Come subscribe to my other TH-cam Channel to attend or watch me read my latest story, The Witch's Key, live!! th-cam.com/users/sarracannon Also, check in in the comments to let me know how you are doing! Let's support each other!!
I kind of wish I'd splurged in the Erin Condren seasonal surprise box. So many cool things! We are in a shelter in place, but there are only a couple cases in our county. I still teach so I am generally fielding questions and helping students a lot of my day, but I'm finishing up my draft so I can send it out to beta readers soon.
I am trying hard to find all the positives in this social isolation. Writing, home work-outs, locking down the budget, reading to children on FB Live, and spring cleaning are all on the plan. Thanks for all the support and I can't wait to hear the new story.
I was really stressing over tax returns and corona and opening the Erin Condren Seasonal Surprise Box made me so happy. For 15 minutes I cared about nothing else. I’m so excited for the vision journal!
We're in Nashville and things are changing rapidly. Thank you so much for still posting!!!! I appreciate all that you do to make our lives more organized and enjoyable :)
Really looking forward to the live reading. My husband and I have been very sick, we both tested negative for corona virus, thank God. We've just been watching Netflix and TH-cam. Stay safe.
England has been on lockdown since Tuesday. I have had a bit of a block, so currently setting up my bullet journal for 2021. Yes, it's probably crazy - but I have extra time on my hands. No commute means 2 extra hours each day. I am thinking about my goals for Q2, and what they are having changed over the past 2-3 weeks. I am planning on participating in Camp, and curious how it's going to work out this time since the website revamped. I am currently using one dot grid notebook for my bullet journal, and one for writing my novel's first draft. I will get through my notebooks eventually. Stay safe. ❤
Thank you for all you are doing to keep up good spirits! I am in the North Carolina mountains and we are staying home. I am able to work remotely so I’ve been busy but also finding time to relax. I have to work to keep anxiety at bay sometimes. I find comfort in all of the extra family time.
Love your notebooks and the video. I'm in NV and all kids are at home and we are doing homeschooling now. Due to the virus I lost my job and they are not going to reopen after this passes. We don't go out unless we absolutely need to and then we wear gloves and a mask. As for packages we leave them 24 hours before opening them since boxes are cardboard and seem to not have issues like metal and etc with the virus. Look forward to your story.
I really appreciate your videos. Encouraged me to start writing again and I look forward to watching one every night. I may be watching 2 tonight. Working from home so I couldn’t watch the live version but I’m going to hop over and check out the readings you’re doing 😊
I can't watch your readings live but will definitely watch them late. Great idea. I am still going out to work. I appreciate your sharing your ideas it inspires and encourages me. Stay safe.
Los Angeles is on lockdown. Staying in and safe. I work from home all the time, but working full time and homeschool is no joke! It’s Spring break stay-cation week! Which means I can join your live read! We hope to have video led classes after this week, which will help. I Lysol wipe or spray Lysol on packages and open those in the garage, box stays there. Then spray and wipe what was inside. Stay safe, thanks for the April challenge! Love the cleaning insta stories, you inspired me to clean the pantry, thanks!
Thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to post these video and for being so generous with your giveaways ! You have a beautiful soul and you inspire all of us to be the best version of ourselves that you can ! : )
Taking the time to actually *do* all of those art projects I set aside. I'm using skillshare to learn new things including using watercolors so super happy about that. Thank you for the chance and sharing.
Hello from southeast Alabama! Staying in is the key for us and only going to town when it is a HAVE to. Hope everyone stays safe from this virus and I’m sending prayers for everyone everywhere as we can never have too much prayer.
To sanitize mail: Im not ordering anything right now unless its have to have home items for my family (those stay in the garage on a shelf for many days).. hoping to keep myself, family, and mail carriers safer.. doing what I can to not contribute to the huge amount of packages they're having to deal with.
I have good days and not so good days. I am focusing on some of my other crafts. I have been writing things in my granddaughters book ( she is 3) so I can show her what was going on around her 3rd birthday and why we couldn't celebrate her birthday this year. Jotting down ideas and plots for my book slowly, and not putting to much pressure on myself right now to write. ( thank you Sarra) Stay safe and Healthy !! Looking forward to this afternoon listening to your story.
I am a fourth grade teacher in NJ and a mom of two. I am so grateful to still be able to connect with my students and to be home safe with my family but it has been rough transitioning to distance learning. Thank you for your videos!
There's so much to handle right now. The world has been really too much to deal with. On top of that, my partner and I have personal issues we've been dealing with as well. I just feel like everything is crumbling around me and I'm trying my best to cope. What I've been doing in order not to lose my mind throughout this crazy time period is writing a lot more in my journal and playing FFVII. The Remake for that game is going to be released soon so I'm looking forward to that. I'm probably just going to just throw myself into that game for the entire month of April as a way to deal with all the stress. Hope you and your family is doing well. Take care of yourself and each other. :)
Michigan is on lock down, only allowed to go to grocery store which I don't do often, I wear a mask, carry hand sanitizer and keep my distance from others. We are in troubled times right now, and I want to keep everyone safe. I love the notebooks you are using. Thank you for the great ideas. Everyone keep safe and take care of each other.
It's good to see you are doing so well during the quarantine. I am an extreme introvert so not much has changed for me. Lol. As far as what you can do for us during this time you are already doing it. Taking care of yourself and your family and putting out videos when you can!
Hi Sarra!! Good luck tonight with your editing, I’m really looking forward to tuning in the next 2 weeks for your reading of The Witch’s Key. Thank you for your ongoing inspiration and encouragement. I have been inspired to join the Camp NaNoWriMo for April!!😊
Your video was what I needed after a stressful day at my job as a nurse, then writing a paper that I barely made the deadline for. Can't wait to listen in to the book. Stay safe and well.
Just found this channel this morning. I can't wait to hear your story . I am from Virginia here. Everything is shut down with only groceries stores, restaurants with carry out only , gas stations, Walmart/Target still open.
Yay, I love your notebook videos! I’m using a disc-bound, letter-sized notebook to plot, a large EC notebook to plan my writing, a hobo weeks size dot-grid notebook for lists, and a half-letter happy planner notebook for general notes/brain dumps/inbox. Might get another EC notebook... those Wonder Woman covers are pretty!
Glad you and the fam are doing well. I'm still using my Jibun Techo and a couple Happy Planners. Much more decorative than functional, these days, but I'm enjoying decorating. We are settled well in our new normal!
Thank you for your posts and videos. I’m surviving by watching videos, trying to outline my first novel and fighting a migraine. Can’t wait to hear Witch’s Key
I'm doing a project for work while working from home. And some training was required for it. So I pulled one of the many notebooks from my shelf to take training notes in.
I’ve been home for the past 12 days. I’ve been enjoying the time I have reading, catching up on my tv shows, and of course my planner time. I try not to watch to many news, cause it just stress me out. Luckily I have a 🐕 that’s adorable, he’s loving this social distancing. 😆
I sadly had to be temporarily laid off, and my city is starting a month long quarantine next Monday. It stinks, but I'm going to take the time to reread all the training and standard practices books from my job so I can stay sharp when I go back, and I'm going to be doing some hard Spring cleaning. Of course, my work journal won't be as full of plans as my personal bujo, but I've got stickers and quotes a plenty to fill that space.
Look forward to hearing the new book. I am retired and enjoy being home. However the past couple weeks have been stressful as concerned for family and friends. Stay healthy in SC. I am in South Georgia
Love your nail color and that you matched it to your book cover! Can't wait to hear you read later this afternoon. I am in the U.S. Arizona is pretty lax because almost everyone is considered essential. So I continue to go to work. Nothing has changed for me because I was already homeschooling and I make my own schedule. I have amped up my self care though. Lots of grounding, meditating and working with lunar energy! 🌙 🌟
I'm in the UK and we have been on lockdown since last week. Its an unreal situation, but cherishing the time of being at home with my family. I signed up to a tarot card reading online course and bought myself a beautiful pink and gold Paperchase notebook to make notes in. I love your notebook videos and look forward to them every month. Stay safe and well.x
I have been super busy with work and business. I am a college instructor, so transitioning all of my classes online and helping my students adjust has been a task. Business has been good but busy. And, home projects abound. I am doing a closet purge as I watch this video.
We are under quarantine in Colorado Springs, CO and doing well. Some folks are having a hard time wrapping their heads around the changes being brought on by the virus. We are all so used to going out and being able to pick from shelves that are full of products. There are times when I need to do, 'creative cooking' but we are in good spirits and hopeful for a quick end to this and not the 18 months being predicted by some! I keep meaning to get super organized but even in 'lock-down' I find it hard to get motivated to do house work. The hardest part has been not being able to go to church. I love your notebook and organizer collection. I have had a difficult time finding the right organizer to use. I am thinking about signing up for the Simply Gilded subscription box this month. what is a journaling card? Stay safe.
This yr was the first year I really paid attention to anything EC and I was so excited for all the WW stuff they released, I managed to get a couple covers ❤️ I have some of the notebooks with the productivity sheets and haven’t used them yet, I love how the layout is but I’m not sure what I want them for now so they just sit and wait.
Just wanted to answer you question.😉 I live in Washington state 😟 we have all been quarantined for awhile. My nephew, Christian,25 has tested positive. He lives with his 3 year old son and his mom. They are quarantined as well...he is feeling much better but he may still be able to spread it. So we have been praying for him. My sister and I are working from home and rarely leave the house except for groceries. .... I am sorry you can't have cats. My three are my happiness! I will hug them for you!
I'm in Alaska and a stay at home was just issued starting Saturday evening. All non-essential businesses are shut and unless you are going to and from said job, on your way to a dr or to get food, you have to stay home for next 2 weeks-at least. I DO have an essential job at the Borough(county) office so I am going to work, but we're closed to public. Phone calls, emails, faxes, are the way of things at the moment. It really is a crazy world right now. Writing is harder than normal, but I'm making myself try. Even if it is terrible writing, I'm trying. Thanks for being so completely open, honest, and caring with us. It makes a lonely space feel loved.
Glad y'all are doing well! We're doing ok over here in Idaho. The governor announced shelter in place for us last week but as a homeschool family our lives haven't changed all that much 🙏🏻 Another fun set up! The traveller's notebooks are really cute and I love your quarantine cleaning journal! I'm still going with my Oracle card journal and am starting a mood tracker notebook for April. Looking forward to your live reading! Take care, Sarra 💜 - Alana
I'm in Indiana and I am working from home, the kids are home and anxiety is high. Indianapolis is considered a COVID hotspot right now. But we are healthy and safe, going absolutely stir crazy but still healthy.❤❤
Hey! Thank you for your video! I used to replace the inserts for my pens all the time in school since my favourite pen of all times is PILOT bps-gp-f-l 0.5 :D If the insert is too short you can simply cramp some small piece of paper in the pen before putting the insert. Works all the time :)
Hey there, from Eastern Montana. We are under shelter in place orders but where I live that kind of is our way of life! I am working on my third book and maybe a fourth on the side. I have appreciated your videos and finally caught up with them! I am also a planner, I love The Travelers notebooks.
We have been on lockdown since last Wednesday. I am worried because my husband is considered “essential” and today we found out that there is a confirmed case in his workplace. I’m journaling and using that to help my anxiety. I’m so glad to hear that you are going to be reading to us! Can’t wait!
Hi Sara, it's been a little difficult this time of quarantine here in North Carolina, unfortunately my husband has to keep working, but thankfully we are good. My sister lives in Spain and the situation over there is very hard, but she is holding up, she is safe and sound. But with all of this craziness in the world, journaling and writing poems have help me a lot, it keeps my mind busy and I release a lot of stress and anxiety. I'm glad you are good, stay safe and I'll be joining you on the live stream in the other channel!
Hey Sarra, glad you and your family are well. I work for a school system, so we were sent home on the 13th with laptops to work from home. We diffenately have limited work since school is closed. My sister told me to get to writing, so that maybe on my list for this week. I will put the notebook on Instagram along with the one and how I used it for this month. I didnt realize that the wonder woman notebook was a productivity notebook. I thought that the one in the surprise box was the only one🤦🏽♀️. Stay safe, I will be looking out for your live reading
Can't wait for the read along. It's my first time participating in nanowrimo!! I'm still working. 😩 No self-quarantine for social workers. Keep safe and sanitized!!
I'm hoping EC will offer that vision journal in the store. I've never really been interested in the seasonal box before, but this I would really like. I'm thinking of making my own.
As a police dispatcher, I am an essential employee so I am still going out for work and staying at home the rest of the time. They have closed non essential businesses here, but no official shelter in place orders have been given yet. I have been playing animal crossing and catching up on some reading. I started your Beautiful Demons series this week and I am HOOKED ! I devoured 1-6 and just started Sacrifice me. AMAZING !!!!! Can't wait to get and read the rest of the series !
It has been hard for me to adjust. I am a college student and I am having trouble with the transition to online learning. I am happy to say my family is healthy. I'm glad to hear your family is well too.
It was right after my midterm break that my college extended it when the virus was becoming more serious. Then Illinois went into a stay at home order which cause my school to close it's doors until April 7th and started online learning this past Monday. I have to say that online school is very confusing especially when my professors barely use the online teaching methods in the first place. Also, it's very hard for my geology class where every thrust we have an in-class lab, and now we can't do them, but the teacher is still making us fill out the assignments sheets we get for each lab (Which I think is kind of bull), but other than that I've been pretty lazy. In fact, I was sitting at my desk so much my back started to hurt, and I pushed my desk over to my bed so I could be more comfortable. I have this cute little set up where my chair now holds my writing bag (A cute scrapbooking bag I found at Hobby Lobby and put all my writing and calligraphy stuff in) is next to the desk that is on the side of my bed. It weirdly feels more spacious compared to when I had it in the corner. 🤣😁👍 My personal planner I bought off of Esty a year ago is running out of monthly calendar pages. So I used Cavana to design my own, but the only printer in my house is my mothers and she won't let me waist her ink. So now I have to purchase a refill kit from Amazon soon. I have another planner I also bought from Hobby Lobby that goes until Oct. and it was helped me keep track of online assignments. Wow, this was a long comment, lol. I hope you have a nice day Sara! Stay safe!
I love seeing how you use your notebooks!! My favorite WW series notebook is the white one! I went to purchase it after you did your first video with it and it's sold out. Sad day!!
Ooh! I'm good with an Amazon gift card!!! They don't expire! 😁 I just recently cobbled together a writing "frankenplanner" using that old Erin Condren hardbound that I was going to use as a plotting notebook once upon a time. (I tried, but it didn't really work for me in the long run.) I took out the pages I'd used and cut the spine so that the book itself now lays flat. Then I used double-sided tape to attach a daily planner to the inside front cover! I intend to do a video at some point (well, I always "intend" to do one, whether I actually do or not, who knows? lol) where I will do a tour of my office space and possibly of that planner. I'm going to use it to map out my Camp Nano strategy, writing schedule, and other writing-related things. I'm also going to attempt to track word counts in it for Camp Nano. (It'll be my first official one ever!) Wish me luck! As for my day-to-day planning, I am now using a Simplified Planner by Emily Ley, monthly/weekly layout. I like it because it's portable enough to fit in my purse without being bulky, yet big enough to write a decent amount in. I've mainly been using my trusty pink TN for journaling and nothing else lately, but I may change that soon. For my series, I'm using a Planner Perfect "Out and About" TN to house my notes. I have one insert for each book in the series, plus an extra insert for miscellaneous notes and journaling. I keep a small flash drive in one of the pockets for backups. Stay safe! Can't wait to hear you read The Witch's Key! 😊
Hi Sarra! I am in Louisiana and they are talking about extending the quarantine here. But I am reading some books that you recommended as well and getting ready to actually plot my book.
The Wonder Woman collection is gorgeous from head to toe... Also, maybe you can use the thin inserts in your B6 TN for creative projects aside from writing... Like, a stationery line, a certain product or printable, or just small creative projects you can fit into each insert...
I’m just now able to do the self isolation, I was working up until Friday. I’m happy to finally be able to think more about my family’s safety. I’m going to use my time for the OWLs readathon and for camp nano.
Hi Sarra! I live in OH, today I am working on the HB90 gearing up to have it completed by the end of the month to start Q2 with a fresh heart and mind. We have a sort of stay in place here but I do not believe it is being heavily enforced. I do work at a pharmacy so I am required to go to work at this time but should my personal situation change I could work from home. I hope everyone is keeping safe and that soon we can all look back and smile with a light heart.
You can also do a temporary change of address from your post office box to your house so you don't have to go pick it up. The sender never knows that it has been forwarded. It can last up to six months and you can renew it for another six months without interruption. Then you have to take at least a thirty day break... I was told, 45days to be safe and then you can do it all over again. ❤🌅🌵
You could try one of those magic eraser sponges to get the mark off. Try it on a tiny section and be gentle. It got a mark off my handbag. Those things are amazing! Do you actually use all these notebooks? I can barely manage one. I live in Australia and my work is still running so no lockdown for me. We also don’t have to worry about stuff because our postage takes forever!
My baby boy is now two months old, so I’ve already been following social distancing lol. My husband gets to work from home which is awesome and I’m so happy that he’ll be home while our baby is still small. I just finished setting up my bullet journal for April. I’m hoping to start using it again now that and slightly more used to caring for a little one!
Hey sarra how are you I'm good I hope you and your family are being safe and I love u and your videos so much I watch them every day you are my inspiration to write a fantasy fiction book. Love u 💜☺😷 stay safe
In Kansas.Planned light for this quarter. Very distracted. Just moved into a new Carpe Diem, and not sure how well yet it will work. Also using it as my wallet because I hate to carry a purse. As IF I'm going anywhere anyway!?
I’m going just a little bit crazy. Luckily there is a read-a-thin happening in April and I can always write! Where I live in Illinois we are of course only going out for the essentials! I’m happy to hear that you all are doing well! Hang in there and thank you for sharing your videos! 😊
I will have to check your SC channel to hear your readings! We are doing the best we can, not going out unless we have to and just enjoying family time 💜Amazon gift card would be amazing
I could not relax untill last week where my 3 sons were sent home to work - that is how you can support me, by being home and save ( I hope). Yor minor books could be used to note ideas (or specific wishes) to gifts for family and friends
Depending day-by-day, so wishing everyone a safe time during this tumultuous period. Still continuing won't my diy planner/notebook and current pen. Wanted to add another notebook but not feeling it right now.
Like you, I am finding escape and solace in writing during this time. I've really buckled down with morning pages every day in March, and am also participating in Camp NaNoWriMo in April. There is always a silver lining and in this case it's that my notebooks are filling up quickly! :)
Love seeing your haul. Here in NZ we are on complete lockdown, and we are only getting essential mail (food and bills delivered lol). So there’s no point time ordering anything! Actually only the supermarkets are open to offer delivery within the country, and international mail is slow to non-existent. So it’s really nice to see what you got. We also don’t have amazon so I use the US store when I (infrequently) purchase. Also, I’m all up to date on my journals haha
Utah's sparse but not a ghost town yet. Our grocery stores aren't as barren as I've seen. I've been trying to maintain my sanity with a four yr old and 11 month old. I can only pick two: writing, cleaning, playing with kids.
Wow what a crazy time we are living in, sometimes its just hard to wrap my head around what is going on. I am in Costa Rica and although we are not on lockdown (yet... im sure its coming ) we are stronly adviced to stay at home. I have a small business and have very little work so thats something that is adding to the anxiety and uncertainty. But looking on the bright side lots of time to start a new writing project and read tons of books. Love the read along idea!! Best wishes to you and your family, stay safe.
I will try my hardest to be there to listen to you read but it is 0400 on 31 March for me here in Perth Western Australia. Hope to see you at least one morning this week but I will watch them all in the morning. Take care and look after yourself and your family.
I am in Maryland. We have been asked to stay home by our governor. I am supposed to stay home since I am high risk due to my heart and lung issues. I was put under isolation a couple weeks ago by my congenital heart team. We are allowed to go on walks outside and go to the store. My mom and my brother go out to get food for our family and my medications I need. Food, toilet paper, and paper towels are very hard to find. I finished one journal and I started a new journal since I stocked up on journals when I found out that my congenital heart team was going to be putting me in isolation as a precaution.
Here from Washington State. Just trying to hang in there and not stress about things I can't control. We're just doing what we can to stay safe. Put a teddy bear in your window as a surprise for those kids walking around to spot when they are going on a bear hunt! Can't wait to hear you read tomorrow. Got the alarm set on my phone! Sounds like you are doing all you can to keep you and your lovely family safe.
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Also, check in in the comments to let me know how you are doing! Let's support each other!!
I kind of wish I'd splurged in the Erin Condren seasonal surprise box. So many cool things! We are in a shelter in place, but there are only a couple cases in our county. I still teach so I am generally fielding questions and helping students a lot of my day, but I'm finishing up my draft so I can send it out to beta readers soon.
Journaling and writing has been a source of comfort.
I am trying hard to find all the positives in this social isolation. Writing, home work-outs, locking down the budget, reading to children on FB Live, and spring cleaning are all on the plan. Thanks for all the support and I can't wait to hear the new story.
I was really stressing over tax returns and corona and opening the Erin Condren Seasonal Surprise Box made me so happy. For 15 minutes I cared about nothing else.
I’m so excited for the vision journal!
i love journaling while i watch these videos. it’s probably just me but there just something really therapeutic and nice about it all
We're in Nashville and things are changing rapidly. Thank you so much for still posting!!!! I appreciate all that you do to make our lives more organized and enjoyable :)
Really looking forward to the live reading. My husband and I have been very sick, we both tested negative for corona virus, thank God. We've just been watching Netflix and TH-cam. Stay safe.
Hope you feel better soon!
England has been on lockdown since Tuesday. I have had a bit of a block, so currently setting up my bullet journal for 2021. Yes, it's probably crazy - but I have extra time on my hands. No commute means 2 extra hours each day.
I am thinking about my goals for Q2, and what they are having changed over the past 2-3 weeks.
I am planning on participating in Camp, and curious how it's going to work out this time since the website revamped.
I am currently using one dot grid notebook for my bullet journal, and one for writing my novel's first draft. I will get through my notebooks eventually. Stay safe. ❤
Hope you and your family are hanging in there! Stay safe!
Thank you for all you are doing to keep up good spirits! I am in the North Carolina mountains and we are staying home. I am able to work remotely so I’ve been busy but also finding time to relax. I have to work to keep anxiety at bay sometimes. I find comfort in all of the extra family time.
I absolutely cannot wait for these lives! It's always so fun to interact live--makes it feel less lonely in this isolating times!💕
Love your notebooks and the video. I'm in NV and all kids are at home and we are doing homeschooling now. Due to the virus I lost my job and they are not going to reopen after this passes. We don't go out unless we absolutely need to and then we wear gloves and a mask. As for packages we leave them 24 hours before opening them since boxes are cardboard and seem to not have issues like metal and etc with the virus. Look forward to your story.
I'm so sorry about your job. Sending my thoughts your way.
I really appreciate your videos. Encouraged me to start writing again and I look forward to watching one every night. I may be watching 2 tonight. Working from home so I couldn’t watch the live version but I’m going to hop over and check out the readings you’re doing 😊
I can't watch your readings live but will definitely watch them late. Great idea. I am still going out to work. I appreciate your sharing your ideas it inspires and encourages me. Stay safe.
CA is in lockdown, so the cat and I are hunkered down! I've been spring cleaning, and found some notebooks!!! so YAY, I'll be using those! ;]
Los Angeles is on lockdown. Staying in and safe. I work from home all the time, but working full time and homeschool is no joke! It’s Spring break stay-cation week! Which means I can join your live read! We hope to have video led classes after this week, which will help. I Lysol wipe or spray Lysol on packages and open those in the garage, box stays there. Then spray and wipe what was inside. Stay safe, thanks for the April challenge! Love the cleaning insta stories, you inspired me to clean the pantry, thanks!
@sarracannon, where did you get the black tassel on your notebook in the video, love it!
Thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to post these video and for being so generous with your giveaways ! You have a beautiful soul and you inspire all of us to be the best version of ourselves that you can ! : )
Will be there ready to listen to you tomorrow xx
Thank you!!
Thanks for this video. Love this. Hope u will continue posting these amazing videos.
Taking the time to actually *do* all of those art projects I set aside. I'm using skillshare to learn new things including using watercolors so super happy about that. Thank you for the chance and sharing.
Hello from southeast Alabama! Staying in is the key for us and only going to town when it is a HAVE to. Hope everyone stays safe from this virus and I’m sending prayers for everyone everywhere as we can never have too much prayer.
Thank you for this video and adding some normalcy to our lives right now.
I love these videos. Your home projects journal is so cool☺
To sanitize mail: Im not ordering anything right now unless its have to have home items for my family (those stay in the garage on a shelf for many days).. hoping to keep myself, family, and mail carriers safer.. doing what I can to not contribute to the huge amount of packages they're having to deal with.
I have good days and not so good days. I am focusing on some of my other crafts. I have been writing things in my granddaughters book ( she is 3) so I can show her what was going on around her 3rd birthday and why we couldn't celebrate her birthday this year. Jotting down ideas and plots for my book slowly, and not putting to much pressure on myself right now to write. ( thank you Sarra) Stay safe and Healthy !! Looking forward to this afternoon listening to your story.
I am a fourth grade teacher in NJ and a mom of two. I am so grateful to still be able to connect with my students and to be home safe with my family but it has been rough transitioning to distance learning. Thank you for your videos!
There's so much to handle right now. The world has been really too much to deal with. On top of that, my partner and I have personal issues we've been dealing with as well. I just feel like everything is crumbling around me and I'm trying my best to cope. What I've been doing in order not to lose my mind throughout this crazy time period is writing a lot more in my journal and playing FFVII. The Remake for that game is going to be released soon so I'm looking forward to that. I'm probably just going to just throw myself into that game for the entire month of April as a way to deal with all the stress.
Hope you and your family is doing well. Take care of yourself and each other. :)
Michigan is on lock down, only allowed to go to grocery store which I don't do often, I wear a mask, carry hand sanitizer and keep my distance from others. We are in troubled times right now, and I want to keep everyone safe. I love the notebooks you are using. Thank you for the great ideas. Everyone keep safe and take care of each other.
It's good to see you are doing so well during the quarantine. I am an extreme introvert so not much has changed for me. Lol. As far as what you can do for us during this time you are already doing it. Taking care of yourself and your family and putting out videos when you can!
Thankfully I can work from home. I've been trying to organize all my craft things for the time being.
Hi Sarra!! Good luck tonight with your editing, I’m really looking forward to tuning in the next 2 weeks for your reading of The Witch’s Key. Thank you for your ongoing inspiration and encouragement. I have been inspired to join the Camp NaNoWriMo for April!!😊
Your video was what I needed after a stressful day at my job as a nurse, then writing a paper that I barely made the deadline for. Can't wait to listen in to the book. Stay safe and well.
Just found this channel this morning. I can't wait to hear your story . I am from Virginia here. Everything is shut down with only groceries stores, restaurants with carry out only , gas stations, Walmart/Target still open.
Welcome!!
Yay, I love your notebook videos! I’m using a disc-bound, letter-sized notebook to plot, a large EC notebook to plan my writing, a hobo weeks size dot-grid notebook for lists, and a half-letter happy planner notebook for general notes/brain dumps/inbox. Might get another EC notebook... those Wonder Woman covers are pretty!
I'm looking forward to your live reading!
Thank you!!
I just downloaded one of your books. I can't wait to start reading it.
Glad you and the fam are doing well. I'm still using my Jibun Techo and a couple Happy Planners. Much more decorative than functional, these days, but I'm enjoying decorating. We are settled well in our new normal!
Thank you for your posts and videos. I’m surviving by watching videos, trying to outline my first novel and fighting a migraine. Can’t wait to hear Witch’s Key
Those pens look so cute! I use felt tip pens I picked up on amazon, but yours looks so much more sturdy :)
Im an essential worker so im doing my best to stay sterilized and productive 😃 thank you for all you do!
I'm doing a project for work while working from home. And some training was required for it. So I pulled one of the many notebooks from my shelf to take training notes in.
I’ve been home for the past 12 days. I’ve been enjoying the time I have reading, catching up on my tv shows, and of course my planner time. I try not to watch to many news, cause it just stress me out. Luckily I have a 🐕 that’s adorable, he’s loving this social distancing. 😆
I finished a notebook!!! 😁. I love these videos. Thanks for taking the time to inspire! Locked down in Illinois, but still upbeat.
It's so sweet of you to still do these giveaways even in such a bizarre time. We're stuck at home until May 4th now, but more time to write!
I sadly had to be temporarily laid off, and my city is starting a month long quarantine next Monday. It stinks, but I'm going to take the time to reread all the training and standard practices books from my job so I can stay sharp when I go back, and I'm going to be doing some hard Spring cleaning. Of course, my work journal won't be as full of plans as my personal bujo, but I've got stickers and quotes a plenty to fill that space.
Look forward to hearing the new book. I am retired and enjoy being home. However the past couple weeks have been stressful as concerned for family and friends. Stay healthy in SC. I am in South Georgia
Love your nail color and that you matched it to your book cover! Can't wait to hear you read later this afternoon. I am in the U.S. Arizona is pretty lax because almost everyone is considered essential. So I continue to go to work. Nothing has changed for me because I was already homeschooling and I make my own schedule. I have amped up my self care though. Lots of grounding, meditating and working with lunar energy! 🌙 🌟
I'm in the UK and we have been on lockdown since last week. Its an unreal situation, but cherishing the time of being at home with my family. I signed up to a tarot card reading online course and bought myself a beautiful pink and gold Paperchase notebook to make notes in.
I love your notebook videos and look forward to them every month.
Stay safe and well.x
I have been wanting to learn how to read Tarot Cards ... maybe now would be a good time to give it a shot !
I'm using a new gratitude notebook to help me stay positive, plus a new bullet journal.
That nail polish!!! It made me gasp.
I have been super busy with work and business. I am a college instructor, so transitioning all of my classes online and helping my students adjust has been a task. Business has been good but busy. And, home projects abound. I am doing a closet purge as I watch this video.
We are under quarantine in Colorado Springs, CO and doing well. Some folks are having a hard time wrapping their heads around the changes being brought on by the virus. We are all so used to going out and being able to pick from shelves that are full of products. There are times when I need to do, 'creative cooking' but we are in good spirits and hopeful for a quick end to this and not the 18 months being predicted by some! I keep meaning to get super organized but even in 'lock-down' I find it hard to get motivated to do house work. The hardest part has been not being able to go to church.
I love your notebook and organizer collection. I have had a difficult time finding the right organizer to use. I am thinking about signing up for the Simply Gilded subscription box this month. what is a journaling card?
Stay safe.
This yr was the first year I really paid attention to anything EC and I was so excited for all the WW stuff they released, I managed to get a couple covers ❤️ I have some of the notebooks with the productivity sheets and haven’t used them yet, I love how the layout is but I’m not sure what I want them for now so they just sit and wait.
Just wanted to answer you question.😉 I live in Washington state 😟 we have all been quarantined for awhile. My nephew, Christian,25 has tested positive. He lives with his 3 year old son and his mom. They are quarantined as well...he is feeling much better but he may still be able to spread it. So we have been praying for him. My sister and I are working from home and rarely leave the house except for groceries. .... I am sorry you can't have cats. My three are my happiness! I will hug them for you!
I hope Christian recovers quickly.
I'm in Alaska and a stay at home was just issued starting Saturday evening. All non-essential businesses are shut and unless you are going to and from said job, on your way to a dr or to get food, you have to stay home for next 2 weeks-at least. I DO have an essential job at the Borough(county) office so I am going to work, but we're closed to public. Phone calls, emails, faxes, are the way of things at the moment. It really is a crazy world right now. Writing is harder than normal, but I'm making myself try. Even if it is terrible writing, I'm trying. Thanks for being so completely open, honest, and caring with us. It makes a lonely space feel loved.
Glad y'all are doing well! We're doing ok over here in Idaho. The governor announced shelter in place for us last week but as a homeschool family our lives haven't changed all that much 🙏🏻
Another fun set up! The traveller's notebooks are really cute and I love your quarantine cleaning journal! I'm still going with my Oracle card journal and am starting a mood tracker notebook for April. Looking forward to your live reading! Take care, Sarra 💜 - Alana
I'm in Indiana and I am working from home, the kids are home and anxiety is high. Indianapolis is considered a COVID hotspot right now. But we are healthy and safe, going absolutely stir crazy but still healthy.❤❤
Hey! Thank you for your video! I used to replace the inserts for my pens all the time in school since my favourite pen of all times is PILOT bps-gp-f-l 0.5 :D If the insert is too short you can simply cramp some small piece of paper in the pen before putting the insert. Works all the time :)
Hey there, from Eastern Montana. We are under shelter in place orders but where I live that kind of is our way of life! I am working on my third book and maybe a fourth on the side. I have appreciated your videos and finally caught up with them! I am also a planner, I love The Travelers notebooks.
We have been on lockdown since last Wednesday. I am worried because my husband is considered “essential” and today we found out that there is a confirmed case in his workplace. I’m journaling and using that to help my anxiety. I’m so glad to hear that you are going to be reading to us! Can’t wait!
Hi Sara, it's been a little difficult this time of quarantine here in North Carolina, unfortunately my husband has to keep working, but thankfully we are good. My sister lives in Spain and the situation over there is very hard, but she is holding up, she is safe and sound. But with all of this craziness in the world, journaling and writing poems have help me a lot, it keeps my mind busy and I release a lot of stress and anxiety. I'm glad you are good, stay safe and I'll be joining you on the live stream in the other channel!
Hey Sarra, glad you and your family are well. I work for a school system, so we were sent home on the 13th with laptops to work from home. We diffenately have limited work since school is closed. My sister told me to get to writing, so that maybe on my list for this week. I will put the notebook on Instagram along with the one and how I used it for this month. I didnt realize that the wonder woman notebook was a productivity notebook. I thought that the one in the surprise box was the only one🤦🏽♀️.
Stay safe, I will be looking out for your live reading
Can't wait for the read along. It's my first time participating in nanowrimo!! I'm still working. 😩 No self-quarantine for social workers. Keep safe and sanitized!!
I'm also a (working) social worker! Keep safe!
I'm hoping EC will offer that vision journal in the store. I've never really been interested in the seasonal box before, but this I would really like. I'm thinking of making my own.
Hey Sarra I plan to use the vision journal as a Tarot vision journal wish me luck and good health and great blessings to you and yours
That's wonderful!
As a police dispatcher, I am an essential employee so I am still going out for work and staying at home the rest of the time. They have closed non essential businesses here, but no official shelter in place orders have been given yet. I have been playing animal crossing and catching up on some reading. I started your Beautiful Demons series this week and I am HOOKED ! I devoured 1-6 and just started Sacrifice me. AMAZING !!!!! Can't wait to get and read the rest of the series !
Always helping us! Thank you. I’m trying to remember to breathe it’s truly unhinging me.
It has been hard for me to adjust. I am a college student and I am having trouble with the transition to online learning. I am happy to say my family is healthy. I'm glad to hear your family is well too.
It was right after my midterm break that my college extended it when the virus was becoming more serious. Then Illinois went into a stay at home order which cause my school to close it's doors until April 7th and started online learning this past Monday. I have to say that online school is very confusing especially when my professors barely use the online teaching methods in the first place. Also, it's very hard for my geology class where every thrust we have an in-class lab, and now we can't do them, but the teacher is still making us fill out the assignments sheets we get for each lab (Which I think is kind of bull), but other than that I've been pretty lazy.
In fact, I was sitting at my desk so much my back started to hurt, and I pushed my desk over to my bed so I could be more comfortable. I have this cute little set up where my chair now holds my writing bag (A cute scrapbooking bag I found at Hobby Lobby and put all my writing and calligraphy stuff in) is next to the desk that is on the side of my bed. It weirdly feels more spacious compared to when I had it in the corner. 🤣😁👍
My personal planner I bought off of Esty a year ago is running out of monthly calendar pages. So I used Cavana to design my own, but the only printer in my house is my mothers and she won't let me waist her ink. So now I have to purchase a refill kit from Amazon soon. I have another planner I also bought from Hobby Lobby that goes until Oct. and it was helped me keep track of online assignments.
Wow, this was a long comment, lol. I hope you have a nice day Sara! Stay safe!
I love seeing how you use your notebooks!! My favorite WW series notebook is the white one! I went to purchase it after you did your first video with it and it's sold out. Sad day!!
Ooh! I'm good with an Amazon gift card!!! They don't expire! 😁
I just recently cobbled together a writing "frankenplanner" using that old Erin Condren hardbound that I was going to use as a plotting notebook once upon a time. (I tried, but it didn't really work for me in the long run.) I took out the pages I'd used and cut the spine so that the book itself now lays flat. Then I used double-sided tape to attach a daily planner to the inside front cover! I intend to do a video at some point (well, I always "intend" to do one, whether I actually do or not, who knows? lol) where I will do a tour of my office space and possibly of that planner. I'm going to use it to map out my Camp Nano strategy, writing schedule, and other writing-related things. I'm also going to attempt to track word counts in it for Camp Nano. (It'll be my first official one ever!) Wish me luck!
As for my day-to-day planning, I am now using a Simplified Planner by Emily Ley, monthly/weekly layout. I like it because it's portable enough to fit in my purse without being bulky, yet big enough to write a decent amount in. I've mainly been using my trusty pink TN for journaling and nothing else lately, but I may change that soon.
For my series, I'm using a Planner Perfect "Out and About" TN to house my notes. I have one insert for each book in the series, plus an extra insert for miscellaneous notes and journaling. I keep a small flash drive in one of the pockets for backups.
Stay safe! Can't wait to hear you read The Witch's Key! 😊
Hi Sarra! I am in Louisiana and they are talking about extending the quarantine here. But I am reading some books that you recommended as well and getting ready to actually plot my book.
The Wonder Woman collection is gorgeous from head to toe... Also, maybe you can use the thin inserts in your B6 TN for creative projects aside from writing... Like, a stationery line, a certain product or printable, or just small creative projects you can fit into each insert...
I’m just now able to do the self isolation, I was working up until Friday. I’m happy to finally be able to think more about my family’s safety. I’m going to use my time for the OWLs readathon and for camp nano.
Hi Sarra! I live in OH, today I am working on the HB90 gearing up to have it completed by the end of the month to start Q2 with a fresh heart and mind. We have a sort of stay in place here but I do not believe it is being heavily enforced. I do work at a pharmacy so I am required to go to work at this time but should my personal situation change I could work from home. I hope everyone is keeping safe and that soon we can all look back and smile with a light heart.
You can also do a temporary change of address from your post office box to your house so you don't have to go pick it up. The sender never knows that it has been forwarded. It can last up to six months and you can renew it for another six months without interruption. Then you have to take at least a thirty day break... I was told, 45days to be safe and then you can do it all over again. ❤🌅🌵
You could try one of those magic eraser sponges to get the mark off. Try it on a tiny section and be gentle. It got a mark off my handbag. Those things are amazing!
Do you actually use all these notebooks? I can barely manage one.
I live in Australia and my work is still running so no lockdown for me. We also don’t have to worry about stuff because our postage takes forever!
I so needed this today. It's gray and dreary out and there's no end in sight. Please enter me in the drawing! Thanks for being here for us all, Sarra!
My baby boy is now two months old, so I’ve already been following social distancing lol. My husband gets to work from home which is awesome and I’m so happy that he’ll be home while our baby is still small. I just finished setting up my bullet journal for April. I’m hoping to start using it again now that and slightly more used to caring for a little one!
I've beeen setting up an EC deluxe monthly planner as a life project planner, I need ideas about how to organize it.
Cute notebooks :) we are doing OK in Portland so far.
Hi Sarra! I'm in California and we are still on lock down. I can't wait until tomorrow for your live story time!
Hey sarra how are you I'm good I hope you and your family are being safe and I love u and your videos so much I watch them every day you are my inspiration to write a fantasy fiction book. Love u 💜☺😷 stay safe
In Kansas.Planned light for this quarter. Very distracted. Just moved into a new Carpe Diem, and not sure how well yet it will work. Also using it as my wallet because I hate to carry a purse. As IF I'm going anywhere anyway!?
I’m going just a little bit crazy. Luckily there is a read-a-thin happening in April and I can always write! Where I live in Illinois we are of course only going out for the essentials! I’m happy to hear that you all are doing well! Hang in there and thank you for sharing your videos! 😊
I will have to check your SC channel to hear your readings! We are doing the best we can, not going out unless we have to and just enjoying family time 💜Amazon gift card would be amazing
I could not relax untill last week where my 3 sons were sent home to work - that is how you can support me, by being home and save ( I hope). Yor minor books could be used to note ideas (or specific wishes) to gifts for family and friends
Depending day-by-day, so wishing everyone a safe time during this tumultuous period.
Still continuing won't my diy planner/notebook and current pen. Wanted to add another notebook but not feeling it right now.
What refills do you use for the Simply Gilded pens? I've tried several different kinds and can't find anything that fits.
Like you, I am finding escape and solace in writing during this time. I've really buckled down with morning pages every day in March, and am also participating in Camp NaNoWriMo in April. There is always a silver lining and in this case it's that my notebooks are filling up quickly! :)
i'm thinking you might be able to use the TN books for character development notes for your novels...maybe a different booklet for each character...?
Love seeing your haul. Here in NZ we are on complete lockdown, and we are only getting essential mail (food and bills delivered lol). So there’s no point time ordering anything! Actually only the supermarkets are open to offer delivery within the country, and international mail is slow to non-existent. So it’s really nice to see what you got. We also don’t have amazon so I use the US store when I (infrequently) purchase.
Also, I’m all up to date on my journals haha
I love seeing all your different stationary items: especially love the cat-ear apple pencil cover!
Utah's sparse but not a ghost town yet. Our grocery stores aren't as barren as I've seen. I've been trying to maintain my sanity with a four yr old and 11 month old. I can only pick two: writing, cleaning, playing with kids.
Cute note books
Wow what a crazy time we are living in, sometimes its just hard to wrap my head around what is going on. I am in Costa Rica and although we are not on lockdown (yet... im sure its coming ) we are stronly adviced to stay at home. I have a small business and have very little work so thats something that is adding to the anxiety and uncertainty. But looking on the bright side lots of time to start a new writing project and read tons of books. Love the read along idea!! Best wishes to you and your family, stay safe.
I will try my hardest to be there to listen to you read but it is 0400 on 31 March for me here in Perth Western Australia. Hope to see you at least one morning this week but I will watch them all in the morning. Take care and look after yourself and your family.
I am in Maryland. We have been asked to stay home by our governor. I am supposed to stay home since I am high risk due to my heart and lung issues. I was put under isolation a couple weeks ago by my congenital heart team. We are allowed to go on walks outside and go to the store. My mom and my brother go out to get food for our family and my medications I need. Food, toilet paper, and paper towels are very hard to find. I finished one journal and I started a new journal since I stocked up on journals when I found out that my congenital heart team was going to be putting me in isolation as a precaution.
Stay safe. ♥️
Keeping myself busy by doing activities with my sons and reading the Bible. Making new food recipes
Here from Washington State. Just trying to hang in there and not stress about things I can't control. We're just doing what we can to stay safe.
Put a teddy bear in your window as a surprise for those kids walking around to spot when they are going on a bear hunt!
Can't wait to hear you read tomorrow. Got the alarm set on my phone! Sounds like you are doing all you can to keep you and your lovely family safe.