Book reading goals!

[mistressofmuses]

In 2025, I read more books than I thought I was going to be able to. (More than I'd managed for many years previous!)

The way I choose to track them is by drawing them into the notebook I use as a habit tracker.

Here is my page for 2025!




I include each book that I read, plus an object from or that represents each book. (It goes chronologically from the bottom left corner, and then snakes back and forth up the shelves to end in the upper right.)

I'm planning to do the same for 2026. :)

Thanks ysabetwordsmith for suggesting I share.

Comments

Thank you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I'm delighted to see this here. Thank you so much for sharing. It's a beautiful souvenir of reading!

Re: Thank you!

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you! :) It was a very satisfying way to keep track!

[garonne]

I love it!

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you!

[kat_lair]

I love this idea, this is so pretty and interesting <3

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you! ^^ It was a very satisfying way to keep track of my reading.

crimson

[bookmarksthat]

this looks awesome!! i love all the little objects you chose <3 there's so many details to look through!! *gasp* is that audrey 2?!?!

Re: crimson

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you! ^^

And yes, it is an Audrey II! :D I'm delighted you recognized her! (For the book Overgrowth, which is about invading alien plants; the main character has an Audrey II novelty bank that she keeps on her desk.)

Re: crimson

[ysabetwordsmith]

That is so adorable.

[matsushima]

This is beautiful! I love that you include something to represent the book, too.

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you! It was a really fun way to keep track of the books and find a bit of a creative outlet, ha.

[yourivy]

This is so beautiful, thanks for sharing! I wish I could draw that well :)

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you!

I don't tend to think that I draw particularly well, and this is one of the main artistic (in terms of visual art) things that I've done for the last couple of years. Many things I do look up references for, and sometimes it does take quite a few tries to get it. I think it's worth giving it a try, if you want to! (It's also a bit nice to have the drawings be so small-scale; some of the stuff is definitely a "suggestion" of what the object is, without having too much detail to get hung up on.)

[flareonfury]

THIS IS THE MOST COOLEST WAY I've ever seen on how to track what you've read ♥

I would totally love to do this. I haven't drawn anything in forever.

Go for it!

[ysabetwordsmith]

The shelves and books are basically just rectangles. The indicator objects may be more of a challenge, but if you've drawn things before, you can probably get back in the groove.

*ponder* Why not try drawing your books for a month to see if you can make it work?

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you! It's been an extremely fun way to keep track the last couple years!

You should absolutely give it a go!