My reading goal for 2024 is to focus on my TBR and start prioritizing the oldest ones on there. I am also planning to buy less books and use my library more as well as Kindle Unlimited.

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

@chloeadoll

7 ай бұрын

Just gonna borrow that goal! 😂💕

@halslibrary

7 ай бұрын

This is what I did for 2023 and focus on what has been on my Goodreads tbr the longest. This next year it will be my physical tbr and either get rid of or read

I love that you have fallen in love with the library! I have noticed that more and more authors are offering preorder incentives for library requests as well, which I do appreciate!

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Oh that’s so cool, I love that they’re doing that!

Love this video! I wish it was twice as long 🙃 I have a no-spend goal for 2024 as well!

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Hahaha the weekly vlogs will always be longer 🤣🫶🏻

Yay I love your goals! I also do 52 books a year goal but with a hard stop at 60. I’m not a content creator so I noticed I CAN read more than that but it isn’t good for me. I want to be intentional about what I read and if I regularly read more than one book a week I neglect other areas of my life, so I try to make it balanced :) more isn’t always better

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

That’s a good goal! 📕🫶🏻

ooo hello yes what a perfect vid to watch to ring in the new year

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

🥹🫶🏻✨

I’m starting a rule that I have to test new-to-me authors at the library before buying a new-release hardcover book. I’m allowing myself to buy backlist paperbacks from authors I already like, and also nostalgic middle grade because the storage and decision-making is different for those categories.

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Sounds like a good plan!!

💖Love the Library! Intentional book buying! (When you're on a tight book budget you can get great deals on used books too.)

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

I think used books will be my go to if I want to buy ones I’ve read!

Already sad that the video is only 35 minutes😂 but hey we still get 35 minutes with miss beautiful Olivia ❤

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Aw 😭🫶🏻 don’t worry, 90 minutes coming Wednesday!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, Olivia, the partner and 🐕🐈🐢❤

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Happy new year!! 🐕🐈🐢✨

My reading goal for 2024 is to read all my books on my tbr, which is around 50-60, I’ve only read 1 book so far, but I’m hoping that when my mental health is better, I’ll fly through books. I would also love to use my library card more & my kindle more, instead of buying so many books 📚 physically. ☁️

My goal is to read the backlog of books on my shelves and not buy as many books. Crossing my fingers for a great new year for all of us!🐕🐈🐢☕️💜 thanks for your videos, they really make my days better. 😊

i fully agree that there's something different about a new years resolution! i just need to remember i don't have to limit myself to goal setting in january only 😂 i wrote out what i wanted my life to look like and am trying to work backwards from there. i set goals for the next few months to start getting me there because a lot of the stuff involves a lottt of baby steps.

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Yes, not limitng yourself is important!

You can do it! Hope you success for 2024

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! A good 2024 to you as well 🫶🏻

I hope everyone had an amazing 2023! 2024 is gonna be great. For me, my goals are to just read more in general and not scroll on my phone for hours and hours. I literally was cleaning while watching this vlog Olivia. So me and you are on the same boat in terms of deep cleaning.

Olivia! I love that you have found the love of the library! I love my library and this year I did an experiment of every book I got from the library and how much everything cost whether that be a physical book, ebook or audio book and I have saved over $1000 just by using the library!

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

That’s so awesome! I’m doing that this year, so I’m excited to see my total too!

I also went on a book ban this year, I've been to five places that sell books this year and haven't bought a single one yet! I've picked some up, carried them around but I put them back! (Did I go feral the last five days of 2023 because I knew the ban was coming up? Yes. I bought 22+ books while I was out of state.)

I'm with you on the book buying ban. My theme for 2024 is Sequel & Eat Well - meaning reading way more of the sequels I own and also stop eating so much crap 😆

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

That’s a perfect saying!!!!

I have the opposite clothes goal lol. I never ever ever buy clothes for myself, I use my husbands shirts, I have 2 pairs of jeans, and I only wear crocs lol. I’m definitely trying to get my style back on track cuz you know, look good feel good. I have DREADED dressing myself for occasions this year cuz I know I don’t have any clothes/cohesive outfits. Lol

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

You absolutely should treat yourself; I love this goal!!!

What you said about buying a book to have as a trophy is so spot on. When I first embarked on my journey into minimalism, I read something about how people only have books/bookshelves in their homes because they consider the books they read to be part of their personality, so it's kinda like... slapping a bumper sticker on your car. Like, for myself, I identified at the time as a Dean Koontz super fan, and I had to have all of his hardbacks. But the thing is... I don't reread books. If I'm not going to reread or refer back to something, why do I need to own it? Whether I own/display a book or not doesn't change the fact that I read it or loved it. It also helped to imagine the people who would buy my used books and fall in love with the stories... Like, I felt like hanging onto them just for the sake of owning them wasn't worth it. I still love the aesthetic of home libraries, but I'm semi-content admiring yours from afar while owning no physical books myself.

The way joining the online bookish sphere birthed the consumer in me 😂 it was insane the number of books I was buying. Then I became a bookseller and it exploded even more. Like the first 6 months, I probably bought atleast a dozen books a month not including all the subscriptions. Then I tried to get myself down to one book per paycheck (which ended up being 2 books per paycheck but still better). In 2023, I got a job at a library and so I’ve been reading a lot more from the library which has been great for my wallet 😂 but I feel like I’ve also had to put a little distance between me and the online bookish world which has helped but is also a little sad 😂 that being said, I’ve noticed a trend of people being even more committed to buying less books this year and a lot of people are saying they want to read more backlists than ever. I feel like people are slowly moving back towards their pre Covid reading habits. But that’s just a guess 😊to make a long comment even longer 😂, my goals for 2024 are to save more money (enough to move), stop buying collections of things (I always need to have a spring, summer, fall, winter version of everything so I want to stop that 😂), and some health related goals that are just “if you’re a little better than last year, you win!”. I still haven’t decided on reading goals. Since I quit bookselling (which I loved doing with my whole heart) I’ve enjoyed looking at books as more of a fun thing and less of a requirement for work so part of me wants to be that person that sets 1 book as their goal but also, I like setting it at 100 so we’ll see 😂 Lastly, I feel like every time you mention your partner, they’re the same as me and my partner. I’m the dishes one and he’s the laundry one 😂

@MyLifeAsJordanRenee

7 ай бұрын

Oh also I’m starting my masters in library science, so my goal is to get A’s 😂

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Okay seriously we are the same person different font 💀 dishes girly for LIFE. 🫶🏻 I hope you have an amazing new year and good luck with your masters!!!

I saw you mention the Teddy Planner in a previous video and I knew i had to get it!! I just got it in yesterday and im Obsessed 🧸😭 You always have the best finds/ recommendations!

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Isn’t it literally so cute?! It’s soft too!!

I'm also focusing on my physical tbr for this year! It's currently at 167 and I really want to get it down. I have gone through the 2024 releases I'm most excited for and have so far placed a reserve at my library for all the jan-march ones, and for most of them I'm first in the queue! I'm also making a rule that I can only buy a book once I have read 5 I already own. In 2023 of the 77 books I read only 5 were ones I owned, so really need to work on that. The exception will be if I find secondhand copies of books I've given 5 stars. Because most of my reading in the past few years has been library books or arcs that I get through work and have to return, I want to start collecting my favourite reads so that I have them to look back on. My final goal is to be intentional about unhauling books if I didn't enjoy reading them. I'll keep them if they were a solid 4 or above, but anything below that I'll aim to get rid of to make room on my shelves!

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Being first in line for that library hold is the best feeling!! 🫶🏻✨ I need to be right there with you for the unhaul goal!

@charlottesinclair9354

7 ай бұрын

@@oliviareadsalatte It's so satisfying - especially when the library version comes in before the official release day! Also takes lots of the pressure off not enjoying a book - I can just return it guilt free for someone else to enjoy instead of forcing myself to read it to make the money worth it!

The perfect video to pop up today when the Sunday scaries set in and we go back to school on Tuesday. I teach 2nd grade. ❤

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

I hope you have a relaxing night and a great week!! 🫶🏻

I am also going on a no buy/limited buy for books next year aside from Fairyloot plus the new Fourth Wing and SJM books theres nothing I'm that excited for that i need to own it right away. I am running out of space and i don't read fast enough to keep up. I'm lucky that i can get almost every single book i could ever want from my library so i plan to use it!

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Yes to the library 🙌🏼

I'm also doing a low buy year in 2024! I've been becoming more and more minimalist. I just don't like having a lot of belongings it stresses me out. I just need my environment to be simple or I freak out lol but I also do have things I buy that I don't need. 1. Bags, Purses, pouches (literally I do not need more than 7 Purses thats ridiculous. 2. Books, I listen to 99% of the books i read. 3. Notebooks/ to do lists! I have so many. So everytime I'm going to go buy something this year, I'm going to ask myself, do I want this more than I want to travel the world? Mainly goal to go to Switzerland this summer! Answer is no lol so I won't buy it! Wish me luck! 😅❤

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

We have the same thought process! Not diving into minimalism but slowly working our way there 🤣

I love getting organised and ready for the year, so satisfying 😌 My goal this year is to prioritise my mental health, find that inner calm

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

It's the best feeling! I hope you have an amazing new year 💛

Yes! I started seeing stuff all over youtube for no buy 2024 within the past month and I thought I'd try it so I'm glad you're trying it too! The library has been such a money save for my wallet ever since I started using it.

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

I really hope more people start using the library in the new year 🙌🏼

I am so looking forward to new reads for 2024 🥰 updating my Goodreads & I’m considering making one of those mini bookshelves I saw on IG.

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

The mini bookshelf is so fun to make!

I am also going on a strict book buying ban but I do have gift cards that I want to use. But I’m prioritizing my owned unread books and I am trying not to focus much on making TBRs and just picking up what I want to read.

Happy New Year, Olivia, partner, furbabies & not forgetting wee tortoise 🎉🎉

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Happy new year!! 🫶🏻🩷

Love Sunday bonus vids! Will we still be getting our Wednesday vlog?

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Yes!

10:42 🥹 I think that might have been me 💜 thanks for our weekly coffee chat!! ☁️ My goals for this year are just to read or get rid of books I've had on my TBR longer than a year (it's like 300 books help). I also have a lot of sub box books I haven't read 😅

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

I think it was! And those are solid goals 🙌🏼

Focusing on the people and the process...love it ❤❤❤

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

🫶🏻🫶🏻

I’m glad you watch Kenya from AstoldbyKenya i love her!!!

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

She’s probably the creator I’ve watched the longest and most continuously, she’s amazing!

I wish you, your partner and the babies a wonderful new year! I hope you have luck with your goals! My only goal is to try to enjoy this coming year more then 2023! I'm trying to take more care of myself and self care

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

I wish you a happy new year! 🎊

Happy new year!!! I found your channel in the last few months and you’ve greatly improved my life since then. I’ve been loving the long vlogs and getting to know you better!! ❤❤❤

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Awh thank you so so much. This is such a kind comment. I hope you have such an amazing new year 🫶🏻

OMG, my husband and I have a cat that is right around the same age and we do the same thing 😂 she is completely spoiled and give her whatever she wants ❤

I’m inspired to start journaling in 2024!

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

It’s such a good habit 🙌🏼

That cup set is so cute!

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

🫶🏻🫶🏻

"we're gonna give the nose to god.....STABLE.." lmfaooooo

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

🫢

Happy New Year with your best friends🐕🐱🐢

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Happy new year 🐕🐈🐢

☁️ another great vlog! Happy New Year to you and your family ❤

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Have a safe and happy new year!! 🫶🏻🩷

What an amazing New Years gift. For the new year I wish for a weekly vlog everyday. Just kidding. 😂

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Hahaha that would be kind of amazing

Just wanted you to know that your videos soothe my anxiety

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

I’m so glad 🥹🫶🏻

Low key (but actually the opposite 😅) I love my library & will miss it when I move too. They’re the best!

I got all my journals ready for next year. But my fridge needs a deep clean that I have been putting off 😢

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

The deep clean is always so satisfying tho

You are the channel I watch when my anxiety is high

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

🫶🏻😭🩷

Love this! I am trying to read my own books as well. I’m not going on a book buying ban, but I’m just being very intentional about the books I want to buy vs just read from the library/libby.

When I see a book from you or other book girlies, I check my library and Libby. Most of the time, I don't want to buy the books. Of course the special editions look pretty but the spines don't show on the shelves. No buy unless I want to re-read them. Audible has goos sales, too. What gets me from booktube, they keep books that are pretty. Not favorites but for aesthetic. Like, you can get more books if people unhaul. Thats more realistic. Agree to disagree. Happy new years!

I was wild with my book buying in 2020-2021. Just boxes getting delivered full of them. Didn’t read half of them and donated most of them last year. I’m trying to be in my Scrooge McDuck era this year when it comes to buying “little treats” constantly lol.

❤the Ginger comments lol🐱

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

🐈🩷

My main reading goal is to really read down my TBR- I’m doing a book buying limitation for the first 4 months of the year to try and help me do this- or till my birthday whichever comes first 😂

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

You’ve got this! 🙌🏼

Happy new year, Olivia! :D My main goal is to have a very strict low-buy. I have a set budget and have a strict list of things I can get within that budget. Including physical books I've read and loved as trophies haha

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

I canceled my Adult Fairyloot and signed up for Aardvark this year instead. So now I have both BOTM and Aardvark that I can skip whenever I want all year. I won't get "pretty" books but it will be cheaper and easier to decide what I can get from the library. I'm also an artist...so I can make my own pretty books if I really want to. 😺🐈🐈🐈🐈 Emojis for the Christmas Tree Kingdom Queen, Ginger!

@samanthasnow309

7 ай бұрын

Do you like Aardvark? I'm debating signing up but haven't seen many unboxings.

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Ginger wishes you a very happy new year 🐈🎊

@TheArtfulBrittani

7 ай бұрын

I've only gotten a December 2023 book and just ordered January. They are a smaller company than BOTM, so they probably have less sponsor money for unboxings. The shipping is a little slower, but that doesn't bother me. Their picks seem to be closer to what I do like or want than BOTM so far. The quality and attention to detail does seem better than BOTM too. @@samanthasnow309

I love the planner content! I am using a hobonichi weeks again this year and its the loml haha

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

I wanna use the weeks so bad but I write too damn big 😭

I am not purchasing any books this year. When I drop off ones I have read to the little libraries I may take one out to read, but I have so many books on my shelf to read still.

What books do you advise me to read in 2024? What is new in fantasy novels in 2024?

@BaninAlmadan-vf4fg

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your like. We can get to know you

Happy New Year Olivia! :D Trying Dutch Bros Coffee on my list for 2024 lol

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Happy new year!! ☕️ 💛

Great vlog happy new year! 🎉🥂🥳📚☕❄️

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Happy new year!! 🫶🏻

Hi! You might get asked this a lot, so sorry. But I was wondering what camera you film on? / What is a good starter camera to use to make youtube videos?

Love this! What is the account that spoils Illumicrate? 👍🏼

@hypnoticonmyhart

7 ай бұрын

Yes, this!

@MyLifeAsJordanRenee

7 ай бұрын

There’s a few but the one I follow is @eaterofstories 😁

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

I added it into the description so you can just click the link!!

My family is doing a low buy year! I can't do no buy cuz I have 3 kids and we homeschool so it's not really workable. But I just canceled book of the month, and now it's real 😂

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Good luck on the no buy year! 💛

Happy New Year!!! My reading goal is to get into Brandon Sanderson this year! Where do you recommend I should start? I'm a newbie. Better late than never. 🤪🤣

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Happy new year!! I personally started at The Way of Kings, but I’ve been told Mistborn trilogy is the best place! I would also recommend the Skyward series, as it’s just been completed and it’s a fun YA scifi!

@chantelmora

7 ай бұрын

@@oliviareadsalatte Thank you so much!!! 🤗

OMG where is that bath pillow from?

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Badesofa!

My goal is to read less hyped books. There’s a few that I want to read (Ali Hazelwood always) but I want to read more books that aren’t gonna be shown on TikTok

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

This is a good one!

I’m going to try and not buy so many books this year till I get through a lot of unread books on my shelves 😅

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

A good goal!! 🙌🏼

Omg I also really (REALLY) need to stop spending money on stuff I don’t need, it’s gotten bad

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Same!!!

Are you no longer subscribing to Book of the Month? I need to try and do a firmer book ban too!

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

I’m not subbed to them currently, but sometimes I do work with them and they send the 1-2 books 🫢

Enjoy your channel! Like tagging along🤗📚

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you! 🫶🏻

Does anyone know the channel name of Kendra the booktuber Olivia references? I didn't see the channel linked in descriptio! Thanks!

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Lily Reads is her booktube channel, but I was referencing her patreon mainly! both are wonderful

@Sharleen91

7 ай бұрын

@@oliviareadsalatte Thank you so much

@Sharleen91

7 ай бұрын

@@oliviareadsalatte Thank you so much

Hello, could you link the podcast and the channel about goals that you mentioned somewhere?

@inessteixeira

7 ай бұрын

Loved the video, Happy New Year !!!!

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

The podcast is Leo Skepi and the channel is As Told by Kenya, but she spoke about it on her patreon specifically!

@inessteixeira

7 ай бұрын

Thank you girl❤

I have all my the books wrapped.. But need to be better about actually reading them Lol. Also revamping my bookstagram acct for the new year to make it how I actually want it to be

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Good goals! ✨

💛💛

I really wanna do a no buy year but I guess I’m curious about if it counts if you have gift cards? Or?

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t count it if it’s gift cards!

@isabellavalentine7268

7 ай бұрын

@@oliviareadsalattelove to hear that because I always get so many for my birthday (it’s at the end of January)

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@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

🩷🩷

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@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

🩷🩷

I do have free wiil to accomplish my goals. But sometimes my chronic health and mental health conditions just smack the free will right out of me.

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

I’m right there with you, I totally get it! On those days, the goal is to take care of YOU 🫶🏻

💜📚🖤

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

🐈🫶🏻🩷

My reading goal was also 52 books and not buying books.

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

Oh you’ve definitely got this

@sarahgreen5475

7 ай бұрын

@@oliviareadsalatte so far I’ve finished 5 of the books I own.

🐈🐕🐢

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

🩷🩷🩷

We moved to Germany last year and I miss my American library so much. My German is not nearly good enough to partake in theirs. I am struggling 🥲

@oliviareadsalatte

7 ай бұрын

I’m sorry 😭 you can get some American library cards without living here! I do believe you can get the Harris county library card in Texas!