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Showing posts with label List. Show all posts

2018 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

So... This is the list put out for the 2018 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (click link to go to the official page) and I'm going to try my best to complete it!! I already have a few books in mind, but some are going to be a bit of a challenge (what IS Nordic Noir anyway?) though I'm hopefully up for the challenge.

Good luck to everyone else that takes part as well!!


  • A book made into a movie you've already seen -
  • True Crime -
  • The next book in a series you started -
  • A book involving a heist -
  • Nordic Noir -
  • A novel based on a real person -
  • A book set in a country that fascinates you -
  • A book with a time of day in the title -
  • A book about a villain or antihero -
  • A book about death of grief -
  • A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym -
  • A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist -
  • A book that is also a stage play or musical -
  • A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you -
  • A book about feminism -
  • A book about mental health -
  • A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift -
  • A book by two authors -
  • A book about or involving a sport -
  • A book by a local author -
  • A book with your favorite color in the title -
  • A book with alliteration in the title -
  • A book about time travel -
  • A book with a weather element in the title -
  • A book set at sea -
  • A book with an animal in the title -
  • A book set on a different planet -
  • A book with song lyrics in the title -
  • A book about or set on Halloween -
  • A book with characters who are twins -
  • A book mentioned in another book -
  • A book from a celebrity book club -
  • A childhood classic you've never read -
  • A book that's published in 2018 -
  • A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner -
  • A book set in the decade you were born -
  • A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to -
  • A book with an ugly cover -
  • A book that involves a bookstore or library -
  • Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges -

ADVANCED

  • A bestseller from the year you graduated high school -
  • A cyberpunk book -
  • A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place -
  • A book tied to your ancestry -
  • A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title -
  • An allegory -
  • A book by an author with the same first or last name as you -
  • A microhistory -
  • A book about a problem facing society today -
  • A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - 

1183 Days List

So... here's my 1183 Days List! I started it on September 24th, 2015, and HOPE to finish most of it by my 36th birthday, on December 19th, 2018. Whew! I'll also be doing a neverending "bucket list", which shouldn't have any repeats from here. If I do, I guess I'm a horrible person, haha.

001 - Finish this list! Done October 4th, 2015
002 - Finish a colouring page! Done July 30th, 2016
003 - Number this book. Done December 3rd, 2015
004 - Start Onto Paper!
005 - Complete at LEAST 1 NaNoWriMo! Done April 30th, 2016
006 - Make a painting freestyle (not in class) Done May 23rd, 2016
007 - Get our own place! (Apartment?) Done June 4th, 2016
008 - Buy a house?!
009 - Crochet something
010 - Enter a writing contest
011 - Win (haha) a writing contest
012 - Sell something I've made
013 - Win ANYTHING (lottery? draw?) Done January 10th, 2016
014 - Clear out storage
015 - Finish a 30 day Munzee streak!
016 - Find 10 Geocaches
017 - Get a fancy purse Done May 18th, 2016
018 - Get a "new" car
019 - Get a NICE haircut Done December 16th, 2015
020 - Get a kitty! Done end of June, 2016
021 - Own a real camera again
022 - Get a TX waffle iron
023 - Throw a party for 10+ people
024 - Get pet chickens!
025 - Finish ANY book Done January 9th, 2016
026 - Sort Ollie's clothes to sell/give away Done December 9th, 2015
027 - Bake a pie
028 - Bake cake/cupcakes/muffins from scratch! Done June, 2016
029 - Re-read all Harry Potter books
030 - Go to a wine tasting
031 - Get a spa day!
032 - Do a major tourist thing in San Antonio
033 - Do a major tourist thing in Toronto
034 - Get a tattoo
035 - FINALLY get my G2!
036 - Do a gem dig (Herkimer? Arkansas?)
037 - Attend a wedding
038 - See a live performance of some kind
039 - Attend or start a bonfire party!
040 - Sit in a t-top Firebird! :)
041 - Visit a zoo or aquarium
042 - Have an article about Onto Paper be published
043 - Get origami paper
044 - Fold 1000 paper cranes (NO HELP!)
045 - Get really good headphones
046 - Be in the audience of Ellen
047 - Get a family portrait done
048 - Complete + frame a large puzzle
049 - Visit a famous museum
050 - Start a Little Free Library
051 - Attend a major league sports event
052 - Dye hair something unnatural
053 - Go to a race (car, horse, etc.)
054 - Make a Build-a-Bear
055 - Visit a tea room
056 - Play Mini Putt
057 - Go bowling
058 - Visit Dinosaur Park in KY
059 - Make an Amazon Wishlist Done December 3rd, 2015
060 - Plant a REAL garden (NOT POTTED) Done June, 2016 (but they all died, lol)
061 - Take on a food challenge
062 - Carve one of my epic pumpkins
063 - Go to an open house worth $1million+
064 - Do photobooth pictures
065 - Take the Mensa test
066 - Buy a Demeter perfume
067 - Go to a multi-course dinner for a date
068 - Apply to Jeopardy again Done January 28th, 2016
069 - Be on The Price is Right or Lets Make a Deal
070 - Start a charity through Onto Paper
071 - Own a tiara, just cuz.
072 - Sort my old clothes to donate.
073 - Get a real GOOD cellphone Done July 17th, 2016
074 - Do a $100 Lush order (I deserve it!)
075 - Get a magazine subscription again
076 - Make a simple comic
077 - Have a spare set of glasses made
078 - Be on the news for something good!
079 - Own an awesome aquarium
080 - Frame a bunch of pictures
081 - Go to another con Done May 14th, 2016
082 - Finish ANY collection in Animal Crossing Done February 26th, 2016
083 - Actually make something from Pinterest (Honestly, I make things from Pinterest all the time, so this one was a bit dumb to put down, lol.)

084 - Put this list online (TYPED) (Originally posted to a now unused FB community on December 5th, 2015!)
085 - Go see the Harry Potter world in Orlando
086 - Own a full sized filing cabinet
087 - Ride a firetruck!
088 - Go to a gym for at least 1 day/week for a month
089 - Try being vegetarian for 1 month
090 - Own a couple of NICE PJ sets Done May 2016
091 - Stand in 2 states at once
092 - Find a spot I can stand in US/Canada
093 - Get a nice pair of shoes Done June 2016
094 - Own (+use!) a bike again
095 - Take a pottery class
096 - Take a painting class Done October 14th, 2015
097 - Do a Murder Mystery Night
098 - Attend a live concert
099 - Go to the Ex!
100 - Eat the most expensive thing on a menu
101 - Do something for our anniversary
102 - Paint rocks + leave them places
103 - Yarn bomb something
104 - Do karaoke (even though I can't sing!)
105 - Make a terrarium
106 - Have a neat fountain in our yard
107 - BBQ something
108 - Write a Wiki article
109 - Ride in a horse-drawn carriage
110 - Get certified in CPR
111 - Try a yoga class
112 - Get a tortoise
113 - Visit Ottawa again
114 - Properly celebrate something Done December 31st, 2015/January 1st, 2016
115 - Make a hanging herb garden
116 - Go fruit picking
117 - Win something at a carnival
118 - Have the van be CLEAN for once!
119 - Consolidate my laptops into one
120 - Teach a class
121 - Own a great hat again
122 - Use a hot tub/jacuzzi
123 - Visit Winchester House
124 - Get a big Lego set
125 - BUILD a big Lego set!
126 - Start a small figurine collection again
127 - Eat a crepe
128 - Throw pennies in a fountain
129 - Complete "Wreck This Journal"
130 - Go to a Hibachi place
131 - Get socks from Sock Dreams
132 - Have a 4 slice toaster again Done May 2016
133 - Fly in something other than a place
134 - Enter (+ probably lose) a game tournament Done May 14th, 2016
135 - Shadow box my wedding flowers
136 - Shadow box Ollie's newborn stuff
137 - Find the space for Onto Paper
138 - Have a month that PROFITS at Onto Paper
139 - Get a diagnosis of whatever is wrong with me
140 - Make my nachos again
141 - Own 5 board games
142 - Dress up for Halloween
143 - Get eyebrows done!
144 - Have a tablet again
145 - Own a matching set of towels!
146 - Do a 24 hour comic day
147 - Eat three new cheeses
148 - Own a fitbit (or similar) Done September 11th, 2016
149 - Find + take a pic of a sign with my name on it
150 - Plant a tree
151 - Have a bird feeder
152 - Own "Behind the Attic Wall" again
153 - Drop Mentos in Diet Coke!
154 - Listen to an audio book
155 - Use Silly String!
156 - Visit a flea market
157 - Make a neat tip jar
158 - Make a Twitter for 1183 Days (Decided to not bother doing this, I tweet and blog so much already!)

159 - Make a blog for 1183 Days Done December 3rd, 2015
160 - Play D&D
161 - Be part of a World Record attempt
162 - Enter a poker or pool tournament
163 - Finally get an allergy test done
164 - Attend a RHPS screening
165 - Own a fancy water bottle Done June 2016
166 - Have + use a journal Done January 16th, 2016
167 - Attend an auction
168 - Take an hour-long bath
169! - Have an awesome 36th birthday!
 
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