Welcome to Litsy!

Do you keep a reading journal?

I‘ve kept one for a couple of years now, and I‘ve really enjoyed it. I‘ve been using a bullet journal style one, but last month I found a digital reading journal for my iPad. I‘ve really been enjoying it but it‘s hectic keeping up with two journals. And there are definitely pros and cons of both.

https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/05/13/physical-reading-journal-vs-digital-reading...

More entries for my #indexcard collection! This month I somehow managed to read down slightly more books from my shelves than reaching for shiny new 2022 entries. But these cards, they don‘t care where or how I experience a story, and that‘s kind of why I love creating them.

April 2022 - #MonthyWrapUp

I wanted to share some of my favorite pages from over the years. #LitsyCrafters

These are some of my favorite monthly cover pages I've created!

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I wanted to share some of my favorite pages from over the years. #LitsyCrafters
From left to right, top to bottom...
-spread of books I read in a year
-pictures from vacation
-mood tracker for a year
-notes about vacation
-my monthly to do list and monthly highlights
-whale with bubbles in my yearly calendar

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I've been journaling since 2016. A mix of bullet journaling, drawing, and scrapbooking. These are my filled journals with my current one on top. I wanted to share some of my favorite pages from over the years. #LitsyCrafters

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Come share your journal with #LitsyCrafters

I'll be setting up my journal for May and sharing my journals and different styles I've used over the past 6 years. If you're new to journaling, you can learn how to get started. Journalers can swap ideas or share favorite pages.
Or if you just want to chat and work on another craft, you're welcome to join too!

Sign up: https://forms.gle/6vinjVGogr49NqoY8

March 2022 #MonthlyWrapUp and more entries for my #IndexCard collection. The quick notes on the back have triggered my own memory of reading a book more times than I want to admit ;)

My shiny-thing raccoon desire to read newly released 2022 books is coming on strong but older books from my physical shelves still had a 3-to-1 lead in this #MonthlyWrapup, #indexcard collection. 18/20 books were from my Feb #BookSpinList, and 18 books from my #BOTM TBR - how about that!

January books! I read 30 books this month. I can't wait to fill this guy up. 😍

#booktracker #bulletjournal

Here‘s the January #MonthlyWrapUp contribution to my #indexcard collection. I was trying for a #BookSpinBingo blackout but family and local sports took priority this weekend - Go Chiefs and Rock Chalk Jayhawk ;(. But I did read all 20 books from my Jan list and columns 2-4 are all BOTM TBR - how about that!

I spent the evening going through the books that I hope to read this year. From Chirp audiobooks, the NetGalley downloads, books on my physical shelf, and books that will knock off a bunch of prompts for my dozens of challenges I‘m taking part of. Next, I printed all the book covers on sticker paper so I‘ll be able to easily update my #bulletjournal. Anyone else find this image super satisfying? 😏

My 2021 Book Tracker. 📚

If my Goodreads inventory syncs with my #indexcard effort, I‘ve added 255 books to my collection. It sure would be fun if this was a quilt! Now excuse me, while I go sort these cards, by author, into my previous years‘ cards. And again, my inspiration for my journey goes to finding Litsy and friending @Clwojick !

Happy New Year Everyone!

Best gift my husband gave me this year was a new #bulletjournal 💖 to help me write out my goals and thoughts and stuff.

I've never really done it before - it's hard to stick with it - but I'm going to try really hard to set aside time every day to keep up with it.

I've been really inspired by everyone posting their book challenge tracking spreads, so here are a few of the ones I've set up for 2022.

#booked2022 #readharder #litsyatoz #popsugarreadingchallenge #bulletjournal

Here‘s my December #MonthlyWrapup and final contribution to my 2021 #indexcard collection. I worked down my holiday stack enough so that yesterday I started growing it for 2022 reading ;) …I‘m reporting a bit early because I‘m spending a couple days dipping into my January stack of books!

Okay, LAST ONE (for tonight lol) - @jb72 is hosting #22booksin22 At first I wasn't sure which books to choose for this one since I'm already doing a few challenges focusing on my own shelves, but then realized that I hadn't even THOUGHT about Kindle books! So here we have the 22 oldest unread Kindle books (mostly from 2017 and 2018, when I actually got my Kindle!) Several of these will probably be DNFs because I definitely went through a ⬇

Because @Clwojick isn't hosting enough challenges, she also created the #AestheticallyMatched challenge, which is basically a bunch of pictures and you read books that you think fit the “vibe“ of each picture. Am I crazy? Absolutely. Does that mean I actually printed out all jillion pictures for this challenge, cut them apart, and taped them into my journal? Yes, yes it does 😂 However, you do NOT have to do that to join this challenge - she ⬇

@lauredhel is renewing her challenge for 2022 as well - #fourfoursin22 with 16 new words. This is another loosey-goosey challenge where there is a lot of interpretation available. I had so much fun finding books that fit last year's words!!

Also pictured: the end of the Shelfie Chronicles spread!

The Shelfie Chronicles is another not-Litsy challenge that is on Storygraph. I absolutely love these prompts, which all involve 2s in honor of 2022. There are 52 prompts altogether. Bonus: I used one of my all-time favorite washi tapes for this one.

I absolutely loved the concept of the #BeachcomberChallenge, another off-Litsy one. The actual 2022 prompts haven't been announced yet, but I'm too impatient to wait until January 1 (I mean seriously) so I'm just using the 2021 prompts instead 😂 Their graphics were also super boring (no offense... but it's a bingo square except you're supposed to fill the whole board, so not really bingos??) so I got a little crazy and made a seashell for ⬇

#BeattheBacklist2022 is another one that I don't believe has a Litsy host, but I really liked this year's prompts, so it's another one that I'll see how many I can check off with the books I'm already reading. This one, along with several others that I'm doing, are available as challenges on Storygraph as well, so I also like to track them there, because, as you can tell, I enjoy tracking my reading just as much (if not more LOL) as I do ⬇

I was SO EXCITED when @Librarybelle announced her #19822022 Challenge because I'm also a 1982 baby and due to turn 40 next year!! (HOW!?) I also got unreasonably excited about the colors on this page and the opportunity to use my spirograph washi tape... it seemed appropriate since I freaking loved my spirograph when I was a kid! 😂

Has anyone heard if there is going to be an official host for #ReadtheUSA2022 here on Litsy? I love seeing how many states I end up visiting every year - I hit 42 in 2021!! I like coloring them in as I go. 😁

#MtTBR is another challenge that I don't believe has an official Litsy host, and that I never sign up for out in the blogosphere (I'm terrible at doing challenges out there haha). I have my own complicated set of personal rules for what books qualify for steps up the mountains, but I'm excited that I should summit Mt. Everest in 2021. Hoping to hit Mt. Olympus in 2022!!!

Also pictured: Another O.W.L.s page because I just love the colors!!

As far as I know, the O.W.L.s challenge doesn't have an official host on Litsy (or an official #), so if you know of someone who is hosting, let me know!! I always think this one looks fun but never remember to look up the prompts, until this year!! I'm not sure which classes I'll “take“ so I of course made pages for each one 😂 This is one of those where when I read a book, I look through the prompts and see which prompt the book fits. I'm ⬇

Another @Clwojick challenge is #Pantone2022 - she's laid out Pantone's spring colors and the idea is to read a book where the primary cover color matches the Pantone color. This layout didn't exactly look like I wanted it to, but she's talking about adding more as additional Pantone colors emerge through the year, so I may have a chance to readjust it haha I absolutely love the concept of this one!!

#Roll100 is a new challenge for this year, hosted by @PuddleJumper - make your list of 100 books for the year and see which numbers get drawn!! After finding 52 unread books on my shelves for the #TBRDeckofCards you would think I would have trouble coming up with 100 more but... I didn't! 😂

@Clwojick is the instigator and host of many of my reading challenge addictions! 😂 This is a super flexible challenge - each card gets assigned whatever you want... a prompt, a title, a subject, whatever works for you. I have a deck of cards and have written a title on each one and am randomly drawing 4-5 a month to see if I can read through them in a year. All the challenges where I've chosen books ahead of time involve me reading books that ⬇

IF my computer will cooperate, I'm totally going to spam you all with some pics of my 2022 Reading Challenge journal!! I love reading challenges of all kinds. Some of these are being officially hosted on Litsy, and others I've just found around and thought the prompts looked fun. Most of them I read books and then see if they fit challenges, which is totally what I do with #Booked2022 a seasonal challenge that doesn't have to be read seasonally 😂

@Clwojick inspired me to make journal pages for my 2022 reading challenges. My goal is to read more books off my own tbr shelves so I‘m focusing only on challenges that will help me do so.

#authoramonth2022 with the TBR book covers I already own added. I own 7 books by 6 authors & have books by 4 other authors on my GR tbr.

#seriesread2022 added TBR owned series, along with single titles next up in series I‘ve already read (ex. new Outlander)⬇️

❤️❤️❤️ #Bulletjournal

💙💙 some more 2022 reading challenges! 💙💙

#BulletJournal

I just finished my 125th (!!!!) #bulletjournal layout page for 2022! I am so excited for all the challenges I‘m participating in, and the handful I‘m hosting! As much fun as I‘m having with the #wintergames, I‘m still ready for the new year to begin. I can‘t wait to fill in some of these prompts ❤️

#TBRDeckofCards #Pantone2022 #Roll100 #FoodandLit2022 @PuddleJumper @Butterfinger @Texreader @Catsandbooks

❤️❤️❤️ Okay, this might be my favourite spread yet! So visually pleasing! I‘m not a huge Taylor Swift fan, but I have really enjoyed listening to her new album release Red (Taylor‘s Version), so when I came across this challenge on StoryGraph I knew I wanted to try it out. ❤️❤️❤️ #BulletJournal

Finished a few more #bulletjournal spreads today for some 2022 reading challenges I‘ll be doing! I can‘t wait for the new year to begin so I can start filling these out! ❤️

#MonthlyWrapup Here‘s my November contribution to my #indexcard collection. I finally showed my actual physical cards to someone IRL - my visiting sister!

Definitely one of my favourite #bulletjournal spreads, and one of my most anticipated 2022 reading challenges!

Who else is doing the O.W.L.s and which classes will you be attempting? I think I‘ll try for all classes, but I doubt I‘ll finish all the prompts for each class. #owlsexams #ordinarywizardinglevelexams

Is anyone else planning on participating in booksandlala‘s #Buzzword2022 challenge? I love the buzzword choices this year! #Bulletjournal #bujo

I‘m flying through my bullet journal, thanks to all these fun 2022 reading challenges! I have 51 pages started for 2022 so far, and I‘m still going! ⭐️ #nerdybookworm2022 #rad2022readingchallenge

Updated #booktracker
I am at 246 books for 2021

How is it that it‘s time again for a #MonthlyWrapUp with my #indexcard collection of books read!? About a thousand cards ago when I began this journal/journey (I‘m looking at you @Clwojick I would sometimes make a mistake on a book‘s title and create a card anew. Now I look at The Apple Never Falls, and think, oh well - woops. …Happy Halloween Everyone!

Updated #booktracker I'm at 227 books for 2021.
😊❤️

Here‘s my September #MonthlyWrapup #IndexCard list. I think 7-8 books were not in the plans when I created my Sep #BookSpinBingo list but in way that‘s its own success since my next three months prioritize theme reading - this month was all about random mood reading.

Any of my fellow #Scarathlon players into #bulletjournalling? Are you tracking all your readathons, prompts, stats and points in your bujo?

The lovely @Jadams1776 created some stunning #bulletjournal stickers for the event. There is a physical and printable option. She also has team bookmarks!

Check out her Etsy shop here 🧡 https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/KYBookishCraftersLLC

I read 26 books this month and I'm at 212 for 2021.
Updated #booktracker

Here‘s my August #MonthlyWrapUp #indexcard display. After several months of concentrating on books published this year, I really wanted to turn back to my own shelves and those pages that plead, ‘Pick Me. Pick Me.‘ every time I near my reading room shelves.

My annual #BookSpinBingo Blackout is in the books (literally) - even with my free spaces called in advance! The display in this #indexcard collection matches the July bingo card layout. Negotiating my library holds of new books to meet my goal was whole other fun challenge! Just look at all the new publications that won‘t topple my TBR in months to come!

I read 38 books between May and June bringing my total for 2021 to 159.
#Bulletjournal