Woo! You guys are ah-mazing!!! You make my judging job so difficult because every. single. post is beautiful and thoughtful. I get so excited hearing about what you're reading and your stories about the places in your lives - some of them may seem commonplace to you, but they're extraordinary for me! Thank you to everyone who upvoted, promoted, and participated in this contest! You at least made this one person's life brighter!
Decisions have once again been made, and prizes doled out, so here's the wrap-up:
's photos capture the essence of a classic reading experience. This time, it's escaping from the bustle of daily life with a thoughtful novel on a park bench. mentioned that her friend Miguel would wait until she was relaxed and into the book before snapping the photo, a great strategy for any of us who are camera-shy.
made creative use of a bestseller to get out of a treacherous situation. You never know just how that book you're carrying around might come in handy!
, recruited her friend and fellow reader to join this contest last time. During this round, we got the bonus treat of seeing one adventure reader in another's post! Woah! Together, they're a wonderful part of the community. They're both very consistent commenters and their posts are lots of fun to read, and goes the extra mile in the analysis of the books he reads - he should have a whole book review blog! Also, after both of their recommendations, I'm convinced I need to read a Katzenbach thriller. I'm also giving a 1.5 SBD bonus for her consistent awesomeness.
As promised, I also 100% upvoted every participating post (as far as I know - let me know if I missed yours because I obviously didn't go on Steemit very consistently - shame on me!).
So as not to keep everyone in the dark, these are the things I've been up to: reading (including adventure reading of course), programming a tool for authors, exercising 60+ minutes a day with Darebee and Zombies, Run!, building a home studio by hand, producing a musical podcast, volunteering at therapeutic horseback riding, playing VR games with friends, walking strangers' dogs, doing the usual cooking and cleaning, and... watching inane Youtube videos (mostly construction tutorials).
Progress has been really slow on all my projects, most days are gray and rainy, and I feel pressured to stabilize everything before traveling again... But I'm still learning lots of news skills and counting the days until I can feeling confident enough to get back to writing.
I LOVE hosting this contest, and it makes my entire day to read your posts, so I will be back! Watch out for further announcements, but my current plan is to host #4 starting on April 8.
Until then, have fun reading lots and lots! :D
- Katie,
