Barrel racing is when 3 barrels are set up in a large triangle. Rider runs in around 1st barrel on right, then left, then the barrel at the top of the triangle and then they run straight back out. The fastest rider wins. It was never my thing but I had friends who did it.
Just wanna thank you, Erin, for introducing me to the concept of Maybe Next?. As a mood reader, it totally helps me pick out possible books to read without feeling pressured to read them. So thank you! As always, your spreads look so good! x
Oooohhh love the CAWPILE sticker, great idea! The monthly calendar with visual of books read is also great. My reading spreads are in amongst my other journal but now it looks like I need to buy another journal (hahaha) any excuse!
Glad to see you enjoyed The Night Circus!! It's my all-time favorite book and one of the only I've reread (multiple times..) ❤️🖤✨️ The way all the plotlines tie-in together and the overall aesthetic of the book is super well-executed in my opinion. The opening and ending also remain forever iconic to me.
Came to the comments to explain barrel racing, saw someone already did, lol. I had cousins who did rodeo, but I never had a horse for it. Looked like fun though. It's more often girls who do the barrel racing. Teenage boys always seem to want to do the bull riding. My cousins did that until one broke his leg and then their mom made them stop. Sounds like an interesting book.
The first book in the Chestnut Springs series has a bull riding MMC! I feel like I've never seen barrel racing in Australia but maybe that's just because I'm a city gal
Such lovely spreads as always! A few weeks ago, I was 6 books behind on my reading goal (52 books in the year), so I picked up the Lore Olympus graphic novels which are quick reads for me and that helped me catch up on my goal and thankfully took me out of a bit of slump that I was in, so now I'm more motivated to pick up a full book :) A Tempest of Tea is on my "Reading Hopefuls" list - my version of your Maybe Next ;) - for next month so I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Gorgeous spreads as always! 😍 I discovered T. Kingfisher in August and read 7 of her books in a month! I think Swordheart or Paladins grace were my stand out read! It started me on a romatasy kick!
26:23 I use that for tracking my yearly reads. I have 2 of that tracker as an excuse to use it. One in my reading journal and the other in my bullet journal
I graduated from my graduate degree last year and started getting back into reading afterwards (school kept me occupied so much I basically took a 6 year break from reading). So I went into this year thinking "oh! 24 books for the whole year sounds good. That's 2 a month", but it's September and I'm already at 47 books. So next year I'll probably have to up that number quite a bit.
I’ve surprised myself by how many books I’ve read this month. And I was also surprised how fast the very end of August has all of a sudden crept up, and I agree with you, I won’t finish another book this month either 😄 So I might set up my September spread today or tomorrow 🖊️
Haha if you're coming to the UK in October, make sure you dress warm! I live 20 minutes from central London on the train and come mid-october it's fairly chilly. Make sure you pack a warm coat that covers your back and bum (so that you can sit down outside if it has been raining), bring a scarf and a hat, and definitely make sure you bring some waterproof shoes. I have some suede boots which look cute with autumnal outfits but they're not practical when it has been raining, so bring some trainers that you don't mind getting muddy. If you're going further up north, you may wanna pack extra coats and whatnot so that while one coat is drying (cause it will most likely rain), you can wear a different one. I hope you have a good time visiting! And I apologise for all the rain 😂
Ooh the double jacket is a good tip, for while one’s drying! Thank you for this 💕 we popped over in January in 2023 and relished the cold, I love winter! Didn’t get many wet days on that trip though. Technically we’re still in winter in my city right now but it was 35C today, I’m already over it 🤣
Love that date stamp and I hope this layout works great for you. I have "stolen" some of your pages in my own reading journal for next year because I´ve wanted something new and not the same old same old, so thank you for the inspiration :D
I love the idea of reading journals. It encourages people to actually read even if it's audiobooks. Growing up I didn't care for reading and when I did read it was the Saddle Club book series or the Love Stories book series. Now that I'm an adult and mother, I enjoy reading and try to encourage my children to read as well. You mentioned barrell racing from one of your books; barrell racing is where the rider has the horse go as fast as they can around 3 or more barrels depending on the race they have entered. They are judged on their time and whomever can do it the fastest wins. I used to ride equestrian, Hunter/jumper class. You find barrel racing at a lot of rodeos. Happy journaling my dear friend!
I didn’t know that! How incredible to see something of yourself in a wonderful author 😍 There was an interview at the end of the audiobook where her husband asked her some questions about the book and I adore her even more after listening, she’s very funny and intelligent!
I'm so excited to hear that you loved A Tempest of Tea! I have a copy I've been looking so forward to picking up but just haven't gotten around to it yet, so your review might be the push I needed.
I love your reading journal! You really inspire me to read more and to keep a reading journal. Thank you for all the time you put in to make your pages in your reading journal and then share them with us. I really enjoy it!❤❤❤
So many pretty spreads😍 I somehow already hit my reading goal for the year last month, surprised the heck out of myself haha I figured I'll not up it though and just enjoy seeing how much I will surpass what I thought I would read☺
I love these videos and i have set a goal of 100 books this year but I am so behind so I lowered it to 50 and apparently according to the Goodreads challenge I am on track. Although this year ive been reading a lot of arcs so that has taken me some time to get reading going again.
Love this so much, I just started a reading journal a few months ago but I am so inspired by your layouts! Especially the rating system and the stats… do you have a video explaining your rating system and what app were you using for the stat info at the end?
I don’t have a video for the rating system, mostly because it isn’t mine 😉 if you search CAWPILE (which is the rating system) and ‘Book Roast’ (which is the channel name for the person who created it) you’ll find videos that explain it much better than I could 🥰 the app I use is called StoryGraph, it’s wonderful! I don’t have a video about it either, but I believe there are some out there that demonstrate how it works!
I read ask for Andrea on a whim. It was on Amazon prime so I didn’t pay anything for it so thought I’d give it a go. I loved the book! I found the title genius, at the beginning you see where it came from and I feel the title comes in full circle at the end.
Currently re-listening to Small Favor's by Jim Butcher and enjoying several channels on UA-cam that read books and short stories HorrorBabble and Creepy Ghost stories. I am not a RomCom girl. I do enjoy your setup videos and how beautiful your journals spreads are. Christina 🦝
@@ErinSmith I don't own the whole Dresden collection on Audible but I have several. I enjoy re-listening to my Audible collection when I need to let my brain relax while going to sleep. I am waiting for Oct. to redo. "Something Wicked this way Comes" and the "Halloween Tree". 🦝
I did part of a reread of outlander this month. I really enjoyed the 23% of doctor sleep I read. But my favorite was actually a fanfiction for supernatural that I loved so much I reread immediately when I got done the first time and have now accepted it as official cannon in my mind and it's on my ereader with the rest ofy supernatural books. Supernatural the TV show books that is. I need a better way to track my reading cause I spend everyday reading it's just not always books.
I would love to know how you go about copying the lettering from book covers! I love the look of it and want to try it in my own journal but I'm not sure how to start, I'm a novice when it comes to hand lettering. ♥ I read Yours Truly this month as well and I just felt so seen by the author's portrayal of Jacob's anxiety that I was willing to forgive some of the stuff towards the end that wasn't my favorite, either 😅
Hi Amanda! This is where the dot grid comes in so handy - you can set one of the vertical or horizontal lines in the lettering at a specific length, so maybe a T would be four dot grid spaces tall and three wide. That gives you a basis for the size of all the letters, and from there you can just look for shapes instead of letters and work out how long/wide/curved they should be based on those measurements around them! I once saw someone suggest copying something like this upside down, so your brain stops seeing the letters and starts seeing the shapes and spaces between instead - might be worth a try! Jacob is such a gem of a character, I adore him 😍 I’m pretty lucky to not suffer from anxiety in that way, but I’m a huge introvert who needs 8-10 business days to recover from a social engagement so I see a lot of me in him too. I think the fact that the book made me so frustrated is actually a testament to Abby Jimenez’ writing, she got me SO invested in this couple!
@@ErinSmith Thank you so much for the tips! Trying to see them as shapes and not letters is such good advice, and the flipping upside down trick is genius! Definitely will give it another shot with my next spread 🤗♥
These are such great questions! I don’t actually know what the fountain pen is - I should try a reverse image search! Someone gave it to me already inked so I don’t know what’s in it either 🥲 The white barrel pen is an Archer & Olive calliograph, which I also got in one of their subscription boxes last year. It doesn’t have a colour name or number on the barrel so I have no idea if it’s available in any of their current sets - they seem to do lots of one-off colours for their sub boxes 🥲
My reading journal definetely affects the way I read like in a positive way, I was going through it one day and noticed that I havent read any book with a yellow cover and so I went to goodreads and got one recommendation, ended up discovering Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera and loved it. (the yellow cover edition) xD
Barrel racing is when 3 barrels are set up in a large triangle. Rider runs in around 1st barrel on right, then left, then the barrel at the top of the triangle and then they run straight back out. The fastest rider wins. It was never my thing but I had friends who did it.
Thank you! The shapes they describe in the book make so much more sense now 🤣
Just wanna thank you, Erin, for introducing me to the concept of Maybe Next?. As a mood reader, it totally helps me pick out possible books to read without feeling pressured to read them. So thank you! As always, your spreads look so good! x
My reading goal was initially 24, I bumped it to 30 around March, and I’ve just hit 32 so far for the year!
As another human servant to a Tuxedo, I get the biggest smile when I see the "loading" gif. 🥰
Our lil black and white babies 😍 he was quite involved in this one! Please give your Tuxedo a tickle from me 🥰
I adore Mitsu just sitting there, watching you. ♥ Also, beautiful! I love your reading journal!
He is a sweet lil guy! 🥰
Oooohhh love the CAWPILE sticker, great idea! The monthly calendar with visual of books read is also great. My reading spreads are in amongst my other journal but now it looks like I need to buy another journal (hahaha) any excuse!
Glad to see you enjoyed The Night Circus!! It's my all-time favorite book and one of the only I've reread (multiple times..) ❤️🖤✨️
The way all the plotlines tie-in together and the overall aesthetic of the book is super well-executed in my opinion. The opening and ending also remain forever iconic to me.
Came to the comments to explain barrel racing, saw someone already did, lol. I had cousins who did rodeo, but I never had a horse for it. Looked like fun though. It's more often girls who do the barrel racing. Teenage boys always seem to want to do the bull riding. My cousins did that until one broke his leg and then their mom made them stop. Sounds like an interesting book.
The first book in the Chestnut Springs series has a bull riding MMC! I feel like I've never seen barrel racing in Australia but maybe that's just because I'm a city gal
@@ErinSmith you could probably find videos from American rodeo competitions. They go so fast!
On youtube i mean, lol, I forgot to put that part
I’ll be interested to see what you think of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries!! I read it a little bit ago & don’t know many others who have😄
I love your reading journal so much! You have inspired me to start my own.
Such lovely spreads as always! A few weeks ago, I was 6 books behind on my reading goal (52 books in the year), so I picked up the Lore Olympus graphic novels which are quick reads for me and that helped me catch up on my goal and thankfully took me out of a bit of slump that I was in, so now I'm more motivated to pick up a full book :) A Tempest of Tea is on my "Reading Hopefuls" list - my version of your Maybe Next ;) - for next month so I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Gorgeous spreads as always! 😍 I discovered T. Kingfisher in August and read 7 of her books in a month! I think Swordheart or Paladins grace were my stand out read! It started me on a romatasy kick!
i look forward to these videos every month!
That makes me so happy to hear! I love making them too!
26:23 I use that for tracking my yearly reads. I have 2 of that tracker as an excuse to use it. One in my reading journal and the other in my bullet journal
This is so stunning, loving the decoration ☺☺
((the ending of A Tempest of Tea made me absolutely scream and i can't wait for the sequel >_
Right?! I am so pumped for the next book!
I graduated from my graduate degree last year and started getting back into reading afterwards (school kept me occupied so much I basically took a 6 year break from reading). So I went into this year thinking "oh! 24 books for the whole year sounds good. That's 2 a month", but it's September and I'm already at 47 books. So next year I'll probably have to up that number quite a bit.
I’ve surprised myself by how many books I’ve read this month. And I was also surprised how fast the very end of August has all of a sudden crept up, and I agree with you, I won’t finish another book this month either 😄 So I might set up my September spread today or tomorrow 🖊️
Haha if you're coming to the UK in October, make sure you dress warm! I live 20 minutes from central London on the train and come mid-october it's fairly chilly. Make sure you pack a warm coat that covers your back and bum (so that you can sit down outside if it has been raining), bring a scarf and a hat, and definitely make sure you bring some waterproof shoes. I have some suede boots which look cute with autumnal outfits but they're not practical when it has been raining, so bring some trainers that you don't mind getting muddy. If you're going further up north, you may wanna pack extra coats and whatnot so that while one coat is drying (cause it will most likely rain), you can wear a different one.
I hope you have a good time visiting! And I apologise for all the rain 😂
Ooh the double jacket is a good tip, for while one’s drying! Thank you for this 💕 we popped over in January in 2023 and relished the cold, I love winter! Didn’t get many wet days on that trip though.
Technically we’re still in winter in my city right now but it was 35C today, I’m already over it 🤣
Love that date stamp and I hope this layout works great for you. I have "stolen" some of your pages in my own reading journal for next year because I´ve wanted something new and not the same old same old, so thank you for the inspiration :D
This was such a cute setup and wrap up video!
Loving some of these set ups! Getting lots of ideas for my friends reading journal I’m setting up for her!
Oooh that’s exciting Hillary! 😍 I see why you’ve been stocking up on paper and stickers!
I love the idea of reading journals. It encourages people to actually read even if it's audiobooks. Growing up I didn't care for reading and when I did read it was the Saddle Club book series or the Love Stories book series. Now that I'm an adult and mother, I enjoy reading and try to encourage my children to read as well. You mentioned barrell racing from one of your books; barrell racing is where the rider has the horse go as fast as they can around 3 or more barrels depending on the race they have entered. They are judged on their time and whomever can do it the fastest wins. I used to ride equestrian, Hunter/jumper class. You find barrel racing at a lot of rodeos. Happy journaling my dear friend!
I set a goal of 42 books and I'm on number 41 at the moment 😅
I love these spreads! Your journals are stunning lol
I absolutely love your reading journal. It's my vibes all the way ❤️
I love the phrase “closed door “ such a tactful phrase.
Me too! I always cringe when I see it called "clean", it feels icky.
Hafsah Faisal wears a niqab like me.. 😊I really do want to read her books (for that reason alone)
I didn’t know that! How incredible to see something of yourself in a wonderful author 😍 There was an interview at the end of the audiobook where her husband asked her some questions about the book and I adore her even more after listening, she’s very funny and intelligent!
I'm so excited to hear that you loved A Tempest of Tea! I have a copy I've been looking so forward to picking up but just haven't gotten around to it yet, so your review might be the push I needed.
I love your reading journal! You really inspire me to read more and to keep a reading journal. Thank you for all the time you put in to make your pages in your reading journal and then share them with us. I really enjoy it!❤❤❤
@@EvanLuke3 keeping a book journal helps with consistent reading. and also, is fun to put together. win win for me 😁
Thank you for being here to share it with me! 🥰🥰
I have to say for August "Vera Wong's unsolicited advice for murderers" was my absolute favorite. I was skeptical at first but boy did I love it!
Ooh what a great title! You’ve got me intrigued 👀
So many pretty spreads😍 I somehow already hit my reading goal for the year last month, surprised the heck out of myself haha I figured I'll not up it though and just enjoy seeing how much I will surpass what I thought I would read☺
Night Circus is one of my all time favourites - I listened to it originally, but I do have the eyeball version to delve back into at some point.
Rj Blain is one of my favorite authors. I consider any book written by her a must read.
I’m so ready to fall down this rabbit hole 😍
Stupendo come sempre! Penso che "copierò" la progress bar di settembre! L'avevo provata l'anno scorso ma non andava bene, così è migliore.
I love these videos and i have set a goal of 100 books this year but I am so behind so I lowered it to 50 and apparently according to the Goodreads challenge I am on track. Although this year ive been reading a lot of arcs so that has taken me some time to get reading going again.
What brand is the white pen that you use to correct any mistakes? Looks like it works very well!
It’s from Peter Pauper Press, it’s a paint marker! I’ve only ever seen it in a set but that set should be linked in the description 😘
Love this so much, I just started a reading journal a few months ago but I am so inspired by your layouts! Especially the rating system and the stats… do you have a video explaining your rating system and what app were you using for the stat info at the end?
I don’t have a video for the rating system, mostly because it isn’t mine 😉 if you search CAWPILE (which is the rating system) and ‘Book Roast’ (which is the channel name for the person who created it) you’ll find videos that explain it much better than I could 🥰 the app I use is called StoryGraph, it’s wonderful! I don’t have a video about it either, but I believe there are some out there that demonstrate how it works!
I read ask for Andrea on a whim. It was on Amazon prime so I didn’t pay anything for it so thought I’d give it a go. I loved the book! I found the title genius, at the beginning you see where it came from and I feel the title comes in full circle at the end.
It was so gripping! Definitely a full-circle ending with the title!
Ooo. I'm going to read Night Circus in October! 🎪 🎩
Solid choice for spooky season!
I have been following several reading journalists but I like your style best. Unfortunately I don't have time to do it so thoroughly myself.
Currently re-listening to Small Favor's by Jim Butcher and enjoying several channels on UA-cam that read books and short stories HorrorBabble and Creepy Ghost stories. I am not a RomCom girl. I do enjoy your setup videos and how beautiful your journals spreads are. Christina 🦝
I was SUCH a big Dresden Files fan but it’s been years since I read one - thanks for reminding me about Harry!
@@ErinSmith I don't own the whole Dresden collection on Audible but I have several. I enjoy re-listening to my Audible collection when I need to let my brain relax while going to sleep. I am waiting for Oct. to redo. "Something Wicked this way Comes" and the "Halloween Tree". 🦝
I did part of a reread of outlander this month. I really enjoyed the 23% of doctor sleep I read. But my favorite was actually a fanfiction for supernatural that I loved so much I reread immediately when I got done the first time and have now accepted it as official cannon in my mind and it's on my ereader with the rest ofy supernatural books. Supernatural the TV show books that is. I need a better way to track my reading cause I spend everyday reading it's just not always books.
“Stickerage.” ❤
You can tell I was a child in the 90s 🤣
Loved The night circus too! And Yours truly was such a let down, it felt nothing like Part of your world...
Clearly we share excellent taste 😉
I would love to know how you go about copying the lettering from book covers! I love the look of it and want to try it in my own journal but I'm not sure how to start, I'm a novice when it comes to hand lettering. ♥
I read Yours Truly this month as well and I just felt so seen by the author's portrayal of Jacob's anxiety that I was willing to forgive some of the stuff towards the end that wasn't my favorite, either 😅
Hi Amanda! This is where the dot grid comes in so handy - you can set one of the vertical or horizontal lines in the lettering at a specific length, so maybe a T would be four dot grid spaces tall and three wide. That gives you a basis for the size of all the letters, and from there you can just look for shapes instead of letters and work out how long/wide/curved they should be based on those measurements around them! I once saw someone suggest copying something like this upside down, so your brain stops seeing the letters and starts seeing the shapes and spaces between instead - might be worth a try!
Jacob is such a gem of a character, I adore him 😍 I’m pretty lucky to not suffer from anxiety in that way, but I’m a huge introvert who needs 8-10 business days to recover from a social engagement so I see a lot of me in him too. I think the fact that the book made me so frustrated is actually a testament to Abby Jimenez’ writing, she got me SO invested in this couple!
@@ErinSmith Thank you so much for the tips! Trying to see them as shapes and not letters is such good advice, and the flipping upside down trick is genius! Definitely will give it another shot with my next spread 🤗♥
What is the name of the blue fountain pen you used for Tempest Tea?
And also which pen did you use to write the quote? (White body) for tempest tea?
These are such great questions! I don’t actually know what the fountain pen is - I should try a reverse image search! Someone gave it to me already inked so I don’t know what’s in it either 🥲
The white barrel pen is an Archer & Olive calliograph, which I also got in one of their subscription boxes last year. It doesn’t have a colour name or number on the barrel so I have no idea if it’s available in any of their current sets - they seem to do lots of one-off colours for their sub boxes 🥲
Thank you for responding! :) @@ErinSmith
My reading journal definetely affects the way I read like in a positive way, I was going through it one day and noticed that I havent read any book with a yellow cover and so I went to goodreads and got one recommendation, ended up discovering Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera and loved it. (the yellow cover edition) xD
That's so cool! What a wonderful way to find a great book!
13:19 Okay, but who else shouted "Polo" in their heads? 🤣
I can’t believe I read the whole book and this never occurred to me!!
I've read only five comic this month. they were good. but I don't know how I feel about not finishing a single book 😂.
Sometimes a break is necessary! 💕 comics are super fun, and absolutely valid reading!
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erin you simply outdid yourself this month! i’m obsessed with everythinggg 🤍🤍