1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Williamsport, Pennsylvania USA


2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Where the Dead Lie by C. S. Harris.  I've been meaning to read this for a while and there are 2 newer books in the series so I need to start getting caught up.



3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?


Dove milk chocolate coconut creme eggs.  I've been eating Keto so this is definitely not normally on the menu but decided to take today off from being "good" food-wise. 


4) Tell us a little something about yourself!


I'm so happy to be participating again.  I wasn't able to  in October because my mother was in the hospital but things are going a bit better for her now and my niece is being her caregiver for the day so I can read!!



5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today?

Didn't participate in the fall because my mother was in the hospital but today will be all about the reading and I don't plan on doing much else.

Spring 2018 Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon opening questionaire

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Williamsport, Pennsylvania USA


2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Since Uncompromising Honor by David Weber is probably out due to exhaustion (too much to keep track of when your brain is fried) I think it's probably Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs.



3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

The Almond Nut-thins and Kit Kat bars I bought couponing the last few weeks.  Nothing makes yummy food taste even better like saving money!!


4) Tell us a little something about yourself!


Today it is probably audio books all day because when I'm this tired I do better listening instead of reading.  This works out as I need to go work on cleaning out my grandmother's house (she passed away in December) and listening to audio books makes it possible to do that and still participate in the read-a-thon.



5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today?

Didn't participate in the fall because of family issues but it was the first one I've missed in years.  Don't plan on doing much different from previous years.

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon Mid-Event Survey 2017

Mid-Event Survey:

1. What are you reading right now?

Heartbreak Hotel by Jonathan Kellerman


2. How many books have you read so far?

Four


3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

Hamster Princess: Ratpunzel by Ursula Vernon

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

Off and on mostly mother related.  She's very disabled and used to me caring for her whenever I'm not at work.  My niece has mostly taken over for the day but I still get pulled in.  It's still much, much better than last year or even last readathon.  Anyway I just do what needs doing and then get back to enjoying the day.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

None really.  Everything is going pretty well.

Hour 6

So far today I've completed

Five Little Kittens by Nancy Jewell

                                         Being Thankful by Mercer Mayer

Charlie and the Christmas Kitty by Ree Drummond

All children's books but enjoyable and they made me laugh.

In addition I've been listening to 

The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke

I'm about 3/4ths of the way done.  It is a descent mystery but I think a nap might be next on the list as I only had about 5 hours sleep last night.

Opening Survey - Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Williamsport, Pennsylvania USA

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Hamster Princess: Ratpunzel by Ursula Vernon 

I started reading Ursula Venon's books after seeing someone else talk about one on an earlier readathon and have enjoyed them ever since.  They are fun easy reads that make me laugh.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?                                                                                                    

Chocolate chip cookies which I plan to make  while listening to an audio book.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

This is my 9th readathon which once again I can enjoy because of the support of my family.  I keep joking that this is one of my two favorite holidays of the year.  The other, of course, being the readathon in October.  For all true holidays I'm the one that organizes the family celebrations but readathons are my two almost responsibility free days to celebrate reading, my favorite activity.   This is made especially fun as I've become my mother's caregiver which means due to time constraints, except for audiobooks, reading just doesn't happen anymore.  Today my niece is taking care of my mother so books, ebooks and audiobooks are all on the table for the next 24 hours. 

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today?

Nothing really different.  I plan to read and nap and generally enjoy my day off from responsibility.

Fall 2016 Mid-event survey

Mid-Event Survey:

1. What are you reading right now?

Just finished Hamster Princess: Of Mice and Magic by Ursula Vernon


2. How many books have you read so far?

one


3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

I haven't chosen my next book yet.  May have to check out the online libraries.

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

Off and on mostly mother related.  Just had my mother inform me she's having suicidal thoughts.  She's been sick for over 6 months and I know this is at least partially neural chemical but I take one day off from mostly caring for her (my niece is mostly looking after her today) and she comes up with this.  Probably didn't handle it very well but my sympathies were/are very low and I told her we'd have to get her some anti-depressants and maybe she should try not being so self focused but it is her choice.  I'm tired of poor pitiful Dorothy.  I get that she's in pain and tired but she's better than she was and does nothing to help herself and every time I take a sort of break from care giving she finds some way to pull me back.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

That I've gotten even 1 book read.

Fall 2016 Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon opening questionaire

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?

Williamsport, Pennsylvania USA

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

Hamster Princess: Of Mice and Magic by Ursula Vernon 

I didn't get this read the last time though I was really looking forward to it so I'm trying again this time.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Chocolate chip cookies which I plan to make  while listening to an audio book.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

This is my 8th readathon and the one I was really sure I was going to miss.  My life has changed so much this year and I've become my mother's caregiver which is like having a 2nd full time job with no weekends off or vacation days.  However my family tends to be supportive of my readathon days and my niece is going to take care of my mother for most of today so I can read.  Yeah!!!!

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today?

I'm the least prepared for this readathon with only one book ready and the food only partially prepared  with ingredients instead of final products currently in slow cookers so I'm probably going to be using audio books frequently today to allow for getting things done.