Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon: April 2026- Hours 1-6

Pictures taken:

What I've done while reading:

Ate breakfast! Watered my plants. Played some phone games. I sat outside in the hammock for a bit, did some cleaning, made lunch. 

Was going to play Sims but it's being dumb

Hour 1:

Hour 2:
Are you planning on reading outside?

Technically I was reading while watering my plants. But it is supposed to storm later so I'll sit outside then.

Hour 3:

Hour 3: Favorite readathon traditions. Whether during Dewey's or not, what are some of your favorite traditions, personal guidelines, or tricks you like to return to?

I love to play games while I listen to my books. I also like to take a bath later in the day! It usually wakes me up when I get sleepy.

I like to read short books and see how many I can get done in the 24 hours. I would LOVE to read at least 20!

Hour 4:

Hour 4: Have you finished any books?

As of hour 3 and then by the end of hour 4 I was 5 books in.

Hour 5:

Hour 5: Are you naturally a night owl or a morning lark (morning person)? When is your best time of day for focused reading?

I'm some sort of perpetually tired pigeon tbh... 
I have bad insomnia and am NOT a morning person, but I don't read much at night. I have a hard time focusing when I'm awake but tired.

 

Hour 6:

Hour 6- Are you including crafts or other hobbies in your readathon day today?

I'll be playing minecraft, sims, or animal crossing I'm sure. 

Favorite read so far:

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon: April 2026- Intro Post

 

It's that time of year again! The SPRING Dewey's 24 hour readathon! Aaaaaahhhh. I am so excited, there's something just so amazing about reading ALL day and getting all excited for it!
This year I even got a shirt custom made! This is the design, obviously going full goblin mode this year.

John said he is going to watch the girls so I don't have to stop reading, but we both know that, as a parent, I will definitely be distracted and helping with the girls. I will also probably read to them! Indie REALLY loves to read. 

Introduction:

What fine part of the world are you reading from today?:
Texas!

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

Uuuuuhm.

Which snacks are you most looking forward to?:

So we've started doing family nights on Saturday's and because this falls on a Saturday I decided to make a themed family night too.

So I think out of ALL of the snacks I'm mostly looking forward to Katniss bread and goat cheese, The Very Hungry Caterpillar's fruit salad, the butterbeer floats (Harry Potter), and the Dragon's Love Tacos mini tacos. I also love my peanut MnMs and gardettos!     

Tell us a little something about yourself!:

I'm a stay at home homeschooling mama. I have 5 kids! Finn (12), two angel babies (Greyson and Henry), and two adopted daughters, Indie-Jo, and Juniper. 
I'm a photographer, gamer, bibliophile, horror buff, I love to make lists and take notes ALL the time.. Uhm, I also love to garden! That's my newest hobby! I love seeing things I planted as a seed growing! I will probably garden while reading, because I have a bunch of seedlings that need planted. 

Here are the books I hope to finish this readathon: 

(They're all really short- 2.5 Hours and under on 3x speed.) I'm actually KINDA cheating because I'm starting tonight (It's Friday) and reading ALL day tomorrow and then some Sunday until I get through ALL of these short books. I think it's like 36 hours of reading total. And I should get through 2/3 of it on Saturday.