back at it again. i've only been here for an hour and i've already written 850 words. feels good.
if anyone has trouble getting started with journaling, i'd definitely recommend having an intro page and a list of prompts at the beginning of your notebook. it gets rid of the first page anxiety.
i love writing in my journal in the way artists doodle in sketchbooks. process the world and what you think about it. sit down with your brain and process these things together with pen and paper. make connections with arrows. think of follow-up questions that you then seek answers to. be in tune with yourself!
i finally posted my full 2025 journaling system :3 feel free to check it out on my neocities:
hello, i am curious if you do anything special with the stickers you put on your traveler's notebooks? to make them stick on-- i saw some people say stickers won't stay stuck to the leather but i see you have had a lot of success (your journals look very cool and loved); thank you!
hi thank you! i come across this issue too, and i’ve found that vinyl stickers stay on the best. if i have stickers that are peeling off, i often just hold them down with more stickers LOL or i relocate them to another area and that seems to do the trick.
when i’m decorating my leather notebook covers, i pay attention to the texture of the sticker. does it feel more matte than plastic? is it thick compared to the stickers you would find on cheap sticker sheets? then that means there’s a better chance it will stay stuck to the cover.
working on my novel in this lovely study room my public library has
my new notebook >:3 it's a stalogy 365 editor's notebook in a leather cover i ordered from ukraine. did you know some barnes and noble stores sell asian notebooks now? this was pleasant news to me.
i joined a few writing groups recently that host regular write-in sessions so i'll be using this one to work on my fiction.
another full journal down. this time it took me just seven months to fill~
coffee, fanfic, fursonas, and little surprises from my past self
one thing i've liked doing is decorating my pages after i've finished the week. if i have space by the end of the week, that gives me free reign to use my stationery however i'd like. funny enough, it makes me write more in my notebook, knowing space is limited.
on the left: i list my events and to-dos. on the right: i section out space so i can log every day shorthand.
ohhhhh turns out what really works for me is a weekly horizontal planner that's undated. i've always admired the hobonichi weeks layout but failed to use it because dated planners just don't work for me. i can miss a week or two without having to waste space.
this is perfect because i treat my tasks as things i want to accomplish by the end of the week, not daunting to-dos with a 24-hour deadline. i've been going through quite a bad mental spiral to the point where i've been on leave from work these past few weeks, so i'm trying to slowly but surely take better care of myself instead of rotting away.
btw the planner is the weekly diary made by soft paper studio :3
various ways i used my notebook to think
old // new
filling up a notebook is always so satisfying
more crisisposting: i determined my 2025 notebook system and read some of a really good book
more crisisposting (aka me posting what i'm doing to survive this mental health crisis): i did arts and crafts and had a milkshake
burning my dread on paper