Ana’s post about re-devoting herself to journaling made me want to take a look at my practice this year. This year I have been using three primary journals: For my daily planner, I use the Effin’ Birds planner. This is my third year using it and it just meets all my needs really well. For…
I recently discovered that I am the owner of not one or two but THREE different mini photo printers. Each of these photo printers work wirelessly with my iPhone. All three utilize their own unique apps to print images. Some of the software offers options to make collages, add “stickers” and other clip art but…
(Editor’s Note: I tend to use the terms of planning and journaling interchangeably since I write what I do, what I need to do and what I want to do whether I am writing bullet points or long form writing.) All of us have moments where we hit a mental roadblock in our planning and…
The irony of becoming a published writer means that I have less time to read them. I’m not counting the 20+ times I have to read my own work during the drafting, revising, and publishing process. Even though I take long breaks between reading books, I’ll never give up reading. I’m format agnostic when I…
For April, I needed to reboot my set-up after a less-than-stellar March. I fell off the planner wagon for a couple weeks in March so my planner has some blank pages. I’m not switching planners, I am just turning the page and going to keep going. Those blank pages tell their own story about how…
While Ana was off meeting you at the CA Pen Show, I was gallivanting in Raleigh, North Carolina at QuiltCon. The trip was amazing and I returned feeling creatively inspired. This morning I sat down and wrote in my journal. This trip was fun in that there were photos and lots of stickers and fabric…
Journal clips, decorative page markers and paper clips are a great way to make your daily journal/planner tasks easier and more beautiful. I have become a diehard enthusiast in journal clips which help keep your pages flat while writing. Our journal clips are weighty and just the clip will help to keep pages down, clipped…
