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I have discovered the Travellers notebook.

I had no idea these things even existed but now that I do, I am setting one up.

Now, I like planning and diaries and calendars but I'm not a terribly organised planner. Well, I start off nicely, but deteriorate rapidly. I love the BulletJournal idea and I love the creativity of the spreads and all the pretty colours and themes for the month, the calligraphy, and all that, but the bullet journal does kind of require an element of neatness and tidiness and order. (Which is the point of it in the first place, to have the stuff written down in one place where it is easy to find when you need to.) I bought and read the book on the bullet journal (I have it somewhere), although I never took to the ticking and crossing and stuff. It was too neat and tidy for me, so I made my own system which actually kind of contradicted the idea of a bullet journal, as it was messy and blah, but fun. But as one place to store lots of notes, really good. 

I've kept my bujos, although they are butchered.  I've pulled out empty pages to use elsewhere, and I have pulled out pages with important stuff on them. The journals never leave the house, but, caution...

So when I was happy-scrolling through journaling videos, I saw the travellers notebook.

One of the big pluses is the size. Its compact enough to fit into a bag, and to take to work.  Plus its the idea that you can use up all your old paper in them, and make inserts, like booklets. Yes, I have loads of new paper thank you 'Back to School super cheap sales' before the school year starts.  Boy, do I love that you can buy cheap paper once a year. 

And its the idea you can use it for anything and everything.

So I am planning how to use a planner.

I've been off work on sick leave with an asthma type thing, feeling very unwell, and haven't been able to do much, or move much, (getting puffed, oh my gosh, it is ridiculous). So while I have literally been resting and recuperating, I have been YouTubing to my wee heart's content and getting inspired.

On the writing front: well, due to aforementioned indisposition, not a lot but once I'm back in the saddle/ergonomic chair, progress will be made.

DAHLIAS AND COSMOS


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