January, 2025 - Planned & Planted

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Graphic of 6 book covers: The 7 Principles of Making a Marriage Work by John Gottman, Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, Dearly Departed Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, and Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters. "February" across top of graphic.

January 2022 Reading Round-up

January was a weird month for me. My partner and I started the new year sick at home with Covid-19, which caused us to miss

Photo of a larger monstera deliciosa houseplant with a moss poll in the middle. On the wall behind the plant is a macrame wall decor piece.

My 5 most favorite houseplants

Raphidophora Tetrasperma Plantstagram made me fall in love with this plant. I love photos of this plant trailing up walls and vining in various places.

A flatlay of my favorite bullet journal supplies. Archer and Olive notebooks, scissors, pigma micron fineliners, alphabet stamps, washi tapes, zebra mildliners, and everyday writing pens.

My favorite bullet journaling supplies and journaling tools

Although you can certainly journal and bullet journal with minimal supplies (literally the only must-haves are a place to write and something to write with),

Reading journal spreads with a 2022 bullet journal cover page and book bingo spread.

9 reading journal spread ideas

9 reading journal spread ideas for your book bullet journal! Photos with inspiration for reading journal entries and layouts.

A graphic with 5 book covers: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune, The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi, Unbowed by Wangari Maathai, The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Delilah Harris, and Homegoing by Yaa Gysai. "February" across top of graphic.

February 2022 Reading Round-up

While every month is a great month to consume work by BIPOC, I do love to hone in on literature by Black authors in February

"Favorite Books of 2021 and some reading stats." Text below a graphic of a mixed girl reading a book.

2021 Favorite Books and Reading Statistics

I read 53 books in 2021! 2021 was the year that I truly fell back in love with reading again. Although I wouldn’t say I

A stack of books next to an audiobook, candle, and houseplant with a dark background with the words "March Wrap-up" on it. Bookstack includes Becoming by Michelle Obama, Displacement by Kiku Hughes, Pet by Akwaeke Emezi, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi, Bi by Julia Shaw, and When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi.

March 2022 Reading Wrap-up

March ended up being an excellent reading month for me. For starters, I read more books than I usually do. I typically average 4 books

Emily holding up an e-book copy of Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw. Wearing a shirt with the bisexual pride colors for pride month.

Book Review – Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw

Welcome back, and happy pride month! Sorry about the temporary hiatus – many of you know that my partner and I are expecting our first

Workout Tracker spread for fitness tracking in your bullet journal

Bullet Journal Workout Spreads and Ideas

I started biking regularly around the time I started bullet journaling, and I loved incorporating workout tracking spreads into my journal. While I mostly tracked