the horse), and our cat duo Katin and Scout. Then there’s the dog squad: Boris, Natasha, Cain, Perdy, Asher, and Finn—who collectively make my least favorite chore, sweeping, a daily workout. 🧹🐾
My go-to reads are thrillers, horror, and mysteries, and I’ve got a soft spot for true crime. Romance? Meh. Smut? No, thanks! But hey, I’ll try anything once. When I’m not reading, you can find me snapping pics for the local newspaper or volunteering at the historical society museum. Retirement’s gonna be a blast, just wait! 😎
Nice to meet you all!
Shelf :https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Hi all! I haven't played any NBRC games in a couple years due to moving cross country and dealing with my crazy work schedule but glad to be back!!I am currently living in Charleston, SC but kept my job as an Office Manager of law firm in LA so I work weird hours and fly to LA for one week every month. So yea, after 3 years, I'm still not used to this schedule and hope to change that soon. But this also means that I can't read nearly as much as I used to. Plus, don't have the commute to listen to audios anymore :(
My favorite genre is Fantasy. Like some romance and mystery too. Hate non-fiction and only read if I really need to.
Glad to be playing with all of you!
My shelf: wheel-9-2024
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
🌟 Icebreaker Question: 🌟If you could magically eliminate one boring chore from your life forever, which one would it be and why? 🧹✨
I would agree with laundry! I must admit that after apt living all my life (until moving to Charleston), finally having a house is a lot. So I had to hire someone to come clean because it was too much for me to do myself. But laundry is the one remaining task that is all me.
I've never heard of speed puzzling before! I do LOVE puzzles, but don't think I'd be able to take the anxiety of that :P Kuddos to you!!!
Wow Ashley, that tracking SS is awesome!For the orange columns, is that where we put in the letters it would work for? And what is the x1, x2, x3?
Cathy M. wrote: "Wow Ashley, that tracking SS is awesome!For the orange columns, is that where we put in the letters it would work for? And what is the x1, x2, x3?"
Yes! Columns O:U (this will most likely extend based on the words assigned) will be for letter reasoning. At the top, the darker of the oranges will be the letters and the (x1), etc. will be how many we need for each complete spell out.
I added the word "LETTERS" to the Round 1 Tab so you can visualize. Under E is (x2) because we need that letter twice, and so on.
I put an example book in and added the possibilities too.
Does that help?
Ashley wrote: "Cathy M. wrote: "Wow Ashley, that tracking SS is awesome!For the orange columns, is that where we put in the letters it would work for? And what is the x1, x2, x3?"
Yes! Columns O:U (this will m..."
Yes, makes sense. Thanks for the explanation.
I want our word already so I can start planning!!
I was informed that Judith was having fun with spinners / randomisers, so perhaps later today or tomorrow? I can't wait!I promise to update the sheet as soon as I'm able, and here of course! You can check here to for the update: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Was doing some updating and I THINK DQ volunteering is still open for our first BOM:🎉 October Theme BOM
DQ Start Date: 16 October
Answer By Date: 16 November
Title: The Road Trip
Discussion Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Don't forget, we get extra points for participating in the BOM discussions:
• 📝 Writing a day's worth of discussion questions = 40 points
• 💬 Participating in a current BOM discussion (3 sets min.) = 20 points
Hello, all! I'm Erin and look forward to playing with you all here for Wheels. In Central FL right now prepping for this week's hurricane an hoping for the best. I'm not in a flood area but am in a wind damage area, so eek. If lose power a few days or too much damage, may not be on much at first, but hopefully that's not the case, time will tell.My Shelf is https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
3. Answer our 🌟 Icebreaker Question: 🌟If you could magically eliminate one boring chore from your life forever, which one would it be and why? 🧹✨ ---- Hm. Probably changing bed sheets. Wish they would magically change out.
Yikes Erin! Stay safe! I've been watching that Hurricane closely, and it looks to be a monster! I will make a note to expect a possible delay in reading and posting from you!
Roe wrote: "Hey hey!I could honestly just say "DITTO" to everything Carrie wrote because we are so alike—twinning without even knowing it, and I LOVE that! 👯♀️
I'm Roe, reppin’ the Midwest (Iowa to be exac..."
😂 - get this - my daughter hates to read as well (and the rare time she does, she will only read nonfiction!!!)
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Hello, all! I'm Erin and look forward to playing with you all here for Wheels. In Central FL right now prepping for this week's hurricane an hoping for the best. I'm not in a flood area but am in a..."Stay safe Erin - hoping it weakens and isn’t as bad as they are predicting 🤞
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Hello, all! I'm Erin and look forward to playing with you all here for Wheels. In Central FL right now prepping for this week's hurricane an hoping for the best. I'm not in a flood area but am in a..."Stay safe Erin!
🌀 Round 1• Word Assigned: Fixing Appliance
• Start Date: 12 October
• End Date: 26 October
Wow! What a team we have! A fantastic cap and co-cap! *Waves* at Ashley and Apoorv. :) We just won't be able to go wrong with those two as our leaders. Thank you both of you for stepping up to the plate.I know and am friends with several of you, and I'm looking forward to getting to know the others of you. I'm definitely not new to Wheels and it's one of my very favorite challenges. I'm SO happy to be on this specific team!
For those who've played with me before and have heard it 101 times, I'm sorry not sorry but here goes...I'm happily married, have 5 children, 22 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. Hubby and I live alone with our two dogs, Rocky (lab and border collie mix) who is 14 and CRAZY Daisy who is a 1 year old Havanese and she's just SO much fun! We lost our other two dogs Buddy and Jazzy. Buddy was 12 and he died about 10 years ago and Jazzy died last November 1...both broke our hearts.
I'm a retired English teacher of 25 years. I taught freshman English, multicultural literature to seniors, and yearbook. I'm loving traveling, spending a LOT more time with my grandkids, and yet I absolutely miss having students. I don't miss the red tape!
Can't wait to get to know you all and CRUSH Wheels!
Wheels-9
Stay safe Erin!My uncle and his girlfriend are on the east coast of Florida. I'm hoping they stay safe too.
Howdy! I’m Katie and am excited to get going on these spellouts. I live in SE Texas with my husband, 4 kids and assorted menagerie of 12 chickens, 2 parakeets, 2 guinea pigs, 2 dogs and one 10 day old kitten that we found cold and abandoned in our rabbit barn that has around 250 show rabbits. The kids are all in the teenager/preteen portion of their lives and we are living in the chaos that all that entails. I enjoy reading, crochet, photography and wine…lots of wine…did I mention that the four teen/preteen kids are two sets of twins? Yep, lots of wine. Just kidding (mostly). It’s actually lots of reading with a little bit of wine.
My favorite books to read are pretty much any type of romance. I can go from clean to smut, regency to contemporary. Not the biggest fan of paranormal, but those werewolves make that subgenre a little easier to venture into.
I’m super excited that one of my 13-year-olds loves to read, too. I’m constantly catching her reading after bedtime and must be the stern mean parent, telling her to go to sleep, while I secretly do the cha-cha inside.
🌟 Icebreaker Question: 🌟
If you could magically eliminate one boring chore from your life forever, which one would it be and why? 🧹✨
My most hated chore is dusting. Ugh!! I make sure to not have a lot of decorative stuff lying around so I don’t have to dust it.
Curiously, my favorite boring chore is cleaning baseboards. There’s something about scooting around the perimeter all the rooms with a damp rag, making them shine while getting all the puppy kisses as the dogs get all excited to have one of their humans down on their level.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Hello Vicki and Katie!! Lovely to have you!
Hi. megan. I'm in Carmel, IN. We're known for our roundabouts. Here is my Wheel 9 shelf
Besides reading, I spend way too much time watching trial coverage on youtube. My pit bull likes to watch with me. The cat is indifferent.
megan wrote: "Besides reading, I spend way too much time watching trial coverage on youtube. My pit bull likes to watch with me. The cat is indifferent."Love this.
Welcome megan!
Carrie wrote: "Roe wrote: "Hey hey!I could honestly just say "DITTO" to everything Carrie wrote because we are so alike—twinning without even knowing it, and I LOVE that! 👯♀️
I'm Roe, reppin’ the Midwest (Iow..."
Mine- Piper- read the first Good Girls Guide book but that's it! How do you read the first one and not immediately grab the 2nd to see what happens next!!! ugh!
Ashley wrote: "🌀 Round 1• Word Assigned: Fixing Appliance
• Start Date: 12 October
• End Date: 26 October"
Yay we have our word!! But boo to the X's.
If any of you have Audible, Xe Sands narrates a ton of books on the Plus Catalog. So we should be good there :)
Cathy M. wrote: "If any of you have Audible, Xe Sands narrates a ton of books on the Plus Catalog. So we should be good there :)"eXcellent news!
Alternately (or additionally) Octavia Butler series "Xenogenesis" is an option!
There's are some helpful Goodreads lists:Just X titles: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
Includes X, Y, and Z titles: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Ok friends, I am not going to put anything on the sheet until Sat because we are doing a reading challenge at work to so I am plowing through titles lol but trust I have a ton in Que!
Roe, the SS is currently in VIEW mode only so we can't add anyway. I assume that our captain will change that soon.Ashley or Apoorv, do our X's have to come from the beginning of the title or AFN or ALN or can the be anywhere in the title? The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern is a book I have that I could use for X if it can be anywhere in the title.
Also, will the SS be open to add books to claim soon for the letters?
A reminder to anyone who might not realize or forgot that we need to add the checkmark to the box to "notify me when people comment" so we get notifications. :)
Since I was too tired to read this entire thread last night, here's this:
🌟 Icebreaker Question: 🌟
If you could magically eliminate one boring chore from your life forever, which one would it be and why? 🧹✨
I literally HATE unpacking from vacations and we go on quite a few 10 days and shorter 3-4 day mini-vacays. The reason I hate it is because I simply am lazy, I guess. I just hate having to put everything away! Doing laundry and putting it away is different, but I don't know why. I will leave my suitcase with things in it forever because I hate it...yep, embarrassing to admit. My hubby will verify this because he hates that I don't put it up immediately because HE does! lol
Mine is not in read only. Are you in the tracking sheet or the team sheet?
Roe wrote: "Mine is not in read only. Are you in the tracking sheet or the team sheet?"The team spreadsheet from msg. 1
Vicki wrote: "Roe wrote: "Mine is not in read only. Are you in the tracking sheet or the team sheet?"The team spreadsheet from msg. 1"
A few lines down is the tracking sheet link for us to fill out.
Also the rules said it has to be the first letter :
How a "spell it out" works
Find the letters needed using the first letter in:
◈ book / series title*
◈ author first/last name
◈ FICTION ONLY: character name**
◈ If listening to the audio book: audio narrator first/last name
◈ If you are reading a translation: translator first/last name
* if the first word in the title/series is a definite or indefinite article you can ignore them if you prefer
** characters must be significant to the plot. you can use first, last or nickname.
Roe, Jeez, I should've realized. lol Thank you, I found the right one I need. I've never see the SS set up the way this one is so it's different but pretty cool. :)
Roe wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Roe wrote: "Mine is not in read only. Are you in the tracking sheet or the team sheet?"The team spreadsheet from msg. 1"
A few lines down is the tracking sheet link for us to fill ..."
And for non-fiction you only get the title and the authors first and last name. So only three options.
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💰 Ashley (Captain)
💰 Apoorv (Co-Captain)
💰 Natasha
💰 Cordelia
💰 Carrie
💰 Katie
💰 Roe
💰 megan
💰 Erin
💰 Cathy M.
💰 Vicki
Team Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Challenge Status Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...