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g_uava

Got these brand spanking notebooks today! Where I live, this brand is pretty popular among students.

cover

The pages insides are coloured and make doing homework a little less boring:

page

Anyone else prefer writing on off-white or coloured paper? It's easier on the eyes and basically the analog version of 'dark mode'.

abyssal_sylph

So, because of i found my mom's secret fanfiction stash by

ColeyDoesThings has made me wanna archive my own fandom stuff analog style (maybe even the fics & art I find beautiful). I'm currently not in a possition to do this project because of lack of cash, sadly. But I'm not sure how to go about it, so I thought of asking here if people had done similar things?

Here are some ideas of my own for now:

Printing my fics at my shared housing, and printing my art by my parents' house because they can print in colour.

Same for others' fanfics & fanart, but seperate them into a diffrent folder.

This might give me the excuse needed to make collages &/or mini-shires? IDK

One of the things I'm not sure how to handle is how to organize the future folders. I thought of doing it by fandom, but my fandoms can change rapitly. And I also thought of doing specific challenges like minifemslashfebs in their own categories (since I'm not doing them on time anyway). The reason I wanna do this besides "I can" is that the comments in Coley's video mention the archiving of this is basically helping archaeology &/or anthropology. Which I think is important and cool/neat, so I wanna do my part.

Current Mood: quixotic
Current Location: parents' home
Current Music: "Antonymph" by Vylet Pony

greyliliy

My Agendio Planner had arrived! Due to the custom nature of the Planner, I was able to get one to finish out the year from June to December.

I am in love already. The cover is lovely. The paper is smooth (went with the medium weight). And it looks exactly as I designed it, including the custom events (like birthdays and anniversaries).

I can not wait to start using it in two weeks. It cost much more than a typical Planner but I can already tell it's worth it to get an interior that is *exactly* what I wanted.

And best of all, if anything doesn't work, I can edit it in their app and have it fixed for next year. :D

Current Mood: happy

seleneheart

These are the last spreads of my year-long childhood book themed bullet journal, being spring, March, April, and May

I didn't get this one done until the middle of April due to still recovering from my injury. But I left pages for it, and got it finished eventually.

Lookfar

LOL, March. I was two days post-surgery and high as a kite on painkillers when I made this. I forgot to take a picture before I filled it in, but frankly, I'm just glad I managed to do this one.

A childhood book so beloved that I literally have an illustrated copy of it on my coffee table as we speak.

And finally, the series of books that made me reluctant to even taste mushrooms until well into adulthood. If you know, you know. I'm still not really a fan of eating fungus.

I really enjoyed have a theme for the entire year, with this being the second year in a row that I've done so. I'll spend May getting my next bujo set up - the theme will be medieval. I'll post at the end of summer. Speaking of, do you know how hard it is to find examples of the letter "J" in the various medieval texts? I'm guessing it wasn't much in use back then. However, there's 3 months out of the year that start with that letter in English.

halfcactus

Posted a bunch of photos of my journal for the first three months of the year here! I've mostly been using it for personal media reviews because I read so many webtoons I can't keep track of them. ^^;

I'm using an A5 Laconic planner... Thinking of switching it up next year because I've been using the layout for 2 years and I'm not sure if it's still right for me haha.

seleneheart

In 2024, I decided to start reading published books again, instead of long-form fanfic downloaded from AO3, because I needed more of a challenging read than fanfic provides. To stay motivated for 2025, I'm participating in a Book Bingo challenge. All of the above led me to decide that I want to start a journal dedicated to my reading.

And I don't want anything digital, otherwise, my Goodreads list would be adequate.

I've looked at some that people have posted here, and trying to figure out what I want to do. I think I want a bigger size that my A5 bullet journal, and I think I want to do less hand-drawn art that what I put in my bujo. Maybe more scrapbook-y and less time-consuming. I definitely want to do something like print out the book covers on sticker paper.

What type of information do you include? How do you sequence the books? Do you have a daily reading log or something similar?

Mods: could we get a style: reading journal tag?

seleneheart

I broke my ankle, had surgery, and am now on 13 different medications that need to be taken at different intervals and different times. I can't keep up with it.

Does anyone have a suggestion for a medication tracker?

I've looked at a few templates, but the ones I've found seem to be for normal, routine meds that a person is on long-term. Not this chaotic mass of pill bottles I have.

seleneheart

I'm way behind on posting these (like, I'm currently working on spring spreads).

First up, my seasonal spread with book quote:

Next up a book that should be recognizable based on the art by the author:

I printed the month name using the 'Ringbearer' font. ^_~ I used to read The Simarillion through The Return of the King every winter break, hence my association of The Hobbit with December.

Next is January and an extremely obscure book, but one that I adored as a child:

The author's second book is much better known and was turned into a movie, but I liked this one better. I don't know if anyone can tell based on the spread what book it is.

( the title )

For February, I chose The Call of the Wild:

I'm getting ready for next year's bullet journal - I was thinking about doing illuminated capitals for each month, or perhaps movies. I'm also open to suggestions!

ysabetwordsmith

Previously I posted about testing pen for plant labels. Today I posted an update. For comparison, here are two of the pictures taken one month apart. The old Sharpie marker is notably faded. The Sharpie oil paint pen is the clear winner, so that's what I recommend for outdoor labels. It's what I used on today's labels for seed pots.

These are the plant labels that I made at the beginning of January, so they've been outdoors for about a month.

These are the plant labels that I made at the beginning of January, so they've been outdoors for about a month.

For comparison, here is a picture from that January set.

In this closeup view, you can see the writing on the labels better. Again, the Sharpie permanent marker is the flimsiest, the Sharpie oil paint pen is the most opaque, and the Craft Smart paint pen is in between.

Current Mood: accomplished

wearing_tearing

Hi all! I'm here with my first reading journal update :D

I've posted on my journal about the experience with the reading journal throughout January. Included are pictures of my January stats page and progress pictures of my personal and community reading challenges.

milo_r

I have a fauxdori which came with these neat little things that so far I've only used to store my pens and some business cards. I don't use the card holders for real cards because sometimes I go out without and when I do it's usually a situation where I need the cards (say, a quick stop at the supermarket).

I'm just curious what people use or want to use them for, if your notebooks have them or you're planning on getting them.

ysabetwordsmith

Among the popular materials for journaling are embellishments like stickers and tape. Here are some options to explore.

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Current Mood: busy

havocthecat

On New Year's Day, I broke out the 2025 planner. I put in all the holidays (well, no, I put in some of the holidays, I'll fill in the rest later), and the work holidays, and the school schedule, my 2025 medical appointments, and, weirdly, a portion of my work schedule. Because otherwise I'll potentially schedule my vacations on all the wrong times, and no one wants that, right?

Next up - you! What's your planner strategy? Do you have a strategy?

I have some graph paper in my planner and I might try putting some habit tracking together for those parts. I'm so bad at habit tracking. But! But I think I could try. Kind of some hybrid regular journaling and bullet journaling. Which I don't normally do. I think it could be interesting.

Do you plan on making any changes to your planner habits in 2025?

What's your favorite thing to use to mark up your planner? Do you have any stickers? Stamps? Washi tape? OMG, washi tape. A color-coding scheme better than mine?

ysabetwordsmith

Having offered journals and planners to buy or to print at home, it seems useful to cover related supplies. This post covers pens, markers, pencils, inks, and a few extras. Understand that the physical experience of writing is a big appeal with recordkeeping on paper, so pay attention to the handfeel of what you use. Also, many people in this activity are highly visual, with an interest in color-coding and/or using a set of symbols to store information. For this reason, they often want multiple colors. Another reason for variety is when you do different things in your journal -- writing, drawing, filling in areas of color, etc. A good handwriting pen may not excel at coloring in spaces and vice versa, so you might need different ones for each task.

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Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

I know there are a bunch of pen / ink / paint fans here. I figure some of you may be using them for practical labels or other recordkeeping in addition to arts and crafts.

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Current Mood: accomplished

wearing_tearing

Hi all! I've decided to keep a reading journal this year (my first time doing it!) and I posted some thoughts about and pictures of my setup at my dw journal. I've also made sure to include credit to all of the journaling peeps who inspired me during this process <3

I'm using an A5 dot grid notebook from Babadorky (Brazilian artist), a mix of black Faber Castell Xtreme Fine 0.7 and 1.0mm pens, and all of the pastel color highlighters and brush pens I had around.

abyssal_sylph

Note: no photos cause I can't figuer out imgur besides icons :(

I wanted to start writing stuff down more on actual paper cause I like how it feels. I know I can't for the life of me keep stuff to one topic, so the notebook I bought will be used to dot down general ideas for creative projects & similar topics (basically give myself the freedom to both write down incoherant thoughts & doodle in it & stuff).

I bought a notebook, some stickers & washi-tape (I actually wanted stickers for my diary, but also I just like stickers). I'm gonna start brainstorming on some ideas in my head & see if I can make this journal something fun for me to look at ^_^

Current Mood: cheerful
Current Location: sitting on bed
Current Music: "My Darling, My Companion" by Jamie Paige

ysabetwordsmith

Here is a post listing materials for 2025. They aren't things I make or sell, just a selection of popular options for people who prefer bound, premade items to printables or refillables.

Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

goals_on_dw is at peak activity as people share their reflections on 2024 and goals for 2025. A key focus will be New Year's resolutions, that being among the most popular contexts for such activities. Although the most common time is January 1, "new year" can also refer to other calendars or cultures, whatever works for you. Alternatively, just pick a time that works for you and go for it. You can introduce yourself or make new friends here.

We will talk about different goal systems, pros and cons of resolutions, arts and crafts for tracking goals, human psychology, and more. You can share your resolutions or other goals. There will be check-in posts in January for folks to talk about their accomplishments. Check out 2024 in Review. Next, 2025 New Year's Resolutions and Other Goals is the guide post for this years goal-setting activities. For more details on relevant topics, see "Things You Can Talk About Here."

See more resources for planning ahead below...

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Current Mood: busy

ysabetwordsmith

My recordkeeping is plain and boring compared to the artistic stuff that some folks do, but it works for me. I counted 17 past years of this on my blog, this is the 18th. Before that it was just the desktop version.

I finished my 2024 in Review post. Out of 61 goals and one blank, I met 58 plus five extra fill in the blanks. I did quite well, better than last year. \o/ Among my discoveries was that I really like seasonal goals -- those worked great for me, so I'm doing them again.

I finished making my Goals for 2025 list. That basic online list is where I track things I want to do, and mark them MET when completed. I'm off to a good start, since we hung the 2025 wall calendars today and the Community Calendar 2025 for

allbingo is done and put in the links list. \o/

I also keep a desktop calendar. Since I write for the Llewellyn annuals, I typically get the Witches' Datebook free, so this is my desktop for 2025. I like it because it's spiralbound so it lies flat, and it has the weekdays on one page with the weekend on the facing page. Then there's something above the weekend -- artwork, a recipe, a craft, etc. This is where I write advance plans for things like recurring posts in my blog, events I want to catch, and so on.

Current Mood: accomplished

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independence1776 - Welcome to Journalsandplanners!
g_uava - A5 A'Zone Notebooks
abyssal_sylph - Archiving Fandom Stuff Analog Style
greyliliy - First Agendio Planner
seleneheart - Book Themed Bullet Journal - Last Few Spreads
halfcactus - Journal pages, Q1 2025
seleneheart - Starting a Reading Journal
seleneheart - Medication Tracker?
seleneheart - Winter Spreads for Book-Themed Bujo
ysabetwordsmith - Photos: Pen Test Update
wearing_tearing - reading journal update: jan stats + spreads
milo_r - Plastic bags/folders in notebooks
ysabetwordsmith - Best Stickers and Tape for Journaling
havocthecat - 2025 planner, time to use you!
ysabetwordsmith - Best Pens and Other Writing Implements for Journaling
ysabetwordsmith - Photos: Testing Pens on Plant Labels
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Sticky: Welcome to Journalsandplanners!

A5 A'Zone Notebooks

Archiving Fandom Stuff Analog Style

First Agendio Planner

Book Themed Bullet Journal - Last Few Spreads

Journal pages, Q1 2025

Starting a Reading Journal

Medication Tracker?

Winter Spreads for Book-Themed Bujo

Photos: Pen Test Update

reading journal update: jan stats + spreads

Plastic bags/folders in notebooks

Best Stickers and Tape for Journaling

2025 planner, time to use you!

Best Pens and Other Writing Implements for Journaling

Photos: Testing Pens on Plant Labels

a new project: reading journal!

Got Some Stuffs (TM)

Bound Journals and Planners for 2025

2025 New Year's Resolutions and Other Goals

Goals for 2025

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