Mid-Year Journal Prompts 📓

take a second to reflect on 2025 so far (plus a little update)

hiiii friends!

first, let’s get into some midyear journaling prompts.

and then, feel free to keep on reading for some updates behind the scenes and why i’ve been a bit quieter over here 💗

1. In one word: Sum up 2025 so far

2. What’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned so far this year?

3. What’s my proudest moment of 2025?

4. What’s working in my life?

5. What’s not working in my life?

6. What’s brought me joy this year?

7. What’s the best thing I’ve done for my overall wellness so far this year?

8. If you chose a word of the year: How have I been embodying my word of the year?

9. Am I on track with the goals or intentions I set at the beginning of the year?

10. Are there new goals I’d like to set for the second half of the year?

11. What am I LOVING right now (Music, books, TV shows, hobbies, clothes, really anything!)

12. What do I wish I could tell my January self?

switching gears…

I’ve been a bit quiet over here.

since I quit my job (are you sick of hearing me say that yet?) i’ve been churning out content here, on instagram, and as of recently on YouTube,

I love sharing.

I love writing.

I love connecting.

I love being a safe corner of the internet that’s a bit cozy and honest and likes to yap about books.

but lately i’ve also felt like i’m not sure how to show up in each of those corners of the internet. part of me questions if I have enough things to share — my life really isn’t *that* exciting! more often than not i’m at my desk editing or sitting on the roof reading. also, i’m trying to shop less these days!

some weeks go by where I feel like I don’t have anything all that new to share about my own life. and then I have to force a revelation. or find something to link to.

i’ve decide to give myself *a bit* of space to zoom out and reflect on how I want this space (and in conjunction, Instagram and Youtube) to work. What lives where?

And maybe most importantly what’s the right combination of sustainable for me to keep up with, fun for you, and of course USEFUL.

pulling back the curtain even further, i’m feeling a bit drawn to a more bite-sized but also frequent newsletter, like I was doing a little while back with THE WEEKEND ITINERARY [rapid fire recs for things to do that weekend] and SUNDAY SIPS [a bite-sized wellness tip for the week]. Think a few bite-sized newsletters a week, with the occasional longer form piece of content like a reading guide, faves, reflection, essay, etc.

maybe it’s my own feeling of overwhelm these days, but i’ve been finding I can’t keep up with reading all the long-form newsletters I want to. even if they’re from people + creators I love and adore. but maybe that’s just me right now.

something I know about myself is sometimes I leap without thinking. I have an idea, and I go for it quickly as though the idea will float away. When really what I’m scared of is that the inertia and excitement will fizzle out.

i’m not ready to leap just yet. and appreciate your patience and even thoughts in the meantime.

thank you as always for being here 💗

Kayla