The Challenge Factory discussion

Keeping track of my challenges.


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January 2017 Hobby Corner Challenge
Duration: 1.1.2017 - 1.31.2017 | Level: Threaded | Progress: 4/4 | Completed: 1.31.2017

Theme: Chrochet

❖ Read a Historical book set in what would be modern day France or Germany
❖ Read a book set in the 1820s or a book where something is published
❖ Read a book set in Ireland or where the characters visit Ireland, a historical novel set in Ireland during the Great Potato Famine, or a book with lace on the cover
✓ Light a Penny Candle; by Maeve Binchy [1/28] ♥♥♥♥♥
❖ Read a book set from or published in 1946 to 1966 , a book where a doily or pot holder can be seen on the cover, or where one of these items is used or created
✓ To Kill a Mockingbird; by Harper Lee [1/29] ♥♥♥♥
❖ Read a book set or published in the 1960s or 1970s or a book where someone is covered with an afghan
❖ Read a book published anytime between 2001 to present
✓ Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two: Special Rehearsal Edition Script (Harry Potter #8); by J.K. Rowling [1/31] ♥♥♥
❖ Read a Children's or Young Adult book
✓ Bridge to Terabithia; by Katherine Paterson [1/24] ♥♥♥♥♥
❖ Read a book where a character works in the fashion industry (model also counts!)
❖ Read a book where a character goes on television
❖ Read a book where a character goes into business for themselves, or creates something to sell
❖ Read a book where a character helps a person in need or works for a charity
❖ Read a book where a bombing occurs or where a character decorates something outside

Scale Your TBR Mountain
Duration: 6.1.2018 - 5.31.2019 | Level: Valley Wanderer | Progress: 2/24 | Completed:

June
✓ 1. The Buried Giant; by Kazuo Ishiguro (added 6/21/2015) ♥♥♥♥♥ [6/30]
✓ 2. Golden Son (Red Rising #2); by Pierce Brown (added 6/29/2015) ♥♥♥♥ [6/26]



July
1. The Brimstone Wedding; by Barbara Vine (added 7/2/2015)
2. Tjuvarnas marknad; by Jan Guillou (added 7/2/2016)



August
1. The Copper Beech; by Maeve Binchy (added 8/3/2015)
2. The Canterville Ghost; by Oscar Wilde (added 8/4/2015)

September
1. I Was Here; by Gayle Forman (added 10/20/2015)
2. The Road; by Cormac McCarthy (added 8/4/2011)

October
1. One Small Act of Kindness; by Lucy Dillon (added 10/20/2015)
2. Låt den rätte komma in; by John Ajvide Lindqvist (added 10/30/2015)

November
1. Eleanor & Park; by Rainbow Rowell (added 12/2/2016)
2. Mörkrädd; by Andreas Roman (added 12/25/2015)



December
1. Walking Back to Happiness; by Lucy Dillon (added 12/10/2015)
2. Windflowers; by Tamara McKinley (added 12/2/2016)



January
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February
1. Peter Pan; by J.M. Barrie (added 2/24/2011)
2. High Fidelity; by Nick Hornby (added 2/24/2011)

March
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April
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May
1. A Tale of Two Cities; by Charles Dickens (added 5/4/2011)
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Scale Your TBR Mountain
Duration: 1.1.2020 - 12.31.2020 | Level: Valley Wanderer | Progress: 3/24 | Completed:

January
✓ 1. Firestorm; by Tamara McKinley (added 1/5/2015) ♥♥♥ (read 1/10/2020)
✓ 2. The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon #3); by Dan Brown (added 1/17/2011) ♥♥♥♥ (read 4/7/2020)



February
1. A Short History of Nearly Everything; by Bill Bryson (added 2/24/2011)
✓ 2. Shooting Butterflies; by Marika Cobbold Hjörne (added 2/18/2016) ♥ (read 10/24/2020)



March
1. Das Parfum; by Patrick Süskind (added 3/18/2019)
2. Mad About the Boy; by Helen Fielding (added 3/22/2016)



April
1. Jakten på tillvaron eller att leva i harmoni; by Gunilla Haglundh (added 4/2/2016)
2. The Four Agreements; by Miguel Angel Ruiz (added 4/18/2019)



May
1. About A Boy; by Nick Hornby (added 5/4/2011)
2. Goldenhand; by Garth Nix (added 5/31/2016)



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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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January Dusty Bookshelf
Duration: 1.1.2020 - 1.31.2020 | Progress: 1/3 | Completed:

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☘KathyD’s☘ chose for me:
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I chose for Debbie Doc:
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2021's Practical(ly Fun) New Year's Resolutions
Duration: 1.1.2021 - 12.31.2021 | Progress: 0

Rules:
No page limit.
MC = main character
Re-reads and audio books are okay.
Accomplish as many as you want! No goals here :)

Prompts:
(view spoiler)[1. Stop doom scrolling on Twitter. Read a book:
a. with tagged 'apocalyptic' or 'post-apocalyptic'
b. on a device (not a hard copy or audio book)
c. with a bird on the cover or is important to the story

2. Live my best life and only buy pants with no buttons or zippers. Read a book:
a. read a memoir or biography
b. you purchased
c. set before zippers were invented (1851)

3. Cultivate the confidence of Kanye West. Read a book:
a. where the MC gardens
b. where the MC has a lot of confidence
c. set west of where you live

4. Go vegan for six months and inevitably give up. Read a book:
a. with a lot plants on the cover
b. the 6th book of a series
c. try again to read a book you DNF

5. Sign up for a marathon that I bravely will not actually run. Read a book:
a. for a different challenge that you signed up for
b. the author's initials are in MARATHON
b. where the MC shows bravery

6. Unfollow all the Kardashians but kontinue to keep up. Read a book:
a. by an author whose works you haven't read in a while
b. the MC's last name begins with 'K'
c. the newest book of a series

7. Remember to make overnight oats the night before even though I know I won’t want to eat them in the morning. Read a book:
a. where it is nighttime on the cover
b. written in the first-person POV
c. in a genre that you don't care for

8. Go on a vitamin and supplement shopping spree and finish at least one bottle before I give up. Read a book:
a. a self-help book
b. with 'spree' in the text of the book
c. a standalone

9. Buy all leftover 2020 calendars and burn them. Read a book:
a. you purchased for someone else
b. published in 2020
c. where something important gets burned

10. Go outside. Among people. Read a book:
a. with an outdoor scene on the cover
b. with a title that begins with a letter in AMONG ('An' or 'An' works :)
c. with more than two people on the cover

11. Relearn social cues after a year at home. Read a book:
a. again (re-read a book)
b. with a very social MC
c. with a house on the cover

12. Stop lying to myself about following New Year’s resolutions. Read a book:
a. where a lie is the basis of the book
b. of an author that you follow
c. set in January

13. Go viral on TikTok. Read a book:
a. by an author that is new to you
b. that is very popular (100,000+ ratings)
c. with a title that begins with a 'T' ('The' works :)

14. Make a viral reel making fun of TikTok. Read a book:
a. that has been 'shared' (recommended) to you
b. where there is dancing (reel - a Scottish folk dance)
c. with a author's first or last name begins with 'T'

15. Turn all my high heel shoes into flats. Read a book:
a. that you own
b. that is 10th or higher in a series
c. where the MC lives in a flat or apartment

16. Refuse to acknowledge the entirety of 2020 during social gatherings. Read a book:
a. that you consider is a guilty pleasure
b. that you purchased in 2020
c. where the MC participates in a social gathering

17. Tattoo “New Year, New Me (JK)” on my arm. Read a book:
a. where the MC has tattoos
b. where the MC reinvents himself/herself
c. where the MC goes around 'armed' (carries a gun or knife)

18. Never take HomeGoods trips for granted ever again. Read a book:
a. with 'Never' or 'Ever" in the title
b. that you think might be really good (5 stars)
c. set in New Hampshire, Vermont, or Maine (I looked up the definition of 'grant' for an idea for a reading task. Apparently a grant is a geographical subdivision in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. I learn so much creating reading challenges. :)

19. Unfriend every person who shares their unsolicited diet or exercise regimen. Read a book:
a. where the MC has to block a person from their life
b. with one person on the cover
c. where the MC exercises a lot

20. Take more days off and turn Slack off my phone when I do. Read a book:
a. with 'business' in the text of the book
b. with 'communication' in the text of the book
c. with 'platform' in the text of the book

21. Become the GOAT at sarcasm. Read a book:
a. that a friend considers the greatest (gave 5 stars to)
b. with 'Of' or 'All' in the title
c. time travel book

22. Follow Gina Linetti’s advice and turn my tweets into a book. Read a book:
a. where the MC's first name begins with a 'G'
b. where the MC gives advice
c. an epistolary novel

23. Stop buying up all the butternut squash gnocchi at Trader Joe’s as soon as they restock. Leave some for the other shoppers. Read a book:
a. with a vegetable on the cover
b. where a real store is mentioned
c. where the MC goes shopping

24. Share my New Year’s Eve champagne. Read a book:
a. set in December
b. all the letters of EVE in the title
c. where the MC drinks champagne

25. Have eyebrows as symmetrical as a Wes Anderson movie. Read a book:
a. with 'eyebrows' in the text (must be plural)
b. from a duology
c. that has been made into a movie

26. Keep kicking ass and taking names because detailed record-keeping is important. Read a book:
a. from the Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction list
b. with a person's name in the title
c. where the MC keeps a record of something

27. To do so much yoga my friends begin to hate me. Read a book:
a. from your 'to do' list (TBR list)
b. where yoga is mentioned
c. begin a series (read the first book)

28. Help all my friends gain ten pounds so I look skinnier. Read a book:
a. about friendship
b. published in 1810, 1910, or 2010
c. where a character is described as skinny

29. Read more so I’m going to turn the subtitles on, on my TV. Read a book:
a. with a verb in the title
b. with a subtitle
c. where the MC watches TV

30. Wake up before 4 p.m. and use more chapstick. Read a book:
a. that was published before you were born
b. the 4th book in a series
c. where a registered trademarked item is mentioned, i.e.; Chapstick, Dumpster, Kleenex

31. Come to terms with the fact that John Mayer is in his 40s. Read a book:
a. where the MC attends college or university
b. a non-fiction
c. with a character named John in the story

32. Don’t text the boy back. Read a book:
a. with an apostrophe in the title
b. written by a male author
c. where you only see the back on a person on the cover

33. Find a way to love you more. Read a book:
a. where the MC gets lost
b. that is tagged 'romance'
c. that is an extra book in the series (0.5, 2.5, 4.5)

34. Stop making lists. Read a book:
a. the last book of series
b. a word with 'ing' in the title
c. from the first 5 pages of Best Books Ever list

35. Eat more Taco Bell. Read a book:
a. where the MC is a cook/chef/baker
b. set in Mexico or with a Mexican character in it
c. with a metallic object on the cover

36. Stay in the bathroom while I brush my teeth. Read a book:
a. where the MC stays near their home during the story
b. with 'bathroom' in the text
c. that has been tagged 'clean'

37. Stop drinking orange juice after I’ve brushed my teeth. Read a book:
a. with something drinkable on the cover
b. with all the letters of JUICE in the title
c. with an MC that smiles a lot

38. Stop licking frozen flagpoles. Read a book:
a. with prepared food on the cover
b. set during the wintertime
c. with 'flag' in the text of the book

39. Stop making resolutions. Read a book:
a. just because you want to
b. for no reason
c. that is not on your TBR list (hide spoiler)]