Michelle's 50/50 Challenge
65 Movies, 40 Books

Well I made a good attempt at the 50/50 Challenge and feel I have succeeded, regardless of not getting to 50 books.  40 is still quite an accomplishment.  I told one friend and she was so shocked and felt that was something she could never accomplish in one year.  

So kudos to me and a pat on the back!  I’ll attempt to keep up with the books and incorporate them more into my life, which really shouldn’t be hard since I love to read.  Movies are easy peasy!

Happy New Years and hoping 2013 will be a hell of a better and healthy year for all….2012 was a rough one!  Cheers!

5 months ago
The year is coming to a close fast!

51 movies and 34 books!  Movies are done and growing, but 50 books still seems  far off.  I’m hoping to get to 40 books.  That will still be quite an accomplishment.

I’m currently laid up, literally  from foot surgery this past Monday.  I’ve read two+ books this week, which helps with my current total.   But I’ve discovered a great series on Netflix, Breaking Bad.  I’m addicted to it and instead of reading or cleaning my much avoided desk for months, I’m watching the series.  Good thing I only have 5 more episodes until I’m caught up, maybe then I can read more and clean that desk!!

If I went and found those “partially” read books and finished them, my numbers would probably grow.  Sigh, oh well….this challenge has been great and glad I have kept to it, regardless of where I end up.

7 months ago
I succumbed to the series

Front Cover

7 months ago
Half way

So I’m falling behind on the books, it’s summer after all.  I’ve been out riding my bike most weekends and even some week days.  Complete my first metric century in June.  That’s 62 miles…yes on a bike and no I was not sore.  

Hoping to catch up a bit.  I don’t know if it’s cheating, but reading the Plum series is helping a bit.  Haven’t had much time and life has been stressful.  Did I mention work is going to be laying off people soon?   No one knows who yet, details to be worked out, but 270 are going across the board.  In the interim, we are all on pins and needles.  All I can say is I have a job at least until August and hope for longer.

I’m at 35 movies and 20 books.  

11 months ago
Movie Update
1 year ago
Falling behind

Falling behind with the challenge, specifically the books.  Thought I’d get several read on vacation, but needless to say, I didn’t.  Had too much fun! 

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1 year ago

Great line in a book I just finished:  “Hormones are nature’s three bottles of beer.”  Somehow, I understand this completely, especially with the hormones issues I’ve been having lately. 

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1 year ago
Michi’s 50/50 Challenge
Michi’s 50/50 Challenge

Books

  1. The Taker by Alma Katsu
  2. The Affair by Lee Child
  3. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
  4. Why Him? Why Her? by Helen Fisher
  5. High Five by Janet Evanovich
  6. Bonk, The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
  7. With Friends Like These by Sally Koslow
  8. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
  9. Without Fail by Lee Child
  10. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
  11. Realities of Foreign Service Life, Volume 1 Edited by Melissa Brayer Hess
  12. Seven up by Janet Evanovich
  13. Realities of Foreign Service Life, Volume 2 Edited by Melissa Brayer Hess
  14. The Girl From Junchow by Kate Furnivall
  15. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
  16. Sunstorm by Asa Larrson
  17. To The Nines by Janet Evanovich
  18. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
  19. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
  20. The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly
  21. Moment of Truth by Lisa Scottoline
  22. 50 Shades of Grey by EL James
  23. 50 Shades Darker by EL James
  24. 50 shades Freed by EL James
  25. Career Diplomacy by H. Kopp
  26. Sky of Red Poppies by Zohreh Ghahremani
  27. Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich
  28. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
  29. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
  30. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
  31. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
  32. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
  33. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
  34. Finger Lickin Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
  35. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
  36. The King of Torts by John Grisham
  37. Dark Secrets by Gillian Flynn
  38. Smokin Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
  39. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
  40. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
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1 year ago
Michi’s 50/50 Challenge
Michi’s 50/50 Challenge

Movies

  1. Shame
  2. Kinky Boots
  3. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  4. Catfish
  5. Mammoth
  6. One Day
  7. The Ides of March
  8. Splice
  9. Humble Pie
  10. Howl’s Moving Castle
  11. 50/50
  12. The Devils Double
  13. Drive
  14. Friends with Benefits
  15. Anonymous
  16. The Descendants
  17. Breaking Dawn, Part 1
  18. The Artist
  19. The Rum Diary
  20. What’s Your Number?
  21. Hanna
  22. Food Matters
  23. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
  24. Forks Over Knives
  25. Cowboys & Aliens
  26. Cyrus
  27. Burlesque
  28. One for the Money
  29. The Conspirator
  30. Thor
  31. Pirahna
  32. In the Land of Blood & Honey
  33. Soul Surfer
  34. Horrible Bosses
  35. Mozart’s Sister
  36. Magic Mike
  37. Safe House
  38. Machine Gun Preacher
  39. In Time
  40. Sarah’s Key
  41. Man on a Ledge
  42. The Beginners
  43. Friends with Kids
  44. The River Murders
  45. The Separation
  46. Exit Through the Back Door
  47. Delicacy
  48. The 51/2 Year Engagement
  49. Snow White and the Huntsman
  50. Sherlock Holmes:  A Game of Shadows
  51. The Lady
  52. Skyfall
  53. Argo
  54. Silver Linings Playbook
  55. The Raven
  56. Twilight, the last one
  57. Wild Target
  58. Jeff Who Lived at Home
  59. The Hit List
  60. Dark Shadows
  61. Lincoln Blvd.
  62. Lincoln
  63. Miral
  64. Ruby Sparks
  65. The Hunger Games
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1 year ago
Yay, was able to upload this one!

Yay, was able to upload this one!

1 year ago