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I'm back.

As part of spending a chunk of last year reconsidering how I use technology and shifting parts of my life back to analog, I decided to start a paper reading journal. Figured I'd show it off here in case anyone is interested.


Cover:
Lots of stickers because I have amassed a collection and I am trying to be better about using them rather than hoarding them in an envelope.
A teal journal with stickers on the cover.

Interior page (moar stickers!):
A white page with two stickers.  One is a cartoon animal carrying an oversized croissant with text that says "imagine a bread". The other is a cat in a pirate costume with a hand written text bubble that says "arr, matey! this be a reading journal"

Table of contents:
The page numbers are out of order because I was originally doing one book entry per page but that left a lot of empty space so I decided to do two book entries per page and went back to fill in open page space.
A table of contents with three columns, one for page numbers, one for titles and authors, and one for completion date

Two interior entries:
I'm just realizing I never filled in the completed date on one of them. Oops. Went and fixed that.

I'm in a bit of a reading lull so I haven't updated the two books I'm supposed to be actively reading lately, but hopefully I will return to them soon.
An interior journal page with two entires. The entries include space for a title, author, publication date, start and completion date, page count, and progress bar
An interior journal page with two entires. The entries include space for a title, author, publication date, start and completion date, page count, and progress bar. There are also notes on one entry

Go you!

Date: 2026-01-10 09:10 pm (UTC)
ysabetwordsmith: Cartoon of me in Wordsmith persona (Default)
From: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith
That's a very pretty reading record.

Date: 2026-01-10 11:08 pm (UTC)
pauraque: Deanna smiles at Beverly (st beverly and deanna)
From: [personal profile] pauraque
Nice! I love the Riker sticker. <3

Date: 2026-01-10 11:27 pm (UTC)
matsushima: life was supposed to end in tears (unhappy ending)
From: [personal profile] matsushima
It looks lovely!

That sticker with the Tumblr quote is too real.

Date: 2026-01-11 08:24 am (UTC)
halfcactus: an icon of a manga shiba inu (Default)
From: [personal profile] halfcactus
I'm glad you're using your stickers more because I like seeing them. :D

And I love seeing journals with specific themes (reading, movies, dreams) so thank you so much for sharing! The progress bars are SO cute and fun.

Date: 2026-01-11 11:14 am (UTC)
a_natural_beauty: (Default)
From: [personal profile] a_natural_beauty
Wow, I love it! You do such nice work with these! :) The details, colors and information are all nicely done.

Date: 2026-01-11 11:29 am (UTC)
lunabee34: (Default)
From: [personal profile] lunabee34
I love it!

I also love the reminder to use our beautiful stationery and not hoard it like Smaug. LOL Great stickers.

Date: 2026-01-11 03:57 pm (UTC)
hoarmurath: (Default)
From: [personal profile] hoarmurath
very cool!!!!

bread sticker is my favorite :D

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