The best straight forward video on just using a notebook and a pen for planning. I'm exhausted with the washi tapes, calligraphy, colours. I used to attempt to do all of that but i just cant anymore
I enjoyed your video!! I bought some of these notebooks after her video also. I have enjoyed my planner journey with all my chic sparrows and such. But I’m really enjoying the frugality and peacefulness of these notebooks. I use a monthly planner I was given for free that is on my desk, and the little notebooks for the daily’s things. Easy. Cheap. Quiet. Guilt free. It’s been lovely!!
It so funny how difficult our personal preferences are. I personally love the sprial on the pen and gear and hate all notebooks and planner with the twin loop coil...for me they never fold over all the way and I can't turn the pages well and the coil always end up bent and all weird. I actually hate it so much that I won't buy anything with this type of coil and if it's something for my kids homeschool workbook and I have to buy it. I undo the binding and bind it with a single coil. The dollar general use to have the best $1 single coil b6 notebooks they even had a nice elastic cover closure. I'm so thankful I brought so many when I did because they don't have them anymore. Something I do to strengthen the front and back cover is to use contact paper on top of them.
It's so hard to be consistent while filming! I am glad you're back! I love Seaweed Kisses too. Her voice is so soothing and she keeps journaling so simple. I need to get back to journaling/planning because I used to journal daily as a kid, but as an adult, I struggle.
I know this is an older video, but consider removing the wire binding abd replacing with Japanese style Transparent Loose-leaf Notebook Binding Rings. They come in metal as well. They come long enough to fit full size or the smaller 5 hole one. Youd only need 2 per notebook. Im a discbound planner so i remove the coils and punch. But do use the Japanese ring clip.
Seaweed Kisses got me into those spiral notebooks too and I love it! I use it to write my everyday to do’s and they r so cheap. My only problem is that the spiral portion scratches my EDC leather cover in my purse, so I have to make sure there are items in between the two so that doesn’t happen. But I LOVE mine. Because I don’t feel I have to be precious with it, I write more in it, I draw in it and don’t worry that it has to be “good”. Love it!
love these so much! I just picked up a couple of the walmart spiral, I need to grab those mini ones. I had them but put them back. Love how simple/no fluff your system is.
Personal I never buy spiral bond. But when it’s that cheap I don’t think I care. There are always ways to deal with it. Just think that the expensive notebooks like Moleskines won’t even take fountain pen inks properly while these cheap options are doing much better 😅 Another cheap thing I do is making my own funny notebooks from printing paper. Surprisingly, NONE of the fountain pen inks I’m using bleed through. It won’t take markers, but it works with the fountain pens.
It’s special cause it cost less than $1 and if you mess up buy another. I’ve gotten so many more expensive notebooks and am always disappointed. I love my pen and gear. They do fit in the A6 Hobonichi covers. That could make it feel special. 😂. I have used a dark blue Tombow and I can not see it on the back. I like the crinkle factor too.
The best straight forward video on just using a notebook and a pen for planning. I'm exhausted with the washi tapes, calligraphy, colours. I used to attempt to do all of that but i just cant anymore
@@nanomeow I'm right there with you. All of that becomes very tiring. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
I enjoyed your video!!
I bought some of these notebooks after her video also. I have enjoyed my planner journey with all my chic sparrows and such. But I’m really enjoying the frugality and peacefulness of these notebooks. I use a monthly planner I was given for free that is on my desk, and the little notebooks for the daily’s things. Easy. Cheap. Quiet. Guilt free. It’s been lovely!!
It so funny how difficult our personal preferences are. I personally love the sprial on the pen and gear and hate all notebooks and planner with the twin loop coil...for me they never fold over all the way and I can't turn the pages well and the coil always end up bent and all weird. I actually hate it so much that I won't buy anything with this type of coil and if it's something for my kids homeschool workbook and I have to buy it. I undo the binding and bind it with a single coil. The dollar general use to have the best $1 single coil b6 notebooks they even had a nice elastic cover closure. I'm so thankful I brought so many when I did because they don't have them anymore. Something I do to strengthen the front and back cover is to use contact paper on top of them.
It's so hard to be consistent while filming! I am glad you're back! I love Seaweed Kisses too. Her voice is so soothing and she keeps journaling so simple. I need to get back to journaling/planning because I used to journal daily as a kid, but as an adult, I struggle.
It's hard to set time aside for journaling, but so important! I hope you're able to fall back into journaling this year and enjoy every minute of it 💜
I know this is an older video, but consider removing the wire binding abd replacing with Japanese style Transparent Loose-leaf Notebook Binding Rings. They come in metal as well. They come long enough to fit full size or the smaller 5 hole one. Youd only need 2 per notebook. Im a discbound planner so i remove the coils and punch. But do use the Japanese ring clip.
Would that be a tedious job?
Seaweed Kisses got me into those spiral notebooks too and I love it! I use it to write my everyday to do’s and they r so cheap. My only problem is that the spiral portion scratches my EDC leather cover in my purse, so I have to make sure there are items in between the two so that doesn’t happen. But I LOVE mine. Because I don’t feel I have to be precious with it, I write more in it, I draw in it and don’t worry that it has to be “good”. Love it!
I love how you decorated the covers 😍
Thank you! I've been using vinyl sticker packs from Amazon to decorate my covers. They're super affordable 💜
love these so much! I just picked up a couple of the walmart spiral, I need to grab those mini ones. I had them but put them back. Love how simple/no fluff your system is.
Personal I never buy spiral bond. But when it’s that cheap I don’t think I care. There are always ways to deal with it. Just think that the expensive notebooks like Moleskines won’t even take fountain pen inks properly while these cheap options are doing much better 😅
Another cheap thing I do is making my own funny notebooks from printing paper. Surprisingly, NONE of the fountain pen inks I’m using bleed through. It won’t take markers, but it works with the fountain pens.
I like the coil of the kraft paper version, but would miss the crinkle of my Pen & Gear 😉 TFS 💫
If you tell yourself the salmon is MELON maybe you’ll like it? A pretty color for fall?🙂
It’s special cause it cost less than $1 and if you mess up buy another. I’ve gotten so many more expensive notebooks and am always disappointed. I love my pen and gear. They do fit in the A6 Hobonichi covers. That could make it feel special. 😂. I have used a dark blue Tombow and I can not see it on the back. I like the crinkle factor too.