#Hobonichi minimalist

[eggbunni]

Set up a minimalist week in my Hobonichi Weeks Mega with me! 🥰

I had a little chat with a friend this morning about how self care is SO important. Especially when you’re so focused on productivity and checking off your achievement to do lists that you forget to stop, breathe, and do things for yourself. For me, seeing little reminders in my planner like, “play video games” or “spend time with God” or “drink water, dummy” helps remind me all week that my priorities should be less about “churn out things to make other people happy” and more about “I’m a person who deserves happiness too”. 🙏

I’ve spent the last couple weeks focused on journaling, house maintenance, and playing a *lot* of video games! 😂 I beat Last of Us 1 Remastered on PS4, beat Pokémon Legends Arceus (and am now playing the after game), bought Last of Us 2 and am working through it, have been enjoying some new Steam games, and just spending a lot of time in my Bible and with God who is my strength and my shield. ✝️ If it means I’m not posting much to my social media, so be it! Because I’m having fun, and I’m happy!

But don’t worry. Lots of new content coming soon. I have boxes and boxes full of cool stuff to show you, am replenished with ideas on cool new stationery content to dish out, and am just overall excited to dive back in. … When I feel like it. Lol.

Hope you all have a wonderful Monday, and a blessed week ahead! Don’t forget to work self care into your week this week. Put your oxygen mask on first, y’know? 💖

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[jasminashortcake]

I got this cover custom made from Etsy, for my Hobonichi agenda in the A6 size. It was done so beautifully! It’s probably shocking that I didn’t choose a more fun leather color, but I craved something very classic. It was hand stitched with baby pink thread 🎀The stitching and glazing was done to perfection. The minimalist pen loop style is brilliant, I hate a pen loop that just awkwardly flops out and never fits properly. I just have a Muji pen in the loop, but for a more seamless and pleasantly novel experience, I will purchase a Kaweco Liliput. And eventually another cover in violet leather for my Field Notes !

[edamicofmp]

Week beginning 2nd May

Minimalism

The adoption of a minimalist lifestyle may hold substantial potential for promoting degrowth in terms of limiting consumption and nurturing ideological frameworks that aid in improving individual growth. However, having done research into minimalism, my support has gradually changed to criticism of the minimalist lifestyle. In many respects, minimalism can be reduced to an extension of capitalism that conceals itself as counter-culture. Reading Against Accumulation: Lifestyle Minimalism, De-growth and The present Post-ecological Condition has helped me understand ecological frameworks in number of ways, firstly, it established to me that minimalism is a discipline of luxury that is more akin to personal brand and wellbeing. Secondly, minimalism continues to operate under a capitalist economic model, as the preceding quote demonstrates. The majority of minimalists still consume ethically ambiguous products via the capitalist market, albeit in a selective manner. My third and final praise for this academic piece stems from the fact that it introduced me to the concept of degrowth. I was undecided as to whether or not minimalism was the economic and diplomatic model that I required, yet degrowth presents itself as a necessary prelude both as an economic model and as a protest movement.

“Techniques proposed are versatile and involve, for example, the organized de-cluttering of private homes from accumulated material goods; the reorganization of households according to minimalist aesthetics; the selective reduction of work, communication, and social commitments to free up personal time; as well as the general ‘economization’ of individual lifestyles according to priorities of ‘what really matters in life.’” - Miriam Meissner, Against Accumulation: Lifestyle Minimalism, De-growth and The present Post-ecological Condition (2019)

“Interestingly, however, the book simultaneously advertises different forms and objects of consumption. In particular, Sasaki praises technological gadgets that allegedly facilitate a light and minimal lifestyle. For him, the objects appear to qualify as minimalist because they either replace an object of everyday use with a smaller or foldable one (e.g. a Sony head-mounted viewer instead of a TV), or because they combine the function of different objects in one. The book advertises products and devices quite specifically by providing brands and product names (e.g. the Sony MDR-1ADAC headphones, a Hobonichi Techno planner, etc.). This tendency becomes particularly obvious in the multiple passages of the book that praise Apple products, such as the following: The American company Apple has an intriguing connection to the minimalist culture of Japan. Many minimalists are fond of Apple products and of Apple’s founder, Steve Jobs. The products that Jobs created always avoided excess. The iPhone only has one button, and you don’t have to worry about being stuck with a lot of extra wires and ports when you buy a Mac … . (p. 43).” - Miriam Meissner, Against Accumulation: Lifestyle Minimalism, De-growth and The present Post-ecological Condition (2019)

Meissner, M. (2019). Against Accumulation: Lifestyle Minimalism, De-growth and The present Post-ecological Condition. Academic paper. 

Writing Update 

In response to visiting the British Museum, I have written more concerning dehumanisation and how instituions may condemn such harmful practices in the present day via objects...

4 | Museums and the Ethical Considerations of Preservation and Ownership

In addition to disposing of solid waste, the West has exploited the Global South in a variety of other ways. Preservation is a distinctly human fixation; human beings are frequently preserving history, whether it be personal (photo albums, selfies, micro-blogs) or monumental (non-fiction, archiving documents of importance, documentaries), all humans, to some degree, are archivists. Objects are particularly evident in history, in fact, anthropologists often use intangibles to piece together historical narratives; as a result of cultural artefacts such as the Rosetta Stone, Egyptologists have been able to better interpret hieroglyphic text by directly translating it from the other languages scripted, such as Ancient Greek. Humans now have a firm understanding of how the Ancient Egyptians lived, all from one object (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2022). The continuous and varied observations of material culture have been investigated in museums for a great many years, however, the preservation of artefacts has its own set of ethical considerations. Museums have a lengthy history of systemic oppression and colonialism, and they ultimately indicate that ownership and sense of entitlement is still a prevalent issue in the West, from the theft of cultural artefacts to the exploitation of the human body and treating it as an exhibit. Institutions' display of such objects suggests the narratives of the victors, and whilst the cultures exploited may be seen, they are not truly heard. For example, the Benin Bronzes exhibited at the British Museum, specifically the bronze plaques, are essential to the study of Nigerian history, as they serve as historical records. Created sometime during the 16th century in Benin (present-day Nigeria) before the nation had an official written language, they are a unique insight into the lives of affluent Nigerian figures and the society of Benin. However, these exquisite artefacts have a sordid background. The bombardment of Benin began on the 9th of February, 1897, during the height of the Scramble for Africa (1884-1914). Many relics, among them the Benin Bronzes, were taken from the traditional palace and brought to the British Museum, where they reside more than a century later; the people of Nigeria may never see their own cultural relics outside of Britain, as they continue to serve as 'cultural ambassadors' at the British Museum (Jones, 2021).

Sarah Baartman Plaster Cast

Sarah Baartman (1789-1815) was a South African woman from Gamtoos River, now known as the Eastern Cape, who was forced to entertain paying audiences at venues in London, Paris, Amsterdam, and various other cities until her death on December 29th, 1815. She was branded as 'Hottentot Venus' (hottentot is outdated; the tribe to whom she belonged to are known as Khoikhoi) for her body, which was made a spectacle once again when a plaster cast of her corpse (casted by naturalist Georges Cuvier) was shown at the Musée de l'Homme, which remained as a public exhibit as recently as 2002 (Holmes, 2008). Since being returned to South Africa, the plaster cast serves as a reminder of colonialism, the exploitation of black women, and the economic injustices they experienced. The plaster cast of Sarah Baartman is detrimental as it proves unequivocally that even in the 21st century the bodies of ethnic minorities were seen as little more than exotic curiosities and fetish objects. Sarah Baartman was not the only victim of this cruel conduct; the Musée de l'Homme is partially accountable for the expansion of scientific racism in the West, calling into question whether museums can truly reform deeply institutionalised ideologies. One such instance is the dispersion of busts that were originally used to propagate phrenology; these concepts established the basis for racial hierarchy and were extensively employed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to standardise racial inequalities in European and American culture. Furthermore, this only reinforces the implication that commodities may be utilised as hegemonic tools for ignorance.

This section of the book was intended to criticise ownership as a Western fixation, and how it often culminates in harm. I critiqued museums, yet this is a concern that extends into consumerism and our greater culture; consider cultural appropriation, a contentious factor of materialism, as well as the ways in which popular culture attempts to profit off the labour and cultures of marginalised communities.

Regarding preservation, one must evaluate objects with Imperialist provenance, such as the Cecil Rhodes monument at Oxford University. Rhodes, an Imperialist who colonised Zimbabwe and Zambia (Levene, 2021), is commemorated by this monument; it exemplifies how institutions have a tendency to adhere to past figures despite their destructive presence.

The Cecil Rhodes monument has been faced with controversy ever since the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.

However, when cultural beliefs change, is it better to erase and redact past injustices, or do we repurpose them? To acknowledge that people of colour have been exploited for their labour, culture, and resources by the Global North to the present day, we may need to face the uncomfortable tangibles of our history. Given my privilege, I do not feel it is appropriate for me to weigh in on the ethics of preserving such artefacts; I have never been the victim of institutional racism and its implications. However, I can present how objects of such destructive theories have been contextualised in order to foster social consciousness.

“As for me, I raced around the dumpsters collecting discarded "White" and "Colored" signs, thinking they would be of some interest to posterity in a Museum of Horrors.” - Stetson Kennedy

Jim Crow artefacts

The Jim Crow Museum confronts many unpleasant realities; it is laden with anti-black materials, ranging from horrific caricatures to explicit depictions of lynching. It is, essentially, a collection of rubbish (Pilgrim, 2012), discarded from a 'former' dominating culture. Dr. David Pilgrim, the founder and director of the Jim Crow Museum, started to collect Jim Crow antiques as a youth living in segregated Alabama, and is now in possession of the largest concentration of Jim Crow artefacts in the United States of America. He suggests that objects of intolerance may be employed to teach tolerance (Pilgrim, 2012).

“All racial groups have been caricatured in this country, but none have been caricatured as often or in as many ways as have black Americans. Blacks have been portrayed in popular culture as pitiable exotics, cannibalistic savages, hypersexual deviants, childlike buffoons, obedient servants, self-loathing victims, and menaces to society. These anti-black depictions were routinely manifested in or on material objects: ashtrays, drinking glasses, banks, games, fishing lures, detergent boxes, and other everyday items. These objects, with racist representations, both reflected and shaped attitudes towards African Americans.” - Dr. David Pilgrim.

Yes, many of us would rather talk about slavery than Jim Crow because a discussion of Jim Crow begs the question: "What about today?" - Dr. David Pilgrim.

In conclusion, there is value in how objects are framed; any ethical investigation must take into consideration an object's origins and intended function, who is affected by this object? What can we learn from its historical impact? What can we unlearn once faced with this object?

Jones, M. (2021). Benin Bronzes: My Great-grandfather Sculpted the Looted Treasures. BBC News. [Online]. Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59065274 [Last accessed: 12 May 2022].

Holmes, R. (2007). The Hottentot Venus. Introduction, pp. 1-4. London, Britain. Bloomsbury Publishing.

Pilgrim, David. (2012). The Garbage Man: Why I Collect Racist Objects. Ferris State University. [Online]. Available at: https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/collect.htm [Last accessed: 12 May 2022].

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2020). Rosetta Stone. Encyclopaedia Britannica. [Online]. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rosetta-Stone [Last accessed: 12 May 2022].

Levene, D. (2021). Colonialism Had Never Really Ended: My life in the Shadow of Cecil Rhodes. The Guardian. [Online]. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jan/14/rhodes-must-fall-oxford-colonialism-zimbabwe-simukai-chigudu [Last accessed: 12 May 2022].

Draft can be accessed here.

Designing, Designing

This week, I started the process of designing the editorial. I have compiled a range of experiments I have completed today, most of which are visuals as well as a typeface. The first experiment is typographical, playing with the title of my book, 'Noxa.' To me, this was an opportunity to portray the human condition and its many sub-topics, such as conflict and mortality. I constructed this typeface in Adobe Illustrator and then processed it in SketchClub, where I applied grain and a coloured backdrop using the hex code #1822cd. Despite the fact that I do not quite feel that the typeface is finished, the designs I produced via these experiments have confirmed my interest in this specific hue and the texture effects I incorporated. Alongside these experiments, I have begun to design with photographs I had previously taken at the British Museum. In the near future, more photos of the Benin Bronzes and Ginger the mummy will be used.

Typography

Despite the need for improvements, this is quite an improvment in comparison to my initial design (which I had planned to put on the front cover). I believe that my most recent is more innovative.

Visuals

Made in a Free World

In order to raise awareness about the role that slave labour plays in free-market supply chains from raw materials to products, Slavery Footprint has designed an interactive online site titled Made in a Free World. The website illustrates how personal and societal complicity contribute to global slavery, specifically in the context of the exploitation of the Global South. This website served as a major source of inspiration to me, both in terms of the design and the content. Despite the fact that I intend to write and design an editorial, I was nevertheless moved by how they utilise UX/UI design; it draws you into a false sense of comfort, with colourful graphics and pleasant interactive designs, almost as if to to make you oblivious to the fact that you are reviewing your consumption, and by the end of the survey, you are met with a number of enslaved people that work for you, 18 slaves work for me according to their system. I feel motivated by the potential of critical design, as well as how design can serve such an essential role in raising social consciousness. This information has been valuable to me for considering the harm that objects pose as 'acceptable' forms of slavery, and how I can translate this to my audience.

Made in a Free World. (2011). Slavery Footprint. HTML 5 website.

Tuesday Tutorial

Today I attended our Tuesday tutorial session. I spoke about my intent to research the degrowth movement, and I felt from the reactions I recieved that I had identified an appropriate model. This could be for the fact that degrowth is more solution-based and has the potential to impact the growth of our economy, therefore impacting our accumilation as a society. Overall, I benfitted from outlining my development and weekly objectives, such as finalising the writing for my editorial and providing first instances of my design, as I recieved helpful feedback in return. A particularly memoriable critique was in regards to a typographical test I had been working on; a member of my tutorial group mentioned that he was initially confused by the 'X' in the title of my book, 'Noxa,' believing it to be the letter 'V'. I have in response made modifications to the design, including adjusting the height and width of each letter, which initially I had not done. As a dyslexic who often struggles with typography, I am quite appreciative of the thoughtful input I received. I am looking forward to next week's session.

[fireangelph]

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[littlestarplans]

Did you know your favorite color says something about you? The concept on color psychology are somehow linked to our personality. ⁣ ⁣ My favorite color is Yellow. It says, “this is the color of joy, optimism, and friendship. Having yellow as your favorite color says that you enjoy sharing with others, but are eager to emphasize your individuality. “⁣ ⁣ What is your favorite color? Do you believe in Color Psychology?⁣ ⁣ Swipe right to take a closer look at Mimi and her Animal Crossing sticker design 🙈⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ♡ #littlestarplans #minimalist #planner #journal #japanstationary #stationary #midlinerhighlighters #studygram #plannerlove #plannerlife #plannerinspiration #bulletjournalcommunity #planneradventures #psychology #colortheory #hobonichi #hobonichicousin #weeklyspread #plannercommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/B9pQDTXJk1J/?igshid=c0hta86hd6j7

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[lefthookpens]

Stalogy Planners

A5, B6, A6 Stalogy is a Japanese paper company that makes very minimalist planners in several sizes and colors. I used their 1/2 year A6 and A5 planners for a time, and consider their paper a faster drying alternative to Hobonichi or Midori notebooks. The paper is thin and can handle most fountain pen inks. If you’re transitioning from other thin papers like Tomoe River, it does take time to…

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[hellomilkberri]

Dont think I have shared our new hobonichi inspired A5 inserts. I love them, minimalistic yet fictional 👌👌 . . . . . #planner #printables #filofax #minimalistic #stationery #chic #weeklyplanner #recipe #goal #plannergeek #kikkik #plannergirl #hustle #etsy #printable #plan #milkberri #cute #a5inserts #quote #goalsetting #organize #dayplanner #hobonichi #motivation #productive #productivity #minimalism #binder #prettyplanninf

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[jetpens]

Elegant and minimalist, this stylish leather cover from Hobonichi is the perfect aide for the working professional. With a myriad of small pockets to hold small accessories, and leather that is soft to the touch, this planner and cover set would complement any office workspace! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Check out the planner and cover set here: https://to.jetpens.com/33Mb2xM ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Clickable link in Instagram profile! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #jetpens #instajetpens #hobonichi #hobonichitecho #dailyplanner #planner #plannerlove #planneraddict #stationery #stationeryaddict #stationerylove https://www.instagram.com/p/B5oLPlZFpit/?igshid=7duow10xybie

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[bujoandbudget]

Hey!:) My name is Lea and I‘m new to the studyblr community!

I‘m still figuring out how everything here works but I decided to just introduce myself to you today😊

So here are some random facts about me:

• My name is Lea, I‘m 19 years old and I‘m from Germany

• I start studying at university in October - very excited!

• I love bullet journaling and the Japanese Hobonichi calendars

• My favorite color probably is grey - when it comes to my bullet journal, I am a huge minimalist. In real life not so much😅

• I am a huge fan of budgeting and saving. That’s why I chose the name bujoandbudget💰

• Friends is my all time favorite show! I watched every episode at least five times🏙

I would be more than happy to add a list of my favorite studyblr pages. I just have to find a few of them (like I told you, I’m very new to all of this). So...

I would love to get to know you and your inspiring pages!

Lots of love,

Lea

#studblr #bujo spread #student life #bullet journal #bujo #bujoideas #bujoinspiration #study motivation #studyspo #stationery #studying #university #stationeryaddict #minimal #minimalist #minimalistbulletjournal #introduction

[moonphasebard]

First Post, Waxing Gibbous 99%

Not sure what my full use of this is going to be, but decided to start work on a blog.  Writing a personal journal on a Rhodia Webnotebook and am on my second year doing so.  Thinking of switching to a Hobonichi Techo Planner for the 2020 year.  Have been using that for some mental dump, planning, and self care. 

So brief about me: born in 1984, male, hetero, Scorpio, recently, divorced, still searching for career, full time job, Boston area, FFXIV player (main DNC and BRD), studying for GRE, hoping enter a phD program in the fall of 2020 in Comp Sci, not sure where, majored in potions in undergrad, read often, yoga some, want to get back to guitar playing, working on a more minimalist lifestyle, cyberpunk fan, MS Surface lover, maybe will do some photography. 

Wish the stars were more visible in this area of New England, too much light noise from the city.  The rising Moon is just empowering and lovely.  It is strange to me, I see the Moon more in the morning than I do during the evening.  That will only increase as the days shorten.  I relate to Tolkien’s elves in their love of the stars, especially when the land is darker and the majesty of the night sky is overwhelming.  It makes you feel correctly insignificant about your size and blessed you are able to see them and experience the beauty present in the world.  Your eyes, camera, and memory will never be able to hold the majesty of being able to sit out under them.  The fact that light has traveled over an incomprehensible amount of time to arrive in a palette above us is real magic that we just walk under every day. 

Stop, look up and glance at it my friends.  There will never be another display as there is this minute it.  Share it with someone, the moon rises and gets brighter and its time to step forward under her power.

Song: Sleeping at Last - “Saturn”

#moon rambles #aboutme #tolkien

[cafe-vanille]

What do you think of Hobonichi planners? I noticed you had one. They're SO expensive, so I'm wondering why they're so worth the cost? I do like the way they look though...🤔 (this is pet-diary fyi 😁)

Hello! I have a… thing… about planners… so it has taken me a while to reply to this. 

I have used Hobonichi Techo A6, Hobonichi Cousin A5 Avec (two 6-month books), and Hobonichi Weeks. They have their differences. I love they way they look, but the only one of these three that I used consistently for at least two months was the Cousin A5 Avec. I’ve since ordered two other planners and given up on them, and am unsure about what I’ll be using for next semester/year. 

Why are they worth the cost?

It’s all about the paper. Tomoe River paper is a premium Japanese paper that is much thinner than standard copy paper. It is resistant to a lot of bleeding and feathering, making it great for people who like to use fountain pens, watercolor, calligraphy pens, highlighters, etc. It is smooth as heck and I always want to touch it. The only pen I’ve personally used that bled through was a Copic, which bleeds through everything. The paper is just amazing. 

I’ll also mention the features. It lays flat, no matter where you are in the year. The A6 Techo has monthly layouts and a page-per-day. The A5 Cousin has monthly and vertical weekly layouts as well as the page-per-day. The page-per-day feature is something you don’t see in many planners, and the tomoe river paper lets you journal, write notes, paint, or do whatever every day of the year. 

The main reason they are expensive is probably that they are imported from Japan, which means you are either ordering online from the Hobonichi website or from a secondary website like JetPens and therefore covering part of the import cost. Why is this worth it? You can get either a Japanese language or English language planner, but the Japanese is cute and fun to use if you’re interested in or learning Japanese. It’s also one of the only ways to get your hands on the paper. 

What about a cover?

Covers are not necessary, but are cute and fans collect them like mad. You can order an official Hobonichi cover with your order through the Hobonichi website or JetPens, on Etsy, or through various facebook groups. Or you can just use an A6 or A5 notebook cover! Just search around on youtube for “hobonichi A6 in ____ cover” and you can often find examples of people using other brand covers on their Hobonichi. Otherwise, you can find offbrand covers on Etsy, Aliexpress, etc. For a minimalist cover, I used a Midori A5 Notebook Cover on my Hobonichi A5 Cousin Avec and it fit perfectly, keeping my notebook thin and portable. 

If you want to save money but try them out…

I really suggest looking at Etsy or Facebook Hobonichi BST groups. You can often find a single Avec  book (Jan-Jun / Jul-Dec) in either the A6 or A5 size for lower cost. Some people also sell their lightly used planners if they decide it wasn’t for them. This is also where you’ll find a large community of used and collectible covers. 

You can read tons more details comparing all of these planners, and the Weeks version, on the Hobonichi site!

#beyourpet #pet-diary #hobonichi #planners #ask

[optomstudies]

I want to make a bullet journal because I need to get my life organized, but I'm a little lost on where to start. The first thing to get would be a bullet journal and a couple of fine-tip coloured markers, right? Do you have any reliable brands you could recommend, or do you have a tag you could direct me to for beginners?

Bullet Journal Notebook Recommendations

Hey there! It depends on what type of paper you’d like, but if you’re going for the traditional 5mm dotted paper, I would recommend the Leuchtturm1917 books as they are a good size, and the paper is better than the Moleskeins. Other than that, any notebook with good quality paper will do, you could go with branded name ones like Rhodia, or you can go generic and just go to the local stationery store and feel the paper to see if it’s thick enough. Generally, if the paper feels close in thickness to regular printer paper which is 80 gsm (grams per square metre or whatever the equivalent conversion would be in America) then it’s good paper that won’t bleed. If you’re not too bothered by the actual “notebook” format, then the paper that Muji sells as repacks for their binders is honestly soooooo smooth, I was surprised at how well all of my pens wrote on it, even cheaper ones. 

Fineliner Recommendations

As for fineliners, I like the Staedler Triplus coloured markers and Muji pens (either 0.38 or 0.5mm are my preferred thicknesses), which are great for writing as they create quite fine lines. They don’t tend to bleed through the paper either. Kikki K pens are good too if you have that in America, though I have to say that the pen is a bit wobbly because the hole at the bottom of the pen that lets the nib through is wider than the actual pen nib, so I had to get some sticky tape and wrap it around the pen nib a few times before reinserting it into the outer holding “shell”. The Muji one is far better in terms of stability since there is no wobble as the pen nib is designed for the shell. I don’t really like the Stabilo 88s as they bleed too much and are too thick - they’re more like felt tip pens in that sense. I used to also use Uniball Rollerball pens as well, which are quite reliable, though they tend to smudge a bit. 

Generally, if you want a premium writing experience then try not to cheap out, I would say premium paper is the most critical factor. But it’s also true that a pen is a pen and paper is paper, so don’t feel pressured by studyblrs to get expensive items. 

Planner Recommendations: If Bullet Journalling is Not For You… 

Also the thing is that occasionally you’ll try bullet journalling and find it too time consuming to draw out spreads, in which case I recommend the Muji planner. I would’ve considered purchasing it had I not already purchased a Kikki K planner. Has the minimalism look that many people like, has monthly pages, and also the weekly spreads have one side with 7 days of the week, and the other page grid paper for your trackers and the like, which is sort of like a Midori, but with more space available. Best to get the one with the vinyl cover to prevent stains and give a degree of water protection. 

I also have considered purchasing a Hobonichi Techo Planner (this is the English A6 version of the Hobonichi Techo Original) as this is day to page, has a grid format and also has 12 o’clock annotated alongside a meals symbol. Smaller format is more portable, and is a good tradeoff for the day to page minimalistic format. 

In terms of Kikki K, they also have a great variety of planners that are aesthetically super cute, but the one that is the most functional is the Inspiration Diary which has a yearly as well as quarterly goals and planning sections and several other cool pages, the weekly format as you can see below has a section for top 3 priorities, a to do list, a weekly goals section, dialy gratitude and dinner planner as well as space for up to 3 habits, all pre-planned. I would honestly have bought this were it in stock earlier. 

Hope that helps! ^__^

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2020 planner sorted. I finally decide to go for MD diary 1 day 1 page for a few reason. Mainly because it’s undated; it has thicker papers compare to hobonichi; and it comes with a minimalistic cover, so I don’t have to buy another cover for it which makes the overall price cheaper. Together with this order, I’ve gotten a Rhodia A5 pad as well as a md cotton paper sketch book and 2 packs of kokuyo highlighters. Second video shows the double sided kokuyo highlighters. They are for my sons next year’s school use. You get 6 colours but the size of 3 pens. Third video is a flip thru of the MD diary. It’s so plain but I can already imagine it to be filled up with memories. The last video is the MD cotton sketch book. It contains 20% cotton pulp which makes it better absorption. I don’t think they are watercolour proof but with dryer brush, I think it can still hold on the colour. Ive gotten the F0 size which is about the width of A5, but shorter. I’ve also shown how it compare to the MD diary size wise. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2kZpFspeE8/?igshid=6utdu2hbwwe6

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Universi-tea Back to School Challenge Day 3: What’s in your bag?

So funny thing about my school, we go on a trip at the beginning of every school year and we call it the Beyond the Valley Trip. It takes about 2-3 days and we usually go camping somewhere we don’t have internet or data. The trip is really a big part of what makes our school unique so I try to be respectful and not use technology during the majority of it. I was gone for three days and I apologize but I felt like I needed to be present during that experience and I’m very glad I was. I want to be serious and genuine about this blog because I want it to be a motivator and a source of relaxation for me so I’m also going to be serious and genuine about the times I slip up.

From top to bottom, left to right:

Staples Two Inch Flexible Binder (I don’t know the actual product name, sorry! I’ll update if I find it) in black for my APUSH class. Inside is the same Staples college-ruled spiral bound notebook on the bottom in the exact same color.

Staples Two Inch Flexible Binder in white for my AP Bio class. Again there is the Staples college ruled spiral bound notebook inside but it is a lime green.

Staples Wide Ruled Composition Book in Violet that was originally supposed to be for my AP Bio class but will instead be used for Health and Life Skills.

The TI-nspire CX that my mother graciously gave me as a senior year present. This is my holy grail calculator for Calculus. There’s a learning curve (ha) but it’s worth it.

Action Publishing’s Minimalist Undated Daily Planner. I really love this planner but I’ve used this same one for about two years so once I run out of months I’m considering purchasing the Hobonichi Techo. If you have any suggestions for planners please drop me a message because I want to see them all before I make a decision.

Staples Reversible 4x5 Graph Paper. I love reversible graph paper, especially because my calculus teacher doesn’t exactly set deadlines for our homework so I can do two assignments on one page. It’s the little things that help reduce paper waste.

Staples College Ruled Spiral Bound notebook for Senior Portfolio. Senior port is really stressful for the first semester but then it pretty much becomes a study hall in the second so I am planning to only need one notebook.

LIHIT LAB 4.7′ x 7.9′ Pen Case in black. I keep a ton of stuff in here and I change it throughout the year so I will do a back to school “what’s in my pen case” post soon.

My bullet journal! I used to use it as a planner but I got overwhelmed and would forget to use it or even to bring it with me to school. Now I only use it as a list making, mind-mapping, brainstorming, and journaling journal. I use the classic Moleskine in black but once I finish this one I think I’m gonna switch to the Leuchtturm1917 A5 Dotted Journal as I love the way it looks and rarely hear complaints.

That’s it for what I keep in my bag. I like to keep things pretty simple and minimalistic to avoid clutter. I’m infamous for letting papers sink to the bottom of my bag and finding them weeks later all crumpled up and useless. This system works really well for me and I hope you enjoyed seeing how I organize my school bag.

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Minimalist printable study planner!

I made a new study planner template, inspired by the Hobonichi planner. This is designed to be printed on A6 paper. Printing four pages on one A4 would also work. 

Download here.

Note: original link has been replaced because of a small mistake while converting to pdf.

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