Journaling is such a balance of structure vs freedom, joy of completion vs joy of long journey, and the amount of introspection necessary to find a process that works for you RIGHT NOW vs fantasy self is just mind boggling. I feel like people should teach classes on journaling and how it helps with mental health, life organization and knowing thyself. Love hearing your thought process and experiments, really helps me reexamine and make sure my journal system is giving me what I want. The journal + planner system I have really reflects how much more time I spent sick this year, I had to start keeping notes on my phone of the small things I WAS able to do and eventually moved those over to the planner. I mentioned to you, I literally had to reconstruct the new foods I tried this year from reciepts. It really did show how much value I put in and joy I cultivate from my system though, because I don't remember but like four foods out of the 20+ on the list and looking at the list makes me feel like good things did in fact happen this year! The Good Things list (page I make around the New Year of all the notable media, food, projects I did in the year) is going to be very interesting this year.
First of all, I am STEALING your "good things list" because I really want some way to reflect on the year that circumvents the stretches of time I was prisoner to my brain goblins. Journaling has a way of forcing me to recognize my wins and joys in a way that I think I tend to forget when said goblins are running amok. I imagine there is a semblance of that mental self-hug as you work through receipts. And it warms my heart to hear how you have a system that works for you. There is nothing more comforting than a system that feels like home. (*frantically writes down your first sentence*) Oh I LOVE how you said that. whew. I feel like one of the most important lessons I have gotten with journaling is that it is okay to change and it is okay to need to scrap back and take it easy on myself. I am chronically way too hard on myself and will push myself past my own limits--and end up crashing. People who aren't journalers, I want to sit down and be like "shhhhh. you just haven't found your version yet."
you know those sensory kits for kids?? your memory keeping journal reminds me of that and i love it! as a fidgeter i would be in heaven. 2025 goal is to really put my thoughts and feelings about a book down on paper so i could look back at it but its a struggle sometimes lol. Ill go to write a thought and im like ahhh you just had to be there...like NO! try to put it down so future me could remember what i loved and didn't love haha. my days are sooo monotonous that writing everyday is not working but my purchases and random bits and bobs i do/get im going to keep. short story long, im not a big talker so writing these long or even short passages are a struggle but im a very visual person, so im going to do like a junk/memory keeping journal for my days and full on yapping when it comes to books because thats my bread and butter!
Gahhhhh! I love this! Have you gotten a journal yet? I'm curious about if you're going to different sizes for things. Since your book journal is your energy focus, please live the life I cannot and make cute spreads!!!! eeeeeee!! I don't know if you've noticed--but my days are literally the same three things on repeat 😂 I am a huge advocate of collecting the most crinkly junk in a way that makes my days look like more than work, coffee, rubbing Tchai's belly, repeat. I am also a huge advocate of spending money on stationery and eating rice and beans to make up for my reckless decisions. Don't kill the messenger--this is law. 🤷🏽♀️
@@Babiebackbooks ok so for my book journal I'm definitely doing those cute spreads for books i love, its going to be a learning curve tho haha im going to try to be creative and make it interactive... i did a spread for my junk journal when i went to a market and its basic, no real vibe captured from that night but it was fun to do and im obsessed already.
@ gah! Yay!!! I’m so glad one of us is living the book journal dream life! It will be so much fun to look back on and flip back through! Any journal with flippability is honestly top tier in my opinion. I don’t know what it is about junk journaling but it is the ONLY time my perfectionism doesn’t come into play!! I don’t know what it is! It won’t have a vibe, won’t look any particular way, but I finish a page and just feel happy 😂 I can’t explain it. Even looking back I don’t even see “problems”. I have a whole routine too: comfort show, fun drink, and space to make a mess 😂
@ I was looking at midori a5 one because I want to write a but in it too but I still have like 3 days to decide lol. Yes! The carefree vibes of junk journaling is amazing! Brings me back to childhood scrapbooking.
love seeing journal content. would be interesting to see you incorporate your book wrap-ups monthly with a journal flip through! im back in the hobonichi weeks for 2025 so im committing to using the back for book covers/reviews and longform journaling. looking forward to seeing you in this space in 2025!
I have been trying to figure out how to incorporate more journaling bits, I always seem to forget that it isn't just my silly little interest! I am always so in love with seeing the weeks as an everything book! I just never seem to know just how much I write in a year! I also cannot seem to give up my love of their paper--even with the changes. They just fluff up so nicely.
Absolutely adored this off-topic but very in character video! Love the tactile aspect of it. Also learned a couple of things about myself in this video lol. Your journals are gorgeous thanks for showing us around! (ALSO YES WRITE YOUR OWN STORIES OMG!)
@@BEe-hi4my I don’t think we have ever talked journals and writing! Are you journaler? Writer? From our small discussion about villains, you are very well written and I can tell your mind is absolutely brimming with thoughts. And thank you! ♥️
No we have not! This year I actually started a new type of journalling - art journaling. I used to write my thoughts around and about my art making process, to put it simply. I need to re read it now to see who I was as a visual artist this year. And yes I write too! It’s quite on and off (unless we count rants on socials 😆). . But I love how expansive and layered your journalling is! I’m definitely picking up tips!
@ okay. I’m actually obsessed with this and have never even thought about it. But at the same time it feels like such a “duh” moment. Even getting to see how inspiration and thought changes across the years with how you express and create. Rants on socials is its own kind of diary. 😂😂
love love love love your writing notebook idea. I love writing as well and have dedicated notebooks to it always. I get what you say about your hobby not being valuable enough if it doesn’t bring you money… I have such thoughts as well and have always disliked the way our hobbies are seen as though they should bring us money in order to be accepted, as if the concept of it not bringing you money makes it less valuable. it’s a sickness of this world, to think this way… which is why I’ve tried always to keep my hobbies even if society doesn’t like that I don’t make money out of it (by society I mean my family, my social circle, etc., people whose minds are so focused on money that they forget that’s not all we came to do in this life). anyhow, I’m not sure if I’ve made sense. but I’m glad you’re reviving this hobby of yours in spite of what society has led you to think of it and of your performance of it.
You put everything I was struggling to say to perfectly! I have recently had to tell myself that there are even somethings that I do not need to share. Hobbies are so personal that there is also this feeling that if I kept it for myself, no one would even know what to complain about. It makes me so happy to hear that you are so active about making sure you nurture your own hobbies!
I wish I had started a journal to write out my feelings about the books I’ve read. I find that because I do read books so quickly and move on to the next, I don’t always remember details about certain books that I’ve read months ago. I made a Goodreads specifically to write reviews for myself so I could go back and at least see generally how I felt about a book. I love journaling and I think sometimes writing feelings down pen to paper, can stick with you longer than just quickly typing those same feelings. It’s like a slower more thoughtful process.
You know what messes me up? Some books blur together and I can't even remember the twists of some books. Or I forget authors I actually did enjoy because so many of them blur together! There's something therapeutic to journaling! Even if I'm just ranting or talking about a restaurant I liked; just like you said, it's about just getting a pen to paper. I'm the WORST about forgetting to update Goodreads until the end of the week.
I love this. Honestly I think what works for you when it comes to journaling changes over time. What works for you one year might not work the next. It all depends on what season of life you are in. I actually envy your book journal. I am extra AF and wish I could just be more minimalist. Also, your handwriting is GORGEOUS 😍. I have actually been thinking I need to add another journal just for note taking or stream of consciousness writing. I do think it's very easy to forget what brings you joy as we get older. We get sucked into consumerist and capitalist culture. Like.....just because I am an adult means I can't find little pockets of joy? I can only do things that hold monetary value? Boooooo. I knew you had journals but I didn't know you got down like that! AND...no negative talk here miss maam. They ARE cute and reflect who YOU are and how you see the world. You shouldn't compare to other journalers because your worldview is unique. ❤❤❤
😅😭 Nah, I definitely needed to be called out. Thank you.😭 I am so quick to compare myself to other people and then just feel down trodden with my own small circle. I truly live vicariously through your book journal! Gah!
Your handwriting is so lovely! I'm trying out a one journal system for my junk journaling, memory keeping, and media journaling. So far it's been great, but in order to fit everything I got a larger 8x8 square journal with 128 pages, it's been daunting trying to fill it up😅
I'm kind of obsessed with the square dimensions! You have so much flexibility with how you orient the pages! I spent an entire year in a pocket sized and when I went to this traveler's I would just stare at the pages and feel horribly overwhelmed 😂 The adjustment period is insane! I'm excited to hear how you settle into it and express yourself all the more. This feels like a great excuse to buy more fun supplies! That journal is begging for paints, markers, pencils, etc.! 🖤 (I will always be the worst influence when it comes to buying stationery 😂)
I gave myself a stern talking to about having fun and that I can never be for everyone. I also threw a fit about how much time and all the little memories are collected in my videos. 5 angry people should just leave 😬😅 Also people who actually enjoy me despite technical difficulties shouldn't fall victim of me trying to please the few upset viewers. P.S. thank you for also giving me a gentle kick in the butt. I absolutely needed it. 🖤
I am new to your channel. I've loved this video and the vibe. I think your writing book is really unique and I like it. Thank you for sharing. I'll be in a Hobonichi weeks mega for 2025. I wil use the weeks for memory keeping; writing a couple sentences each day and using the memo for pictures and ephemera. The notes pages in the back I will use for journaling and as a extension for my memory keeping at the days that I need more room.
The hobonichi weeks is truly my absolute perfect journal from size, paper, and layout. I always dabble with the idea of doing a one book system similar to yours, then next thing I know I have blacked out and have an entire stack 😅 Also hey! welcome to our small little dysfunctional family! 🖤
I love love love Midori MD paper, finished an A6 and a B6 slim myself, but I was getting through them so quickly it wasn't sustainable for my wallet 😅 Now I live in a 400 page fountain pen friendly B5. I kept a book journal but it is too high-maintenance to keep going, so I might do something similar to your book journal. I also use a weekly planner that is set up like Hobonichi weeks but without that amazing Tomoe River paper so I'm a bit jealous tbh... All of your notebooks feel so homey and your handwriting is so gorgeous! My 8 am to 6 pm job wouldn't leave me enough brain juice to keep up with multiple journals, so I have one small notebook that I take with me everywhere to curb the writing craving, and the B5 to go in detail about my day. Writing helps keep me sane, and simple works for me right now.
Okay, first of all--a b5 is such a power move 😭 #bde I am in awe of your power. 🧎🏽♀️ (but also afraid...) Midori paper has an almost cardstock level thickness that tickles my brain in the best way. And I cannot STAND white paper, after discovering the beauty that is cream. GAH! The aggressive head nodding I am doing at your last line. Gawsh yes. I need simple that can potentially be fancy when I have the bandwidth.
Started following for the book content, but I love this video! I just got into journaling/planning this fall so I have systems I intend to use in 2025, but who knows if they are *actually* sustainable. Prior to getting into journaling, I'd just write my thoughts in any random notebook or sticky note. But my current system is: 2025 hobonichi weeks for planning, TN with a weekly vertical insert to use as a media log and a blank insert for book reviews/reflections, an A5 stalogy for journaling+memory keeping, and an A6 techo with no current plans lol I'll figure something out.
The way I just cackled at you having the a6 techo and needing to find a purpose for it 😂 literally same! I will see something so cute and tell myself there HAS to be something I can fill it with. Both the cherry and pistachio weeks had my eye and I almost talked myself into both 😭 Now I just stare longingly at the pistachio. Welcome to the TN family!!! I stand by TN so heavily and want more people in it. The flexibility and aesthetic is just un👏🏽matched👏🏽.
Journaling is such a balance of structure vs freedom, joy of completion vs joy of long journey, and the amount of introspection necessary to find a process that works for you RIGHT NOW vs fantasy self is just mind boggling. I feel like people should teach classes on journaling and how it helps with mental health, life organization and knowing thyself. Love hearing your thought process and experiments, really helps me reexamine and make sure my journal system is giving me what I want.
The journal + planner system I have really reflects how much more time I spent sick this year, I had to start keeping notes on my phone of the small things I WAS able to do and eventually moved those over to the planner. I mentioned to you, I literally had to reconstruct the new foods I tried this year from reciepts. It really did show how much value I put in and joy I cultivate from my system though, because I don't remember but like four foods out of the 20+ on the list and looking at the list makes me feel like good things did in fact happen this year! The Good Things list (page I make around the New Year of all the notable media, food, projects I did in the year) is going to be very interesting this year.
First of all, I am STEALING your "good things list" because I really want some way to reflect on the year that circumvents the stretches of time I was prisoner to my brain goblins. Journaling has a way of forcing me to recognize my wins and joys in a way that I think I tend to forget when said goblins are running amok. I imagine there is a semblance of that mental self-hug as you work through receipts. And it warms my heart to hear how you have a system that works for you. There is nothing more comforting than a system that feels like home.
(*frantically writes down your first sentence*) Oh I LOVE how you said that. whew. I feel like one of the most important lessons I have gotten with journaling is that it is okay to change and it is okay to need to scrap back and take it easy on myself. I am chronically way too hard on myself and will push myself past my own limits--and end up crashing. People who aren't journalers, I want to sit down and be like "shhhhh. you just haven't found your version yet."
you know those sensory kits for kids?? your memory keeping journal reminds me of that and i love it! as a fidgeter i would be in heaven. 2025 goal is to really put my thoughts and feelings about a book down on paper so i could look back at it but its a struggle sometimes lol. Ill go to write a thought and im like ahhh you just had to be there...like NO! try to put it down so future me could remember what i loved and didn't love haha. my days are sooo monotonous that writing everyday is not working but my purchases and random bits and bobs i do/get im going to keep. short story long, im not a big talker so writing these long or even short passages are a struggle but im a very visual person, so im going to do like a junk/memory keeping journal for my days and full on yapping when it comes to books because thats my bread and butter!
Gahhhhh! I love this! Have you gotten a journal yet? I'm curious about if you're going to different sizes for things. Since your book journal is your energy focus, please live the life I cannot and make cute spreads!!!! eeeeeee!!
I don't know if you've noticed--but my days are literally the same three things on repeat 😂 I am a huge advocate of collecting the most crinkly junk in a way that makes my days look like more than work, coffee, rubbing Tchai's belly, repeat.
I am also a huge advocate of spending money on stationery and eating rice and beans to make up for my reckless decisions. Don't kill the messenger--this is law. 🤷🏽♀️
@@Babiebackbooks ok so for my book journal I'm definitely doing those cute spreads for books i love, its going to be a learning curve tho haha im going to try to be creative and make it interactive...
i did a spread for my junk journal when i went to a market and its basic, no real vibe captured from that night but it was fun to do and im obsessed already.
@ gah! Yay!!! I’m so glad one of us is living the book journal dream life! It will be so much fun to look back on and flip back through! Any journal with flippability is honestly top tier in my opinion.
I don’t know what it is about junk journaling but it is the ONLY time my perfectionism doesn’t come into play!! I don’t know what it is! It won’t have a vibe, won’t look any particular way, but I finish a page and just feel happy 😂 I can’t explain it. Even looking back I don’t even see “problems”. I have a whole routine too: comfort show, fun drink, and space to make a mess 😂
@ I was looking at midori a5 one because I want to write a but in it too but I still have like 3 days to decide lol. Yes! The carefree vibes of junk journaling is amazing! Brings me back to childhood scrapbooking.
love seeing journal content. would be interesting to see you incorporate your book wrap-ups monthly with a journal flip through! im back in the hobonichi weeks for 2025 so im committing to using the back for book covers/reviews and longform journaling. looking forward to seeing you in this space in 2025!
I have been trying to figure out how to incorporate more journaling bits, I always seem to forget that it isn't just my silly little interest!
I am always so in love with seeing the weeks as an everything book! I just never seem to know just how much I write in a year! I also cannot seem to give up my love of their paper--even with the changes. They just fluff up so nicely.
Absolutely adored this off-topic but very in character video! Love the tactile aspect of it. Also learned a couple of things about myself in this video lol. Your journals are gorgeous thanks for showing us around! (ALSO YES WRITE YOUR OWN STORIES OMG!)
@@BEe-hi4my I don’t think we have ever talked journals and writing! Are you journaler? Writer? From our small discussion about villains, you are very well written and I can tell your mind is absolutely brimming with thoughts.
And thank you! ♥️
No we have not! This year I actually started a new type of journalling - art journaling. I used to write my thoughts around and about my art making process, to put it simply. I need to re read it now to see who I was as a visual artist this year. And yes I write too! It’s quite on and off (unless we count rants on socials 😆).
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But I love how expansive and layered your journalling is! I’m definitely picking up tips!
@ okay. I’m actually obsessed with this and have never even thought about it. But at the same time it feels like such a “duh” moment. Even getting to see how inspiration and thought changes across the years with how you express and create.
Rants on socials is its own kind of diary. 😂😂
love love love love your writing notebook idea. I love writing as well and have dedicated notebooks to it always. I get what you say about your hobby not being valuable enough if it doesn’t bring you money… I have such thoughts as well and have always disliked the way our hobbies are seen as though they should bring us money in order to be accepted, as if the concept of it not bringing you money makes it less valuable. it’s a sickness of this world, to think this way… which is why I’ve tried always to keep my hobbies even if society doesn’t like that I don’t make money out of it (by society I mean my family, my social circle, etc., people whose minds are so focused on money that they forget that’s not all we came to do in this life). anyhow, I’m not sure if I’ve made sense. but I’m glad you’re reviving this hobby of yours in spite of what society has led you to think of it and of your performance of it.
You put everything I was struggling to say to perfectly! I have recently had to tell myself that there are even somethings that I do not need to share. Hobbies are so personal that there is also this feeling that if I kept it for myself, no one would even know what to complain about. It makes me so happy to hear that you are so active about making sure you nurture your own hobbies!
Currently watching so thoughts are imminent...but how did I miss this video!!!
I wish I had started a journal to write out my feelings about the books I’ve read. I find that because I do read books so quickly and move on to the next, I don’t always remember details about certain books that I’ve read months ago. I made a Goodreads specifically to write reviews for myself so I could go back and at least see generally how I felt about a book. I love journaling and I think sometimes writing feelings down pen to paper, can stick with you longer than just quickly typing those same feelings. It’s like a slower more thoughtful process.
You know what messes me up? Some books blur together and I can't even remember the twists of some books. Or I forget authors I actually did enjoy because so many of them blur together!
There's something therapeutic to journaling! Even if I'm just ranting or talking about a restaurant I liked; just like you said, it's about just getting a pen to paper. I'm the WORST about forgetting to update Goodreads until the end of the week.
I love this. Honestly I think what works for you when it comes to journaling changes over time. What works for you one year might not work the next. It all depends on what season of life you are in. I actually envy your book journal. I am extra AF and wish I could just be more minimalist. Also, your handwriting is GORGEOUS 😍.
I have actually been thinking I need to add another journal just for note taking or stream of consciousness writing. I do think it's very easy to forget what brings you joy as we get older. We get sucked into consumerist and capitalist culture. Like.....just because I am an adult means I can't find little pockets of joy? I can only do things that hold monetary value? Boooooo.
I knew you had journals but I didn't know you got down like that! AND...no negative talk here miss maam. They ARE cute and reflect who YOU are and how you see the world. You shouldn't compare to other journalers because your worldview is unique.
❤❤❤
😅😭 Nah, I definitely needed to be called out. Thank you.😭 I am so quick to compare myself to other people and then just feel down trodden with my own small circle.
I truly live vicariously through your book journal! Gah!
Your handwriting is so lovely! I'm trying out a one journal system for my junk journaling, memory keeping, and media journaling. So far it's been great, but in order to fit everything I got a larger 8x8 square journal with 128 pages, it's been daunting trying to fill it up😅
I'm kind of obsessed with the square dimensions! You have so much flexibility with how you orient the pages!
I spent an entire year in a pocket sized and when I went to this traveler's I would just stare at the pages and feel horribly overwhelmed 😂 The adjustment period is insane! I'm excited to hear how you settle into it and express yourself all the more. This feels like a great excuse to buy more fun supplies! That journal is begging for paints, markers, pencils, etc.! 🖤 (I will always be the worst influence when it comes to buying stationery 😂)
Omg YAY glad to see your old videos are back!!
I gave myself a stern talking to about having fun and that I can never be for everyone. I also threw a fit about how much time and all the little memories are collected in my videos. 5 angry people should just leave 😬😅 Also people who actually enjoy me despite technical difficulties shouldn't fall victim of me trying to please the few upset viewers.
P.S. thank you for also giving me a gentle kick in the butt. I absolutely needed it. 🖤
I am new to your channel. I've loved this video and the vibe. I think your writing book is really unique and I like it. Thank you for sharing. I'll be in a Hobonichi weeks mega for 2025. I wil use the weeks for memory keeping; writing a couple sentences each day and using the memo for pictures and ephemera. The notes pages in the back I will use for journaling and as a extension for my memory keeping at the days that I need more room.
The hobonichi weeks is truly my absolute perfect journal from size, paper, and layout. I always dabble with the idea of doing a one book system similar to yours, then next thing I know I have blacked out and have an entire stack 😅
Also hey! welcome to our small little dysfunctional family! 🖤
I love love love Midori MD paper, finished an A6 and a B6 slim myself, but I was getting through them so quickly it wasn't sustainable for my wallet 😅 Now I live in a 400 page fountain pen friendly B5. I kept a book journal but it is too high-maintenance to keep going, so I might do something similar to your book journal. I also use a weekly planner that is set up like Hobonichi weeks but without that amazing Tomoe River paper so I'm a bit jealous tbh... All of your notebooks feel so homey and your handwriting is so gorgeous!
My 8 am to 6 pm job wouldn't leave me enough brain juice to keep up with multiple journals, so I have one small notebook that I take with me everywhere to curb the writing craving, and the B5 to go in detail about my day. Writing helps keep me sane, and simple works for me right now.
Okay, first of all--a b5 is such a power move 😭 #bde
I am in awe of your power. 🧎🏽♀️ (but also afraid...)
Midori paper has an almost cardstock level thickness that tickles my brain in the best way. And I cannot STAND white paper, after discovering the beauty that is cream. GAH!
The aggressive head nodding I am doing at your last line. Gawsh yes. I need simple that can potentially be fancy when I have the bandwidth.
I’ve said it before but GOD I am in love with your handwriting. It looks like art
Thank youuuuuu❤🥰
Started following for the book content, but I love this video! I just got into journaling/planning this fall so I have systems I intend to use in 2025, but who knows if they are *actually* sustainable. Prior to getting into journaling, I'd just write my thoughts in any random notebook or sticky note. But my current system is: 2025 hobonichi weeks for planning, TN with a weekly vertical insert to use as a media log and a blank insert for book reviews/reflections, an A5 stalogy for journaling+memory keeping, and an A6 techo with no current plans lol I'll figure something out.
The way I just cackled at you having the a6 techo and needing to find a purpose for it 😂 literally same! I will see something so cute and tell myself there HAS to be something I can fill it with. Both the cherry and pistachio weeks had my eye and I almost talked myself into both 😭 Now I just stare longingly at the pistachio.
Welcome to the TN family!!! I stand by TN so heavily and want more people in it. The flexibility and aesthetic is just un👏🏽matched👏🏽.
Can you set up a cameo? Or we set something up i love hearing your voice
Sorry, I don't. I yap so much on this channel I'm amazed you aren't sick of me yet 😂
@ I would never!
Why was drinking and started talking like you. I was excited and was like I sound like babie
We're twins!!! 😂💕