Reading Journal Challenges 💜 Reading journal ideas

[@katlero28]

I CANNOT get enough of your content right now!!! All your videos are so on point, grounded, and relatable! Spreads are useful, but new or fresh. The presentation of them is forthright and informative while enjoyable. And I’m SO APPRECIATIVE of your ability to inspire but not set crazy high expectations for completing spreads! You make me feel seen in not always getting spreads filled out but that it’s ok! THANK YOU!!!

[@JashiiCorrin]

Haha you’re most welcome! Really glad you’re enjoying all the videos right now! 😄💜

[@nrjm26]

Oh Jess you're spoiling us! What will we do once vlogmas is over? 🥺

[@JashiiCorrin]

Haha, I will probably nap for a week 😝 jokes, I still hope to have great content out for you in the new year! 💪

[@nrjm26]

Napping sounds good though 😴

[@marielcolley5656]

I’ll probably have to rewatch a lot of the videos so I can remember during the year

[@bacruz1]

I'm new to bullet journaling - in fact, I have just ordered my first bujo notebook and am excitedly waiting for it to arrive so I can get started!! Book lists and challenges are my top goal for 2023, reading a book a week and using these challenges to help me pick books I wouldn't normally gravitate towards! I loved your suggestions and will be incorporating 2 or 3 of them! Thank you!! :)

[@marjoriedybec3450]

I'm debating whether or not I should dedicate one entire journal to poetry pursuits or to combine it with a reading journal. I mostly want to include my own thoughts (prose) regarding the books I read, a list of all book characters (so I don't forget them), an annual list of the books I read, and I do like the idea of including a stamp-sized printout of the bookcover (eventhough I audiobook nearly all my reads.) I don't really see myself following reading challenges or needing to make my books compete against each other. But I would like to be able to recall them better when I discuss them or think about them years afterwards. As for my poetry journal, I want to include detailed notes about the various structured poetry forms that I can refer to when I write structured poems. I want to include fragments, words, phrases, or notes that might work as inspiration. And I want to include short random poems I stumble upon that I want to remember and revisit. Do these two groups work inside the same binding ?? or is this two half-filled journals ? IDK. I also track short stories I write. Poetry and prose that I submit to literary journals. Etc. Right now, these are scattered collections in my BUJO but they are hard to find there.

[@ashantivazq]

i say make two journals, i think it would help you keep you more organized and look cute. your reading journal should work best for you, don’t include anything you don’t want or think you’ll use. and also add whatever pages you want. but i do think a poetry book would be super cool!

[@ndbyers23]

Marjorie, It sounds like you are very serious about reading and poetry, but in this case I think two journals are essential. Just in this post you have specified things that are important to you that really don’t belong together. Sure, overall they do, but for your purposes they sound like they would be greater in two separate locations. For things that you want to be in both, you could make a note referring back to the page in journal A or (this is probably bad bujo form)scan your original page and paste it in your other journal. I can see those journals becoming 2, 4, 6, 8… What a project this can become! I love your idea. I would also be intrigued to see your reading journal format. I typically listen to all my books also, and the covers are typically the same, I don’t think that it matters if you paste in a “book” edition cover. And of course, most reading journals do not account for a listening format, besides noting it’s an audible book. Of course, there’s so much more to it. I love words also, and love to write down ones I fall in love with, new or old. Have you ever heard that Shakespeare was a word magpie, who would take odd pieces of words and fit them together? That is such a great picture of collecting bits and pieces and hiding them away until the shiny newness is ready to reveal itself. Anyway, I hope that gave you another thought concerning your journal ideas. Come back and let me know what you choose to do!

[@marjoriedybec3450]

@@ndbyers23 What an insightful comment, Nanci. TY. I hadn't heard that Shakespeare was a "word magpie" but a.) that doesn't surprise me and b.) I love the phrase, word magpie. I'm almost done with a months long project of reading all his sonnets so it is particularly interesting at this moment in time. I've got to carve out the time to layout my journal/s. I'm not super artistic about it. Jess definitely over-inspires me. Now I'm thinking I need: 1. an everyday scheduling BUJO, 2. a year long collections journal, 3. a longterm journal aka commonplace book, 4. a poetry notebook, 5. a reading journal and 6. my Morning Pages Journal. Ugh. I'll be journaling so much I won't have time to write stories and poems. ha ha. What's going to be on your shelf in 2023 ?!

[@juliangelus]

I like all of these ideas, I'm using some of them already in my reading journal but am thinking of adding a 'book of the year' thingy as well.

[@SheilaSanchezblog]

I don't have a dedicated reading journal but I have a very extensive reading collection in my bullet journal. I have a few reading challenges that I do every year. I use a year in pixels as my Read Every Day Challenge and I color code by format, depending on if a particular day I read a physical book, audiobook, e-book or a combination. I also have a bookshelf that I use for my Goodreads Challenge. Thank you for the video and the inspiration!

[@JashiiCorrin]

Most welcome! 😄💜 love the idea of tracking reading formats 💪

[@ChelsLadii2U]

I love the character challenge. I can see myself doing that more for my Bible study time.

[@JashiiCorrin]

That’d work well for Bible study, yeah 😄💜

[@LisabettaMedaglia]

I've been literally looking for reading challenges for my bujo, and I finally came up with one. I knew I needed to make it with a reward thing, because I'm horrible at dedicating myself to sitting down and reading, so here's how I'm doing mine (I'm still in the pencil/planning stages): I'm having a two page spread, with a small dutch door in between those pages. On each page, I'm going to make spaces so I can print and cut out the covers of the books I'm going to read (one a month), have a space to write the title and author, and have a 5-star rating of what I thought about it, as well as having a little box where I "stamp" a dot in it, to let myself know that I completed the book. In the little dutch door, I drew in a Rewards jar. For each book completed, I put in a "$10 coin" into the jar. If I read all 12 books, that will equal out to $120 in the jar. Whatever "money" I put into the jar, my reward will be "that amount" that I can spend on ANYTHING on Amazon! So, that kinda gives a really good motive to want to read and complete a book ;) I'm also being reasonable about it too, because I can be a slow reader, so hopefully nothing too thick, and nothing too complicated of a read that it would make me lose interest in the book.

[@JashiiCorrin]

Love the idea! 💪 I’m not great at sitting down to read either, so my book club helps keep me motivated 😄💜 I like the $10 per book idea 👏

[@LisabettaMedaglia]

@@JashiiCorrin Not only that, but there's stuff on my Amazon wishlist that has been there for *years*...this way, if I'm successful at completing one book per month, I'd be able to get some of those older things, finally!

[@ndbyers23]

Have you considered trying audiobooks? As long as it’s a book/good narrator combination, it might be a fun way to try reading a book. And yes, listening to audiobooks is reading! 🤩 If you do try audiobooks, I would love to hear how your experience goes!

[@LisabettaMedaglia]

@@ndbyers23 I can't do audiobooks, unfortunately. I tend to zone them out, especially if I'm doing something while listening to it, and then before I know it, I wasn't paying attention as to what was going on XD

[@megolson9888]

Well done Jess!! Thankyou for sharing this. It’s perfect timing that you released this because I’m starting a reading journal for next year and need some ideas for how to do mine. I’ve never thought to keep one for myself and I have the supply… shame really that I’ve never tried to keep one before… Okay I’m done rambling… thanks again. Hope you’re doing alright.

[@golden_ratio]

I mainly like reading scientific journal papers and academic non-fiction so I'm excited to add my own spin on some of these challenges!

[@JashiiCorrin]

Oh nice! 😄💜 I’m much more of a non-fiction person myself 💪

[@ndbyers23]

Would love to see what you come up with! Please share

[@EnabiSeira]

I like those ideas. Gamifying activities like this gives you an extra reward of the actual thing.

[@JashiiCorrin]

Exactly 👏 I love gamifying things 😄💜

[@princessj2521]

You are my favorite youtube source of inspo for my journaling! I just love your style!

[@JashiiCorrin]

Aww thank-you! 😄💜 that’s very kind of you 🥰

[@Cordelia0704p]

YES!!! You used paper and stickers!!!!! These are all great options. I would definitely use to pages and expand the brackets though it's too many choices at the end lol

[@KikiRamone1234]

Perfect timing for this video! Setting up my reading journal this weekend :)

[@JashiiCorrin]

Oh nice! Glad I released it when I did then 😄💜

[@teabean7]

Wow! Nice work with all the new supplies. I am with you on the amount I read. I think I only read 1 book this year besides (some of) the book club books! Hopefully I will read more next year.

[@jennifergentry144]

This looks so fun! I recently got addicted to book tube and reading journals!

[@JashiiCorrin]

Saaaaame, I’ve watched so many reading journal videos 😝💜

[@starflash8316]

Only just found you. I have stolen some great ideas! I have a separate reading choice aid list journal which I will be adding the best book of the year spread to Thank you xx

[@dandelionpuff]

Each spread is just so outstanding! I'm genuinely amazed at the fact that you went so hard 100% full chest and I'm p sure this is your R&D bujo, right? This makes me want to throw some ephemera and maybe some...effort...into my reading journal. I love the bingo spreads. I use one in my reggo bujo, and I actually use my zig dot markers so I can see how many times I did that thing as well. I just fill the squares up with dots 😊 it's nice if you're curious about your stats on a thing

[@hannahcollins_thehomelibrarian]

Jess, these spreads are beautiful, simplistic, and oh so inspiring! I definitely want to do some of them for my 2023 book bujo since it will be the first year I've tracked my reads on time! (I started in May of 2022 after seeing book bujo on Instagram and have been trying very hard to write about my 2021 and 2022 reads, but I'm still definitely behind on it!) 😊

[@JashiiCorrin]

Thanks Hannah! 😄💜 glad you liked it!

[@yuliia2000]

Liked all those ideas! And design is so pretty! ❤️ Thank you for sharing 😊 Also, while watching got my own idea for reading challenge: "Book from a friend". To ask friends for their favourite books and read them 😃

[@kathileo]

I will definitely use some in my reading journal😍 and your spreads are sooo beautiful and this scrapbook paper is amazing! Thanks!!

[@JashiiCorrin]

Aww thank-you! I’m not very savvy with collaging and paper work like this, so that means a lot 🥰💜

[@abc97971]

I love all these ideas! I'm about to start my next reading journal, can't wait to use these as inspiration!

[@JashiiCorrin]

Aww yay! Hope they're helpful 😄💜

[@leigholive976]

Omgosh I love all these ideas! Definitely going to try some of these out in my 2023 reading journal :) Thanks for sharing/creating!

[@JashiiCorrin]

Most welcome! 😄💜 Glad you liked them!

[@dgs788]

More reading journal videos like this please!

[@mocci97]

I loooove this theme, can you show us how you make the collages? Like where you got the stickers and the background pictures? It is so pretty

[@JashiiCorrin]

I'm not much of a collage person, so I don't have a process per say, but all the equipment/materials I used are linked in the description box 😄💜

[@TasiaFatu]

Looks fun

[@pbudinsky1]

That silver frame around the first page is absolutely stunning! do you have a link?!

[@roxannemclaren827]

Thank you! This the most beautiful reading journal - great job! Love the vintage look. I’m just finishing my 2022 reading journal and trying to figure how much or little I’m going to put in my 2023 journal. Looking for more suggestions for tracking genres, for readers who read lots ( I’m at 75 books read this year so far) - any ideas would be appreciated! Also, genre plus format - eg how many biographies did I listen to, versus read? The best way to read lots of book = audio books! Hello from Ottawa, Canada! 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@ndbyers23]

This is not KZbin related, so not sure if this allowed, but Anne Bogel also known as Modern Mrs Darcy, has a reading blog of the same name and it is quite extensive. Might want to take a look around.

[@Kirsui]

I really love the layout and aesthetic of these patges. :o Such a cool design, might have to try something like this myself in the future!

[@JashiiCorrin]

Thanks! 😄💜 I’m very taken with the whole “vintage” and “romantic” vibes at the moment 😛

[@Kirsui]

@@JashiiCorrin Not going to lie, kind of same. 😆 I very much like the look and feel of those vibes.

[@samanthag9450]

I'll think about this tomorrow and thank you for letting me think about it. I have my own stories can I do that for months or what would you do? I want to read my own books before getting to 2023. I am thinking about something other things that I can maybe do.

[@VioletPhoenix922]

These setups are gorgeous! I checked the supplies list in the description because I recognized a lot of the supplies but not the background papers, especially that stunning silver frame paper from the first spread. There’s a space for background papers but no link! 😢 Can you please update and add that for those of us who are obsessed? Also, woohoo for reading/book content!! More, please!!

[@JashiiCorrin]

Haha that’s very much one of those instances where I went to find the link and got distracted by something else 😝 I will remedy this!

[@VioletPhoenix922]

@@JashiiCorrin I assumed as much! Thank you ☺️

[@bujomurphy]

definitely going to save this for later, my current reading challenge is just to finish one book 😂

[@sugalile]

I know black and pink aren't a part of the rainbow, BUT WE'RE INCLUSIVE OVER HERE!!!!

[@JashiiCorrin]

Haha 😂 heck yeah! 💪

[@ndbyers23]

I’m a new subscriber, and I have a question that is rather unrelated to this video, but it does relate to most of your content. It appears that you set up a monthly theme where all the weeks follow that theme. I’m new at bullet journaling, and I typically just change up the theme weekly because I don’t set up months at a time. I’m lucky if I do a week ahead. I’m tend to change my theme weekly. Also your spreads are incredible, but I have health issues and don’t work and sometimes am in bed all day with a migraine. I need something flexible and very simple, but I love your channel. Do you have any ideas that I can use that would be easier? I also tend to use lots of Washi tape and stickers and write big. I would love to hear some ideas for the less artistic adept folks! 😂

[@JashiiCorrin]

Glad to have you here with us! 😄 I have a playlist for my videos related to simpler setups and ideas that might help? kzbin.info/aero/PLFmDbK4-NLnk6vFYFk9DxMxu8lbAXeAdE

[@kellykirkbride2060]

Where can I get the silver frame around the beginning pages? I LOVE ALL of your videos! Thank you for all you do!

[@JashiiCorrin]

Thanks! 😄💜 that one is from this paper pack: www.kaisercraft.com.au/products/pp240

[@cadmon111]

I feel spoiled with your delicious content 🤤💜 and this aesthetic... 🔥🔥

[@JashiiCorrin]

I’m very taken with it, haha 😝 love the vintage vibes

[@MarkitaD]

Can this be applied to a tv/movies journal?

[@JashiiCorrin]

100% could, yeah! 😄💜

[@roselynblonger]

Its lovely but its ton of stickers over tons of more stickers o.o im not sure if it looks like a book still

[@margueritemitchell1829]

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