morning pages with my wife
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
keeping a notebook is like keeping a little hideout that's solely your own
i changed the inner cover for my traveler's notebook's zipper case for the first time in four years
yay yaoi
brush pens are so fun to work with. austin kleon had the right idea
i finally learned how to appreciate this journal for how it serves me
my typical journaling experience:
1) write about a feeling until i cry
2) comment about a small good thing that happened
3) cool bug
going back to basic bullet journaling to calm myself tf down and regain control over myself
journal: olive traveler's notebook with a cut-down stalogy 1/2 year notebook
pen: TWSBI diamond 580 in iris (fine nib)
ink: diamine writer's blood