Jocelyn Reading (@ReadingRes)

15 May 2024

The Bring Back Paper Community thereadingresidence.com/the-…

The Bring Back Paper Community

It's been a while since I chatted about our Bring Back Paper community and how it all works, so I thought I'd share a little update today for those of you who are new to

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Jocelyn Reading · Jul 8, 2026 · 9:10 AM UTC

Jul 8

Send A Postcard! thereadingresidence.com/send…

Send A Postcard!

Everyone loves sending and receiving postcards, don't they? Postcard mailings are always fun to launch, so let's give this a go, over on our HomeOfBringBackPaper Instagram account. Sending out one...

Jocelyn Reading · Jun 10, 2026 · 3:07 PM UTC

Jun 10

Easy Pen Pal Extra | Cute & Simple To Make For Your Pen Pal youtu.be/JI-qfc_jy7s?si=UOkY… via @YouTube

Easy Pen Pal Extra | Cute & Simple To Make For Your Pen Pal

Creating an easy pen pal extra, using paper scraps and decorating w...

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Jocelyn Reading · May 20, 2026 · 4:24 PM UTC

May 20

Penpalling 101 | Answering Your Pen Pal Questions | Happy Mail Tips youtu.be/9VjhhK-hrlk?si=VS7A… via @YouTube

Penpalling 101 | Answering Your Pen Pal Questions | Happy Mail Tips

Answering your pen pal questions, from where to find penpals to how...

Jocelyn Reading · May 18, 2026 · 8:58 AM UTC

May 18

Three Years On thereadingresidence.com/thre…

Three Years On

Three years ago this week I received my breast cancer diagnosis. Three years ago, sitting on pink chairs, waiting to hear the results of the biopsy taken five weeks previously. Three years ago when...

Jocelyn Reading · May 13, 2026 · 2:37 PM UTC

May 13

AD | Stationery Collection Unboxing With YS Notes youtu.be/4KyQkulo1pg?si=NvuA… via @YouTube

AD | Stationery Collection Unboxing With YS Notes

Sharing a stationery unboxing with you today. The team over at YS N...

Jocelyn Reading · May 6, 2026 · 4:05 PM UTC

May 6

Incoming Mail! Open Happy Mail With Me youtu.be/7FlFvGCY0s8?si=ZtHD… via @YouTube

Incoming Mail! Open Happy Mail With Me

Incoming mail time! Sharing the latest fun happy mail to hit my mai...

Jocelyn Reading · May 1, 2026 · 7:47 AM UTC

May 1

Lost That Motivation To Pen Pal? thereadingresidence.com/lost… #happymail

Lost That Motivation To Pen Pal?

Have you lost that motivation to pen pal? Does it feel like an effort to put pen to paper? Have you lost that excitement over this hobby? Do not worry, you can get it back!

Jocelyn Reading · Apr 29, 2026 · 3:41 PM UTC

Apr 29

Chatty Pen Pal With Me youtu.be/cX4xKajtm5Y?si=d-ns… via @YouTube

Chatty Pen Pal With Me

It's a chatty pen pal with me this week. Join me as I chat and put ...

Jocelyn Reading · Apr 22, 2026 · 6:45 PM UTC

Apr 22

What Are Mail Tags? | Mail Tags Explained | Ideas For Mail Tags youtu.be/2zkqxmTdkOs?si=GTRR… via @YouTube

What Are Mail Tags? | Mail Tags Explained | Ideas For Mail Tags

What are mail tags? How are they used with penpals? How can they ad...

Jocelyn Reading · Apr 15, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

Apr 15

Bookshelves Tour | Spring TBR Books | Book Chat youtu.be/0wuLXVOxf9k?si=YeHQ… via @YouTube

Jocelyn Reading · Mar 18, 2026 · 4:53 PM UTC

Mar 18

Chatty Pen Pal With Me youtu.be/HWZbJnm5Bj8?si=26wd… via @YouTube

Chatty Pen Pal With Me

It's a chatty pen pal with me this week. Join me as I chat a little...

Jocelyn Reading · Mar 16, 2026 · 3:31 PM UTC

Mar 16

This Is Survivorship thereadingresidence.com/this…

This Is Survivorship

It's been a difficult start to 2026. Since the beginning of the year, I've been caught up in phone calls, tests, and appointments. This is no clickbait piece, I'll tell you now upfront that I

Jocelyn Reading · Mar 9, 2026 · 10:25 AM UTC

Mar 9

Visit Europe's Biggest Independent Romance Bookstore | A Look Inside The... youtu.be/FQSH71q8yPA?si=br2g… via @YouTube

Visit Europe's Biggest Independent Romance Bookstore | A Look Inside The Spicy Librarian Bookshop

Come and visit The Spicy Librarian bookshop with me, Europe's large...

Jocelyn Reading · Mar 4, 2026 · 4:03 PM UTC

Mar 4

Quick and Easy Pen Pal Extras | Simple Additions To Your Happy Mail youtu.be/ZjQiwmTgKik?si=s8XJ… via @YouTube

Jocelyn Reading · Feb 25, 2026 · 8:50 AM UTC

Feb 25

AD Fiction Stories Mailed To You As Personalized Letters thereadingresidence.com/fict…

Fiction Stories Mailed To You As Personalized Letters

This is a collaborative post and it contains affiliate links Today I'm sharing a post written by Eric about the fun work he does at Fiction Mail, something I've a feeling you will be interested

Jocelyn Reading · Feb 24, 2026 · 5:12 PM UTC

Feb 24

A travelling notebook is about to start travelling! patreon.com/posts/travelling…

Jocelyn Reading · Feb 23, 2026 · 12:10 PM UTC

Feb 23

Can We Normalise Not Taking HRT? thereadingresidence.com/can-…

Can We Normalise Not Taking HRT?

I think it's great that menopause and perimenopause is now a conversation. A regular, high profile conversation. It seemed to be an unspoken thing that fifty per cent of us deal with, and now it's

Jocelyn Reading · Feb 12, 2026 · 8:29 AM UTC

Feb 12

Free Valentine's Printables thereadingresidence.com/free…

Free Valentine's Printables

Today I am sharing free Valentine themed printables. It's a 5 A4 sheet file for you and includes 2 sheets of blank writing paper, 2 sheets of lined writing paper and a sheet of cute