While I can hardly believe we’re already here, standing on the precipice of a new year, the calendar doesn’t lie. So today I’m taking a bit of time to reflect on 2024 and set the runway for 2025. What will I be using in 2025? I’m so glad you asked. (You did, didn’t you?) In…
I am starting 2025 off with a journal/planner theme that is all icy blues, and that hopefully feels like a quiet blanket of snow. I am hoping that it will fill me with a sense of tranquility, peace and reflection as I head into a new year. Mostly. I will probably be cold but at…
This weekend, I attended the Chicago Planner Convention. This was its fifth year in existence but also its first year in a new hotel in downtown Chicago. As a new attendee to this event and a first-time Planner Conference attendee, the only point of reference and comparison I had was to pen show events. So,…
I am continuing my planner/journal/diary set-up the same way each month this year (check out my March and April set-ups, if you missed them). May will continue this process and each month my process is getting a little more streamlined and easier to do. I start by pasting in a monthly overview calendar. The last…
I feel like Ana and I are sort of running on the same wavelength. Each month she prepares for a new month by pulling out her best supplies, and making small changes based on what worked the previous month. I decided that since we’re just past April 1 (no fooling!) that I’d check in and…
I can’t believe March is just around the corner! Since I will be in Baltimore for the Pen Show on March 1, I spent Sunday reviewing my planning/journal set-up and deciding what I want to do for the month of March. But first, let’s review a few pages of my February planning/journaling. I enjoyed my…
Inspired by last week’s color-coordination of my pens, I decided to pro-actively set-up supplies for my journal for February. I am embracing the Valentine’s Day vibe with an all-red-and-pink palette with pink floral washi and flower stickers as well as color matching my pens and inks. I picked out two inks for the month: Monteverde…
