I'm doing Winter Reading Challenge for Dementia UK
This winter, I'm reading and raising funds to help ensure no family faces dementia alone. I'm taking on the challenge for Dementia UK, the specialist dementia nursing charity, and would be grateful for your support.
Your donation, big or small, makes a difference. £33 could fund a new dementia specialist Admiral Nurse to spend an hour helping a family in the community, offering practical solutions and emotional support to cope with their loved one’s distressed behaviour.
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Day 27.
Wednesday 7th Oct I enjoyed a few more pages out of The Count of Monte Cristo and Queenie Is Working On It. 📖❤️
Day 26.
Tuesday 6th Oct Today I read a bit from each of my books in rotation: The Count of Monte Cristo, Queenie Is Working On It and Entitlement. 📖❤️
Day 25.
Tuesday 6th Oct I read some more of the Count of Monte Cristo yesterday. I'm nearly halfway through. 📖❤️
Day 25.
Sunday 4th Oct I finished the chapter I started yesterday doom The Count of Monte Cristo. 📖❤️
Day 24.
Sunday 4th Oct A busy day yesterday so only managed a few pages from The Count of Monte Cristo. 📖❤️
Day 23.
Friday 2nd Oct I started a new book today - Queenie Is Working On It - which I read during my time under the dryer at hair appointment. I also read more of the Count of Monte Cristo. 📖❤️
Day 22.
Thursday 1st Oct Read a good chunk from The Count of Monte Cristo today. 📖❤️
Week 3.
Thursday 1st Oct Total pages read this week: 170
Day 21.
Wednesday 30th Sep Yesterday I read a short chapter from The Count of Monte Cristo. 📖❤️
Day 20.
Monday 28th Sep One chapter from Entitlement after a long day. 📖❤️
Day 19.
Monday 28th Sep Yesterday I jumped back into The Count of Monte Cristo and read 2 chapters. 📖❤️
Day 18.
Monday 28th Sep A very busy Saturday, so managed a chapter from Entitlement. 📖❤️
Day 17.
Friday 25th Sep Continued with a chapter from The Count of Monte Cristo. 📖❤️
Day 16.
Thursday 24th Sep I'm still very invested in The Count of Monte Cristo so got through a few more chapters this evening. I also want to get Entitlement finished, so read a chapter of that book too. 📖❤️
Day 15.
Wednesday 23rd Sep More chapters from the Count of Monte Cristo. I'm interested to see how the book maintains the pace and storyline, as it is so long. I'm still enjoying it though. 📖❤️
Week 2.
Tuesday 22nd Sep Total pages read this week: 146
Day 14.
Tuesday 22nd Sep I enjoyed more chapters from The Count of Monte Cristo. There are 1243 pages in this book and I've just finished page 285. 📖❤️
Day 13.
Monday 21st Sep After a long day, I got through a couple of chapters of The Count of Monte Cristo. 📖❤️
Day 11 and Day 12.
Monday 21st Sep A busy weekend so di6get a chance to post an update. I read a few chapters from The Count of Monte Cristo. 📖❤️
Day 10.
Friday 18th Sep I wasn't feeling too well today, so managed two chapters from Entitlement and a chapter from The Count of Monte Cristo. 📖❤️
Day 9.
Thursday 17th Sep Another long day today, so I only managed a short chapter from Entitlement. 📖❤️
Day 8.
Thursday 17th Sep Yesterday I managed to get through two chapters of The Count of Monte Cristo. I learnt what abbé means as chapter 17 is called The Abbé's Chamber and I had to know! 📖❤️
Week 1.
Tuesday 15th Sep Total pages read: 241
Day 7.
Tuesday 15th Sep After a very long and demanding day, I didn't have the capacity to read much. I managed to finish a chapter from The Count of Monte Cristo. 📖❤️
Day 6.
Monday 14th Sep I had the pleasure of participating in the online Quiet Moment hosted by the author Dorothy Koomson for National Quiet Day. There were around 30 of us taking part in a 30 minute quiet reading session. Some of us stayed on for an extra 15 minutes and then had a chat afterwards. 📖❤️
Day 5.
Sunday 13th Sep Today I read a few pages that remained in a chapter from Entitlement, and a few chapters from The Count of Monte Cristo. 📖❤️
Day 4.
Sunday 13th Sep Yesterday, I took a train to the Book Extravaganza in Kins Heath, and used the opportunity to get sone reading done.
Day 3.
Saturday 12th Sep I read a couple of chapters from The Count of Monte Cristo and a couple from Entitlement. 📖❤️
Day 2.
Thursday 10th Sep While waiting for my windscreen to be replaced I was able to get some reading done.
Day 1.
Wednesday 9th Sep To kick off the challenge, I spread my reading across three books. I'm a book hopper anyway, and alternate between books depending on my mood.
Reason why.
Wednesday 9th Sep I had an elderly neighbour who would knock on my door in the middle of the night or the crack of dawn asking if I had seen her dog. I would walk her home and she would talk to me about her swimming lessons, and how her dad would tell her off if her trousers were wet. She would also ask me to tell her dad that she came to my house after school so she wouldn't get in trouble for not going straight home.Thank you to my Sponsors
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