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I saw someone carrying and using a leather covered bullet journal. I fell in love, So I ordered one,. It took almost two weeks or research before I settled on:
Unika
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Front & Back
As you can see, of all the inks & mediums I used, only the Sharpie bled through to the back. ​Then I broke the spine of the notebook and all hell broke loose. The signatures became misaligned and the smoothness of the edges became rough and uneven. It was also THICK. |
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Measurements:
1 1/8†thick (3 cm/ 30 mm) compared to a Nanami A5 (9/16†/ 1.5 cm / 15 mm) |
However, I tried several other notebooks in the cover and they worked just fine.(pictured below is the cover and an Artist's Loft hardback book. (measuring; (11/16†/ 1.8 cm/ 18 mm)
​I did, however, commission a friend to add some elastics so I could use it as a traveller's notebook. I am in absolute love!
​I did, however, commission a friend to add some elastics so I could use it as a traveller's notebook. I am in absolute love!
| Tomoe River paper is no longer going to be in production. Nanami will be using a paper called Zen that the owner didn't really care for and, so I went on a search for a new book for 2022. I had several criteria for the book I was going to be using: |  Paper Penguin Co. on Etsy had lots of paper for me to try. Cosmo Air Light was the talk of the journaling crowd so I was eager to try them. |
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Here are the photos from my Paper Penguin and fountain pen tests
- Mitsubishi Paper Mills Bank Paper: An amazing paper! A little too see through for my taste. I like see through but not that much.
- Cosmo Air Light Paper: Beautiful sheening! Especially on the individual letters. A little too off white for my taste. Do they even make a "white"?
- White Shiraoi Japanese Paper: No.
- Tomoe River Paper White 52 gsm: Even though I know it wouldn't be available, I got a small book of it anyway because her prices are great.
Here's the website for the Paper Penguin Co. https://paperpenguinco.com
I don't get a commission but tell Dominique I sent you! She's fantastic!
On my last order, I requested some fancy covers (her choice).
They were beautiful... all just my style.
I don't get a commission but tell Dominique I sent you! She's fantastic!
On my last order, I requested some fancy covers (her choice).
They were beautiful... all just my style.
The Search Continues...
Original Post: Aug 1, 2020 - Planner + Journal = Plournal - Thanks to Kell S.
The month of August begins with the Wiccan sabbat holiday of
Lughnasadh / Lammas: The First Harvest.
Lughnasadh / Lammas: The First Harvest.
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"If not us, then who? If not now, then when?"
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"The SIN which is unpardonable
is to knowingly & willfully
reject truth: to fear knowledge
lest that knowledge pander not
to thy prejudices."
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Original Post: Jan. 7, 2020 - Planner + Journal = Plournal - Thanks to Kell S.
 | "And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that never were." -Raine Maria Rilke |
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 | Picard Morality Tip: The moment you consider yourself morally superior to someone due to your genetics is the moment you prove you are not. - via @PicardTips on Twitter |
Original Post: Jan. 7, 2020 - Planner + Journal = Plournal - Thanks to Kell S.
Erma's Plournal 2020
I decided to switch from an A5 size to the B6 Slim. I did stick with Nanami Seven Seas brand of books. Nanami also offers inexpensive plastic covers which I utilized to display some of my favorite things. great thing is, I can change it up anytime.
My 2019 Plournal was a Nanami A5 with 480 pages of which I have over 100 pages untouched. The B6 Slim only has 384 pages.
I also didn't have time in the last quarter of the year to do much of anything, including journaling, so this year I decided to make all my months up front, including a monthly to do checklist. Hopefully, without having to take the time every month to set up the next month, I'll at least be able to take a few minutes to do the most important part: to record the memories & thoughts I want to preserve.
I decided to switch from an A5 size to the B6 Slim. I did stick with Nanami Seven Seas brand of books. Nanami also offers inexpensive plastic covers which I utilized to display some of my favorite things. great thing is, I can change it up anytime.
My 2019 Plournal was a Nanami A5 with 480 pages of which I have over 100 pages untouched. The B6 Slim only has 384 pages.
I also didn't have time in the last quarter of the year to do much of anything, including journaling, so this year I decided to make all my months up front, including a monthly to do checklist. Hopefully, without having to take the time every month to set up the next month, I'll at least be able to take a few minutes to do the most important part: to record the memories & thoughts I want to preserve.
 | Back Cover A Goddess Athena coloring page Best Kleurplaten Grieken Images On Greek Mythology http://getdrawings.com/athena-coloring-pages |
Last Years A5 and this years B6 Slim Nanami SevenSeas
 Index pages |  Birthday, Anniversaries, Holidays |
 Quick index |  Cover page |
 Reference page |  Wishlist |
See individual months
Original Post: Sep. 12, 2019 - Planner + Journal = Plournal - Thanks to Kell S.
eptember begins the 3rd month of a new style of journaling I've adapted to. I've moved entirely away from creating weeklies to penning dailies as I need them (or am able to do them). It is ever-evolving and I look forward to it changing even more as I hone in on "my style." Notes pepper in and out of the dailies as I find information I want to record or events I want to record. Sidebars are left for current events and memes! Doodles and sketches have scaled back however, which is the only downside, for now.
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Original Post: April 02, 2019 - Planner + Journal = Plournal - Thanks to Kell S.
April 2019 Journal Entries & a Feature page
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April 2019 Week 17
Week 17, not 19, Header
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” ~William Wadsw
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” ~William Wadsw
April 2019 Week 16
Week 16, not 18, Header
“The world is holy. Nature is holy. The body is holy. Sexuality is holy. The imagination is holy. Divinity is immanent in nature; it is within you as well as without. Most spiritual paths ultimately lead people to the understanding of their own connection to the divine. While human beings are often cut off from experiencing the deep and ever-present connection between themselves and the universe, that connection can often be regained through ceremony and community. The energy you put out into the world comes back.”
-Margot Adler, April 16, 1946 - July 28, 2014
Drawing Down the Moon
“The world is holy. Nature is holy. The body is holy. Sexuality is holy. The imagination is holy. Divinity is immanent in nature; it is within you as well as without. Most spiritual paths ultimately lead people to the understanding of their own connection to the divine. While human beings are often cut off from experiencing the deep and ever-present connection between themselves and the universe, that connection can often be regained through ceremony and community. The energy you put out into the world comes back.”
-Margot Adler, April 16, 1946 - July 28, 2014
Drawing Down the Moon
April 2019 Week 15
“It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.“ Happy Birthday, Mr. Jefferson - Week 15 header
April 2019 Week 14
April 2019 Calendar & Details
Original Post: February 28, 2019 - Planner + Journal = Plournal - Thanks to Kell S.
March 2019 Weeks 11, 12, & 13
Dollar Store find: there was a single page a day tear-a-way calendar for coloring at the dollar store. I pulled about a dozen pages out and donated the rest to a random kid. Here’s the first one. A little glue from a stick and voila! So pretty!
March 2019 Weeks 9 & 10
March 2019 Calendar Details
The month of Martius, for the Romans, was the beginning of the season of warfare. It was the first month of the year until 153 BCE.
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Original Post: February 8, 2019 - Planner + Journal = Plournal - Thanks to Kell S.
February 2019 Miscellaneous
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February 2019 Week 5
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Original Post: January 3, 2019 - Planner + Journal = Plournal - Thanks to Kell S.
One of my greatest loves is science fiction. It probably started when my dad gave me these pulp novels about a guy who would get into a machine naked and get transported to other worlds with women in fur bikinis and saber-toothed tigers. Best novels ever! Especially when you're only 8-9 years old. Since Jan 2nd is Isaac Asimov's birthday, I went with a sci-fi theme for the monthly calendar. The robot from the movie, I, Robot with Will Smith (flying a kite in honor of Ben Franklin) and the Dune sand worms and quote are my favorite pieces... so far.
January 2019 Week One
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January 2019 Monthly Calendar
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Erma has been drawing she was a small child. She received lessons in chalk pastels at age 7, taught herself calligraphy at age 11, and learned the basics of figure drawing at age 13. She became a professional calligrapher in 1995.
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