I love your daily pages! I always have trouble mixing the functional day to day with the decorative and the journaling. You’ve given me many ideas. You have made such a beautiful “life book”, as Hobonichi calls it, that will be a pleasure to re-read for years to come.
So, I’m nosy and I paused to read one of your daily page entries because it caught my eye, and I’m glad I did. On 11/14 you wrote about being stressed because of your committee and shit, and I HAVE BEEN AND STILL AM RIGHT THERE WITH YOU! I was completely on track to schedule and defend my proposal mid-December. However, neither my chair nor I anticipated how long my committee members would take responding to emails, returning feedback, responding to more emails, filling out the scheduling tool, etc. Because of that, I have had to push my defense to the start of the spring semester, which begins January 9th, and we still haven’t come to a consensus about my revisions or a date and time for the defense. It’s winter break, so hearing from them is not expected, however, I only have 1 week from the start of the spring semester to get this proposal defended or I will have to pay for/retake this “class” for pre-proposal writing, and I’m so stressed and so frustrated. This is all on top of serious physical and mental health complications. So, uh yeah. While I don’t wish this feeling on anyone, I’m glad to know I’m not alone in this experience. Good luck with your committee!! Sounds like we both need it. 🖤
WOW OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VALIDATING THE STRESS OF COMMITTEE PROBLEMS!!!! it's absolutely insane how much these "admim" type tasks can derail your entire plan lol 😩 it always ends up meaning nothing for faculty but completely screwing over the student (usually financially lol). i am so so so sorry you are dealing with all this chaos and stress! but you are not alone!!!!!!!!! 🤍
i love learning about your research and reading from the quotes & notes in your planner. i’ve added so many good books to my tbr list from watching your planner flips! & this is really making me want to document my readings in my planner more next year!
ahhh thanks rachel! this is seriously such a complement because i LOOOOVE to talk about books and feel so honoured when people take me up on my recommendations 🥹🤍
Thank you for the amazing flip through! I love hearing and learning about how you approach your journaling. And I really appreciate how versatile the scope of information you keep is!
🤩 just WOW! I love how you use your planner and you explain it all to us so well! Thank you for sharing, Lauren❤ also, using the pooli print is a great tip! I love the memes you print, I want to do that cause it makes me laugh😁
Watching (and loving it!) and felt like I needed to comment as I went along 😅 - I love your use of the full boxes to cover the little calendar (I’ve started doing that too as a way to actually use them lol); and I also love the tracking ability of the bound book (being able to look back and see that the meds increase has helped!) - I track my symptoms on my weeklies and it’s been so helpful to be able to look back and see that they decreased once I went back on my anxiety medication 🎉
thank you so so so sooo much!! gotta fit those deco boxes where we can 🤪 there is something so validating and reassuring about tracking symptoms and visually seeing that the decrease over time!!
I know EXACTLY how you feel about the pretty washi tainted by being in a bad place when you first used it. I’ve had to sell or give away things that I bought or were given as gifts during times were I was either sick or depressed, because looking at them brings me right back to that bad feeling.
Always obsessed every time you post a video! Can’t wait to see your 2023 book! Also, as an American biracial woman I too am stressed AF by republicans 🤣 love all of your book recs and followed you on GR! ✨✨
thanks kia!!! how hilarious that in the last three days since you commented the republicans have increased their chaos exponentially 😂 looking forward to sharing more book recs with you 🤍🤍
I loved "Sorrow and Bliss" so much! Definitely one of my faves this year. I also loved Oliphant and never thought of it that way but agree, they are "alike" without being alike (lol)
I’m sure this has already been suggested to you, but on the off chance it hasn’t… I’ve found “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle to be very influential in my ability to separate myself from my thoughts. It can be a little “woo woo” for some but at its core, the work is trying to get individuals to be the observer of their thoughts and recognize themselves as such, in order to decrease their influence on the individual. Maybe you could find something helpful in it :) all my best to you in your battle against the OCD.
thank you so so much! You've inspired me to place a hold on that book at my library 😁 I am all for accumulating ideas and insights from diverse sources!!!
I love your daily pages! I always have trouble mixing the functional day to day with the decorative and the journaling. You’ve given me many ideas. You have made such a beautiful “life book”, as Hobonichi calls it, that will be a pleasure to re-read for years to come.
So, I’m nosy and I paused to read one of your daily page entries because it caught my eye, and I’m glad I did. On 11/14 you wrote about being stressed because of your committee and shit, and I HAVE BEEN AND STILL AM RIGHT THERE WITH YOU! I was completely on track to schedule and defend my proposal mid-December. However, neither my chair nor I anticipated how long my committee members would take responding to emails, returning feedback, responding to more emails, filling out the scheduling tool, etc. Because of that, I have had to push my defense to the start of the spring semester, which begins January 9th, and we still haven’t come to a consensus about my revisions or a date and time for the defense. It’s winter break, so hearing from them is not expected, however, I only have 1 week from the start of the spring semester to get this proposal defended or I will have to pay for/retake this “class” for pre-proposal writing, and I’m so stressed and so frustrated. This is all on top of serious physical and mental health complications. So, uh yeah. While I don’t wish this feeling on anyone, I’m glad to know I’m not alone in this experience. Good luck with your committee!! Sounds like we both need it. 🖤
WOW OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VALIDATING THE STRESS OF COMMITTEE PROBLEMS!!!! it's absolutely insane how much these "admim" type tasks can derail your entire plan lol 😩 it always ends up meaning nothing for faculty but completely screwing over the student (usually financially lol). i am so so so sorry you are dealing with all this chaos and stress! but you are not alone!!!!!!!!! 🤍
i love learning about your research and reading from the quotes & notes in your planner. i’ve added so many good books to my tbr list from watching your planner flips!
& this is really making me want to document my readings in my planner more next year!
ahhh thanks rachel! this is seriously such a complement because i LOOOOVE to talk about books and feel so honoured when people take me up on my recommendations 🥹🤍
I am always so excited to watch your flip throughs and they never disappoint! Your pages are so functional, cute, and inspiring. 😍
thank you ellie!!!! this means so much coming from you 🥹🤍
You uploading today has just made my day!! 🎉🎉🎉
you made my day!!!!!!
Thank you for the amazing flip through! I love hearing and learning about how you approach your journaling. And I really appreciate how versatile the scope of information you keep is!
thank you so so much maria!!!!!! 🤍
🤩 just WOW! I love how you use your planner and you explain it all to us so well! Thank you for sharing, Lauren❤ also, using the pooli print is a great tip! I love the memes you print, I want to do that cause it makes me laugh😁
thank you cecilia!!!! i am a huge proponent of using memes to get through the day!!! thats how i am surviving grad school 😂🤪
Watching (and loving it!) and felt like I needed to comment as I went along 😅 - I love your use of the full boxes to cover the little calendar (I’ve started doing that too as a way to actually use them lol); and I also love the tracking ability of the bound book (being able to look back and see that the meds increase has helped!) - I track my symptoms on my weeklies and it’s been so helpful to be able to look back and see that they decreased once I went back on my anxiety medication 🎉
thank you so so so sooo much!! gotta fit those deco boxes where we can 🤪 there is something so validating and reassuring about tracking symptoms and visually seeing that the decrease over time!!
love love love your spreads (as always)! 💛
thank you bucky!!!! i always appreciate your support 🤍
I'm obsessed with Let's Plan it! I love her stuff
same!!!! i LOVE writing on the box stickers 😍
I know EXACTLY how you feel about the pretty washi tainted by being in a bad place when you first used it. I’ve had to sell or give away things that I bought or were given as gifts during times were I was either sick or depressed, because looking at them brings me right back to that bad feeling.
ahhh i am sorry you have also experienced this but also glad that someone understands what i was trying to say 😂 brains are so weird!
Can you do a video how you use your poolit printer . I have one and it never looks as good as your pictures.
great idea! will do this soon 🤍
Always obsessed every time you post a video! Can’t wait to see your 2023 book! Also, as an American biracial woman I too am stressed AF by republicans 🤣 love all of your book recs and followed you on GR! ✨✨
thanks kia!!! how hilarious that in the last three days since you commented the republicans have increased their chaos exponentially 😂 looking forward to sharing more book recs with you 🤍🤍
I would probably need half the amount of blood pressure and anxiety medication if Republicans magically went away. Or grew souls.
I loved "Sorrow and Bliss" so much! Definitely one of my faves this year. I also loved Oliphant and never thought of it that way but agree, they are "alike" without being alike (lol)
YESSSS both such good books 😭 definitely comfort reads for me 🤍
Love this. Where did you get your zoom meeting stickers that you used in your last weekly that you showed?
they are from @allycatsshop !! hugely recommend her shop 🤍🇨🇦
I can’t get it to play
maybe if you open it in a different browser it might work better! 🤍
Whaat pens do you use to write on it? Thanks!
for writing i use a pentel energel clena 0.3 and for lettering i typically use a tombow fudenosuke hard tip brush pen!
I’m sure this has already been suggested to you, but on the off chance it hasn’t… I’ve found “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle to be very influential in my ability to separate myself from my thoughts. It can be a little “woo woo” for some but at its core, the work is trying to get individuals to be the observer of their thoughts and recognize themselves as such, in order to decrease their influence on the individual. Maybe you could find something helpful in it :) all my best to you in your battle against the OCD.
thank you so so much! You've inspired me to place a hold on that book at my library 😁 I am all for accumulating ideas and insights from diverse sources!!!
Keep this up! #NAME? promo sm!!!