Lexi Middleton

September Reading Challenge

I'm taking on a Reading Challenge in September for Teenage Cancer Trust

This September, I'm taking on my own reading challenge and raising funds to help ensure no young person faces cancer alone.
 Each day I will be tracking my social media screentime and however much time has been spent doomscrolling I will then be reading for that amount of time the following day. 

Teenage Cancer Trust, the only UK charity who provides specialised nursing care and support for young people with cancer. I'd be grateful for your support.
Your donation, big or small, makes a difference. £25 could pay for an hour with a Youth Support Coordinator to help a young person cope with anxiety and isolation during cancer treatment. All support counts!

Thank you x

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Reached Goal

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My Updates

19/09

Sunday 20th Sep
my screentime today was an hour and i read exactly for an hour today. 

i struggled for some reason today but i'm loving 'The Lamb' so far!

-lexi

18/09

Sunday 20th Sep
my screentime for social media was 48 mins and i read for 62 mins today.

nothing else to say, i'm too busy reading!!

-lexi

17/09

Friday 18th Sep
Both my screentime and actual reading time was 1hr 29 mins. 
I finished Carmilla, it's a very simple read, and I gave it a ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5. I'll be moving onto 'The Lamb' by Lucy Rose - love a weird girl horror book!

-lexi

16/09

Thursday 17th Sep
my social media screentime was 1hr 34 mins today (productivity is not my strong suit x), and i read for 1 hr 37 mins. 

i started re-reading carmilla by sheridan le fanu for a module i'm taking but a queer vampire classic!

-lexi

15/09

Wednesday 16th Sep
My screentime 64 minutes and I spent 72 minutes reading. 

I finished 'Lady's Knight' on my kindle and gave it a ⭐⭐/5. It was just a silly fantasy read. But I signed up to my local library and I'm locking in to find some new books to read!!

-lexi

14/09

Tuesday 15th Sep
Confession time ... i lost track of my reading today but i SWEAR i did more than 90 minutes of reading!! and i am very trustworthy. 

i was reading 'lady's knight' by amie kaufman on my kindle and will probably finish it tomorrow. 

im so sorry :((
-lexi

13/09

Monday 14th Sep
it's my mom's birthday today!!! - shout out andrea x 

my screentime was 93 minutes and i read for 95. i also finished 'i who have never known men' by jacqueline harpman and gave it a ⭐⭐⭐/5. 
i had very high expectations for this and it didn't quite reach them but still a good feminist dystopian novel. 

onto the next book!
-lexi

12/09

Sunday 13th Sep
helloooo, my social media screentime was 44 minutes, and i read for exactly 44 minutes. 

yeah ... i guess you could say im a freaking reader!

-lexi

11/09

Saturday 12th Sep
My screentime for social media was 90 minutes (again ... we don't need to talk about it). 
I read for 100 minutes today. A few days ago, I started 'I who have never known men' by Jacqueline Harpman. It's not what I expected but I'm intrigued. 

-lexi

10/09

Friday 11th Sep
Bit of a slow day today, my social media screentime was 33 mins and I read for 35. 

I did manage to buy more books though!

- lexi

09/09

Friday 11th Sep
Okay i confess that i may have lost track of my reading time but i SWEAR i read past my screen time (55 minutes). 

I finished The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad and gave it ⭐️⭐️/5. Still don’t love short stories to be honest. 

I will strive to do better in my reading tracking :((. 

-lexi

08/09

Wednesday 9th Sep
A full week of the challenge and still going strong! My screentime for social media was 20 minutes and I read for 67!
I'm hoping to finish the short stories tomorrow (i'm dragging through them currently, still not a fan)

-lexi

07/09

Tuesday 8th Sep
I was on social media for 67 minutes yesterday and I read some short stories and an e-book for 82 minutes. 

I also bought myself some books to celebrate reaching our target so i wont run out anytime soon! 

-lexi

06/09

Monday 7th Sep
EPIC NEWS!!!! 
We've reached our goal of raising £150 which is freaking nuts!! Thank you to all the epic people who have donated, I appreciate all the support. 

Today, my screentime was 47 minutes and I read for 47 minutes. I'm nothing if not precise. 

-lexi

05/09

Saturday 5th Sep
My social media screentime was 1hr 25 mins (lets not talk about that) and I read for exactly 2 hrs today!
I started a new collection of short stories (i normally hate them so giving them another go) and listened to an audio book for most of the afternoon. 

can you tell im unemployed? x 
- lexi

04/09

Friday 4th Sep
my screentime was 42 minutes and i read for exactly 42 minutes! i managed to finish Boy Parts and i gave it a ⭐⭐⭐/5. 
finished the day off with a chapter of Kitchen Confidential. 

-lexi

03/09

Friday 4th Sep
My screentime was 57 mins yesterday and i spent 65 minutes reading 'Boy Parts - which I'm excited to finish cause it's stressing me out!

i'm feeling so literate rn!
- lexi

02/09

Wednesday 2nd Sep
Day two!
My screentime was only 23 minutes yesterday, and I fitted in 45 minutes of reading Eliza Clark's 'Boy Parts' today. 
I only started it Monday but I'm over halfway through! My goal is to finish it by Saturday. 

- lexi

01/09

Wednesday 2nd Sep
First day of September!

My social media screentime was 55 minutes the previous day and I spent 1 hour and 31 minutes listening to Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential (yes, I'm counting audio books!)

Excited for day 2!

- lexi

Thank you to my Sponsors

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Ben Wakefield

Yoooo Lex good job keep it up!

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Great cause, all the best xx

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Proud of you Lex - happy reading!

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Amazing Lexi! ⭐️

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