I cannot even express how much I enjoyed this video 😂😂💖 watched all the way to the end with your blooper reel! first of all, the information was incredibly helpful (I can't count how many times I've been tempted by a TSL item but wondered if I'd actually end up liking its functionality!), and I love the format of going through the different categories of one 'worst purchase' item followed up by 'best purchase' items of that category ~ it made it so accessible to follow! You've inspired me to want to try something similar and to evaluate the items I have! not to mention how much I resonated with so many things that you said. but also, you are SO funny and it's such a joy to listen to and watch you talk about all of these stationery and stationery-adjacent items, with all the hilarious asides and other realtime bits and all of your personality coming through. loving your content and looking forward to watching more, both future and past videos! thank you so much for sharing! 💕
I really appreciate you talking about the reality of your habits informing what you buy. I would love to be a Traveler's notebook girlie with all the inserts, planning tools, aesthetic layouts... but it really would be too much! I'd love to get in on the Hobonichi hype, but I fell out of using my Weeks for habit tracking, so planning isn't it, either. Really, I just like journaling whenever, maybe in a nice Japanese notebook or something from Walmart. Making stationery my end-of-day homework, or this whole system or series of books I lug around, is just so impractical. I'm not living a work-from-home traveling influencer life, and that's okay! You've saved me from some purchases here and made me consider other ones. Thank you!
Wonderful video! Your rationale for best / worst was thorough and thoughtful and very helpful. I'm so happy you were able to come back and complete this project.
Lovely video! The pops on the microphone were quite annoying, I'm glad it got fixed after the intro. I love the idea of writing down the stationery purchases, I'll start doing it too!
hahaha oh yes, I made that when I was still getting accustomed to using such a high-quality microphone. I eventually learned to turn down the gain😅 I hope keeping that record will be as beneficial for you as it has been for me!
Awesome video! I tracked my stationery purchases for a couple years. I think a good finale to your video would have been to add it all up and see how much money was spent on "losers" vs. "winners", because I think that is one major takeaway from an exercise like this! And for me, I also factor in if I was able to sell something to recoup costs. The final $ total is a great way to encourage more mindful purchases. :) p.s. great bloopers, I use to do youtube and remember how hard it is, aaaack!
I’m only a little way through and the information is great. I think if you had of just filmed your hands at the table and read I probably wouldn’t have even noticed you were reading a script. It’s lovely seeing your face and I understand you didn’t want to miss anything out.
thank you for your kind words! I also considered that as an option, but I really don’t like top down videos where it’s a bunch of talk with a static shot. I’m not sure if this was any better though😅 regardless, I’m glad you enjoyed it!!
This was a fun video. I tracked all my stationery/hobby purchases in 2023 and had a come to Jesus moment when I tallied everything up and it came to $3,500 😅 I've bought very little this year in comparison and have decided to be very very intentional when buying things. I plan to do even better with my spending in 2025. It feels better to appreciate and use what i have. I appreciate your honest review on the TSL pennroll you're the second person ive watched whose brought up the cons and ive decided not to spend the excessive money on it.
I loved this video as someone who is just starting out with fountain pens, stationery, and journaling. I laughed out loud several times because it felt like I was being called out either for purchases I’ve made or have been wanting to make 😂. But it also helped me to rethink some things.
I don't mind the scripting at all, in fact I prefer it to the overuse of "likes" and "ums" in other un-rehearsed videos! As an "older" person who has spent 30 years in a professional workplace delivering training and presentations, all those "likes" and "ums" make my ears bleed! I appreciate your efforts at improving your delivery! Also, loved your thoughtful analysis and cogent observations! I'll subscribe!
This video is awesome. Great reviews. Ilove that you tracked your pruchase. I should do that. The only thing that bugged me is... were you reading a text? did you write this whole script? I'm impressed by that. However, the fact that you were reading kept you away from interacting with the camera. it's not really a negative comment (I hope it doesn't seem like it). It,s more like a "you might want to fix that aspect" kind of advice. And I'm not an expert. You do you!!! :) I still loved your video
Great video. The warping on the box can be fixed. It happened to mine. Put a really heavy book on top and leave it for at least 3 months. Wood needs to acclimate and honestly they should have told you that when you bought it. Doing that when you first got it and letting it acclimate would have eliminated any issues. This happens with any fine wood that comes from a different climate. 😊. Hope that helps. It will go back to the way it was.
If I ever sat down to write down how much I spent on stationery I would force myself on a no-buy because that money could have been spent on a great vacation out of the country, lol. So I'm just not going to calculate that. I'm going to live in my bubble.
I really enjoyed this video! Loved it! I would really appreciate it if you felt like listing the products but I can understand how time-consuming that would be.
This was a great video. Isn't crazy how good Platinum Preppy pens are? I have 4 of them inked with my less used colors. I never hear anyone talk about Levenger. I have several of their products and they've all been really high quality. I do a lot of long writing and do love my Levenger disc notebooks in both sizes. With the larger one, I do find that that I use the horizontal ruled paper or graph paper far more often than the vertical sheets. I know that book was expensive so maybe getting the horizontal paper might make it more useful. It's awful to spend that kind of money and dislike something.
Hi, I'm also a stationary newbie and I love all of the points you brought up in your video (tracking your stationery purchases is actually so smart I'm going to start doing that). I'm thinking about getting into fountain pens (I have a platinum preppy) and was wondering what inks you'd recommend since I see you have quite the pen collection.
Very interesting! It might have worked better if you have only shown your hands and the items-that would have made it less obvious )and a tiny bit distracting) that you were reading from a script and often not looking at the camera. Just my thoughts-loved the video anyway!
This is so fun! I LOVE my sailor Shikiori brush pens because they’re the only brush pens I owned for a long time. I don’t brush letter. I just color with them. I reach for them more than the few Tombows I own. 12:20 when I first got my passport TN, I didn’t like it. But now I can’t live without it! That’s my favorite TN! ❤ 13:54 I love my medium delfonics pouch for travel! But yeah-I know my system and I know what I need and what I don’t need to bring with me for travel. I also use it to keep everything journal wise together and out of toddler hands. 😅
