On fountain pen burn out and culling our collections... my 5 cents worth!!! 😁 

Absolutely! But also invigorating, you know what I mean? I'm looking at my collection with new eyes and wanting to spend more time with each of the pens instead of focusing on what to buy next lol!!!

thats exactly it right??? crazy prices out there, my most fave pens are the ones that cost me less, I'm talking about my Moonman and Majohn pens, $37 bucks each... the gift that keeps on giving. So yeah, I've slowed right down now too, and I'm happy that I have. Thanks for watching 🤗

thank you so much for watching 😀

yes I feel you, it can get very overwhelming very quickly. It's good to have a hobby though, so I'm glad that you are enjoying your fountain pen journey. I'd really love to learn how to crotchet, was saying that to myself just today! lol

@@afountainpenawakening it's a relaxing hobby that allows you to be creative while making something functional. I will go back to it eventually. I just needed to cleanse myself of all the negative experiences I had. The funny thing is I think collecting customised crochet hooks helps me appreciate fountain pens.

@@colaqueen9150 hahah that's classic.

Absolutely!!! And I love that this hobby is so many different things to different people because we use our pens in different ways and for different reasons. Thanks for sharing your thoughts lovely appreciate you. 😀

yes I love that, exactly what a hobby should be about, to help you slow down and enjoy and savour the moment. I mean I went crazy the first month of my journey, coz I wanted to try everything lol, but pens are pretty pricey so I had to force myself to be careful with my spending. Problem is, it's not only the pens, it's the inks, the paper, the journals, the paraphernalia to clean and ink your pens with... and on and on. But once you find your sweet spot, then you can sit and just enjoy ... It does bring me a lot of joy 😀

aww thank you some much, it's really heartening to hear your thoughts and I am so very glad that you do enjoy my content. Oh that is a bummer!!! I did not know that in UK you could not get your hands on samples? That kinda sucks. If you want me to send you some samples of some of my inks or if you have a list of things you may want to try, let me know I can maybe get them for you here. Alternatively, you can check out The Desk Bandit which is here in Australia, they have lots of samples to choose from, dunno what they charge for international shipping though? Yeah, there is a real struggle for us in the rest of the world to get our hands on stuff right? It seems that the US has all the goodies😅

@@afountainpenawakening Thanks Katie very kind of you to offer. I have been offered samples by Shauna too but I'm not on Instagram so we couldn't swap details in a safe way. I haven't done too badly I have some Herbin in the 10ml bottles and was lucky to find a bunch of 12ml diamine bottles on cult pens last year, some standard diamine and some diamine X cult pens and my husband bought me the full set of platinum mixable inks so I mostly try to mix dupes of things that catch my eye. Diamine inks are also ridiculously cheap in 30ml bottles being from the UK. It certainly does seem to be difficult for any of us outside the US.

yes it kinda seems it may be the way for some of the people who may want to grow their YT channel. I had not thought of that, but it certainly makes a lot of sense because how can one afford to buy so many right? Well, I can't for sure lol, everyone's disposable income is different though, so 🤷. But I'm like you, I buy pens that I am curious about and want to try or that I find beautiful and I keep them in my collection, even the ones I don't use. I do not have a massive collection, and so I feel that I am being deliberate in my choices. Maybe one or two pens I bought, don't really work but I'm still keeping them as they are a part of my collection. I have gifted a few to my Aunt and my nephews as they expressed interest in them, but they are still staying in the family!!! lol

I second this 😂

🤣😂🤣😅 noted!!!! Yeah, it kinda gets old does it not? Thank you for sharing this tidbit.

Me three!!! LOL!

yes indeed Pen Boy Roy was one I watched and also Liane Likes and Karyna's as well. This Laban is stunning I love it so much but unfortunately the grip section is super thin and gets a bit uncomfy on long writing sessions... Thank so much for watching

@@afountainpenawakening I have also watched Liane Likes' video as well! Yes, comfort is so important when it comes to fountain pens - I guess for shorter uses it can be okay? I also have found that my hands prefer some girth with pens as well! With slimmer pens, I have found that I grip the pen harder for some reason, and that make sit quite uncomfortable. Thank you also for talking about fountain pens collections and the culling conversations RU-vidrs are having as well. I enjoy listening to different perspectives! Thanks for sharing!

@@hifromlily thanks lovely, I agree a girthier pen defo more comfortable for longer writing and the thinner ones for short writing sessions. I feel that as we are all different, we will have different loves right? So that's why it's so great to watch other people's content and get their takes. 😄

@@afountainpenawakening yes, but not too girthy too haha! Yes, we love what we love! For sure!!

hey lovely, thanks so much for your kind words. I totally agree with you, there is a lot going on and it's overwhelming to say the least. But now that I kinda Identified the problem, I am soo ok with slowing it down and not feeling pressure to kinda put out a video or purchase something for just the sake of it you know? I may have to check Chris Seanz video now, cheers for your support 🥰

awww that is lovely to hear and thank you so much for supporting me and appreciating my content. It's very heartening, and that kinda does inspire me to now make vidoes about other things too lol. Oh that is exciting for you, welcome to the community and there is nothing wrong with having multples of pens you love... once you get in your groove you may become more selective or you may not, and that is perfectly fine lovely🤗

aw thank you and I appreciated your support. Wow 30 years is a long time! I guess that is another aspect to take into consideration: that passions for some things will wax and wane and of course tastes change and even trends, so yeah, it's not a static journey for sure.

thank you Steve appreciate you and your support. Wax seals seem kinda cool but it's not something that I would use, so that's probably why I've never kinda thought of talking about them. But I will keep that in mind lol

thank you my lovely Jayne I appreciate your support and always positive feedback. Oh yes, the FOMO is real and now that I have realised this, I'm definitely soo ok with slowing it down, and just buying what I really, really love... and making videos for me not for views lol!!! Hope you have a great week 😅

aww thank you so much, really appreciate your lovely comment. Exactly right, it's the differences that we need to celebrate and appreciate because life is so much better with variety right?

well hello fellow pen lover and Queenslander!!! Love that you have 40 Lamy Al Stars, and I would have too if I had not stopped myself and branched out to try other pen brands. But the Lamy Al Star reamains one of my fave pens🥰

Thank you lovely, I know right? I tend to follow just a handful of youtubers, it's just really hard to keep up with everyone TBH. 😅

🤣😂😅 I love that. It's a gorgeous pen, enjoy!!! 😉

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only my Benu's all the others lie flat in my case.

@@afountainpenawakening I'm very new to fountain pens. I was thinking that storing them nib down would stop them drying out. Do you think that's wrong?

@@davidthom7127 as far as my knowledge goes it's not necessary to store them nib down as it would flood the feed more than anything else. Some pens tend to dry out either because they are not properly sealed, the inks themselves are dry or due to the climate where one lives.😀

@@afountainpenawakening thank you for your help

well hello fellow Aussie pen lover, nice to meet you!!! Yes, they make it hard for us don't they, but I guess it's good in a way because at least that keeps me from spending way too much money. Because of shipping being so expensive from O/S, it stops a lot of my impulse buying!!! I must say that I am grateful in a way but in others its just so frustrating. Sounds like you have a great collection there.😀👋🙌