Hi, everyone! Welcome back to Life on the {Scrap}beach! I hope you're enjoying the blog and have had a chance to check out my new web community where you can chat live with me and other scrappers, as well as share photots, videos and ideas.
Before I started this blog, I just had my YouTube channel to share projects and ideas. In March, I decided to keep track of all the books I read over the course of a year in a small album. I love to read, and I read a wide variety of books over the course of a year. Friends and family are always asking me for recommendations, and sometimes I forget the titles or authors of what I've read recently. I wanted to keep better track of what I had read and how I felt about it, so I created a 6"x6" postbound album where I could make a list of every book I read and include a rating as well.
In Part One and Part Two of the series, I created and decorated the outside of the album:
In Part Three of the series, I created the introductory page:
I just uploaded Part Four this morning, where I created the pages for the first four months of this list:
I am still reading and still keeping tack of what I read, so I will continue to update this album periodically over the next few months. I am very excited about this project and may do it each year ~ we'll see how I feel at the end of the year!
Thanks for watching!
Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.
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enjoy is a under statement!! as you know im addicted!! lol!! i will be watching your videos through out the day!
ReplyDeleteSo very, very cool. I'm a voracious reader myself and will occasionally post a review at Amazon.com. I have been doing a pseudo-Project 365 and every week, I include a photo of the book I read and some brief comments.
ReplyDeleteBUT I'm getting tired of P365 so, at the end of 2009, methinks I shall do something similar to this.
Thanks as always for your neat ideas!
-Liz
I hope you enjoy them, Tiffany!
ReplyDeleteLiz, you're very welcome! I have been keeping a list in MS Word on my computer & it has been really interesting to see them all together like that. It's fascinating the different genres & how I jump around sometimes & other times read bunch of books in a row from a certain genre.
Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.
Great job! I love the idea, I have a list of the books that I have read as well, though I know that I forget to put some of them on the list. Are you going to post you list somewhere, I am always looking for something good to read.
ReplyDeleteCindy, I am definitely thinking about posting the list ~ or at least the "thumbs up" portion of the list ~ at the end of each month!
ReplyDeleteKathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.
cool idea, I keep a list of my books read but this looks fun, I may need to steal your idea ;) I'd love to see your lists, both positive and not. Have you read Water for Elephants? So far my favorite book this year. I have a book club and we just read The State Boys Rebellion, also a must-read. What are your top 5?
ReplyDeleteHi, Roxy! Yes, I have read Water for Elephants, and I loved it. I really enjoyed what she did with the story and felt like I was following the circus. I don't think I could even begin to narrow down a "Top Ten" list or "Top Five" list, but I can tell you what I am reading right now. I have The Meaning of Night: A Confession by Michael Cox on my bedside table. It is an enjoyable read, but it can be a bit slow at time. It is told in a very Victorian-Gothic style, so the pace can be slow, but the atmosphere is excellent and it is interesting.
ReplyDeleteStarting this month {September}, I am going to post a list at the end of the month of the real stand-outs from what I read that month.
Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.