As November has started, my need to get serious about planning has escalated. I don’t know about you but my planning game went on hiatus for 2020 and the better part of 2021. But last week, I got my COVID booster and flu shot and plans are being made for upcoming holiday celebrations. I feel like life is slowly returning to normal and, as a result, has required more effort on my part to stay on top of my tasks and activities. However, after almost two years of “not planning” I feel like I need to re-evaluate the what and how I plan. I am considering a return to a ring or discbound planner this year but I even considered (gasp!) a digital planner! Don’t worry, the idea of digital planning being useful or effective, quickly passed.
How’s your planning game?
Pens:
- Narwhal Key West (via dapprman)
- PenBBS 535 Pen of the Year of the Ox Review (via Writing at Large)
- Pilot Vanishing Point (via Stationery 🍕 )
- Edison x Goldspot Pens Newark Orion Nebula Diamondcast Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Esterbrook JR Paradise Blue Breeze Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
Ink:
- Colorverse USA Part 1 (via Mountain of Ink)
- Colorverse USA Part 2 (via Mountain of Ink)
- Diamine Aurora Borealis on Muji Planting Tree (via Inkcredible Colours)
- Birmingham Pen Company Pennsylvania Slate Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Ink Review #625: Montegrappa Harry Potter Thestral Black (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Lennon Tool Bar Oyster (via Nick Stewart FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
Notebooks & Paper:
- How to Choose a Planner & Planning Strategies (via JetPens Blog)
- Let’s talk about Onion Skin notebooks (via Original Content Books Blog)
- Some of the notebooks in my day (via Nero’s Notes Blog)
- Diary Inserts for 2022 and beyond. – Recap (via Philofaxy)
Art & Creativity:
- Face-Swapping Collages (via Kottke.org)
- Illustrations from Japanese Fireworks Catalogs (circa 1880s) (via Kottke.org)
- Beer-Loving Artist Creates Beautiful Beer Bottle Cap Mosaics (via Design You Trust)
- How to Make (Intentional) Calligraphy Ink Spatters (via The Postman’s Knock)
- Liquid Watercolors Review – Royal Talens Ecoline (via Doodlewash)
- Watercolour Triads (via Jane Blundell Artist)
- Making Botanical Drawings Like Urban Sketches (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Inktober 2021 (via Apple-Pine)
- 2022 Watercolor Calendars: Looking Back at 9 Years of Calendars and Dreaming Big Dreams (via My Giant Strawberry)
Other Interesting Things:
- Date stamps (via Austin Kleon)
- Book Review: The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge (via Parka Blogs)
- An Animated Music Video for a Jarvis Cocker Cover, Directed by Wes Anderson (via Kottke.org)
- U.S. Postal Service Introduces Pen Pal Project (via USPS Newsroom)
- Tweaking The Selection of Tools On My Desk (via An Inkophile’s Blog)
- What’s Inside My Bag? Daily Carry Breakdown 2021 (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- A Stationery Voyage – Hello blog, long time no write (via A Stationery Voyage)
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Although I’m still less than optimistic about life returning to normal any time soon, I have regained a good part of my planning mojo. I’ve ordered and received my unpunched Agendio, punched and placed it in my discbound planner, and have made notes on the monthly pages. I’ve even swapped out the planner cover and my current line-up of fountain pens and inks for a more seasonal vibe. And now I get to enjoy some planner link love!