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Team DIY Disaster




💥 Eldarwen (Captain)
💥 Sammy (Co-Captain)
💥 Elen
💥 Dawn
💥 CB
💥 Heli
💥 SandyL
💥 Rina
💥 Jade
💥 Heather
💥Cris
💥 Claire
💥 christene_littlelibrary




Team Spreadsheet:
Challenge Status Spreadsheet:

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All about Boring Wheel of Life, aka THE RULES

Team Spreadsheet:
Coundowns are included on the first page of the team sheet!!
Rounds start/end at 9pm UK time. Challenge starts on 12th October!
Challenge Status Spreadsheet:

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ROUND FOUR

Spell-Out is: School Forms


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Member Shelves
📚 Eldarwen
📚 Sammy
📚 Elen
📚 Dawn
📚 CB
📚 Heli
📚 SandyL
📚 Rina
📚 Jade
📚 Heather
📚 Cris
📚 Claire
📚 christene_littlelibrary


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Bonus points
To brighten your multi-tasking lives a tiny bit, each book used in the spell-out might also work for bonus points:

- 5 points for books published more than 2 years ago
- 10 points for books published more than 50 years ago
- 20 points for books over 100 years old
- 5 points for books over 400 pages
- 10 points for books over 600 pages
- 20 points for books over 800 pages

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Sample Completion Post

Bookcover (please add especially for the colour cover tasks)
Book: the edition you have actually read (for audios, use the default)
Date Read:
Pages:
--> and (!) for any books tagged Childrens' or Poetry etc, please indicate that you have verified the wordcount
Rating: optional but could lead to interesting discussion :-)

Bonus: (not needed if your book doesn't work for these)
- publication date
- etc

Spell-Out:
- please add name AND surname every time (unless one of them is not mentioned)
- please add ALL options the books work for (this will allow captains to move things around if necessary)

The Administrative Mini Challenge



This is an optional mini challenge for Boring Life Wheel, which will run from 26th October 9pm UK time until the end of the challenge.

A lot of people do not like paperwork. Of any kind. Yet needs must. So in order to get your office space, and the boxes you hid away in the attic, and the folders that are gathering mold on the shelves, and all those other hidey-holes you found for the paperwork you do not want to do, organised, we have a little something for you to do.

Find books that fits one of the following criteria:

- the main character works in an office
- the plot revolves around an office romance
- tagged non-fiction / nonfiction (at least 10x)
- tagged office (at least 10x)
- the main character works in finance
- the clue to solving a murder is found in paperwork
- someone is murdered in an office
- the plot revolves around white-collar crime
- letters GREY in title
- letters TAXES in title
- letters ADMIN in title



â—� bonus COFFEE-TABLE
â—� bonus QUILT

Gardening mini challenge



Prep (5 consecutive books in series):

Tend:
Find books with words in their title (or subtitle) that meet the following.
Germinate: is 6 or more letters long
Mulch: contains one of the following digraphs: CH, PH, SH, TH, WH
Weed: contains a double vowel
Pest Control: contains two letters consecutive in the alphabet (e.g AB in alphabet)
Feed: contains a double letter
Prune: can be cut to reveal a different word of at least 2 letters (e.g PRUNE - RUNE / AFFAIR - FAIR)
Deadhead: contains a repeat set of at least two letters (e.g BEGINNING repeats IN)

Bloom:
Read 10 books with colour covers (50%+) to reflect the colours in your flowers.
MUST include 1 brown and 1 green colour.

Bonus words: PIANO, VIOLIN

Feeding the family mini challenge



A: Cooking from Scratch
Find the listed food items in the text of a book; plural variants are ok, and the word found doesn't have to mean the food (e.g "it's a bit of a squash to get everyone in")

- yam
- okra


B: Let's Just Get a Takeaway!
Read books with country tags (at least 5) (yes, we know Hawai'i isn't a country anymore):

- Mexico
- India
- Japan - Claimed by Jade
- Thailand
- Korea (South Korea and North Korea will also work)
- Nigeria
- Jamaica
- Bangladesh - claimed by Dawn
- Hawaii
- Fried Chicken - needs "Southern Gothic" tag


Bonus words: VINEGAR, LOBSTER

Ways to relax:

- where the title includes the letters PARK
- with author initials in KNITTING - Claimed by CB




â—� Each task will earn 5 points.
â—� 5 bonus points if a book used for this mini ALSO contains either of the words PANTS or CHIPMUNK.
â—� Captains are to use their discretion whether a book fits a task or not.
â—� Standard rules apply.
â—� Books used for this mini must also be used for the spell-out.
â—� Books can be started at any point since the beginning of the Boring Life Wheel challenge, but only books finished after 23rd November 9pm UK time will count for this mini. AND your team must have already competed all 3 existing minis at least once.
â—� Spreadsheets will be updated for the Captains to update and track the teams points.
â—� This mini can't be repeated; there are 25 bonus points if you complete it

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Hello and welcome to Team DIY Disaster!!

I'm sure you all have all been in such a situation at least once, even if it was just trying to glue something together and somehow everything stuck, just not the things you actually wanted to glue together.

Some of us - looking at you Sammy *grin* - have had more serious do-it-yourself disasters, not always through their own fault.

If you want to share one such disaster, feel free to do so! ;-)

Anyway, why are we here? To read books! And to play the game of the Boring Wheel of Life!



Most of you will probably know the Wheel challenge. Some of you might not. Wheel-a-Thon is a fairly easy and straightforward challenge. You read what you enjoy while hunting for the letters needed for our spell-out in title or author/character names :-)

However, one way or another - and I cannot stretch this enough - read the rules, carefully. If you're uncertain, read them again. If you're still uncertain, feel free to ask us captains, we are here to answer any and all questions :-)

Aside from the Wheel spell-out, you can participate in reading the Books of the Month, answering questions to collect even more points for the team.

And then, there are some extra tasks that are there for the fun of it, to make it interesting, add a bit of a challenge and generally get us aaaall the points. So look at the publication dates of your books and the page points. The older and the bigger, the better!

Please remember to create your Wheel shelf if you haven't already done so. When you swing by, please post a link to it, thanks!

Most importantly though - and then I'm going to stop rambling, I promise - HAVE FUN!

Hello team!!

I'm Sammy, your co-captain this challenge. I currently live in Yorkshire (UK), and am looking forward to playing with you all this Wheel!

Let's get the disclaimer out of the way:

I have been known to post the occasional bit of *ahem* reading inspiration in the form of pictures of pretty people (always people who have chosen to be in the public eye, and never anything any more revealing than you'd find on a book cover). If you feel uncomfortable with this, please let me know and I'll put them behind a spoiler tag. Conversely, if you wish to see pictures of specific individuals, sing out and I shall see what I can find.

(please note: For those who played along with Thirst Games during the previous NBRC challenge, it won't be anything like that! It's a heck of a lot of work and probably not a good idea while also captaining. I need time to read! 😆. Besides, since it was based on The Hunger Games, anually makes more sense, no?)


With that out of the way... Guess who is currently in the midst of a DIY disaster? (though admittedly, the disasters were what we uncovered when we ripped the old kitchen out. It's considerably less disasterous right now!) I'm really looking forward to when it's all done though!

My shelf: /review/list...

Hi everyone checking in

I'm Christene from PH, 28 years old, and a mom of a year old girl. I'm an Occupational Therapist in hospital setting. I usually read almost any genre but my preferred are fantasy, thriller and romance. I loved team challenges but I'm a moody reader so I don’t usually plan my books for the week but I make sure that books fits the tasks as much as possible. So I might put books here and there.

Nice meeting y'all. I am excited and can't wait to get started.

Here's my shelf: z-wheel-a-thon-9

Hi Christene!

I wish I could just pick up whatever book I wanted at the time, but if I don't plan everything out I get all itchy-scratchy! Especially when I'm doing several challenges at once and need to figure out how to make it all fit 😆

Hello and welcome to the team!

I'm not a planner either hehe. The only thing I "plan" are my book club books (one a month), and from time to time a BOM. The rest is whatever catches my fancy and fits the team challenge.

Hi everyone!

I'm Elen (she/her/hers), 28 years old and a medical laboratory scientist from Estonia.
I can't wait to start reading with you all, have a good time and some "nice" pictures to look at (@Sammy - Maybe some eye-candy Korean man to add to your list).

Right now, I read mostly thriller/mystery/crime, a little fantasy, and sci-fi. Previously fantasy was my main genre to read, but in the past years, I have been in a fantasy slump. And my least favourite genre is romance (romance as a subgenre is okay).


My Wheel shelf: ·É³ó±ð±ð±ô-¾±³æ-2024â€�

Hello hello Elen :-)

Hey Elen, been a while!

I think Claire will concur with the Korean thing... 😉

We have our word for Round One:


LOFT CONVERSION


Lots of Os, but at least no other difficult letters! :-)

It would be... O is the letter I'm currently low on, lol I have One!

As soon as kitchen reno is done, I'm gonna assess the finances and buy all the books 😆

I do however have a 600-page N book in the wings, so that's a score! �

That's definitely a score hehe. Preferably also published before 2021 at least? ;-)

I'm going to read the BOM that starts on 16th Oct, so we have an O covered with the author name.

Hello, checking in!

I love that this is the team I'm in- currently in the middle of a kitchen renovation too and it's gone all sorts of sideways. Currently have 1 lightbulb, no ceiling and a corner of rubble to cook around :D

I'm Dawn, 31 years old, living down in Hampshire and buying too many books to keep up with. Tend to plan my books a couple of weeks in advance, as my Mum and I often try to read the same ones to discuss in our next call. Avid fantasy reader but currently trying out new genres, like Sci Fi and historically based ones.

Look forward to playing with you all!

Book shelf here

Hmmm pics- still have a soft spot for Henry Cavill

Eldarwen wrote: "That's definitely a score hehe. Preferably also published before 2021 at least? ;-)

I'm going to read the BOM that starts on 16th Oct, so we have an O covered with the author name.

[bookcover:The..."

Unfortunately not, but I need it for another challenge, so will take the big book bonus anyway �

I'll be reading a heap of classics, don't worry, lol

No such thing as too many books!! ;-)

But let me ask you this: Henry Cavill as Geralt or...?

Your kitchen cooking corner sounds fab, by the way.

Dawn wrote: "Hello, checking in!

I love that this is the team I'm in- currently in the middle of a kitchen renovation too and it's gone all sorts of sideways. Currently have 1 lightbulb, no ceiling and a corne..."

At least you can cook! I have a bare-bones room atm, but hubby has started building cabinets now, worktops are getting delivered Friday and oven is coming Sunday. I expect it to be another week or two until it's done at least, but I planned ahead and have a huge freezer full of meals I cooked previously that we've been zapping in the microwave at meal times �

Hello everyone !
Nice to see some familiar names in this team 😊😊
And very nice to see some new ones too. Wheels is my favorite reading challenge, so of course I jumped on it as soon as I saw it was happening.

I'm Claire from Brussels. I read a lot of books, no surprise there.
I mostly read romance, of all genre (Contemporary Romance, Sport Romance, MM Romance, Fantasy Romance etc.) but I also like a bit of Fantasy in the mix and a bit of scifi. As well as some classics here and there.

The challenge starts a bit at a bad time for me, as I just changed jobs last week, and I contracted Covid today. Literally, symptoms started today and I feel pretty shitty. I hope it won't stop me from reading too much... The fever is not exactly helping makes sense of what I read. 😅😅😅 Let's just hope it'll be over soon.

Here is my shelf : Challenge-Wheel9

Sammy wrote: "Hey Elen, been a while!

I think Claire will concur with the Korean thing... 😉"

Yep, totally concur on that one !

Eldarwen wrote: "No such thing as too many books!! ;-)

But let me ask you this: Henry Cavill as Geralt or...?

Your kitchen cooking corner sounds fab, by the way."

Started as his character from the Tudors but Geralt of Rivia did steal my heart :D

Haha thank you, making it work!

Eldarwen wrote: "No such thing as too many books!! ;-)

But let me ask you this: Henry Cavill as Geralt or...?

Your kitchen cooking corner sounds fab, by the way."

Any Cavill for me. that guy is my celebrity crush. He's good in everything !!

Sammy wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Hello, checking in!

I love that this is the team I'm in- currently in the middle of a kitchen renovation too and it's gone all sorts of sideways. Currently have 1 lightbulb, no ceilin..."

Ooo amazing, let us know how it progresses

Claire wrote: "Hello everyone !
Nice to see some familiar names in this team 😊😊
And very nice to see some new ones too. Wheels is my favorite reading challenge, so of course I jumped on it as soon as I saw it wa..."

Oh no hope you get better soon!!

thanks Dawn

Dawn wrote: " buying too many books to keep up with. "

Sounds familiar. 😅😅😅

Heya Claire! :-D

Bah, that sucks. The Covid fever thing, I mean. Not the job switching. I hope that is going well and that you're happy with the change!

Claire wrote: "Any Cavill for me. that guy is my celebrity crush. He's good in everything !!"

He's very changeable, that's for sure!
I'm always surprised when I finally recognise him somewhere (Mission Impossible: Fallout, for example) only to wonder why it took me so long.

Hi, I am Rina from Switzerland.

I read all genres, my favorite ones are Urban Fantasy and Dystopia.

My bookshelf: Link

Claire wrote: "Hello everyone !
Nice to see some familiar names in this team 😊😊
And very nice to see some new ones too. Wheels is my favorite reading challenge, so of course I jumped on it as soon as I saw it wa..."

Oh, no, I hope you get better soon!

Hello and welcome! :-)

Dawn wrote: "Started as his character from the Tudors but Geralt of Rivia did steal my heart :D

Haha thank you, making it work!
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I love Witcher universe, Witcher 3 is my favorite game of all times, but that series is awful; the only good thing there was Henry Cavill, he really tried to save it :-)

Oh no Claire! Feel better soon!

Hi Rina, long time no see, My hubby and daughter have played the Witcher games and enjoyed them. I've not gotten around to it yet (It would mean playing something other than 7 Days to Die, which tends to be our default de-stress option. Nothing like whacking zombies in the head with a baseball bat to vent your frustrations 😆)

I really need to continue reading the Witcher books one of these days...

Thank you guys !

Sammy wrote: "I really need to continue reading the Witcher books one of these days..."

Same...
Maybe I'll put them on my Cleaning the TBR Closet list for next year :-) At least a couple. I may have to reread those I've already read as well since it's been quite a while.

Would you recommend delving into the Witcher book series? I enjoyed the Witcher 3 game and the TV show, of course ;)

I always recommend the book over spin-off media. No matter how good the adaptations, the books are almost always better 😊

That is most true hehe. Though I do have to admit that I enjoy the series. Whenever I even catch a glimpse of it, I have "Toss a coin to your witcher" stuck in my head... :-p

Hey team! I'm Cris, from midwestern US. I'm married, mom to a college kid (a senior who is about to start adulting) and two spoiled poodles.

I read a lot of mysteries of all kinds... classic, cozy, thrillers. I do branch out to general/book club type fiction, and I definitely read by the season. Beach reads in summer, cozy holiday reads in winter. Right now, definitely in my spooky season era!

Looking forward to Wheel, I love the "read what you want" aspect of it because I am definitely a mood reader!

Hi Cris, welcome aboard!

Hi guys! I'm Heli from Finland. I'm married with two grown boys. I work erratic hours in a care home for the disabled.

My favorite books are mysteries, thrillers and suspense. I do read a wide variety of other genres too, like fantasy and sci-fi. Not much of a romance reader, though.

I look forward to reading with you.

My shelf: wheel9