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Well, the reading journal set up is complete!
The book I picked is pretty and makes me think of a library shelf - and yes, I did pick it because I liked a particular TikToker's version.
I figured out a few things I wanted to keep track of:
-Books I Started Reading
-Reviews of Books I Finished
-Books I Want to Read
I always love starting writing in a book from both directions - I suspect I'm going to fill out the Books I Want to Read section faster than the books I actually read section. But that's hardly a flaw - it will give me a lovely menu of potential reading material to choose from!
In actual reading, I semi-accidentally started to read The Wicked King by Holly Black the other day (it was on my kindle!) and was able to remind myself that, no, actually, I had wanted to get back into House of Leaves and finish it, dammit , and my determination has paid off! My stymied bookmark has inched forward!
In knitting, I have started the slip stitch pattern section of my Scylla socks - I am very impressed with how the prior knitters had made great notes on the project and helped each other out, so my project in the Malabrigo is knitting up very nicely.
I have purchased a slightly unwise amount of sock yarn with which to while away the winter, so I'm thinking that I will have lots to look forward to! One skein is ready for me at the local yarn shop, but the weather has been so miserable that I haven't wanted to get on my bike and go down - Maybe Thursday.
Edit: 1/5/2022 It's become clear I need to add a Preorders section to this journal when I realized that I had no idea whether or not I have pre ordered a book from a favorite author. So, I have gone thru and tried to round up as many pre-ordered books as I have awareness of to prevent myself from buying a book twice.
The book I picked is pretty and makes me think of a library shelf - and yes, I did pick it because I liked a particular TikToker's version.
I figured out a few things I wanted to keep track of:
-Books I Started Reading
-Reviews of Books I Finished
-Books I Want to Read
I always love starting writing in a book from both directions - I suspect I'm going to fill out the Books I Want to Read section faster than the books I actually read section. But that's hardly a flaw - it will give me a lovely menu of potential reading material to choose from!
In actual reading, I semi-accidentally started to read The Wicked King by Holly Black the other day (it was on my kindle!) and was able to remind myself that, no, actually, I had wanted to get back into House of Leaves and finish it, dammit , and my determination has paid off! My stymied bookmark has inched forward!
In knitting, I have started the slip stitch pattern section of my Scylla socks - I am very impressed with how the prior knitters had made great notes on the project and helped each other out, so my project in the Malabrigo is knitting up very nicely.
I have purchased a slightly unwise amount of sock yarn with which to while away the winter, so I'm thinking that I will have lots to look forward to! One skein is ready for me at the local yarn shop, but the weather has been so miserable that I haven't wanted to get on my bike and go down - Maybe Thursday.
Edit: 1/5/2022 It's become clear I need to add a Preorders section to this journal when I realized that I had no idea whether or not I have pre ordered a book from a favorite author. So, I have gone thru and tried to round up as many pre-ordered books as I have awareness of to prevent myself from buying a book twice.
