If you are like me and have a bit of a book buying problem, you may have quite the tedious to be read, or TBR pile. Or shelf. Or box.
Regardless, tackling that TBR pile can be a little tricky at times. You buy a new book and want to read that one right away, instead of choosing from your ever growing TBR stack. The solution? A TBR jar.
The basic idea behind the TBR jar is that you take a jar, or some other container and write down on a piece of paper all the books that you have yet to read. Then, you shake up the jar and pick out a piece of paper and commit to reading the book on the paper.
I decided it was high time that I made my own TBR jar, so I sat down today and took pictures as I went. Lets get started!
First, gather supplies. You will need coloured paper, a jar (or other container), a pen or marker, scissors or a paper cutter and tape or glue.
You want to use the scissors or paper cutter to cut the paper into fairly uniform pieces. A couple of centimetres wide worked fine for me.
Next, cut those strips into smaller pieces. I cut my original strips into quarters because that was easier to eye ball. You can measure them out if you want, but I didn't feel it necessary.
I also included a couple "FREE PICK" and "BUY A NEW BOOK" options, because, hey! I need those options available!
Once you have all your books written down, fold them up and throw them in your jar.
If you want, you can put a little label that says something along the lines of "TBR Jar" on the outside with the tape/glue.
And that's it! You're done! Stand back and admire your beautiful creation.