All About My Reading Journal
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2024
- Calling all book worms!
Intro 00:00
Notebook 00:41
Ratings 03:16
Sidebar 04:09
Journaling 07:05
Trackers 12:28
Journaling Supplies 14:40
Bookstand 15:56
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Hobonichi cousin
Hobonichi weeks
Leuchtturm pocket soft cover bullet journal
♥ Pens I Use ♥
Energel Clena 0.5mm (for bullet journals and most planners)
Energel Clena 0.4mm (for Hobonichi planners)
Muji Gel Pen 0.5mm
Mildliners
Tombow dual brush pens
Tombow fudenosuke brush pens (usually the soft brush tip)
♥ Frequently Asked Questions ♥
Q: Do you plan before, during, or after the week?
A: It varies from video to video, but typically I plan 2-3 times during the week and stitch the clips together. I rarely plan the entire week in advance or the entire week retroactively.
Q: Do you use all of these planners?
A: Yes and no. Every week, there is something in my life that takes priority over the others whether it be school, work, or something personal. Depending on the week, I select a few planners that will help me achieve my tasks! So not every planner is used every week.
Q: How do you get so much done in a day?
A: If you watch any of my journaling vlogs, you’ll realize that I have very poor sleeping habits and so naturally I’m able to fit more things into the day. It’s something I’m trying to fix but admittedly this is the only reason. - Навчання та стиль
Thanks so much for this! As a librarian, it warms my heart that you use your local library for physical books, the Libby ebook service and that you participate in the book of the month program! This video inspired me to do more than keep a 'titles read' and 'to read' list! Love all the wonderful book nerd stickers you create!❤️
Physical books are the best 😻 A few days ago I went to library (I had a break with reading for a year) and it was very special to me Libraries and books are just so beautiful
This comment made my day Denise! I think libraries are one of the most valuable entities ever! Will always support ❤️
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Does anyone else immediately smell the spine when you open a book you're about to dive into? ME TOO! Okay, seriously: libraries are my happy place. Plus, if the book you're looking for isn't on the shelf, the librarian will find and order it for you (within reason, I'm sure, but still...). There is nothing like the feel of a physical book in your hands!
@@TheCoffeeMonsterzCothis comment gave me cold chills! So worried that libraries will go away one day and they are one of my favorite places on earth!!!!
Your writing is so beautiful that I honestly thought you had printed the pages and glued them into a notebook. Then I peeked at a different video where you are doing calligraphy and it dawned on me that it's hand written. Beautiful!
Plus, a reading journal where someone actually WRITES ABOUT THE BOOKS! Every journal I see looks pretty, but has barely any content about the books. This made me so happy, for both reasons!
And I just started Frankenstein for the very first time today, almost on a whim! I was scrolling through my ereader for something to read, and there it was.
Your reading journal looks absolutely clean. Keep up the good work as always.
Thank you so much!
Did anyone else take notes while watching this video? No, just me? I am looking forward to doing this Helen. Thank you for the great ideas!
I really like your reading journal. It makes so much more sense to have notes on the books, than just charts logging which books you read. To me, your style reflects learning from what you read, versus just focusing on speeding through a number of books. I am encouraged to try this method to enhance my reading experience. Thanks for sharing.
I think the style you are using for this journal is very minimal and I love it, I guess I just love seeing pages with only handwriting on them, is very satisfying to see 😅.
Regarding the notebook, I have a couple stalogy notebooks and I definitely recommend the grid pages since they are easier to see than the dots. The grids are a bit bigger than hobonichi, but I think it's quite nice.
I like your journal-basic, simple and to the point! Also really like the emotie stickers all over your notebook!
I love the idea of writing down the main characters, setting etc when starting a book because I too end up forgetting names and sometimes feel a little lost and overwhelmed when there's lots going on so having foundation to refer back to is a great idea!
Thank you for sharing your reading journal I really enjoyed the video and that nutrition facts sticker is so cute! It also made my heart happy to hear you loved Frankenstein too, I read that summer of last year and loved every minute
You’re doing all the right things with your approach to reading, Helen! You read mostly sitting up, with a pen in hand, and take notes. All these elements allow you to stay engaged and focused while developing a host of other life benefits such as improving your memory, empathy, expression,…and even the joy of reading itself once these skills become second nature! Reading doesn’t have to be laborious but it should demand some reflective thought and attention, which you understand. 👏🏻 If you’re someone who doesn’t mind marking up books (doesn’t work with library books, though) and are reading for school or study, I would also suggest writing a simple word or phrase at the top of a page where something key happens (ex. the word “Helen” at the top of a page would mean that’s when the character entered the text; “shared chocolates after holiday dinners” would be at the top of the page where the episode of you cutting up the special chocolates over Christmas occurred). This tiny effort makes it much easier to work with the book later when writing essays or tests. I have a million other tricks and tips (passionate literature academic 🙋🏼♀️), but to stop myself from going on and on, I just wanted to congratulate you for being a role model other readers can look up to. 📚✍🏻
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I’m so impressed with how you can write straight in a non lined notebook 🤯 the handwriting and doodles are amazing as well!!
Practice makes perfect
There's a dot grid. She mentions in the beginning that it's a bit too light for her to see at night.
@@SharkLizard Thank you, that makes sense!
I can't write straight even with the dot grid, LOL. It's so embarrassing. @@SharkLizard
I love watching your videos - you're soothing to listen to. Thanks for the tip on the reading stand - I have dexterity problems in my wrist and have not read much because of this - thank you so much I think this will be a huge help for me!
This was really good! You show a nice format for a reading journal. I’ve been wanting to start one and your tips are very helpful. And your voice is so calming and soothing, too. Thank you for all you do in the journaling/planning world!
Omg im soooo happy she made a video on her reading journal. I NEEDED THIS inspiration.
I really love your handwriting and system! you just inspired me to start my own reading journal, thank you for this video! 💗
i really like how you keep up to all these journals/planners! i admire how you plan/journal, it's rlly so neat! i wish u journal like you as well, you're my role modelll
Thanks for sharing your journal! It's amazing! It has inspired me to start writing my own journal. I wonder if I can also write so neat without the lines. Love it! 😍
Thank you so much for this video I’ve been very curious about your reading journal since I’ve been thinking of starting one myself. Your spread of quotes reminded me of common placing. I just started a common place book for things like that.
ahhhhhh this was such a treat to see inside your reading journal 😍 love love love to hear your thoughts on books!!!!!
Thank you so much for this. I have watched so many book journal ideas on yt and although what they do is beautiful I just don’t have the time to make it look like that. I already have four planners lol. Urs is simple and exactly what I need in a book journal. I need a place beyond my goodreads reviews. Thank you for all of these ideas. I really love the idea of using pages from the back 😊
Thanks for sharing your reading journal. I love your hand writing!
Wow, I love your note-taking method! Just the basics, but very well laid out. The stream-of-Consciousness writing makes the most sense, since it doesn't require flipping through different sections of the journal. I will re-visit the book journal I've all but abandoned since the beginning of the year.
Thank you so much for this video. I have been trying to find a system for a reading journal, to make it more fun for me to read. This is basic and simple. Love it!
What a great idea! I really loved your way of journaling and it’s something that’s gonna work for me too, thank you for explaining it!
This looks like so much fun! I have never thought to write down my thoughts as I read! This could be really fun for me! thanks for the inspo!
I fail reading journals because even if my thoughts are loud, i stubbornly continue reading. Holding a pen, breaking away from the book, and writing elsewhere is "too distracting" even if i really want to have a reading journal. Details fly by me and only remember impactful events. And im more of a digital/ebook reader (bought a kindle to spare my eyes). And my ability to highlight, note, and bookmark revealed how loud and commentary my brain can be (esp since it doesnt fully break my reading spree as I slowly type in my thoughts)
Happy Sunday Helen. I use stalogy a lot to brain dump and as a work bullet journal. ❤
Thanks for this video! I was the person on the group asking what book you used and now there’s a whole video yay ❤
I enjoyed this video so much. Your voice is calming, your ideas on journaling are inspiring, your handwriting is sooo neat and your tbr is great! I have read some and they're on my fav list (like Anna Karenina!), others I want to read too!
I have two unfinished books and at least three to-be-read books right now and this is making me itch to start documenting what I read!
Thanks for sharing, your tip for writing down the initial facts of a book is very helpful
I really like your reading journal. I usually don't take notes while I read. However, I read a lot of series, particularly fantasy series, which usually have a lot of characters. So when I start a series, I also start a list of all the characters with a description and information of who they are in the series. That has helped me a lot. Particularly when I have to wait one or two years for the next book. Also, The Count of Monte Cristo is my favorite book of all time. I hope you like it. Thanks for sharing your reading journal with us!
I love the aesthetic, style of journaling, and the techniques you used for your journaling. I'm not a hugely decorative person and I wasn't planning on doing too much for every single entry so this was great inspiration. I especially like the actual way you entered your journal entries where everything didn't have it's own dedicated section, just a stream of thoughts and quotes and questions and new words learned. Thanks for the great video!
i would love to see more videos about your reading journaling the future! such as flipthougt… I really enjoyed this video, since i live reading and have a reading journal too :)
PS : sorry for my bad english, i’m french ^^
Thank you and will do! No need to apologize, my French is much worse than your English hahaha
Same!!! I really loved this. Please do more about your book journal. I’m an avid read too Helen. I’d love a flip through and thoughts on what you did and about each book!!
Great ideas Helen, love the book stand too !! I’ve had neck surgery and my neck can get strained really easily, I didn’t know such things existed 👏🏻👏🏻. Really love your reading journal 😊
Tried keeping a book journal once, didn't work out because I was trying to keep too many journals at once. Now I just write my book log in my regular journal. Glad to see someone is able to keep it up!
Happy Sunday, Helen! A million thanks for sharing your reading journal with us. I haven't started mine yet because I hadn't thought about all that I want to put in it, so I just have one thin notebook for all the books I've read and movies and TV shows I've seen last year and this year. I love the idea of adding a section for information because I, too, tend to forget characters and important dates and events. BTW, I just read for my book club Michelle Obama's The Light We Carry. It's a book I wish had been available when I was in my teens and 20s and still need now. I always thought everyone else had their act together, but I was wrong. She is very candid about her insecurities and the problems she has faced as being part of a double minority. I think you would really like it. I highly recommend it to everyone.
Helen, I read Frankenstein, and I really enjoyed it. Especially book 2 of the story focuses on the Creation, pleading for his life and for his future with the doctor. When Dr. Frankenstein shows that he truly is the monster, and then how he had shown his true inability, to have any compassion, or humanity with any himself. I’m so glad to have seen your review and that you actually read the book.
OMG IM SO EXCITED!!! I’ve been waiting for this video🤍🫶🏼
Thank you for sharing! I want to read more and do a journal so this proved very helpful!
This is super nice to see! The main focus is that you're reading, not trying to make a complex & hard to maintain journal^^
Maybe adding a highlighter to your arsenal solely for the "quotes" that get a little lost among your thoughts would help you pick them out a little better! (Or different colour pen or just underlining them)
It might be an easier visual overview for when your looking to see if they pass the vibe check enough to make it on to your dedicated quotes page pfft
Good luck with your reading!
6:06 Oh good, I’m not the only one who loses who is who in the book! It never even dawned on me to WRITE it down😅 I just kept plugging away!!
Right?! I used to get more and more lost then give up on the book lol
Me too!
This is quite possibly the very best reading journal ever! It features your work, summaries and thoughts without featuring books like an advertisement. Love it! This is def sustainable.
Definitely trying out the sidebar and preliminary info. I strarted my reading journal just last week and this was a great tip, thank you!
Yayy I hope it works out for yah!
I love this idea so so much!
Lust For Life is my FAVORITE book in the entire world! I watch so much booktube and I literally never hear people talk about it! I’m so happy you read it.
Wow!!! You just helped me with staying interested in books. I don’t read a lot because of the exact reasons you gave. Nonfiction that I’m interested in is usually a little easier but I lose interest after I get what I want out of it. But fiction has been a bigger struggle. I read the Harry Potter books easily because I started the books after seeing the movies. So I had the characters fully established. But trying to read new books was always so difficult for me. Now I know what I need to do!! Once those characters or any foundational info is really set it makes it a lot of easier to get into the book, so thank you for this! I think I can enjoy reading again!!
Hi, I love all your videos and I've been watching them for a few months, I would just want to ask if you could make a video about fountain pen maintenance like how do you clean out the fountain len and refill, stuff like that... thx 😊
Thank you Spriha! This means a lot and that is a great suggestion!!!!
ooh I am gonna try and do this for my next reading journal.
This is so good. I have a loose goal but big interest in reading some classics this year, but with my ADHD and anxiety I loose focus so quickly, so having a journal is such a good idea!! ❤❤❤
I have the same disorders. I have bought so many books and only read a few of them. There’s an app I have (Bookly) that after I finish a session I can type out whatever I want about what I wrote, but it’s not enough. Especially for definitions, characters, settings and thoughts when reading at present time. If journaling ends up working well for you. Could you please please please respond back or update your comment? With anyway you did your journal to keep you engaged with your reading and other way you might go about keeping your focus? Sorry for the questions! 🥲
Very interesting! I love seeing different ways people keep a reading journal. And mine are not nearly as nice as yours. Keep up the great videos!
I'm definitely adding that quote page to my own reading journal
I love the idea of starting from the front and the back! Definitely going to use that.
Yesss I use this "trick" in my other notebooks too!
love the Lucky Sticker so much
I love this idea. ❤
I am using Stalogy for “brain dump” journaling. Gel pens do bleed and ghosting as well. But I love Stalogy for narrative journalling. I find Sharpee fine point pens or Zebra Saraza .7 gel pens worked, just don’t use mild liner because it doesn’t blend. I haven’t tried tombow though. 😊
I loved this video! Blessings.
So lovely to have a look at how you approach your reading journal! Very inspiring.
You mentioned that you could add in an extra page if it turns out you need more space for a book that you only planned two pages for, and I'm wondering what that would look like. You write from edge to edge on the pages, how do you connect a new/extra page in the middle?
Thank you so much for the videos you make, they're so calming and informative to watch
You're voice is so calming to listen to!!!
Your journal is fantastic, so neat. I really need to restart mine. I begin with all good intentions, but then just don't bother with it.
Lovely video, beautiful handwriting (I wish mine was like that!), and a wonderful voice. Great work; keep it up!
This was a super fun and enjoyable video, Helen!! Ahhhh, i love that you have A Farewell to Arms on your list! Have you read The Old Man and the Sea? Very short, amazing Hemingway piece. I admit I often just re-read my favourite books over and over, I don't know why?!
I'm sooo looking forward to reading it! And yes, The Old Man and the Sea was amazing! I read it last year and I loved it ❤️
I like this. So many reading journal,planners, journals videos waste time with stickers, coloring etc.
Your voice is so calm, it's very pleasant to listen to
I enjoy reading too. ❤
I love your handwriting! so neat :)
Omg! You're early this week! Happy yo Finally see your reading journal! Just started myself too 🤣 I so get the start on both front and back thing. Im doing that a lot in almost all of my notebooks now 😅
I’m in the UK and don’t know what time it usually posts. I was disappointed last night a midnight when I realised Canada was still on Saturday lol
I have just started writing in my reading journal as I go with the book. But for whatever reason I have thought to keep it to one page. But seeing your multi-page spreads. Maybe I should be less restrictive on myself. Thanks for sharing
Your handwriting is beautiful. 😍
Love this!!!!
so pretty! i love your setup with it 🍞
Thank you so much 😀
The best video so far I absolutely enjoyed it 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
Glad you enjoyed it Ilianaaaa!
Ugh!! Your handwriting is so pretty :( and uniform :( I’m jealous haha. I’m also jealous of the fact that you could stick to a reading journal, I had one, but it only lasted a few books
this made me want to reread frankenstein, thank u
I loved this video. Wrist hurts, so can't type more than that. But more of this please!
I really wish I could have a dedicated reading journal(!), but I've discovered my brain doesn't really work that way. I either obsessively journal about a particular chapter or event in a book (which only happens occasionally), or write up notes of the articles I'm reading in my daily bujo spreads, or I create a dedicated spread for the topic.
It also doesn't help that I can be reading anywhere from 1-6 books at any given time (depending on my mood and what I feel like reading in the moment), or that I read books right before bed and go straight to sleep when I'm done.
I really wish my brain would take the time to appreciate what I'm reading and journal about it, but I'm always too desperate to know what happens next, or I don't feel like I have anything to say (and using prompts feels like a chore). I'm always incredibly impressed (and slightly jealous) when I see everyone's amazing reading journals! 😍
Hi! Thanks for this video. You’ve given me some ideas for keeping my own reading journal. Most of the videos I watch put me off because everyone sticks paper everywhere. :)
Lust for Life is one of my favorite books of all time! 🎉 would enjoy knowing what you thought of it 😊
It looks great! I guess that journaling as you read the book helps you understand the story better🤔When I start a book with many characters, I always think I should do a "character tree" but then I am too lazy hahaha Right now I am reading the second book of a trilogy and I am still not sure who a third of the characters are🙈 I also look up the new words and screenshot them when I look them up on my phone. Never to read them again😂
Thank you so much for the video ♥️
Most welcome 😊
So helpful. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
I've been wanting to start my reading journal and have been looking up sample spreads. As much as I want to do something artsy, I don't think I have the time to maintain that.
I will do something similar to what you've done. I want a journal that is not too restricting. I also know that I wont be reading a lot of books every year. I'll just write in the journal as I read a book.
I Do It too!!! Incredibile!!!! Iso Happy that also ather Person are like me when i read a book....👍🤗
Thank you for your video and sharing your beautiful book journal. I have been wanting to get into book journaling but after watching many videos where most are extravagantly artistic, I felt overwhelmed and uneasy about it. This is not a slight to your journal. After watching your video I exhaled and felt some weight fall from my shoulders. This is how I want to make my journal, minimal art work --though that may change with time -- and more thoughts, ideas, and quotes--along with other things of course. Anyway, great work and thank you again for sharing. I apologize for the strange manner of writing. It is 0200 (2AM) for me so my brain is working on fumes. I didn't want to forget to write a message of thanks though.
I feek you. I wanted something minimalistic. I like to read and journal at my own pace.
I totally agree that the dots are too light for anything but bright light.
Moleskin extended 500 pages. I need to write about all the books I read or listen too. Great idea.
I love your reading journal!! What permanent inks do you like? I add watercolor to my journals and I’m always afraid that there will be lots of bleeding. The stickers are amazing, I need to check them out
The stalogy paper is pretty much a form of tomoe river paper. Actually, the hobonichi 2024 paper is pretty similar to stalogy. I like stalogy paper better than the Hobonichi. Works much better for me.
Thank You.
Hey Helen this video is awsome and I love it.❤ And of course I Love your handwriting. Can you please suggest some technique to improve handwriting? Or how can I make my handwriting like you?
Hi Helen, thank you for your new video 🤩 you mentioned that you read at night. Do you journal in bed or at a desk?🥰 I've never managed to write easily from bed, but if you can, I'd love to hear your tips
Just my takeaways as I re-evaluate my recently started reading journal and what I really love about your system
1. I shouldve gotten a decent thickness journal (i used a6 500 blank pages coz it looked like a "book" and my writing is small anyway)
2. I shouldn've made the journal template flexible (I pre-allocated pages for "future" books coz I had too many TOC pages)
3. A preliminary section wouldve been nice (I only had summary and bookmarks, which makes the journal an after-reading activity, not while-reading)
4. Glad I could still incorporate "want to read" and "memorable qoutes" in my journal. The former into my excess TOC and the latter already fulfilled by my "bookmarks"
5. I take a picture of noteable pages for journaling so I don't struggle holding the book open. I also read in three ways: physical, phone, kindle. So, i tend to worry about my 45 degree angled elbows rather than my neck HAHAHA
6. I love the simplicity yet straightforward journaling system you have. Likewise, I'm jealous of your handwriting --Really neat regardless if you cross out words.
I keep a reading journal because when friends read a book and ask me about it I forget. Goldfish brain is real with books.
I want your handwriting as a font on my computer!!!😍
Do you read lying down? Or sitting at a desk. I struggle to journal like this bc I read in bed hahaha 😂
Oh you answered it!! Thank you for the recommendation of the book stand :)
My pleasure!!!! It has been a game changer!
Beautiful expressive hands & voice
your voice would be great speaking over a relaxation meditation app, very calming and relaxing to the listener, i really enjoyed this video thank you
what’d you think of a little life ? i saw you were reading it at the beginning of the year and funnily enough i was too , i finished it a couple weeks ago and gave myself some recovery lol but i’m gonna read it again and i’m interested in knowing what you thought of it
i should really start a reading journal...i read sooo many books in a year!!!!
Haha that's a good problem to have!!!
Beautiful handwriting as always 😍, i dont know how to read the word " Readeaer? " 😅 love your content Helen
Bahaha I tried XD Thank you Rosalin!!!
Where can I find that Nutrition Facts sticker? I looked all over your site, and didn't see it. My daughter would love it.
would you ever launch digital stickers for people to use on their ipads?