"There's something really oddly satisfying about having this elastic closure..." Yes!! I would have to agree with you on that one!! Definitely a must-have for my journals. Also, happy to see you got your hands on the expanded Moleskine! Looking forward to your setup! 😍💕💕
I have to have a closure and a dot cover..I also prefer off white paper instead of stark white. I bought a softcover a few days ago without an elastic closure and instead, got some travelers notebook closures and punched a hole in the middle of the spine and am using that. It’s working perfectly ❤
I bought one too! Mine is lined paper, because I'm one of those weird people who likes lines. Anyway, I'm really loving writing in it, and tonight I stuck it into my new Chic Sparrow Creme Brule wide cover. It looks pretty good in there!
Woo hoo!🙌🏼 I have 2 wide TNs but they’re permanently filled so I emptied one “just to see”😂. It does indeed fit nicely! But I’m not going to get more leather🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
I have the soft covered lined Moleskine. The regular version. I kind of just started it so I'm going to wait and get the thicker lined one when I'm almost done. The soft cover is my favorite. I love the feel. I can't handle all textures and so the soft cover Moleskine is perfect for me.
Oh my goodness, this is so timely. I just now got home from Barnes & Noble where I examined each and every Moleskine notebook on the shelf until I finally narrowed it down to 3 options. And then I carried them around the store trying to figure out which one I really wanted. And the funny thing is, like you, I have a zillion notebooks, have sworn off buying any new paper, and really don't like Moleskine paper anyway. I didn't get one after all, but of course now I regret it and will probably go back tomorrow. 😄
LOL! I was at B&N yesterday and purchased a few notebooks because they were on sale and I convinced myself I needed them. NOT! So decided to give some to my nieces when I go on my next vacation. They also like to journal.
Watched your video. I had the Moleskin Expanded Edition (Dot) on Amazon wishlist. You and I have similar journaling habits. Your discussion was completed and refreshingly honest. So I decided to go ahead and buy it. Also, became one of your RUclips subscribers.
We must have been separated at birth! I think my notebooks multiply in the night. How else explain how they just appear? I, too, have turned my back on chunky notebooks. My last Stalogy is actually round because of all the art, tipins, and memorabilia it contains. Yes. It's true. I adore the MD paper. ADORE. And my MD 365 art project is getting really, really chunky. What I love about pocket and A6 e.g. Field Notes and LT17 is that when I finish one, I can get a new notebook and use a different TN. I will probably return to A5 and B6 sometime but not today. And not tomorrow. heh heh heh. I just pulled the lever on some silicone bands from Graffiti so I can wrap my MD for the time being...
😂😂 I realize I have a certain level of chunkiness I like, so we will see how this notebook ends up! And yes, MD paper is ruling my life right now...I wish there were more options (i.e. dot grid 😁)!! I will check out those bands!
I know I'm very late to this comment but: I watched a video by Accio Bujo here on RUclips in which she had cut the pages out of her Moleskine and punched them to fit a personal filofax. Well, I thought it was genius and I now cut the pages from notebooks I like and put them in my half letter discbound. PrettyLittlePocket on YT also cuts (I think it's Tomoe River paper) out of larger notebooks to use in a Gillio
I love my expanded moleskine! using mine as my brain lol. I have a list of things i want to put in there though. lists, prompts, thoughts, gratitude, quotes, lyrics, topics to write about and other things. xx
I blame Seaweed Kisses too! 😂 buying a moleskine expanded edition was the BEST decision I've ever made! I just use mine for general journaling - started it in April and I'm half way through, and already it's getting chunky and I love it! I hope you enjoy it just as much :)
I ordered that this morning plus other things. After watching her video too. Got a regular dotted, and two pocket one grid one blank. I’ve had regular grid in past but always got from BN or someplace. So will try the expanded. I tried Miguel Ruiz in past once loved thick but took forever not good when I take away I went back to thin notebooks it worked better now trying a guided one but might give one of this a try for summer as a second journal.
I hope you enjoy all your goodies! I know what you mean about deciding on thick notebooks or thin inserts 😂 Sometimes I’m in the mood for one and not the other.
Sarah Martinez I found the Miguel Ruiz which I had gotten from BN yes I loved it but for a few people in group I’m in that used it the front pages started coming out but after using washi tape for a few pages it was ok in the summer I go to the shore on weekends I got off track using it yet I was doing a page a day. It was taking forever to finish loved the grid paper. I stopped switched to thinner journal then when I finished maybe more than one of them I switched back and was able to finish up the rest of the Miguel notebook. I always wanted to try a unlined notebook since I never go by lines anyway or a dotted one so this will give me the chance I was thinking of using one of the pocket size in my purse if I have something on the go. And in past I always liked when I could use a elastic around the notebooks. Found one that has a zipped pen case but now the zipper broke too many pens. I would like to get a new one of those think I got it at BN. I got notice my stuff was shipped.
I have the hippo noto which is the same as this expanded moleskin in size but with the thicker Tomoe River paper in dot grid and I love it, but it ended up being to heavy to carry around on the daily so I use it for sampling fountain pen inks now. It’s been a year and I’ve only filled it half way still lol.
I got caught in the moleskine expanded craze and chucked up only 2 so far. Now almost done with my 365 Stalogy, only 11 pages left on that one. 400 pages sounds intimidating but I see it as never ending possibilities to explore and play with my creative energy.. which is why it only takes me a month to finished one💀
Can totally relate to what you're saying. I get into the trap of buying expensive, pretty notebooks that I am then scared to mess up by actually using them 🤣 what I really like is a notebook that's all beaten up and filled with scribblings. I have so many pretty notebooks to use though I feel a bit extra buying one of these 😩
I literally have one fountain pen and tried one ink in a moleskine cahier notebook I have and I had absolutely no bleed through! Definitely ghosting. I was really surprised because I had the impression that moleskine isn’t FP friendly. Not sure if it’s the case across all FPs and inks 🧐
I've been waiting for this video! Moleskine is probably my fave of all the brands. I have used their daily planners for work for the last few years, as well as their weekly pocket planner in my purse. I love that they have different series like Peanuts, Peter Pan, etc. They are just simple but nice - also affordable. Moleskine gets my vote!
Retro Christmas Chic I’m exactly the same. I use the large Peanuts for work and the pocket in my handbag. I’ve used them for 4 years now. I’ve tried others but keep coming back to Moleskine.
I totally agree about the paper. I mostly wanted to see if I could fill the book (I did!). It was fun to use but I don't see myself buying another one, especially since I'm into fountain pens now 😀
@Steve the paper isn’t great, in my opinion. It doesn’t do well with fountain pens, but I kinda knew that going in. I won’t be using moleskines in the future.
The rabbit hole of notebooks 😱 I often question myself why? I just go with the flow and continue to experiment with T N’s and notebooks. This weekend I finally let go of too much art supplies and the supplies I don’t use any more since I no longer do scrapbooking. It’s taken me over a year to let go of stuff. I live in small apt and no extra room to store the stuff I had. At one time I had huge dresser but part of my downsize was letting that go and kept supplies in several totes now down to a teachers tote and these stacking baskets, a storage container for my stamps and a pink tool tote from Sears that holds all my pens & pencils🤭 I still struggle with wanting more but now I realize how many can one own? Trying to use what I have, so I keep on keeping on💕 Love your channel and sharing with you.
That’s so awesome, Pamala! Good for you for enjoying the things you already have! I have started asking myself “how quickly will you get bored of this?” before buying something new. Especially with leather. It’s so helpful!
Needed to see this today. I decided to come out of my TN inserts into a Miquelruis A5 I lasted the first quarter of the year but I miss my inserts I'm a standard girl. Maybe next time I'll cut a a5 down to standard hmmmm
Hi Sarah, I also have that Leuchutturm and I have that Moleskine, but the thin version... I would love a notebook that has the leuchtturm pages but the moleskine soft cover... That would be awesome, even if the cover is not sooo good, mine looks a little sad, but doesn’t it feel great?Also, now I have notebook envy 📓😂😳...
I really like the Moleskine books from the outside but the paper!!!! I'm using fountain pens and this paper is just not working well together with these pens. I always buy these books again, hoping that they might have changed the paper but no ... not working with fountain pens, too much bleeding and feathering. What pens are you using in this notebook?
I agree! I’ve given up on moleskine paper, especially now that I’ve finally gotten into fountain pens. I used a Uniball signo RT1 in it which worked great 👍🏼 😊
The plastic covers are the clear covers from Nanami www.nanamipaper.com. I bought art prints off Etsy and stuck them under the clear cover. TarynDraws and AnneliesDraws are the ones I show.♥️
I actually get my notebooks cut down at FedEx. Office Depot will do it too! You pay a fee, give them the dimensions you want, and they use their professional machine to get a perfect cut!👍🏼
I was really excited to use this as a commonplace journal until I saw how badly the pages bled so I’ve had to Washi in pages of Japanese paper after every other page so it will be HUGE!
LOL, I had to come back and watch this again after seeing today's video (4/08/19) and I had completely forgotten that I had already seen it. Worse, in my comment on the other video I was extolling the virtues of Enigma notebooks, which I tend to do at the slightest excuse. And now I see here that you had one and it failed to make the cut among your chunky notebook trials.
😂😂 I still love the enigma! I prefer the heavier TRP. I only think the moleskine won out because it’s new and shiny and has an elastic closure. Superficial stuff, haha.
Today, I pulled out my classic B6 slim and put in a B6 Stalogy w an OddGirl pouch. Blink blink 👀 looks around 👀 for anyone to appreciate how great this. 😂
Sarah Martinez yes! I wanted the bigger size (though DUDE I love my MD thick B6 slim books in it too) but like you, I prefer the more rectangular proportions. The B6 slim has enough room to go almost edge to edge with one thicker book in it, but is almost as narrow as a personal. Ahhhhh! Angels sing 😇
see im the other way round i like being in a notebook longer as i dont want too many notebooks for each year. i have about 6 already for the year of different things so 6 every year, where do i keep all them lol xx
I never say never! My tastes continue to change so I may be coming back to staying in one notebook for longer. I’m all over the place😂. I am also challenged with coming up with some type of archiving system for each year!
I have been eying this for so long. I love that you clame the enabler queen title! 😂 I am scared of the 400 pages, I'm afraid it's just to much and that I will get bored before sooner rather then later. Also I haven't got in to the habit of journaling every day since I got kids.. Makes me sad, but that's the truth. My oldest will be 5 later this year. Anyway, I subscribed to your channel and will scroll through to see how your doing in this! That was a long comment 😂 Thanks for making great content!
Thank you for being here! I completely understand that daily journaling isn’t always possible with young kids. I skip days and summarize the best I can. This notebook is a beast. I don’t know if I’ll ever use one again once I’m done. But it was fun while it lasted!
Ok...after watching Seaweed Kisses and your video I ordered one from Amazon. Lol! Even though I'm in a CS personal and narrow at this time, I'm going to put this new one in my LV desk agenda and see how it works for me. I am addicted to paper! Not ashamed to say it! 😀 Always enjoy your videos, keep them coming.
Addicted to paper! Yes, that’s me too😄. I have 20 pages left in my Leuchtturm and then I’m diving into this one! MD paper is my favorite but the Midori MD notebooks don’t offer dot grid...until I saw a newly released dot grid version on Jetpens yesterday and promptly bought😂🤷🏻♀️😎
If Tomoe River Paper is your favorite, why don't you use a Cousin for your journal? I am just curious because I am in this quandary period also where I am not sure what to get next. Thank you for the video!
I have a cousin I started journaling in but I quickly dropped it. It just didn’t click. I don’t prefer how square the A5 is either. I’m falling out of love with TRP at the moment. My favorite paper is MD paper! I’m more drawn to thicker feeling paper these days...so many details to consider😅
you sort of flash by a blue cover narrow notebook that has a knot?pretzel? and the words Premium FountainPenPaper on the cover? googled it...LOL...don't find it...!! yes the journal must never be boring. and you are brave brave to tear out pages that are those false starts we all know about... :) :) 'glad I found you today...need to love all my notebooks today.... thanks.
It’s an Enigma notebook from TarokoShop on Etsy! It has 68 gsm Tomoe River paper ♥️. I have it linked in the description😊. Thank you so much for being here!!
I take them to fedex and they do it for about $2 a book. I just give them the measurements. Check with staples or Office Depot. They can do it for cheaper!
why would you want to fill the notebook as fast as possible? it sounds like you just write big to fill the page. but i don’t understand the value of the pages when there’s just a few words on them? i‘m actually curious about it, because notebooks are expensive.
I'm with ya GF. I think I want to use my moleskine pocket, well, oh lookie!!! I want that one. Trying to rain it all in so I'll let you do the research. Lol. 1 question. Can you tell me if a L 1917 pocket would fit in the CS pocket black beauty?
I know the feeling, Karen! My Leuchtturm notebook fits perfectly flush in a CS pocket. I don’t know if I said in this video but I have the Leuchtturm hardcover in A6 (which is actually pocket size, just a smidge taller).
Same, but will probably have to wait 3-4 weeks for it to arrive here in NZ! Previously purchased a daily pocket Moleskine from Book Depository & enjoying that. I’m a newbie journaler and wish I had started when my kids were younger
I used to use Moleskine notebooks for my journals UNTIL I started using fountain pens. Moleskine paper is one of the very worst for fountain pen ink, so now I never buy them.
Hi i have had the same issue , so after much trial and error I now uses tombow river paper notebook . The paper is Japanese and it is fantastic for fountain pens , when you first receive it you will think the paper is so thin that it can not possibly work buti it does and I use a variety of inks It is possible to purchase some sample sheets to try first Hope this helps you from a FP fan
I hate Moleskine notebooks with a passion. Not only Rhodia paper is much better, most cheap notebooks use better quality paper. If you use fountain pens stay away from Moleskine, it is prone to bleed through
"There's something really oddly satisfying about having this elastic closure..." Yes!! I would have to agree with you on that one!! Definitely a must-have for my journals. Also, happy to see you got your hands on the expanded Moleskine! Looking forward to your setup! 😍💕💕
Thank you, Michelle!!! If it weren’t for your videos, I don’t think I would have ended up here♥️♥️♥️
I ordered one Saturday night after watching Michelle’s video too! Glad I’m not the only one. Looking forward to watching more of your videos!
I have to have a closure and a dot cover..I also prefer off white paper instead of stark white.
I bought a softcover a few days ago without an elastic closure and instead, got some travelers notebook closures and punched a hole in the middle of the spine and am using that. It’s working perfectly ❤
I bought one too! Mine is lined paper, because I'm one of those weird people who likes lines. Anyway, I'm really loving writing in it, and tonight I stuck it into my new Chic Sparrow Creme Brule wide cover. It looks pretty good in there!
Woo hoo!🙌🏼 I have 2 wide TNs but they’re permanently filled so I emptied one “just to see”😂. It does indeed fit nicely! But I’m not going to get more leather🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
Hi, do you know the line spacing for the Moleskine Classic Expanded?
I can’t wait to see your Moleskine chunk up!! I keep coming back to Moleskine and can’t say why either.
One would look divine in your new Siren, Heather!♥️🙌🏼
I have the soft covered lined Moleskine. The regular version. I kind of just started it so I'm going to wait and get the thicker lined one when I'm almost done. The soft cover is my favorite. I love the feel. I can't handle all textures and so the soft cover Moleskine is perfect for me.
I totally get the appeal now, Leaundra! I’m also wondering if this is now a gateway for me to try the regular version after I’m done 😁
Oh my goodness, this is so timely. I just now got home from Barnes & Noble where I examined each and every Moleskine notebook on the shelf until I finally narrowed it down to 3 options. And then I carried them around the store trying to figure out which one I really wanted. And the funny thing is, like you, I have a zillion notebooks, have sworn off buying any new paper, and really don't like Moleskine paper anyway. I didn't get one after all, but of course now I regret it and will probably go back tomorrow. 😄
LOL! I was at B&N yesterday and purchased a few notebooks because they were on sale and I convinced myself I needed them. NOT! So decided to give some to my nieces when I go on my next vacation. They also like to journal.
Piper's Purpose, that’s hilarious! I did that a few weeks ago😂😂😂 And yet here I am with this behemoth!
Martina M, it’s so great to have people in our lives we can dump stuff on😂. I have a sister and sisters-in-law for that purpose!
I cut down my A5 stalogies into standard too and it’s now my favorite size ever 🥰
I’m so happy to hear someone else does that!🤗🤗
I love you, my Queen!, I love that you share all of the shiny, sparkly goodness. Thank you again for sharing!
Haha! I love you back! And thank you for watching❤️♥️
Watched your video. I had the Moleskin Expanded Edition (Dot) on Amazon wishlist. You and I have similar journaling habits. Your discussion was completed and refreshingly honest. So I decided to go ahead and buy it. Also, became one of your RUclips subscribers.
Thank you so much, Rob! I just finished my last journal so I’ll be starting in this moleskine today. I’m so excited! Happy journaling to you!
How is the paper?
Oh the life of a stationary lover... That looks beautiful and I can’t wait to see you in it! 🧡
😂😂 what are we going to do with ourselves?! Haha
We must have been separated at birth! I think my notebooks multiply in the night. How else explain how they just appear? I, too, have turned my back on chunky notebooks. My last Stalogy is actually round because of all the art, tipins, and memorabilia it contains. Yes. It's true. I adore the MD paper. ADORE. And my MD 365 art project is getting really, really chunky. What I love about pocket and A6 e.g. Field Notes and LT17 is that when I finish one, I can get a new notebook and use a different TN. I will probably return to A5 and B6 sometime but not today. And not tomorrow. heh heh heh.
I just pulled the lever on some silicone bands from Graffiti so I can wrap my MD for the time being...
😂😂 I realize I have a certain level of chunkiness I like, so we will see how this notebook ends up! And yes, MD paper is ruling my life right now...I wish there were more options (i.e. dot grid 😁)!! I will check out those bands!
@@sarahmartinezjournals I'm a dot grid girl, too!
I know I'm very late to this comment but: I watched a video by Accio Bujo here on RUclips in which she had cut the pages out of her Moleskine and punched them to fit a personal filofax. Well, I thought it was genius and I now cut the pages from notebooks I like and put them in my half letter discbound. PrettyLittlePocket on YT also cuts (I think it's Tomoe River paper) out of larger notebooks to use in a Gillio
I totally agree about the elastic closure being such a thing! I don't like notebooks without a closure, or in a cover with a closure.
I think I’m spoiled now with notebook closures!
I love my expanded moleskine! using mine as my brain lol. I have a list of things i want to put in there though. lists, prompts, thoughts, gratitude, quotes, lyrics, topics to write about and other things. xx
I’m so into combining everything too! This notebook is utterly perfect for that!
How is the paper?
I blame Seaweed Kisses too! 😂 buying a moleskine expanded edition was the BEST decision I've ever made! I just use mine for general journaling - started it in April and I'm half way through, and already it's getting chunky and I love it! I hope you enjoy it just as much :)
Haha, she’s the best enabler! I can’t believe how much I love mine. The chunk factor of this book is insane!🤩
I love your planner, planner covers and notebook obsession! Makes me feel a little better about myself even though I have just as many as you 😜
Haha, we’re all friends here!!😁🙌🏼♥️
I ordered that this morning plus other things. After watching her video too. Got a regular dotted, and two pocket one grid one blank. I’ve had regular grid in past but always got from BN or someplace. So will try the expanded. I tried Miguel Ruiz in past once loved thick but took forever not good when I take away I went back to thin notebooks it worked better now trying a guided one but might give one of this a try for summer as a second journal.
I hope you enjoy all your goodies! I know what you mean about deciding on thick notebooks or thin inserts 😂 Sometimes I’m in the mood for one and not the other.
Sarah Martinez I found the Miguel Ruiz which I had gotten from BN yes I loved it but for a few people in group I’m in that used it the front pages started coming out but after using washi tape for a few pages it was ok in the summer I go to the shore on weekends I got off track using it yet I was doing a page a day. It was taking forever to finish loved the grid paper. I stopped switched to thinner journal then when I finished maybe more than one of them I switched back and was able to finish up the rest of the Miguel notebook. I always wanted to try a unlined notebook since I never go by lines anyway or a dotted one so this will give me the chance I was thinking of using one of the pocket size in my purse if I have something on the go. And in past I always liked when I could use a elastic around the notebooks. Found one that has a zipped pen case but now the zipper broke too many pens. I would like to get a new one of those think I got it at BN. I got notice my stuff was shipped.
I have always had my eye on Miguel Ruiz notebooks! Thank you for sharing your experience with it♥️. I’m sure I’ll end up with one eventually!
I have the hippo noto which is the same as this expanded moleskin in size but with the thicker Tomoe River paper in dot grid and I love it, but it ended up being to heavy to carry around on the daily so I use it for sampling fountain pen inks now. It’s been a year and I’ve only filled it half way still lol.
I was eyeing the hippo noto for a while! But I’m done getting notebooks with over 300 pages-it takes way too long to finish them up!😆
I got caught in the moleskine expanded craze and chucked up only 2 so far. Now almost done with my 365 Stalogy, only 11 pages left on that one. 400 pages sounds intimidating but I see it as never ending possibilities to explore and play with my creative energy.. which is why it only takes me a month to finished one💀
Can totally relate to what you're saying. I get into the trap of buying expensive, pretty notebooks that I am then scared to mess up by actually using them 🤣 what I really like is a notebook that's all beaten up and filled with scribblings. I have so many pretty notebooks to use though I feel a bit extra buying one of these 😩
I looooooove that bursting notebook look😍. This one turned out that way in the end! Fill those pretty notebooks🤗♥️♥️
How does the paper fair with fountain pens? I’m tempted...😉
I literally have one fountain pen and tried one ink in a moleskine cahier notebook I have and I had absolutely no bleed through! Definitely ghosting. I was really surprised because I had the impression that moleskine isn’t FP friendly. Not sure if it’s the case across all FPs and inks 🧐
@@sarahmartinezjournals thank you for the info.
I have found Moleskines to be OK with finer fountain pen nibs and regular inks.
I used a LAMY fine tip with Monteverde green ink. I would take basically anyone else’s experience over mine!
Darn it.....now I definitely want one of these notebooks!
For me, A5 is too wide and narrow is too narrow. which makes this the perfect compromise.
Oh boy, you’re doomed. Looks like we’re journaling in this thing together😂😂
I've been waiting for this video! Moleskine is probably my fave of all the brands. I have used their daily planners for work for the last few years, as well as their weekly pocket planner in my purse. I love that they have different series like Peanuts, Peter Pan, etc. They are just simple but nice - also affordable. Moleskine gets my vote!
You’re so right!! I’m definitely coming around to Moleskine. They’re warming me up😍
Retro Christmas Chic I’m exactly the same. I use the large Peanuts for work and the pocket in my handbag. I’ve used them for 4 years now. I’ve tried others but keep coming back to Moleskine.
@@SuzWhat very cool
As someone on the hunt for a chunky notebook, I'm curious about your choice of molskine! The paper quality doesn't usually do it for me.
I totally agree about the paper. I mostly wanted to see if I could fill the book (I did!). It was fun to use but I don't see myself buying another one, especially since I'm into fountain pens now 😀
I am looking for a chunky with some paper with tooth!!
Just opened mine 30 minutes ago!! 😁
Yessss!!!🙌🏼
@@sarahmartinezjournals I had to put mine in a leather cover!
I look forward to hearing updates from you about this notebook.
@@Dreblueskies I put mine in a Chic Sparrow Wide and it fits nicely.
How is the paper?
@Steve the paper isn’t great, in my opinion. It doesn’t do well with fountain pens, but I kinda knew that going in. I won’t be using moleskines in the future.
The rabbit hole of notebooks 😱 I often question myself why? I just go with the flow and continue to experiment with T N’s and notebooks. This weekend I finally let go of too much art supplies and the supplies I don’t use any more since I no longer do scrapbooking. It’s taken me over a year to let go of stuff. I live in small apt and no extra room to store the stuff I had. At one time I had huge dresser but part of my downsize was letting that go and kept supplies in several totes now down to a teachers tote and these stacking baskets, a storage container for my stamps and a pink tool tote from Sears that holds all my pens & pencils🤭 I still struggle with wanting more but now I realize how many can one own? Trying to use what I have, so I keep on keeping on💕 Love your channel and sharing with you.
That’s so awesome, Pamala! Good for you for enjoying the things you already have! I have started asking myself “how quickly will you get bored of this?” before buying something new. Especially with leather. It’s so helpful!
Needed to see this today. I decided to come out of my TN inserts into a Miquelruis A5 I lasted the first quarter of the year but I miss my inserts I'm a standard girl. Maybe next time I'll cut a a5 down to standard hmmmm
I’ve always eyed the Miquelrius notebooks! One day I’ll get my hands on one. And yes, cut all the notebooks!😁
Hi Sarah, I also have that Leuchutturm and I have that Moleskine, but the thin version... I would love a notebook that has the leuchtturm pages but the moleskine soft cover... That would be awesome, even if the cover is not sooo good, mine looks a little sad, but doesn’t it feel great?Also, now I have notebook envy 📓😂😳...
Yes! I totally wish we could design our own notebooks! I hope I just keep falling in love with this one😁
I really like the Moleskine books from the outside but the paper!!!! I'm using fountain pens and this paper is just not working well together with these pens. I always buy these books again, hoping that they might have changed the paper but no ... not working with fountain pens, too much bleeding and feathering. What pens are you using in this notebook?
I agree! I’ve given up on moleskine paper, especially now that I’ve finally gotten into fountain pens. I used a Uniball signo RT1 in it which worked great 👍🏼 😊
Could you tell me about the black pen loops that you're using?
I'm having trouble finding something that works with various notebooks & pens
I bought this pack off amazon👍🏼
9 Pack Pen Loop Holder, Volin Crik Self-Adhesive Pen Holder Pencil Elastic Loop Designed for Notebooks, Journals,Calendars (Black 9pcs) www.amazon.com/dp/B078W67NRQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pD2LDbH4BXHPS
Where did you get those plastic covers for the A6 stalogy and namani? I love those.
They are the A6 plastic covers from Nanami! I inserted art prints underneath them from Taryn Draws and Annelies Draws on Etsy😊
@@sarahmartinezjournals Thank you!
Where did you get the plastic covers on the A6 stalogy and cafe notes? I think you called it. Did you make the covers underneath the plastic?
The plastic covers are the clear covers from Nanami www.nanamipaper.com. I bought art prints off Etsy and stuck them under the clear cover. TarynDraws and AnneliesDraws are the ones I show.♥️
Sarah Martinez thank you! Love your feeds
No problem!🤗
Can you do a video on how you cut your notebooks so they are more narrow? I am very curious. Thanks!
I actually get my notebooks cut down at FedEx. Office Depot will do it too! You pay a fee, give them the dimensions you want, and they use their professional machine to get a perfect cut!👍🏼
I was really excited to use this as a commonplace journal until I saw how badly the pages bled so I’ve had to Washi in pages of Japanese paper after every other page so it will be HUGE!
Oh I agree about the paper quality😞. I’m looking forward to some Tomoe river paper after this!! Yours will be so fantastically chunky😍
LOL, I had to come back and watch this again after seeing today's video (4/08/19) and I had completely forgotten that I had already seen it. Worse, in my comment on the other video I was extolling the virtues of Enigma notebooks, which I tend to do at the slightest excuse. And now I see here that you had one and it failed to make the cut among your chunky notebook trials.
😂😂 I still love the enigma! I prefer the heavier TRP. I only think the moleskine won out because it’s new and shiny and has an elastic closure. Superficial stuff, haha.
@@sarahmartinezjournals Oh thank goodness. Feel the Force, Sarah! 😉
Where did you find a clear cover for the A6 stalogy??! I've been searching !!
It’s the A6 clear cover from Nanami Paper! www.nanamipaper.com/products/cheap-notebook-cover-cafe-a6.html
Do they have a pocket version of the expanded? Because if they do, Omni Journaling here I come! I used to love Moleskine before I discovered Midori.
No pocket version yet! I would be in trouble if they did😁.
Today, I pulled out my classic B6 slim and put in a B6 Stalogy w an OddGirl pouch. Blink blink 👀 looks around 👀 for anyone to appreciate how great this. 😂
That sounds LOVELY!! I’m so loving larger notebooks for filling out smaller covers. I have yet to venture into B6 sizes!
Sarah Martinez yes! I wanted the bigger size (though DUDE I love my MD thick B6 slim books in it too) but like you, I prefer the more rectangular proportions. The B6 slim has enough room to go almost edge to edge with one thicker book in it, but is almost as narrow as a personal. Ahhhhh! Angels sing 😇
thedylangirl 🤤🤤🤤
So with what kind of pens do you guys write in this one? I would love to get this one but the paper is just soooo thin.
I just used a gel pen. A Uniball signo, to be exact. I saved my fountain pens for better paper😅
I love this! You are saying what I am thinking 😁
Yay! I’m glad to hear that!🙌🏼😁
Hello fellow journal lover and addict. I liked listening to u talk because I felt like it was me saying a lot of it. Haha. Nice video
I appreciate that!♥️
see im the other way round i like being in a notebook longer as i dont want too many notebooks for each year. i have about 6 already for the year of different things so 6 every year, where do i keep all them lol xx
I never say never! My tastes continue to change so I may be coming back to staying in one notebook for longer. I’m all over the place😂. I am also challenged with coming up with some type of archiving system for each year!
I have been eying this for so long. I love that you clame the enabler queen title! 😂 I am scared of the 400 pages, I'm afraid it's just to much and that I will get bored before sooner rather then later. Also I haven't got in to the habit of journaling every day since I got kids.. Makes me sad, but that's the truth. My oldest will be 5 later this year. Anyway, I subscribed to your channel and will scroll through to see how your doing in this! That was a long comment 😂 Thanks for making great content!
Thank you for being here! I completely understand that daily journaling isn’t always possible with young kids. I skip days and summarize the best I can. This notebook is a beast. I don’t know if I’ll ever use one again once I’m done. But it was fun while it lasted!
Almost 2 mos of watching this on heavy repeat..and I pulled the trigger..aahhhh.. 😁😄
Yes, Leona! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Ok...after watching Seaweed Kisses and your video I ordered one from Amazon. Lol! Even though I'm in a CS personal and narrow at this time, I'm going to put this new one in my LV desk agenda and see how it works for me. I am addicted to paper! Not ashamed to say it! 😀 Always enjoy your videos, keep them coming.
Addicted to paper! Yes, that’s me too😄. I have 20 pages left in my Leuchtturm and then I’m diving into this one! MD paper is my favorite but the Midori MD notebooks don’t offer dot grid...until I saw a newly released dot grid version on Jetpens yesterday and promptly bought😂🤷🏻♀️😎
One question...how thick is the notebook? Thank you!
It is 0.8 inches!
If Tomoe River Paper is your favorite, why don't you use a Cousin for your journal? I am just curious because I am in this quandary period also where I am not sure what to get next. Thank you for the video!
I have a cousin I started journaling in but I quickly dropped it. It just didn’t click. I don’t prefer how square the A5 is either. I’m falling out of love with TRP at the moment. My favorite paper is MD paper! I’m more drawn to thicker feeling paper these days...so many details to consider😅
I’m only a minute in, but is this cahier size? I neeeeeds it. I live for Wide size CS’s!
Yes! It is!😁
Sarah Martinez thank you. I was so excited, I paused you and RAN to Amazon 😅😂🤣
A thicker, soft WIDE insert just made my day. WOOHOO!
Sarah Martinez OMG I could have waited. You literally just showed it. Hahahaha Hahahaha but I was tooooooooo excited!
@@thedylangirl It's wonderful! I just received the blank page version.
you sort of flash by a blue cover narrow notebook that has a knot?pretzel? and the words Premium FountainPenPaper on the cover? googled it...LOL...don't find it...!! yes the journal must never be boring. and you are brave brave to tear out pages that are those false starts we all know about... :) :) 'glad I found you today...need to love all my notebooks today.... thanks.
It’s an Enigma notebook from TarokoShop on Etsy! It has 68 gsm Tomoe River paper ♥️. I have it linked in the description😊. Thank you so much for being here!!
How do you cut your notebooks down?
I take them to fedex and they do it for about $2 a book. I just give them the measurements. Check with staples or Office Depot. They can do it for cheaper!
@@sarahmartinezjournals thank you! I have a very odd shaped planner that doesn't fit any of the conventional forms. I will take that to heart!
Happy to help!
Oh my god this is literally the story of my life 😂😂😂
TheRealNubian 😂😂 I’m glad to hear that!😎
Everything in one journal, is that called an Omni journal? Love that idea...moleskin is my fave. TFS 😁
I have heard others call it an Omni Journal so I’ve adopted the term as well!
why would you want to fill the notebook as fast as possible? it sounds like you just write big to fill the page. but i don’t understand the value of the pages when there’s just a few words on them? i‘m actually curious about it, because notebooks are expensive.
I'm with ya GF. I think I want to use my moleskine pocket, well, oh lookie!!! I want that one. Trying to rain it all in so I'll let you do the research. Lol. 1 question. Can you tell me if a L 1917 pocket would fit in the CS pocket black beauty?
I know the feeling, Karen! My Leuchtturm notebook fits perfectly flush in a CS pocket. I don’t know if I said in this video but I have the Leuchtturm hardcover in A6 (which is actually pocket size, just a smidge taller).
@@sarahmartinezjournals thank you. Going to get a soft cover army green.
Army green was my next choice after black! Love it!
Just ordered it from Bookdepository🤪
Yes!!!🙌🏼♥️
Same, but will probably have to wait 3-4 weeks for it to arrive here in NZ! Previously purchased a daily pocket Moleskine from Book Depository & enjoying that. I’m a newbie journaler and wish I had started when my kids were younger
Yup I bought one too. LOL Don’t know why
I love Hippo Noto
I have been eyeing them!! I’m not gravitating towards TRP right now so I’m saved for the moment😂
@@sarahmartinezjournals 😇
I do also love the soft cover a5 Leuchtturm
Love it! Thanks for sharing! Peace and love...Suz What 🌻🌼🌻🌼
Thank you so much!♥️♥️
3:57 - 4:10 said any stationary fanatic ever
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I used to use Moleskine notebooks for my journals UNTIL I started using fountain pens. Moleskine paper is one of the very worst for fountain pen ink, so now I never buy them.
That seems to be the common thought about moleskines! If I ever get deep into FP I’m sure I’ll have to reconsider using moleskines.
@@sarahmartinezjournals Moleskine does seem to work for some, but yeah..... I'm so far down that rabbit hole, I'll never come back up! 😄
Hi i have had the same issue , so after much trial and error I now uses tombow river paper notebook .
The paper is Japanese and it is fantastic for fountain pens , when you first receive it you will think the paper is so thin that
it can not possibly work buti it does and I use a variety of inks
It is possible to purchase some sample sheets to try first
Hope this helps you from a FP fan
Eff, TRP is definitely well loved by the FP community!♥️♥️♥️
THICC ;)
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I hate Moleskine notebooks with a passion. Not only Rhodia paper is much better, most cheap notebooks use better quality paper. If you use fountain pens stay away from Moleskine, it is prone to bleed through
You’re right, I definitely won’t be getting moleskine when I want to use fountain pens!