Yay! It’s spring break! Time for sunshine, flowers, Easter, and in my case, a family road trip.
Spring is also a great time to clean out and get yourself organized. What do Word Nerds need to organize most? Their books!
I like organizing my books, and my thoughts about them, two ways.
The “old-fashioned” writing method
I recently got myself this lovely book journal. I can keep track of books I want to read as well as jot down thoughts about books I’ve read. There are also sections for books borrowed and lent. I’ve been using a mechanical pencil, it seems neater for the small spaces, but my friend Amy has a fun colored gel pen in hers… I think it’s time to add some flash to my journal too!
The digital method
Are you on Goodreads yet? What!? You call yourself a book lover and you don’t have a Goodreads account?
You can use Goodreads to keep track of books read, remember books you want to read, and find reviews and reading suggestions. I also like getting the daily literary quotes in my inbox. For details about using Goodreads, see my post How to Use Goodreads: A Guide for Word Nerds.
Already on Goodreads? Great. Friend me and share some awesome reading suggestions. Maybe it’s time to clean up those digital shelves a bit.
How are you getting organized this spring?
Thanks for stopping by!
Julia
We are hoping to buy a new (and larger) set of bookshelves in the near future. I need a system for organizing my actual physical books! 😀
How about by color, in rainbow order. That would be prettiest. Perhaps I should explore this in another post… Thanks for the idea, and good luck!
It snowed here last night, so I am putting off organization until Spring actually arrives 🙂
Snow in April? Is this common? Weren’t you discussing a move to VA? I think you should…