Spring Update: Two Stages of Falling in Love with my Planners and Journals

My cat joins me as I spring into spring with a planner and journal update, where I share thoughts about the two stages of falling in love with my planners and journals. (He gives a special stamp of approval somewhere in minute 26 when I share my current A6 setup). I share what I'm currently using, including my Tiny Dragons Hobonichi Weeks in the blue standard Traveler's Notebook, my camel passport Traveler's Notebook with a new handmade cross-stitch DIY folder insert, a crochet-wrapped Leuchtturm pocket notebook journal (with thanks to Sydney ‪@sydneys_journal‬ for the lovely crochet piece!), and A6 Midori Notebooks in a Hobonichi A6 cover decorated with the Secret Book Club sticker by ‪@eurekartstudio‬.
Hope you enjoy!
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[@LoriGoertzenHuber]

Cute cat paws, diy folder, and crocheted cover. Love your journals.

[@numberedpages]

Aww the cat attack! ❤ I love seeing the DIY things you’ve made, and your comments about the lull between initial excitement and cozy familiarity are insightful.

[@joyofstationery]

aw thank you so much, I love your phrasing of 'initial excitement' and 'cozy familiarity' ~ spot on! 😻

[@walkingexercise5375]

Fun cat cameo!

[@anni7039]

Love the handmade folder. It’s very cute!

[@joyofstationery]

aw thank you so much, I'm so glad you liked it! it was so fun to make! 🥰🤗

[@LittleCocoStudio]

That cat cameo at the end was everything! Welcome back! 🥰 it’s so nice to catch up on what you’re up to in the journal and planner world. I’ve been thinking about what 2025 could be like when my life simplifies a bit and I may not use a Cousin. I also love housing my hobonichi weeks in my TN, and have been contemplating whether I might downsize to the TN next year. The one thing I’m hesitant to let go of is that vertical weekly. I know TN has a two-insert offering, but I like having one year together. Your layout experiment for May made me wonder if that’s a direction you’re going. If not, it inspired me to consider whether I could make that work! Love your DIY covers as well! So cozy! 🥹💗

[@joyofstationery]

aw thank you so much Alison!! 🥰🥹 I hear you about thinking about my 2025 lineup already, and about downsizing a bit. The weekly layout experiment for May has ended up being really helpful for me (I've just recorded on it) ~ I think it's being able to see the schedule for the days of the week (especially the work week/weekdays) in that vertical format/columns, even if it means adjusting the hobonichi weeks layout a bit, but I'm so happy with how flexible the weeks is for that!

[@karenlee48]

So nice to see your video again. Welcome back!

[@joyofstationery]

aw thank you so much, that's so lovely to hear! 🥰

[@Chill-oh5tc]

Welcome back! Missed your vids!

[@joyofstationery]

aw thank you so much! 💖

[@charis_explores]

Welcome back! 😊

[@joyofstationery]

aw yay thank you so much! 🥰

[@moodles69]

🐈🐾❤

[@joyofstationery]

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