2023 READING JOURNAL SETUP✨ 

Journal content!!! I love how realistic you are with things. Most RU-vidrs would have started over and not shown people them messing up. But you take us through the journey, it makes things seem attainable and you seem like a trustworthy friend. Hard to explain lmao

waiting for you to realize you wrote chain of gold instead of chain of thorns LOL such a mood

You complaining through this entire video brought me so much joy because it helped justify my complaining with journal set ups. Every month for 4 years 😓 needless to say I don't miss them. But I did enjoy your set up, and I almost as though I was your muse 😏😌💕

I wish I could see how you are making those cute little black guys. I tried to imitate it but I couldn't get it right!

just found your channel, 6 minutes in and YOU ARE SUCH A MOOD AND AN INSPIRATION, you're making this whole 'setting up an aesthetically pleasing reading journal' thing less scary

I find these videos relaxing to watch. You actually inspired me to start a reading journal this year, I find it be a relaxing thing to do at night and literally to just draw, doodle, and write makes me at ease. And the change of video is actually refreshing.

The book tracker spread turned out so cute!!! can't wait to see it all filled in!

What could be more beautiful than a bird building its nest? Look at this video, these small hands which move on the white pages, which with a remarkable skill trace the architecture which will be used to accommodate the next readings. Window and crescent moon, funny black stars. The line runs, here becomes square, line or serpentine, there becomes calligraphy; everything is ordered precisely, a frame is woven, the diary takes on the pages of a guestbook. The bird flies away. He will come back. 🪶

You’ve inspired me - I have a friend I know who would absolutely love a reading journal like this! If I start now, I could set up some pages as a Christmas gift!

Honestly I've been thinking about setting up a reading journal for myself since I just got back into reading last year. Your video truly helped. You made it look very minimalistic and it made me feel like it was something I could do! It took me a while to set up and I only have 5 spreads, but I think that's enough for me this year. Other people do reading journals and it seems to be a daunting process and they do a lottt of spreads 😭

It takes me a week to get through a 400 page book and you’re finishing them in 3 days??? Props to you!🤣👏👏

a good girl's guide to murder series is so good!!! 5/5

i'm obsessed with your reading journal. it's simple and yet so cosy and lovely

I love your journaling videos, they’re so therapeutic to watch❤

Absolutely loved this video!! I’ve had my reading journal for a couple years now and I absolutely love it and I love watching people do their own and yours is absolutely amazing✨💗

Honestly, I watch your spreads for ideas for my own notion spread. I don't know why but my mind goes blank when I'm setting up my notion and then later I'll remember what I wanted to do on it. I really love the new releases tracker and the series tracker spread.

Your journal looks so amazing, and your Journaling content within you reading vlogs is also so relaxing. I'm starting my first reading journal this year and so far I am loving it. I went with a scrap paper/ tea stained paper theme to mine and I'm really happy with how it turned out.

This video is great! I love seeing how you set up your reading journal ✨️ I totally felt it when you said it took forever though. My journal usually takes me a few days to set up, and sometimes it's hard to find time just to do it, I'm always impressed by anyone who is able to film the process too. But I'm so glad you did because your setup is gorgeous!

Ahhh love it so much, youre so amazing katie happy 2023

everytime you mention Robin Hobb i just get so excited because i'm finishing the second trilogy in her Realm of the Elderlings series and she absolutely has become one of my favorite authors ever. i'm super curious to see what you think of Assassin's Apprentice if you get to it, it's still my favorite book by her and the protagonist is one of my fav characters of all time

i love your journal! seeing your journal in videos actually inspired me to start a reading journal this year and i'm so excited for it!

This is absolutely stunning!! I love the black and white with a bit of colour vibe. So freaking gorgeous!!

your journal setups are always so cute

I love the journal content !! Watching this while I’m filling in my reading journal !!

ahh I love the favorite books of every month spread! so cute!!!

i really love your journalling videos! they are so satisfying and I'm OBSESSED with the way you journal! 💌

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Loved seeing your 2023 setup! I’ve set up mine and I did a color palette of different shades of blue and then stars! I just borrowed Chain of Gold and Chain of Iron from my library so I am excited to start them! I loved “The Infernal Devices” so I am excited to go into the worlds of those characters’ children before Chain of Thorns comes out!

I'm so excited for Chain of thorns ⭐️🙈👏✨️ it's gonna be so good!

AHHHH I love your journal videos🖤

So excited to start watching!!! Thanks for taking the time to create this video Katie and sharing your reading journal with us. 😊

Loved this video ❤❤❤

So cuuuute!!! I love how curly-q your handwriting is!

Your journal is so nice! I don’t typically pick a theme when I set up my journal for the year, I usually just pick a color scheme so that the spreads feel cohesive. I also have a series tracker that I set up this year. Hears hoping that I’ll stick with it 😅🤞🏾Love this video as always 💙

Loved this!!! I was actually feeling pretty anxious this morning, started watching your video and it really helped calm me down! Also, not sure if you’ve started classes again, but hope you have a great semester Katie!!! ✨

I love your journal content so much but I understand how much work it is bc I tried my first journal this year and it took SO MUCH TIME! i really enjoyed it though, and your videos as well. I can't wait to see you read a good girl's guide to murder! I love that series with all my heart especially as someone who doesn't always enjoy murder mysteries. take care! ❤

as a journalling enthusiast i am so loving these journal videos kindly keep doing these also we want more cute stationery haul videos too

You draw and write sooo nice !

Ur journal looks so pretty!!

I really enjoyed your video. I'm thinking about starting a reading journal this year. This was inspiring 😊

It came out so cute 📚☕❄️⛄📑

I needed this!

would love flip throughs even if you can’t commit to set ups!!! love the journaling content:)

Hi! I love your videos and was waiting for you to post ❤

The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a short and great classic. Where the Red Fern Grows is my other favorite classic.

Great video! I am new to reading journals and honestly mine is going to be more of a life journal but my themes likely will be representing Month awareness things. January is National Puzzle month so for my monthly goals I used old puzzle pieces glued into my journal to mark in teacking my goals progress. Only know May will represent Mental Health in some way.

Love your set up! I did a very minimalist theme this year. I used to film my set ups every month but like you say it takes ages 😅

Looove this 🤍🤍

Awesome video Katie - love. Your vite and your Pages. :)

Beautiful setup It made me want to watch Spirited Away

Reading Oathbringer right now and it’s worth the grind to get through it! Chapter 88 now myself.

I love these videos and hope you do more journaling vids.

I am here for more reading journal content in 2023 📖💙📖💙

That third box for The Kingkiller Chronicles is SUPER optimistic! Unless you’re counting the novella. Rothruss makes George R R Martin look like a speedy author hahahaha

Love this, I need to film my set up for this year here soon. Might do that while my nephew takes his afternoon nap. But I already did the set up part..

daughter of smoke and bone is so good I hope you love it.

woah i wish i had skills like that

I enjoyed watching you set up your reading journal. I don’t mind the errors at all. I am disappointed that you won’t be filming any more setups. I was hoping for the monthly spreads too.

Katie..the candles gave you so much anxiety last time and you started with them again!! Your book journal looks super cute! I should probably start mine for this year....or at least finish mine from last year. I still need to add some cover pictures from December

I'm so late for the spreads of my journal. It is not for a specific year because I started in November or something so it's for this year too...I need to do the spreads. 😭

What size do you print your little book covers?

Don't worry about spelling Legend incorrectly. I can't read cursive, so I didn't even notice 😝 But seriously, I wish I had half your patience and creativity. 🥺 That journal is awesome!

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Honestly, I don't know either what it is about those little dots, but they truly make journal spreads look that much nicer haha Also, I was thinking, have you considered only putting your "books of the year" pages with the book covers at the very end of the journal so that you only set them up at the end of the year? That way you would already know how many books you read and how much space you need. I know it takes away the fun of filling in the covers throughout the year but it might be more practical :) Edit: I just had another idea! You mentioned that your journal has those weird pages that kinda stick together and you can't really use them, right? What if you cut those out as clean as possible and if you happen to need more space for your "books read pages" than you originally predicted, you could glue those cut-out pages in wherever you need them as sort of extra pages?

What is the black pen you are using to do doodles with? Love this structure for a reading journal!!

Just started my first reading journal. Don't know how to use the sharpies yet without smudging every page. 🤭 It happens all the time.

Please do more journal content in snippets !!!!!!

LOVED the journal, it looks so good! But honestly screw filming anything like that! I did my yearly spreads in spurts during December because I couldn't face doing it all at once, and I didn't even film it! So kudos to you, it looks like it would have been a LOT.

I love these videos so much but I feel your pain. They take sooo long to film. It’s funny how if your journaling normally it doesn’t take that long. But once you start recording it, it takes an extra 5+ hours

I think you can call the first book in Era 1 simply “Mistborn” That’s the title on the cover of my copy. What are those cute little fuzzy things you draw with the eyes? Is it a reference to something? 👾👀

Where is your journal from? ^^

We need more journal content though……

Loved this! I just started my first reading journal at the beginning of January and i’m so excited about it. A lot of our spreads are similar and are going to be so fun to fill out this year! I just started The Cruel Prince this morning🙌🏼 @booksemmasreading