You are so put together. :) I loved hearing your answers to these questions. it was nice to hear I'm not the only one who leaves things in my cart for long periods of time!
What is a *GRAIL PEN* “Grail pen” generally refers to one of two things: (1) the specific pen you are currently looking to add to your collection - i.e., the current subject of “the hunt”; or refers to a singular pen they aspire to but can't easily buy (2) Also known as the EXIT PEN... the pen that you believe will complete your collection - i.e., the prize that you spend most of your time online and at shows searching for. You no longer have the compulsion to look at buying another Fountain Pen again. The Thrill of the Hunt & Chase is over. (3) Grail pens for some are ; vintage pens made before c. 1965. Whether this definition will expand in years to come to include the pens of the '70s and '80s remains to be seen. (4) The grail pen is like a pen at the end of a long quest, much like the holy grail quest King Arthur's knights were searching for. (5) the Grail Pen will be rarer, more precious and better than your current pens in your collection, enough to make everything in your current tray seem a bit boring. (aka : The Jewel in the Crown Pen) (6) For some a Grail pen can be a Fountain pen that is irreplaceable...it was gifted to you and has a large sentimental (memory) value connected to it. Ex : your grandparents gave this to you as a gift on your achievement. Ex #2 :A pen that has been passed down through your family line. (7) For few collectors , there is no Grail Pen....like collecting hockey cards or pokiman Cards...the collection never ends and the Grail pen is a myth.
Great video. I enjoyed listening to your journey. I try to buy more samples, than bottles of ink now. I only buy a bottle of ink if I really love that color and plan to use it often.
Thanks for sharing, Karyna! I have learned so much about pens and inks from your fabulous videos. I’ve jotted down the questions and look forward to answering them (and learning about myself)!
I am late to this 8 pen questions, but am enjoying listening to the fascinating responses. Thank you for participating, your logic makes a lot of sense to me.
I enjoyed your video so much and now feel I know you better!!! I've been loving this tag "series" and hearing different ways of thinking and curating pen and ink collections is so helpful!!! I never thought going back into this hobby that my pens would become so many so quickly. I've had a lot of pens given to me ... I estimate at least 48% of my big number... 😂❤. I counted every Preppy and Varsity etc lol. This year studying student pens I'm still adding pens but mostly very intentionally for that project!! I'm so glad you made your response video!!! I'm going to keep working toward making my pens and inks more manageable ... one help has been separating out review/ comparison pens into a special pen case. ❤
Thank you, Chris! I loved your video and I love getting to know you! People have been so generous to you, and absolutely deservedly so! You have taught me a lot and I love that no matter how long any of us has been in this hobby, we can still learn!
Karyna, wow! First of all, love hearing that you’ve inventoried your pens via spreadsheets!!! Really thoughtful and insightful responses, thanks for sharing!
The feeling that you described about the pen that goes out of stock and everyone has one happened to me with the sailor nuts. So when it came back in stock on goulet pens I snatched it up. But because I thought it would never return I had already purchased another sailor to fill the void and now I have an extra I guess. I’ve also felt that anxiety of having too much and luckily didn’t get too many ink bottles and got the Galen 40 pen case to try to limit my collection of pens.
That was Sailor Nuts for me and I was so glad when it came back in stock!! I had purchased Christmas Pudding in the meantime. When it came back in stock, I was tempted to sell both Dragon Palace and Christmas Pudding to pay for Nuts but realized I love Christmas Pudding too much. I did let go of Dragon Palace though.
Pre-Covid I went to the Michigan Pen show and purchased an Edison 76 directly from Brian and Andrea Gray. They were even kind enough to pose for a picture holding the pen. As a fan of Edison Pens I will always consider it the crown jewel of my collection regardless of any future purchases. 🙂✒️
Some great questions, and fun to have these circulate around. I'm new to making TH-cam videos, but this is a great idea for an upcoming video. Thank you!
Side note if you love browns at all you could try the limited edition collar with Ferris wheel press and wonderpens. Their brown has a slight hint of green that you might like 🤎
Excellent answers, as I knew they would be. I commend you for having more intentionality than I do! I watch your swatching videos, but I can't recall if you've tried Laban Aphrodite ink. I also love Teranichi Opera Rose, but when I view these two inks side by side, they seem very similar, at least on Tomoe River paper. And of course I have full bottles of both, which gives you a glimpse into my problem. 😏
I loved your thoughtful replies. I'm pretty much there with you. Thanks so much for sharing your take on this, it is a lot of fun to check out all the videos, hear different perspectives that give me the opportunity to reflect on my own approach even more and find more people to follow. I'm sorry I don't have more deep thoughts to share, I really feel completely "thought out" especially after my follow up video.
To me a grail pen is one that you want but don’t think you will buy soon because you can’t find it or you don’t want to spend the money on it yet. I have the Ume Murasaki ink that you mentioned and it is great. Thanks for the video!
Lovely video 🤎🤎🤎! I love how you have samples purchased. I used to buy and still buy some full bottles from certain brands. Opera rose from Guitar fountain pen ink is def a game changer. Their range is 🤩 stunning. The ink guilt is definitely real. I recently got into doing swaps with others from the planning and fountain pen community✌
You are so thoughtful with your process Karyna. The Pelikan Brown/Black M800 is on my list too! I don't have any Pelikans yet and Helen definitely inspired me with hers. My debate is whether I should hold out for the M800 or start with something smaller. The green M605 one is on sale in so many places so that has tempted me a bit...plus it's a nice spring color! Love the idea of one week in your cart before purchasing! I think planning a purchase and hunting/researching beautiful pens is part of the fun!! Always enjoy your videos. xo Lori
Thanks Lori! I started with the M400 and then got two M605’s. I do love my Green White Stripes with the CSI nib. I am going to wait for a pen show to try an M800! 😁
My Sailor Pre Gear Slim in Purple Rain was my game-changer pen and I own 24 pens now! Used to own over 40 but sold and gave away a bunch! Lucy is so cute!❤
I just got both the Colorverse kingdom kyujang-gak and Wearingeul Don Quixote in the cult pens 5 for 4 sale! I've been into fountain pens for a few years but only just finding the wider community on social media like here and intsa. It's fun to see how popular the hobby is now! I am also impressed by your small collection, the last time I updated my own spreadsheet I was at over 90, but I have about 10-15 I need to sell :p
Great answers! Even the ones that you didn't answer directly. Explaining your interpretation of the question/answer as it related to your journey. We have the same color love of dusty rose and purple inks. -Heather
I just got the Conklin Israel 75 which came with a limited ink in a beautiful blue that matches the pen. Oh my this is my new favorite pairing!! Loved your “pen talk”.
This was great - I like the time-out in the shopping cart idea to curb impulse buys. Side note - I have a full bottle of Jane Eyre (that was an impulse buy) would you be interested in a vial?
OK I own way to many bottles and samples of ink. I really like most of them because most bottles were bought only after one or more sample. I use a custom mixed (mixing is fun) blue/black for work note taking and a custom Orange for marking up copy paper. My Grail pens are a Conway Stewart Churchill and a Pelikan M800. A Parker Duofold was on this list and at the recent Atlanta pen show I purchased a previously owned one and it is fantastic. Therefore, I will most likely buy a previously owned Churchill and M800. A fun video, thank you for sharing.
Loved hearing your answers Karyna! I have been thinking a lot about those Iroshizuku inks- now that I have a couple of samples, I can clearly see why what the hype is about. these are the only inks that come off the glass dip pen like they do- they are SO LUBRICATED! I wonder why other ink companies haven't figured out this formula for their inks. Why is it that these Pilot inks are so responsive in pens.... and nothing really compares to them!? just thoughts I have..... Random, I know. But because you are also a fan, I'd love to know your thoughts. I think 30 pens is a good number- I was thinking 20 but I don't know if my capsule collection could be contained to that number. There are so many pens out there I'd still love to try out.
I loved hearing how you answered those questions. I am the same as you in that I get the "too much" anxiety. When I get that feeling, no matter what's causing it, I'm likely to just throw the whole thing out. 😁 I know if I was to even start with the fountain pens/ink, it would turn into a problem so I've, so far, successfully stayed away from it. You've really helped me with that because I live vicariously through you and your pens/inks. So, thank you for saving me so much money. Which, really, just frees up my discretionary funds for buying stickers from your shop! 🤣
I think I have learned, over the years as a planner and being on the Happy Planner Squad, that more stuff does not equal happiness for me. No matter how tempting it is! 😂
Thank you for sharing! I have some pens that I may sell as they do not bring me joy when I write with them so they are ultimately taking up space and I feel guilty when I don’t use them
For me grail pens are those I strongly desire but just won't pay what they cost. That would be the M1000 and the King of Pen. A while back I came into some unexpected cash that would have covered the cost of both, yet bought neither. They are both offensively expensive.
I understand that. And so many people have differing definitions of grail. I certainly did as I have gone along this pen journey. And I don't know if I would ever classify a single pen as grail anymore, because I think if the right circumstances came along that I could buy it (if I had a gift card or had earned enough store credit), I would definitely consider buying it.
@@KarynaLovesToPlan you will not be disappointed. It leans to about the Leonardo Momento Zero size… give or take. The MZ is a hair thicker but the M800 is a little heavier.
my first fountain pen was a cheap chinese brand I bought when studying in China at the end of 2019 which I unfortunately forced to left there bcs the pandemic (I was supposed to be at home for like a month or two before going back to china thus I only bring a gym bag full of clothing) and yet to buy a new one, adjusting with the struggles during pandemic, I feel like in near future I'll be ready to buy one again.
Love this, although I’m late to the party! i think that we’re both in Canada, I’m on west coast. What shop is Van Ness please (perhaps i didn't hear it correctly?) Many thanks to you, Karyna! ~kari
Moderation, like hot or, say, cold is relative... I think we all enjoy and set limits on enjoyment based on a lot factor that are both personal and "responsible" (and not so responsible). But, really, it is all about living our lives and having that sense of quality that be want as we experience every moment, wanting to have that fullness. So, what is moderate for me, in terms of "how many" is relative to someone else's needs, wants, purchasing/economic power, and so forth. I don't set to limit the thing that I find great pleasure. Although I do understand my own sense of moderation toward any end. I love that you do have a "working" number, but you set that number and (so you) it can change. And I so respect that. I don't have a working number, but also don't want the mounting anxiety that comes with having spent money and not use a thing... So, I so agree with you regarding your "30" pen working limit. Mine is more of a feeling than an actual quantity. There are things I want to experience, nibs, grinds, sizes, materials I just want to try. So my limit is established by fulfillment of having this/these curiosities met. That could be the no. 6 size nib in titanium versus it as a no. 8. And so on. Now a grail pen for me is how every my mood is for and toward what comes across my awareness.... It has to strike as a thing not easily had.... it can be vintage, new, used, or just the novelty of owning it satisfies like no other in my collection. I has to be so unique that owning two would be ridiculous by anyone's measure...But, still, I may want more than one... but to do so, would really stop me in my tracks in pulling the trigger on going beyond having more than one. I enjoy your content. Thank you.
I loved reading your response. You put into words what I was trying to express with that "feeling" question. I think having a number for me lessens the anxiety in the moment but I agree that I'm more striving for experience and once that is fulfilled this number might not be right because I feel connected to more (or even less) than the arbitrary number.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply. Everything in moderation, including moderation itself, right? And we're all different to what we're comfortable with versus what gives us anxiety. I find great pleasure in fountain pens, but when there are too many, it gives me this overwhelming feeling of too much and that gives me anxiety. But everyone is different! I love your definition of a grail pen! Thank you!
You are so put together. :) I loved hearing your answers to these questions. it was nice to hear I'm not the only one who leaves things in my cart for long periods of time!
Thanks Amy! I had fun answering these! As for carts, I have had a pen in my Amazon cart for months now! 😂
This is a great exercise to reflect on what we have and why. My collection is small but I want to be more mindful on how it grows in the future.
It was so fun to reflect on all of these questions!
What is a *GRAIL PEN*
“Grail pen” generally refers to one of two things: (1) the specific pen you are currently looking to add to your collection - i.e., the current subject of “the hunt”; or refers to a singular pen they aspire to but can't easily buy
(2) Also known as the EXIT PEN... the pen that you believe will complete your collection - i.e., the prize that you spend most of your time online and at shows searching for. You no longer have the compulsion to look at buying another Fountain Pen again. The Thrill of the Hunt & Chase is over.
(3) Grail pens for some are ; vintage pens made before c. 1965. Whether this definition will expand in years to come to include the pens of the '70s and '80s remains to be seen.
(4) The grail pen is like a pen at the end of a long quest, much like the holy grail quest King Arthur's knights were searching for.
(5) the Grail Pen will be rarer, more precious and better than your current pens in your collection, enough to make everything in your current tray seem a bit boring. (aka : The Jewel in the Crown Pen)
(6) For some a Grail pen can be a Fountain pen that is irreplaceable...it was gifted to you and has a large sentimental (memory) value connected to it.
Ex : your grandparents gave this to you as a gift on your achievement.
Ex #2 :A pen that has been passed down through your family line.
(7) For few collectors , there is no Grail Pen....like collecting hockey cards or pokiman Cards...the collection never ends and the Grail pen is a myth.
Thank you for this! Yes it's true - everyone has a different definition of what the grail pen is. I like seeing it defined in these seven ways!
Great video. I enjoyed listening to your journey. I try to buy more samples, than bottles of ink now. I only buy a bottle of ink if I really love that color and plan to use it often.
Thanks for sharing, Karyna! I have learned so much about pens and inks from your fabulous videos. I’ve jotted down the questions and look forward to answering them (and learning about myself)!
Thank you for watching, Connie! I loved answering these questions and I am glad you enjoyed them!
I am late to this 8 pen questions, but am enjoying listening to the fascinating responses. Thank you for participating, your logic makes a lot of sense to me.
Thank you! These questions are a great way to get to know yourself and others in this hobby.
I enjoyed your video so much and now feel I know you better!!! I've been loving this tag "series" and hearing different ways of thinking and curating pen and ink collections is so helpful!!! I never thought going back into this hobby that my pens would become so many so quickly. I've had a lot of pens given to me ... I estimate at least 48% of my big number... 😂❤. I counted every Preppy and Varsity etc lol. This year studying student pens I'm still adding pens but mostly very intentionally for that project!! I'm so glad you made your response video!!! I'm going to keep working toward making my pens and inks more manageable ... one help has been separating out review/ comparison pens into a special pen case. ❤
Thank you, Chris! I loved your video and I love getting to know you! People have been so generous to you, and absolutely deservedly so! You have taught me a lot and I love that no matter how long any of us has been in this hobby, we can still learn!
I agree that you don’t have to finish your samples - the whole point is just to see if you even like the color 😄
Thank you for this!!
Karyna, wow! First of all, love hearing that you’ve inventoried your pens via spreadsheets!!! Really thoughtful and insightful responses, thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Liane! You started something so great and it was so fun to be a part of this!
My favourite one yet! Really enjoyed learning your perspective on the 8 questions Karyna. Thanks for putting this together 🙏🏾
Thank you, Michael!
The feeling that you described about the pen that goes out of stock and everyone has one happened to me with the sailor nuts. So when it came back in stock on goulet pens I snatched it up. But because I thought it would never return I had already purchased another sailor to fill the void and now I have an extra I guess. I’ve also felt that anxiety of having too much and luckily didn’t get too many ink bottles and got the Galen 40 pen case to try to limit my collection of pens.
That was Sailor Nuts for me and I was so glad when it came back in stock!! I had purchased Christmas Pudding in the meantime. When it came back in stock, I was tempted to sell both Dragon Palace and Christmas Pudding to pay for Nuts but realized I love Christmas Pudding too much. I did let go of Dragon Palace though.
Pre-Covid I went to the Michigan Pen show and purchased an Edison 76 directly from Brian and Andrea Gray. They were even kind enough to pose for a picture holding the pen. As a fan of Edison Pens I will always consider it the crown jewel of my collection regardless of any future purchases. 🙂✒️
That sounds like a great experience!! I hope to one day make it to a pen show and meet others in the community!
Some great questions, and fun to have these circulate around. I'm new to making TH-cam videos, but this is a great idea for an upcoming video. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Side note if you love browns at all you could try the limited edition collar with Ferris wheel press and wonderpens. Their brown has a slight hint of green that you might like 🤎
Ooh thank you!
Excellent answers, as I knew they would be. I commend you for having more intentionality than I do! I watch your swatching videos, but I can't recall if you've tried Laban Aphrodite ink. I also love Teranichi Opera Rose, but when I view these two inks side by side, they seem very similar, at least on Tomoe River paper. And of course I have full bottles of both, which gives you a glimpse into my problem. 😏
Thanks Marilyn! I do have a sample of Laban Aphrodite and I love it! Very similar!
I loved your thoughtful replies. I'm pretty much there with you. Thanks so much for sharing your take on this, it is a lot of fun to check out all the videos, hear different perspectives that give me the opportunity to reflect on my own approach even more and find more people to follow. I'm sorry I don't have more deep thoughts to share, I really feel completely "thought out" especially after my follow up video.
To me a grail pen is one that you want but don’t think you will buy soon because you can’t find it or you don’t want to spend the money on it yet. I have the Ume Murasaki ink that you mentioned and it is great. Thanks for the video!
Lovely video 🤎🤎🤎! I love how you have samples purchased. I used to buy and still buy some full bottles from certain brands. Opera rose from Guitar fountain pen ink is def a game changer. Their range is 🤩 stunning. The ink guilt is definitely real. I recently got into doing swaps with others from the planning and fountain pen community✌
Thanks for sharing!! I'm trying to not have too much ink guilt - especially with the bottles!
You are so thoughtful with your process Karyna. The Pelikan Brown/Black M800 is on my list too! I don't have any Pelikans yet and Helen definitely inspired me with hers. My debate is whether I should hold out for the M800 or start with something smaller. The green M605 one is on sale in so many places so that has tempted me a bit...plus it's a nice spring color! Love the idea of one week in your cart before purchasing! I think planning a purchase and hunting/researching beautiful pens is part of the fun!! Always enjoy your videos. xo Lori
Thanks Lori! I started with the M400 and then got two M605’s. I do love my Green White Stripes with the CSI nib. I am going to wait for a pen show to try an M800! 😁
can't wait to watch.. but first.. must get the coffee going !!
My Sailor Pre Gear Slim in Purple Rain was my game-changer pen and I own 24 pens now! Used to own over 40 but sold and gave away a bunch! Lucy is so cute!❤
Good for you! And that pen would be a game changer. Lucy likes to make cameos every now and again!
I just got both the Colorverse kingdom kyujang-gak and Wearingeul Don Quixote in the cult pens 5 for 4 sale! I've been into fountain pens for a few years but only just finding the wider community on social media like here and intsa. It's fun to see how popular the hobby is now! I am also impressed by your small collection, the last time I updated my own spreadsheet I was at over 90, but I have about 10-15 I need to sell :p
Great answers! Even the ones that you didn't answer directly. Explaining your interpretation of the question/answer as it related to your journey.
We have the same color love of dusty rose and purple inks. -Heather
I listened to my answers again and I really went in a roundabout way of answering them!!
I just got the Conklin Israel 75 which came with a limited ink in a beautiful blue that matches the pen. Oh my this is my new favorite pairing!! Loved your “pen talk”.
That sounds amazing!! Thanks Kathleen!
This was great - I like the time-out in the shopping cart idea to curb impulse buys. Side note - I have a full bottle of Jane Eyre (that was an impulse buy) would you be interested in a vial?
OK I own way to many bottles and samples of ink. I really like most of them because most bottles were bought only after one or more sample. I use a custom mixed (mixing is fun) blue/black for work note taking and a custom Orange for marking up copy paper. My Grail
pens are a Conway Stewart Churchill and a Pelikan M800. A Parker Duofold was on this list and at the recent Atlanta pen show I purchased a previously owned one and it is fantastic. Therefore, I will most likely buy a previously owned Churchill and M800.
A fun video, thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the reply! Custom mixing is fun! And those pens sound amazing - my next goal is to attend a pen show!
I’m happy with my collection also. It consists of 2 Pilot G-2 Rollerballs. Writes brilliant on any all stationary. No buyers remorse😢
Loved hearing your answers Karyna! I have been thinking a lot about those Iroshizuku inks- now that I have a couple of samples, I can clearly see why what the hype is about. these are the only inks that come off the glass dip pen like they do- they are SO LUBRICATED! I wonder why other ink companies haven't figured out this formula for their inks. Why is it that these Pilot inks are so responsive in pens.... and nothing really compares to them!? just thoughts I have..... Random, I know. But because you are also a fan, I'd love to know your thoughts. I think 30 pens is a good number- I was thinking 20 but I don't know if my capsule collection could be contained to that number. There are so many pens out there I'd still love to try out.
Thanks for replying! And yes to Pilot Iroshizuku - they're such well behaved, amazing inks that they're ones I always recommend!
I loved hearing how you answered those questions. I am the same as you in that I get the "too much" anxiety. When I get that feeling, no matter what's causing it, I'm likely to just throw the whole thing out. 😁 I know if I was to even start with the fountain pens/ink, it would turn into a problem so I've, so far, successfully stayed away from it. You've really helped me with that because I live vicariously through you and your pens/inks. So, thank you for saving me so much money. Which, really, just frees up my discretionary funds for buying stickers from your shop! 🤣
I think I have learned, over the years as a planner and being on the Happy Planner Squad, that more stuff does not equal happiness for me. No matter how tempting it is! 😂
Thank you for sharing! I have some pens that I may sell as they do not bring me joy when I write with them so they are ultimately taking up space and I feel guilty when I don’t use them
Thank you! I agree - if they are not bringing me joy, they would be better somewhere else, with someone else, where they will bring joy!
For me grail pens are those I strongly desire but just won't pay what they cost. That would be the M1000 and the King of Pen. A while back I came into some unexpected cash that would have covered the cost of both, yet bought neither. They are both offensively expensive.
I understand that. And so many people have differing definitions of grail. I certainly did as I have gone along this pen journey. And I don't know if I would ever classify a single pen as grail anymore, because I think if the right circumstances came along that I could buy it (if I had a gift card or had earned enough store credit), I would definitely consider buying it.
@@KarynaLovesToPlan Now that you mention it, if my rich cousin gave me a gift card I would get one or both of my grails.
The Pelikan M800 Brown/Black is a great pen, I love it so so much! The 800 series is a perfect size for my hands, not too big not too small.
I cannot wait to try one!!
@@KarynaLovesToPlan you will not be disappointed. It leans to about the Leonardo Momento Zero size… give or take. The MZ is a hair thicker but the M800 is a little heavier.
Where do you sell your pens?
I sometimes post here or on Instagram. A lot of people use Reddit or Virtual Pen Show on Instagram.
Excellent answers. Agree that each pen has their own purpose. However, the only purpose of the angel skin in your collection is to make me jealous. 😂😅
Haha then that makes it worth it! 😂
my first fountain pen was a cheap chinese brand I bought when studying in China at the end of 2019 which I unfortunately forced to left there bcs the pandemic (I was supposed to be at home for like a month or two before going back to china thus I only bring a gym bag full of clothing) and yet to buy a new one, adjusting with the struggles during pandemic, I feel like in near future I'll be ready to buy one again.
Love this, although I’m late to the party! i think that we’re both in Canada, I’m on west coast. What shop is Van Ness please (perhaps i didn't hear it correctly?) Many thanks to you, Karyna! ~kari
Vanness is located in Little Rock - their website is here vanness1938.com/
Moderation, like hot or, say, cold is relative... I think we all enjoy and set limits on enjoyment based on a lot factor that are both personal and "responsible" (and not so responsible). But, really, it is all about living our lives and having that sense of quality that be want as we experience every moment, wanting to have that fullness. So, what is moderate for me, in terms of "how many" is relative to someone else's needs, wants, purchasing/economic power, and so forth. I don't set to limit the thing that I find great pleasure. Although I do understand my own sense of moderation toward any end. I love that you do have a "working" number, but you set that number and (so you) it can change. And I so respect that. I don't have a working number, but also don't want the mounting anxiety that comes with having spent money and not use a thing... So, I so agree with you regarding your "30" pen working limit. Mine is more of a feeling than an actual quantity. There are things I want to experience, nibs, grinds, sizes, materials I just want to try. So my limit is established by fulfillment of having this/these curiosities met. That could be the no. 6 size nib in titanium versus it as a no. 8. And so on. Now a grail pen for me is how every my mood is for and toward what comes across my awareness.... It has to strike as a thing not easily had.... it can be vintage, new, used, or just the novelty of owning it satisfies like no other in my collection. I has to be so unique that owning two would be ridiculous by anyone's measure...But, still, I may want more than one... but to do so, would really stop me in my tracks in pulling the trigger on going beyond having more than one. I enjoy your content. Thank you.
I loved reading your response. You put into words what I was trying to express with that "feeling" question. I think having a number for me lessens the anxiety in the moment but I agree that I'm more striving for experience and once that is fulfilled this number might not be right because I feel connected to more (or even less) than the arbitrary number.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply. Everything in moderation, including moderation itself, right? And we're all different to what we're comfortable with versus what gives us anxiety. I find great pleasure in fountain pens, but when there are too many, it gives me this overwhelming feeling of too much and that gives me anxiety. But everyone is different! I love your definition of a grail pen! Thank you!
I have a 1ml sample of Umemurasaki you can have
Stop! If you are serious, message me on Instagram!! 🥰
@@KarynaLovesToPlan you betcha