2024 Reading Journal Set-Up / Plan with Me

[@karenannemaddox5794]

I have been reading for 60 years, I am going to be 64 this year and I Love books. Never thought about doing a reading journal until I saw them om you tube. Just ordered my notebook, could not get one from Archer and Olive so got one from Beechmore Books on Amazon and several sticker packages etc. Really looking forward to trying some of the ideas I have seen on you tube. Thanks so much for the informative videos. Good luck with the move.😊

[@plannedplanted]

Hope you enjoy it - happy planning! And thank you :)

[@emilyberry15]

Love love love!!! I've been thinking about doing bullet journal content on my channel even though I'm just a bookish vlog style channel. But idkkk you convinced me!!! And I usually do my yearly bookshelf with all the books I read coloring them in by star rating but by genre just BLEW MY MIND!!! I think I may take inspiration and do that as well 😅

[@plannedplanted]

there's honestly so many different ways you can do it!

[@margaretwallach7200]

Love your set up. ...definitely gonna do the savings tracker this year cuz I feel like I spent WAY too much on books last year and I do love the library. .thanx for sharing, your hard really paid off..beautiful!

[@lilypickett2386]

I love your journal! 😍For your books that you own, maybe write in your newly acquired books in a different color or font so they are distinct and then as you read them you can cross them off to both keep track of them, but also pat yourself on the back for reading them. Good luck with your move!!

[@plannedplanted]

Ooooh that's a really good idea! Thanks for the suggestion.

[@ToreyRamos]

Love your setup! I have a ‘backlog’ spread in my reading journal and your idea is exactly what I do. If I purchase a new book and don’t read it within a month (usually), I add it to that spread to make sure it stays on my radar! It works really well for me.

[@plannedplanted]

I think that's exactly what I'll do this year!

[@starshipcraftroom3369]

Congrats on your pregnancy!! The spreads all look amazing. Im glad you said the time it took because I feel bad about how tired I get while book journaling or when a spread takes days to finish. 😅

[@plannedplanted]

thanks so much! And lol yes some of the set-up spreads can take a while. But after that I rarely spend too much time on a single spread!

[@sexybabiigurl0069]

I find this very endearing as someone who just started journaling. Thank you for showing the mistakes because I keep feeling out about mine.

[@plannedplanted]

I’m so glad it helped! Mistakes are inevitable. With time you will figure out plenty of ways to either correct it or live with it :) it’s just paper!

[@theoryof.lauren]

you have inspired me to make a reading journal this year! i gave up on last years but maybe this will be the year i follow through 😂

[@plannedplanted]

SO HERE FOR THIS and can't wait to see it

[@katr2771]

Welcome to "Paradise" / Aloha to the island

[@plannedplanted]

thank you so much!! We can't wait to be there.

[@Nalastasia]

I absolutely love this set up! I can't wait to see you fill it in through out the year

[@plannedplanted]

one of the best parts! I'll do a flip-through of my 2023 journal soon so y'all can see how that one has filled up :)

[@LorraineinPNW]

Love your set up! I'm new to a reading journal, so I can't wait to get mine done this weekend.

[@plannedplanted]

thank you! have so much fun with it

[@balletbookworm]

OMG, so many books coming this year LOL: Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday (1/30) At First Spite by Olivia Dade (2/13) Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum (2/20) Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella (2/27) (idc what it's about, I just like the title lol) Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange (2/27) The Great Divide by Christina Henriquez (3/5) The Moon that Turns You Back by Hala Alyan (3/12) The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn (3/26) The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton (4/9) Rangikura by Tayi Tibble (4/9) (a Maori poet!) The Swans of Harlem by Karen Valby (4/30) You Should be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian (5/7) Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (6/11) Twelfth Knight byAlexene Farol Follmuth (6/18) (YA retelling of Twelfth Night, same author who uses Olivie Blake as a pen name) Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones by Priyanka Mattoo (6/18) Rules for Second Chances by Maggie North (6/25) Woe by Lucy Knisley (7/2) (featuring her late cat, Linney!

[@plannedplanted]

so many books!

[@karinlarson1133]

Love this a lot. Also really enjoy your new release tracker. I’m looking forward to court of wanderers, asap, and the newest nghi vo empress of salt and fortune book 5.

[@moniquetronchin7907]

So relaxing! Can’t wait to set up my journal!

[@plannedplanted]

hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

[@itsmiaaayo]

Love these spreads! The link to your blog doesn’t work tho 😫🥹

[@plannedplanted]

Yeah my domain expired! I just renewed though so the links should be working again :)

[@juliechang2337]

Love your setup! Gave me so many ideas! Where did you get the kraft paper from? is it thick?

[@plannedplanted]

The kraft paper I'm using here is mostly up-cycled stuff! Like food/medication bags, grocery sacks etc. that I save and rip up :) I also have some dot grid kraft paper for when I have more writing and that I get from an Archer & Olive neapolitan notepad.

[@Catsandcamera]

The way I do it, I have a goal to read at least 50% of the books I haul that year, then also read books I've owned previously. I suppose it's kind of hard for you though, if you're tracking how much you save by using the library, maybe you're subconsciously more likely to use the library instead of reading your already owned tbr? Maybe that '$400 saved' is too tempting a stat, so you accidently don't read your own tbr?

[@plannedplanted]

that's very possible! I think if I track what books I purchase better, I'll be more inclined to read them. I will say though I think I did read at least 50% of the books I purchased this year.

[@rachel43274]

I just feel like I have to let you know that I have the same problem drawing zeros in that style font, they always turn out thick somehow

[@plannedplanted]

Hahaha, so glad I’m not the only one!!

[@karenannemaddox5794]

Where did you get your book clip?

[@plannedplanted]

they are from the Archer & Olive September 2023 Subscription Box! (Vintage Library Theme)

[@karenannemaddox8288]

How do you do a book bingo?

[@plannedplanted]

It’s just like regular bingo! Once you finish a book that fulfills one of the squares you color it in. You can try for 5 in a row or blackout or whatever

[@specialk8927]

Congratulations to YOU and your BOYFRIEND on your PREGNANCY!!!

[@plannedplanted]

Husband and thank you :)