"Everything is hard." Yes. Thank you so much for sharing this, such a comfort knowing that others are feeling the same way. Bless you, Justus. Praying for all of us to find some motivation once again to document our journey in creative ways.
Girl I totally feel you. "Existing is hard" - you’re so on point. Summer is crazy. My emotions are all over the place. And something in the weather seems to make people angrier towards each other. Negative energy floats within and without me. Ugh. Sometimes I try to escape all of it by going into my books and notebooks, but it’s still hard. Your channel helps me feel less lonely.
My books are definitely my escape as well. It’s funny that you mention something in the air making people mean - I am 100% convinced that it’s the pollen! With all of the pollen producing trees taking priority over fruit-bearing trees (at least in the US), my allergies have been awful. Theres no way to be nice when your head feels like its stuffy and leaking from every way it can 😩 Im glad that you like to spend time here 🌈
Lovely lineup and thanks for sharing your thoughts. I think the heat can definitely get to us and I’m definitely feeling it… Blegh! We can only just work on it, try, keeping moving forward!
Love your lineup! 😊 I just found your channel, but I can already relate to so many things! Except for me it is the spring that I don’t get along with. I’m also trying to learn to be gentle with myself if I skip weeks on my planner/journaling ❤️ I try to think they exist for me, I don’t exist for them. Thanks for sharing and wishing you better times! ❤️
OMG, you nailed it - everything is HARD!! I feel exactly the same. And I also struggle mightily with my A5 five-year techo (looks like that's the one you have, rather than the A6)? To my shame, I actually bought one in 2020 which I used for a bit more than a year and then got rid of (despite the expense). And then to make matters worse I bought ANOTHER ONE for 2022, thinking I could outsmart myself and persist with it, but I too ended up with several months of blank pages. This time I couldn't bring myself to get rid of it again so I'm now using it for ink testing and basically as scrap paper, which feels wrong but not as wrong as throwing it away.
You’re absolutely right - it IS the A5! I watched your recent video, and think the ink test/scratch paper book is a good enough reason to use it. 5(ish) years of pen tests and scribbles can count as memory keeping too :) It’s so weird. I want to love that book so badly but I cant fit it into my “loves” category of my brain nor a weird compulsive habit category of my brain 😂😭
@@justusspace Same!!! It's such a frustrating planner because it seems like it should be so perfect and yet it's impossible to get it to work! You've done well keeping up with it for more than two years! Thanks for the positive perspective 🥰
Loved this video. Everything is hard and I think it's harder in the summer so I'm ready for school to start and get back to normal routines. I love your line up, here's mine: B6 Stalogy Bullet Journal. Standard TN with 2 inserts: 1 is personal Journal, 1 is books I've read. 5 year journal Passport TN which is memory keeping/letters to my daughter.
Love u!! I cant even imagine how wonky summer vacay makes peoples lives. Im not there yet, but I will be soon enough!! Your lineup is so nice. Different sizes and only a few!! You can pick up and carry the whooole thing without a shoulder ache 😭🙌
It will absolutely help imo. The hardest part for me is alotting appropriate time because in my head its adding one more step/task to writing back, which pushes my responses a bit more 😅
Hi Justus. I’m about to get the 5 year Hobonichi. If you dont mind, can you share why the Hobonichi didn’t work for you? I might get some idea as to what to expect.
Of course! The 5 year hobo (in A5) is a bit too large for me to comfortably carry around and have out everywhere, which is my first point of contention as I dont have a journaling desk or anything. I have to tote my crap to the kitchen table or living room floor or bedroom etc, so it’s not gonna come with me. As for the inside, because it was inconvenient to bring with me, it was easy to skip days. Well, with skipped days, I built up guilt and pushed it even longer before writing again!!
Oh and Id like to add, the A5 hobonichi 5 year is also significantly thicker than an A5 cousin for example. It’s practically a bible at this point or like a dictionary almost 🥶
"Everything is hard." Yes. Thank you so much for sharing this, such a comfort knowing that others are feeling the same way. Bless you, Justus. Praying for all of us to find some motivation once again to document our journey in creative ways.
We’re living in weird times, so be gentle with yourself. Im hoping you get motivation soon as well 💕
Beautiful. I love how your brown Travelers Company aged.
Washi’ing the edge of every page, great idea! I’m defn doing that👍🏾💁🏽♀️
Girl I totally feel you. "Existing is hard" - you’re so on point. Summer is crazy. My emotions are all over the place. And something in the weather seems to make people angrier towards each other. Negative energy floats within and without me. Ugh. Sometimes I try to escape all of it by going into my books and notebooks, but it’s still hard. Your channel helps me feel less lonely.
My books are definitely my escape as well. It’s funny that you mention something in the air making people mean - I am 100% convinced that it’s the pollen! With all of the pollen producing trees taking priority over fruit-bearing trees (at least in the US), my allergies have been awful. Theres no way to be nice when your head feels like its stuffy and leaking from every way it can 😩
Im glad that you like to spend time here 🌈
Lovely lineup and thanks for sharing your thoughts. I think the heat can definitely get to us and I’m definitely feeling it… Blegh! We can only just work on it, try, keeping moving forward!
It was such a pleasure to meet you. So inspired by your videos.
I absolutely agree - it was such a pleasure to meet you!! You were so kind and your collection is beyond impressive 😍
Thank you for sharing your lineup and your struggles. Summer is hard around here as well. Here’s to cooler and happier days! 🖤
Heck yes! I’ll be ready to flourish when the weather gets cooler 😩☃️
Love your lineup! 😊 I just found your channel, but I can already relate to so many things! Except for me it is the spring that I don’t get along with. I’m also trying to learn to be gentle with myself if I skip weeks on my planner/journaling ❤️ I try to think they exist for me, I don’t exist for them.
Thanks for sharing and wishing you better times! ❤️
OMG, you nailed it - everything is HARD!! I feel exactly the same. And I also struggle mightily with my A5 five-year techo (looks like that's the one you have, rather than the A6)? To my shame, I actually bought one in 2020 which I used for a bit more than a year and then got rid of (despite the expense). And then to make matters worse I bought ANOTHER ONE for 2022, thinking I could outsmart myself and persist with it, but I too ended up with several months of blank pages. This time I couldn't bring myself to get rid of it again so I'm now using it for ink testing and basically as scrap paper, which feels wrong but not as wrong as throwing it away.
You’re absolutely right - it IS the A5! I watched your recent video, and think the ink test/scratch paper book is a good enough reason to use it. 5(ish) years of pen tests and scribbles can count as memory keeping too :) It’s so weird. I want to love that book so badly but I cant fit it into my “loves” category of my brain nor a weird compulsive habit category of my brain 😂😭
@@justusspace Same!!! It's such a frustrating planner because it seems like it should be so perfect and yet it's impossible to get it to work! You've done well keeping up with it for more than two years! Thanks for the positive perspective 🥰
@@VeganOrganizer Maybe we’ll both figure out how to use our 5 years in a way we’re comfortable with eventually 😩🌈
Loved this video. Everything is hard and I think it's harder in the summer so I'm ready for school to start and get back to normal routines. I love your line up, here's mine:
B6 Stalogy Bullet Journal.
Standard TN with 2 inserts: 1 is personal Journal, 1 is books I've read.
5 year journal
Passport TN which is memory keeping/letters to my daughter.
Love u!! I cant even imagine how wonky summer vacay makes peoples lives. Im not there yet, but I will be soon enough!!
Your lineup is so nice. Different sizes and only a few!! You can pick up and carry the whooole thing without a shoulder ache 😭🙌
Lovely set up. I have 15 journals at moment and love them but i am down sizing next year!
Sounds like you and I are in the same boat!! Any idea what your downsized system will be?
I need to do the pen pal book! I just started with a penpal and keep feeling like I am repeating myself so much!
It will absolutely help imo. The hardest part for me is alotting appropriate time because in my head its adding one more step/task to writing back, which pushes my responses a bit more 😅
Existing is hard. True. *sigh
Hope your new job goes really well, and your new living situation works out great for you.
Thank you for the well wishes! Since you know how I feel, I hope your life goes well for you also. Best of luck in everything 😇
Hi Justus. I’m about to get the 5 year Hobonichi. If you dont mind, can you share why the Hobonichi didn’t work for you? I might get some idea as to what to expect.
Of course! The 5 year hobo (in A5) is a bit too large for me to comfortably carry around and have out everywhere, which is my first point of contention as I dont have a journaling desk or anything. I have to tote my crap to the kitchen table or living room floor or bedroom etc, so it’s not gonna come with me. As for the inside, because it was inconvenient to bring with me, it was easy to skip days. Well, with skipped days, I built up guilt and pushed it even longer before writing again!!
Oh and Id like to add, the A5 hobonichi 5 year is also significantly thicker than an A5 cousin for example. It’s practically a bible at this point or like a dictionary almost 🥶
Sounds like you should treat yourself to a new fountain pen. A little bit of "retail therapy" can be a good thing! 😊
You read my mind!! The Sailor x LINE collab was released yesterday and I may have placed a therapeutic order 🫠💕