2018 Challenge Update (Week 5)

In the last week I read two more books off my TBR list, so I am still on track as far as my reading challenges go. Thank goodness for audiobooks, though I did enjoy some glorious hours with my Kindle in stolen moments of quiet. George Orwell’s Burmese Days was particularly nice to listen on audio so I didn’t need to guess on Indian pronunciation.

• 2018 Audiobook Challenge Marathoner Level by Hot Listens (4/50 audiobooks) Two more books from last week.
• Beat the Backlist 2018 by Novel Knight. Go Team Book Bards! (2/12 backlist books) One more book from last week. 
• Book Riot’s 2018 Read Harder Challenge (1/24 books) Zero progress from last week. 
• 2018 Goodreads Challenge (10/100 books) 2 books more from last week.
• 2018 Historical Fiction Challenge Ancient History Level by Passages to the Past (4/25 books) Two more book from last week.
• 2018 MMD Reading Challenge by Modern Mrs. Darcy (1/12 books) Zero progress from last week.
• 2018 When Are You Reading? by Taking on a World of Words (3/12 books) Two more book from last week.
  • Pre 1500
  • 1500-1599
  • 1600-1699
  • 1700-1799
  • 1800-1899: The Vengeance of Mothers by Jim Fergus
  • 1900-1919
  • 1920-1939: Burmese Days by George Orwell
  • 1940-1959
  • 1960-1979: The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
  • 1980-1999
  • 2000-Present
  • The Future

My running this week was almost negligible. 3.50 miles brings my total annual mileage up to 75.35 out of 1000 miles. I biked twelve miles and got a weight class in, so I was still moving, just not in the usual manner.

I’m competing in a Taekwondo tournament this Saturday coming up (my first!) so all my focus is being directed toward preparations for that. My daughter and I are both demonstrating forms, so we have been working on those together. I have loved seeing the discipline it brings into her life, and practicing with her makes it all the more special for me.

What moments stand out to your from the past week? Anne has developed such a sass! She came downstairs in my heels one day, and I asked her why she had them on. “Because I wanted to mommy!” Duh! The joys of being a mother to a 5 going on 25 year old.