Challenge Yourself discussion

Here are the Challenges for 2016.

All the familiar ones are still there and I have added one more.

Elizabeth S suggested a challenge "to re-read books, either old favorites or ones we hope to get more out of another time or whatever." We're calling this one Back In the Saddle.

As always, feel free to ask me to add one that you have designed, if it does not fit within these listed. Be sure to let me know about any broken links.

I wish you the best for the coming year, whatever challenges life may bring.

Click the links in order to review Challenges By Subject:

audio-books Hear Ye! Hear Ye! ! Reading a certain number of audio-books.

author's work Authorization Reading a certain author's work.

award winners And the Award Goes To… Reading books that received an award

big books Doorstops Reading those big books that you've been avoiding.

biographies, memoirs and autobiographies Getting to Know Them Reading about the lives of real people.

books to movie or television Movie or Book? Reading a number of books and also watching the movie or television show based on the books.

Boxall's Catalog of 1001 books Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die Reading from Boxall's Catalog of 1001 books.

Canada's provinces and territories O Canada Reading books set or from Canada.

certain shelves Shelving Unit Reading a certain number of books from certain shelves.

classics Now That Was Classic Reading the Classics.

connecting books Chain Link Fence Reading books in connecting similarity order.

eReader eDingus Reading material stored on your eReader.

fictional genres That's Unreal Reading fictional genres.

50 states of the United States of America USA State Challenge Reading a book from each of the 50 states of the United States of America.

international reading World Tour Challenge Reading books from around the world.

GoodReads authors GoodReads Authorization Reading books written by GoodReads Authors.

Group Challenge Double Dog Dare Reading books that your group has dared you to read.

Guardian's 1000 Guardian's 1000 Novels Reading selected works by the Guardian's Review team and a panel of expert judges.

home library Home Alone Reading books from our private library.

left over books Left Over Stew Reading books that were supposed to have been read in previous year's challenges or goals.

local library Where's your card? Reading books borrowed from the library.

moment of time Time Waits for No One Read books from a certain time period.

non-fiction Reality Check Reading non-fiction.

recent releases Hot Off the Press Reading books written very recently.

published date Yearbook Reading books published in a certain year.

re-read Back in the Saddle Re-read favorites, or ones in a series or to see if you will get more out of it after another read, etc.”

review written Reviews Reviewing the books read.

second reading Another Chance Giving books that were abandoned as unread or partially read another try.”

second language Rosetta Stone Reading books in a second language.

self-improvement Help Yourself Reading Self-Improvement books.

series Serial Eyes Catching up with the next books in our favorite reading series.

small books and short stories Short Cut Reading books of 100 pages or less.

Click the links in order to review Challenges By Name:

And the Award Goes To… Reading books that received an award.

Another Chance Giving books that were abandoned as unread or partially read another try.

Authorization Reading a certain author's work.

Back in the Saddle Re-read favorites, or ones in a series that need to be read again to refresh your memory for the next one or to see if you will get more out of it after another read, etc.

Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die Reading from Boxall's Catalog of 1001 books.

Chain Link Fence Reading books in connecting similarity order.

Doorstops Reading those big books that you've been avoiding.

Double Dog Dare Reading books that your group has dared you to read.

eDingus Reading material stored on your eReader.

Getting to Know Them Reading biographies, memoirs and autobiographies.

GoodReads Authorization Reading books written by GoodReads Authors.

Guardian's 1000 Novels Reading works selected by the Guardian's Review team and a panel of expert judges.

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! ! Reading a certain number of audio-books.

Help Yourself Reading Self-Improvement books.

Home Alone Reading books from our private library.

Hot Off the Press Reading books written very recently.

Left Over Stew Reading books that were supposed to have been read in previous year's challenges or goals.

Movie or Book? Reading a number of books and also watching the movie or television show based on the books.

Now That Was Classic Reading the Classics.

O Canada Reading books set or from Canada.

Reality Check Reading non-fiction.

Reviews Reviewing the books read.

Rosetta Stone Reading books in a second language.

Serial Eyes Catching up with the next books in our favorite reading series.

Shelving Unit Reading a certain number of books from certain shelves.

Short Cut Reading books of 100 pages or less.

That's Unreal Reading fictional genres.

Time Waits for No One Read books from a certain time period.

USA State Challenge Reading a book from each of the 50 states of the United States of America.

Where's your card? Reading books borrowed from the library.

World Tour Challenge Reading books from around the world.

Yearbook Reading books published in a certain year.

Phil wrote: "How do these work. I click on the link, but get no idea what to do.
May I have a helping hand please?
Thanks
Phil"

Phil, these are not ready yet.

I am building them now. Need some time.

I will slowly remove the strike out from each link as I get it built. Right now they are mirror images of 2015's closed challenges.

In message #1, I will remove the strike out of the first phrase when I am done.

Will gladly come back to help you as soon as I get everything set up for 2016.

LOVE YOUR ENTHUSIASM!

:-) Cheers

Thanks, Almeta!

Okay, I think I have all of the challenges set up for 2016.

Everyone have their plans worked out?

Let me know if a link breaks,

"Phil wrote: "How do these work. I click on the link, but get no idea what to do.
May I have a helping hand please?
Thanks
Phil"."

Phil, You should be able to enter your challenge information now.

Here's a link for instructions on How to Enter the Challenges

Let me know if you need more assistance.

The end date on the eDingus challenge is the end of January!

thanks

Elle wrote: "The end date on the eDingus challenge is the end of January!"


Ooops! Thanks for letting me know.

It should be correct now.

Almeta wrote: "Elle wrote: "The end date on the eDingus challenge is the end of January!"


Ooops! Thanks for letting me know.

It should be correct now."

Thank you :) was so confused when it told me i was 14 books behind!! Haha.

Could you fix the another chance challenge The ending date is January 31, 2016 instead of December 31, 2016.

Thanks. :)

Janice wrote: "Could you fix the another chance challenge The ending date is January 31, 2016 instead of December 31, 2016.

Thanks. :)"

Sorry about that!

Fixed.☻

Hi, Almeta! I'm trying to join the Rosetta Stone and I have the same problem as Janice. :)

https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...

Maria wrote: "Hi, Almeta! I'm trying to join the Rosetta Stone and I have the same problem as Janice. :)

https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/..."

I would have sworn that I double checked all of these!☻

Fixed now.

Almeta wrote: "Maria wrote: "Hi, Almeta! I'm trying to join the Rosetta Stone and I have the same problem as Janice. :)

https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/..."

I would have sworn that I do..."
It's completely fine! Having so many to check means that you'll miss one or two. I'm also curious... these Left Over Stews... are we reading books from 2013, 2014, or 2015? I see the latter two numbers, but 2015 is what would make sense?

Thanks Almeta! :)

Maria wrote: "Almeta wrote: "Maria wrote: "Hi, Almeta! I'm trying to join the Rosetta Stone and I have the same problem as Janice. :)

https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/..."

I would have ..."

You can actually name what you consider a "Left Over".

For my Left Over Stew challenge, I am trying to read those from 2014 and 2015 which I had listed as ones to read that year but never got to them.

Almeta wrote: "You can actually name what you consider a "Left Over".

For my Left Over Stew challenge, I am trying to read those from 2014 and 2015 which I had listed as ones to read that year but never got to them. "


Oh... that makes so much sense! Thank you!