2023 Reading Journal Set Up (& 2022 Flip Through!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- New year, new reading journal, new reading challenge goal and new books to look forward to! Let's plan! Do you keep a reading journal? Let me know in the comments!
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0:00 Intro & 2022 reading journal flip through
1:48 2023 reading journal cover spread
5:40 Books read in 2023 - list spread
8:08 Reading goal bookshelf page
9:43 Anticipated releases page
10:53 Favourite books spread
13:41 Series tracker spread
14:54 Maybe next? spread (my version of a TBR)
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I’m going to do a reading journal as soon as my new notebook arrives. Mine will not be a TBD in any format. It is strictly going to capture what I have read because life is too busy right now for goals and I don’t want it to be stressful. I love your setup.
I love that Karen! Love that you aren’t putting that pressure on yourself. What’s been one of your favourite reads this year?
@@ErinSmith I like fantasy and one of my favorite books this year was Summoned by M.B. Thurman. We stayed at The Miller Tree Inn that she and her husband own in Forks, Washington in the US. I bought her book while we were there. The unfortunate thing is that I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it is the first in a series and she has not published the next book yet. I am really looking forward to reading the next one! Thankfully, the first is available on Amazon, so I assume the next one will be as well.
That’s amazing! How cool to have such a personal connection to it!
Oh Quirky Cup stickers, my dream 😭♥️ Love all the spreads, the aesthetic, so pretty!! I don't have a Reading Journal, I prefer having a Commonplace Book, less setting up of spreads, more variety of things I could put in it, be it books, movies, random ideas, collages. Happy holidays, Erin!
Thank you so much Jo Ana! The Commonplace Book is such a beautiful concept, I used to keep a digital version of something similar when I was a teenager but had no idea what to call it!
2023 numbers was so worth it
It was a process but I totally agree!
I love the color scheme/theme you’ve chosen for your reading bujo! I keep 2 reading journals. One is a bullet journal style where I track stats and reading goals like you have here, but my other reading journal is just a lined 7x9 moleskin where I write a review page of sorts for every book I read. I read between 150-200 books a year so I have definitely gotten mid-way through a book before I realized I’d already read it. Having this review journal helps me keep track of what I’ve read and why I liked/disliked it. I know Goodreads can do this too, but I LOVE paper and journals too much to just use a digital resource.
Oh my goodness, I can imagine it gets hard to keep track when you’re a prolific reader! What a great way to do it! Did you have any standout favourites this year?
@@ErinSmith I really loved the Bellinger Sisters series by Tessa Bailey, the Bromance Book Club series by Lyssa Kay Adams, and I read A Court of Mist and Fury this year and had to buy a bunch of fan art afterward because I loved the characters so much.
the theme of this journal is everything! love it!
I’m so glad you like it Katherine! 🥰😘 thanks for watching!
I don't have a reading journal but seeing all the pretty ones on yt really makes me wanna start one, even though I only read like 1 book a month lol Love how the black and pink worked together on these pages ^^
If you keep a normal bujo you could always work the book stuff into that! One book a month is still a wonderful achievement!
Erin please I'm begging do a podcast/some long form content. Your voice is so calming and I could literally listen to you talk about anything for hours.
The setup looks amazing!
You sweetheart, thank you! I was really tired when I recorded this voiceover so I actually thought it sounded a bit terrible 😅 I’d love to start a podcast! I just have no idea what I’d talk about!
I’m soo happy I found this video! I too use this notebook as my reading journal and I love it!!
Aww I’m so glad you liked it Amethyst! 🥰
loved it 😊
Love it
Nice flip. In my 2022 reading journal (first dedicated reading journal ever - Previously I used my Commonplace book and 'Books I've read in My Life' spread in my bullet journal collection), I do 1 page per 5* book rating - when I feel like it NOT every 5* book....Mostly I decorate my spreads, do a few challenges/bingos, and list reading goals, reading tips, quotes, and keep stats. I am pretty consistent about logging my nightly reading in the monthly tracker and updating my 'Booklie' bookshelf when I finish books. I don't consolidate genre stats, although i do list books genres on the Monthly reading log. On my Booklie spread I 'inserted' a mini dutch-door to store my color codes for book ratings. Because I have a lot of blank pages left in my 2022 book [did not track/log any reading between May 2022 & Nov 22 because catastrophic Life happened], I'm also using it for 2023 reading journal until full. Your book is so cute! tfs!
You are so dedicated! I definitely wouldn’t be able to stay on top of stats. I want to start including quotes but I never remember to mark them so I can come back to them! 😂
your set up is so pretty, I’m obsessed
Thank you so much! I’m glad you like it 🥰
love this setup! I have a simple reading log that keeps me in the know. I, too, dont like TBR so I use a COMING SOON spread (like a future log). That way its more of a reminder and not a “to do”❤
Well, that is lovely :)
Your reading journal is nice. Yes, I keep a reading journal. It was one of my favorite journals this year. I thought I was going to be writing little passages of what I read, but, I ended up just doing drawings and colorful artwork, instead. This year, I want to try the book shelf drawings. Thank you for sharing.
Love this video, so pretty and soothing and I totallyyyy get the mean girls early 2000s girlie vibes lol. Thanks for being a joyful part of my 2022. All the love!
You absolute sweetheart, thank you for being here! It means so much to me! 💜
oh wow this is absolutely STUNNING!!!
Thank you so much! I had a great time!
Beautiful ❣️
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Looks awesome.
Thanks Jen 😘
I am going to do it because it is so simple and easy 😍😍💚💚
Yaaay! I’d love to see yours!
@@ErinSmith I will put it in my channel forum if you want to see it🏵️😍😍
Gorgeous reading journal. :)
Thank you so much Jay! 🥰
I LOVE the Maybe Next?
I don't TBR either.
Yay for not putting pressure on ourselves Brandy! 🥰
This is so pretty! My reading notebook is just an ugly old spiral bound but you are making me want to convert ❤
Nothing wrong with that Bee! I bet it’s still so much fun to use. Maybe you can upgrade when you finish your current one 😉
Wow Girl power 💝📚thanks
This is amazing and adorebol 📖📚
I’m so glad you like it! 🥰
@@ErinSmith aww, thanks girl 😄🎄🎁😊🌸
All so pretty, the colour scheme is perfect. I don't have a reading journal yet but I do have a TBR that I call my 'Possible Reads' because I have the same issue with TBR.
I love that Georgina! Great minds 😉
Love these spreads!!! I didn't start a bookish BuJo, at least not yet. But I did set up a few bookish spreads on my "goals and projects" insert in my TN BuJo. I have: reading goals, paper book bingo (cuz I buy them... and then I read ebooks), anticipated releases and a spread for the buzzword reading challenge. I'm also leaving a couple of blank spreads for whatever comes up.
I love that Vivian! Paper book bingo is absolute genius to get you prioritising them!
I have a reading journal set up but not as thorough as urs! I wish I would have found this video earlier! Thank you for sharing
You can still add to it Darla! I’m so glad you liked the video 🥰 what was your favourite book in 2022?
@ErinSmith oh geez so many! I like the romance one for sure, Collins Hoover had some great ones... I also just finished the Crave series.
I barely started picking the books up again after many years of not reading. I am mostly doing audible so I can listen while working. Since August I have read about 40 to 50 books... it all started with Redeeming Love... so good!
Your journal is so beautiful
Thank you so much Raquel! 🥰🥰
Loved your setup. I keep a reading journal and I have it start and stop based on the academic calendar. I write about every book I read including book club and buddy reads. I like the maybe next title. I keep a list of possible reads and didn’t care for the TBR title. I’m going to use that title instead!
Thanks Eriece! What was your fav (or a few favs) in 2022?
@@ErinSmith I tend to read historical fiction, mystery/thrillers, and nonfiction books regarding social justice.
After I (finally) manage to get mi finger around bullet journaling, this will definitely be my next step!!! To many "maybe next"´s, no track whatsoever of my current reads...far to messy!!! Thank you so much for the wonderful video! 💜💜
I’m so glad you enjoyed watching, Camila! 🥰 you’ve got this! Happy bujo-ing in 2023!
@@ErinSmith Thank You so much!!!!🥰
I do a reading journal. This is my second year keeping one. I usually end up doing a page per book I read. Ive tried to condense it down but have failed each time so I just stick to what works best.
When you have many thoughts you have to give them the space they deserve! I love that Jaci!
So pretty
Thank you so much! 🥰💕
Hi Erin, love your video. you've inspired me to do a reading journal this year. Will you be doing a monthly flip through of your reading journal like you do for your bullet journal?
It doesn’t change as much month to month as my bullet journal - I usually read 4-5 books a month so I only use 2-4 pages each month 😅 but I could do a mid-year flip through if you’d like to see!
@@ErinSmith Would love to see a mid-year flip through to see how you use it and what works and doesn't for you. Thanks so much, your videos are so inspiring 💝
Great video as usual! Do you have a tutorial on how to print out the book covers for your journals, or have you shown that in another video. I love the concept but I am unsure how to actually do them. Thanks!
I use my HP Sprocket for that! I save four covers at a time to my phone and use the Sprocket app’s built in collage function to print all four on one sheet. Then I cut it up with scissors - it’s the only way I can think of so far to make sure they’re always the same size!
I started my first reading journal this year and I had no idea what to write. So I tried to write a spoiler free paragraph about how I liked the book and what it was about sort of. But then who is going to read it and say huh I wish they didn’t spoil the book for me. So I think my 2023 will be more of a this happened and with these people and more like a bullet point type since I find myself reading a lot of books in a series. I also want to do a flip through of this years journal once I finish December! Happy holidays to you and yours!!
Ahh I get like that too Nina! I think a quick ‘this is what happened’ and then any thoughts I had about favourite scenes or things I didn’t like is working best for me. A combo of ‘help me remember’ and ‘help me process’ haha! I can’t wait to see your flip through!
I finally have my book journal done and a video uploaded here is the link if you wish to watch it.
th-cam.com/video/ySO5Xhz8B9s/w-d-xo.html It’s my other channel. This one I like to keep personal so I can comment on videos and such.
This is so cute! I started my reading journal a few months ago and I love making spreads for every book that I read. For me it's a nice way to finish the reading experience. I do use a smaller notebook however (the large Phases notebook from TWTS) and for me it's the perfect size. I would find it slightly intimidating to fill up an entire A5 spread tbh 😆
That’s really smart Karoline! I’m using the large Floating Clouds TWTS notebook for my travel journal and I’m excited to be in a smaller book for a change! What was your fav book for 2022? (Impossible question, I know!)
@@ErinSmith I think you're gonna love the journal! Will you be posting some travel journal content? Oohh.. favourite book.. I have to say The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. It took me by surprise and was just so much more than I anticipated. Honorable mentions: Deeplight by Frances Hardinge and The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling. BOOKS 🥰
Adding to my ‘maybe next’ IMMEDIATELY 🥰 I have read the Ex Hex though, so much fun!! And yes, there will definitely be one or two travel journal videos 😘
Oh i love your reading journal, I keep a list of books I have on my kindle and a separate list of books I have read....now I want to do a journal like yours LOL. Can you tell me how you print your book covers? Where do you find them to be able to print them altogether? Thanks for your help.
I just Google image search the book usually, and download it from there! Then I use an HP Sprocket mini printer and it’s app to organise them into four and print them, but you could use a normal office printer too and just print several covers at once!
Beautiful!! I’ve added a reading/book tracker to my layout for the first time. Depending on how that works out I may switch to a reading journal! For now it’s just a single page of books on shelves. I’m hoping that it will inspire me to read/listen to more books this coming year.
I love that Hillary! Did you get to do much reading this year? If you did, what was your favourite book?
@@ErinSmith not a lot. But I did listen to the whole ACOTAR series. That was pretty fun!
I’ve got that on my list for 2023!
@@ErinSmith I’m actually still on the last book. It’s from a different view point from other characters. And it’s the longest book! 😅 So it’s taking me some time to get through!
Going into my third reading journal and using a blackout journal to add a challenge, haha! I don't actually write about the books I read as I've read 205 so far this year and would never make that fit into one journal. I tend to just write down the stats for each book and do challenges in my journal. I write reviews on my IG account and GoodReads/Storygraph accounts so if I ever need to look back on anything, I can find it there. Also very excited for the next Emily Henry book - Charlie Lastra has made it impossible for me to find a man now hahah!
Charlie Freaking Lastra 😭 I know what you mean!!
Curious. Of the 205+ books you read this year, how many were physical books? Audio? tfs!
I’d like to know this too!
@@nuvoclassic I just counted them up for you: 122 ebooks (67 were eARCs), 9 audio books, and 76 physical. Thanks for asking!
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I wanna get a mini printer like your sprocket and there are a few good (enough) ones but the apps are rated SO badly, I'm afraid to buy a 100+€ mini printer for it to not work because the app won't do it's job 💀 Whats your experience with the sprocket and the accompanying app?
It does glitch a bit sometimes and double print, or just not print at all and you have to restart the app which is annoying 😅 It’s not enough to make me want to stop using it though! Also - I bought mine secondhand on Facebook Marketplace 😉 so I only paid about AU$50. I’m thinking of switching to sticker paper and my home printer for this year, just because the paper is a lot thinner and I don’t think my current journal is quite as robust as this one was!
@@ErinSmith Thank you so much for your quick response! I think I'll just stick to the public photo printers we got in drug stores here for now 🙇🏽♀️
Hey Erin so for you series Tracker spread 13:46 , I love the why Hayley Pham Vlogs does hers she shows it very briefly at about a 1:00 in to this video th-cam.com/video/qcdOf5n6d4g/w-d-xo.html. Hope this help you
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