I dig through my growing pile of unused notebooks and try to avoid the lure of new planner season by using or repurposing notebooks and journals I already own.
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Custom Journal for Orilium Magical Readathon Autumn Equinox 2026
I love to read and I love to gamify my life. I like to play for “imaginary internet points” and just generally find new ways to trim down my ever-growing TBR (to be read) list. So, when a friend of mine introduced me to the World of Aeldia and the Orilium Fall Equinox Magical Readathon,…
Mark’s Edit: My Big Book of Lists
I am many things, but for the purposes of this post the important thing to know is that I collect notebooks and I am a compulsive maker of lists. The first is probably just a side effect of writing for The Desk. I’m always up to try a new paper or notebook format. And, while…
Notebook Review: Graphilo Style – 8.3″ x 4.7″ – Blank
You know how sometimes you see the measurements of a notebooks and think, “Oh, I know what size that is” and just order it? Yeah, that’s what happened to me when I ordered the Kobeha Graphilo Notebook – Style – 8.3″ x 4.7″ – Blank ($34 or $0.36 per page, ). I thought it was…
Notebook Review: NYBG x Moomin Collection
I found a magical package on my door step this week, filled with the sweet Moomin stationery in celebration of The Summer of Moomin, an event at the New York Botanical Gardens. This summer, NYBG has filled their gardens with the creatures of Moominland and of course produced an array of goods to celebrate the…
Daigo Tea & Diary Time – Review and GIVEAWAY
A few weeks ago when I was browsing JetPens, my attention was captured by the Daigo Tea & Diary Time diaries ($11.50-12.50). These looked like the perfect little books in which to record a few simple thoughts of the day. Since I’ve written many times about how I struggle with daily journaling, I wondered if…
Notebook Review: Midori A6 Commonplace Book (How NOT to Commonplace!)
I picked up the Midori “Commonplace Book” ($5 and available in 2 colors) . This A6-sized, 61-numbered-page mini notebook includes a paper bookmark that is printed with lines to add your own key, a place to store your key in the book, and a 2-page spread index that is numbered to match page numbers. The…