With Thanksgiving celebrations and requisite Black Friday sals and shopping occupying much of last week, I woke up this morning and realized it was December already. I mean, I knew it was December but I had that realization that I hadn’t set-up my December planner/journal pages and knew I needed to hop to it ASAP!…
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,…
How is it November already?!?! First, let’s talk about October. It was a bit chaotic for me and left me feeling unproductive overall despite my journal often looking barren and neglected. I enjoy my time documenting the little moments in my life and October was too hectic for me to find time to do much…
I’m going full spooky this month! I am embracing all the pumpkins, leaves, cauldrons and more for this October. I love Halloween and October more than any other season and I am ready to fully embrace it. How about you? For my planner set-up this month I pulled out all the stickers and washi that…
A few months ago I wrote about wanting to buy some stencils for journaling, but not being sure exactly what I wanted. That wasn’t quite true – I knew what I wanted but I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to spend the money. After more research, I decided to bite the bullet and try the…
For September, I decided to make my journal theme for the month, Academia or Bibliophilia (or something to that effect) where I could focus my design elements and colors around a dark academia or back-to-school-sort-of vibe. I added some natural elements like more sunflowers (carried over from last month) and mushrooms as well as map…
I am generally a pretty crafty person, so when I saw that my yarny friend Treasure Goddess was hosting a journal making class at her barn I was ready to sign up. The class was taught by local fiber and textile artist Barrie Mason, who has been selling her wares at local shows for years.…
