i think these are my favorite one of your videos idk I could listen to you talk about your experiences and choices foreverrrr it so much reflects how i think about journaling
I feel like we need to evaluate these products based on our own preferences here, though. To be clear, Midori is absolutely fountain pen friendly. It isn't just 'above average' paper. Lots of us fountain pen users like feedback or 'toothy' paper (scratchy tends to mean something is wrong with your nib), like Midori or Stalogy. You use a broad nib and prefer Tomoe River, that is on the far end of the spectrum for smoothness.
I am always inspired by your writing and your traditional journal vibes. It is SO nice to seem someone who loves to write. I’m in a bit of a journaling funk. BUT your channel inspires me to keep pushing through this funk and in hopes that I find a way out of it. If you could do a video on how to deal with a journaling FUNK that would be sooo awesome! :)
I love watching your videos ! Our choice of journals & approaches differ (which is perfectly all right.....no Journal Police, no rules or regs)... I enjoy seeing your choices in notebooks, hearing your thoughts about them. Love watching you write. I enjoy ink colors as well. I never use black. I want all sorts of colors of ink ! Yeah, I would rather not hear scritch, scritch when I write w/my Lamy Safari, either. I agree. Can only see a small portion of your overalls but what a nice shade of green & I like how the straps are knotted. And your rings are SO pretty ! You come across as a sweetheart . 🙋♀️
@@OverallAdventures Tina, I'm the one who (having journaled since Nov. 1976) has just used plain, ol' school-type notebooks...spiral bound, 200 page, 8 X11 all that time. I just started my 46th one ! I currently have turquoise ink in my Lamy which matches the color of it. I have loved that color my entire life! I also have green ink in another fountain pen....a pretty bright green. I was offered a free birthday gift from the Goulet Pen Co. for my birthday in April....so I ordered a sample set & they sent me the free sample set....therefore ! I have 17 ink samples ! Woo Hoo ! Some are shimmery, some have gold mixed in. Now I just need for one of my pens to run out of ink (hurry up!! lol) so I can try one of the samples! I had a strong tendency to be left-handed but was encouraged to be a righty by my dad....but I do so many things left-handed & can still write left-handed easily.. Iam so glad I married a left-handed guy. I think it's unusual that in his family of 6, his mom, one of his sisters, his brother & Ron....all lefties !! Sorry....got a little long-winded there. 🙋♀️🖋📘
My heart is warm. My energy is good. And seeing you use an A6 plus the workhorse… warms my heart! Thank you. For posting. And being you. #makingadifference
12:53, the variation seen in the FP ink is called shading, some inks are known for their shading capabilities, where others will be a sheen, then the glittery ones and then ones that just lay flat. Some paper allow you to see the shading capabilities better than others.
Interested to see how you fare with such a narrow journal! I would still love to see how you feel about a square journal, since you say you love more square journals! 🤣 I’m still making my way through my huge 800 page journal… Almost halfway there!! Also, I was rewatching some of your videos the other day and something drew me back to your video about your favourite journal and your magical love story. I recently broke up with a man who kept me in a toxic relationship for years and him and I met in person on June 23, 2018 (since we were long distance). We met July 15, 2017. I realized some of the dates strangely coincided with some of yours in a way. But around when you initially posted your collection video and mentioned that journal, I said to myself that I wish that I could be in a relationship with a man who feels so right like you do with Luke. During that visit to see my ex, i met someone. I met a man who treats me amazingly and we basically feel like soulmates to each other at this point. Around when you posted your love story, that man and I started talking all the time (and I know you know those late night calls)!! It’s been amazing. I can’t help but see your videos as signs from the universe to me and I want to express how truly grateful I am that our paths have crossed, even in such a simple and small way.
I love love love a5 Leuchtturm grid, softcover black. Loved it. Filled quite a few. And then I had to carry a smaller purse because I have neck issues and my a5 didn’t fit anymore. My notebooks were/ are bullet journal-ish. I use my notebooks for everything. One at a time. I have no privacy issues to worry about, so I can use one notebook for everything no problem. But when I moved out of the a5, my notebook use plummeted. I think this is my ‘cue’ to go back to what I love. **edited to add- I bought my first Lamy Safari fountain pen because of you, Tina and I am IN LOVE.
That's so interesting! Out of curiosity, what size did you move into after A5? Maybe it was too small? Perhaps something like B6 would be a better fit? Either way, if you love a5, my vote is to stick with your gut
@@OverallAdventures I went with the Leuchtturm B6 squared and I am LOVING it. I’ve written more the past two days than I have in about 3 months. Ha! My husband even mentioned I’m carrying it from room to room. And on the nib- I started with the bold as you use because I couldn’t bear the idea of a ‘scratchy’ nib. I’m using cartridge inks now, but I’ll get brave enough to do converter and fill inks, though. I’m still in honeymoon phase with this notebook and pen. Your midori looked so promising. I’m sorry the fountain pen and the paper didn’t get on well. I have pigma micron pens I like as well- the 05 size. I wonder if that paper would take that pen better?
@@Coffee-Makeup-Stationary Oh my gosh - I'm SO glad to hear that you're finding notebook & pen peace!! I haven't tried pigma micron in yearsss - maybe? I would definitely need to try it!
@@OverallAdventures i would love to see you try Zequenz notebooks! They carry some chunky ones and are very flexible, so it seems. I want to try one but they are hard to get where I’m from!
I used the Midori A5 notebooks for an entire year filling one every quarter. I COULD NOT WAIT TO FINISH THE YEAR!!! Yes, I'm one who will choose a notebook and purchase additional ones until I complete an entire year so each year is in the same book (just a different volume). The fountain pen experience was the same as yours and quite frustrating for me. It didn't help that when I was using the Midori books, I’d just started my fountain pen obsession. One of the notebooks paper seemed "wax like" causing an even worse experience for me when using fountain pens. I probably will never use the Midori notebook again unless I switch to a different type of pen. The price, lay flat ability, and overall look of the notebook is a draw though. I've been purchasing the Wonderland222, Nanmi, and other tomoe river paper notebooks which I prefer for my fountain pens. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh, I SO ADMIRE YOUR COMMITMENT! I wish I could do that - LOVE the idea of the same notebooks sitting on a shelf together to document the entire year, but I'm pretty sure that I couldn't make it through a year in any single notebook brand haha are you using Wonderland222 now?
@@OverallAdventures lol 😆 thanks so much! Well that year was a serious struggle for me but honestly not until the last book did I become so frustrated that I put the book away and kept all of the memories that I would have added to that book together. Maybe one day I'll come back to it. Yes, I'm currently using the Wonderland222 cut down to standard TN size for my journaling. I've been using the half year 192 pg books so I can keep my Hobonichi Avec planner also cut down to standard size TN in the same cover. I also have annual themes for my journaling books like the year I used the Midori A5, I decorated in Starbucks giftbags for each book. So that was the year of Starbucks. Makes for easier memory recall...theme based vs year based. It's how my quirky mind works. 🤪 I think it's great that you use different books for your journaling though which is a reason why I follow. Love to see how different people document their life in journaling.
@@OverallAdventures Awww. Thanks so much! It’s just easier for me to remember the year of “Starbucks” and what occurred that year. I did have a word for my “Starbucks” year which was “share.” It reminded me to purposefully share a cup of coffee whether in person or through sending gift cards with those that I cared/loved or to share a cup of coffee with others during moments of struggle and sorrow as well as the moments of joy and laughter. I have not used a “word of the year” for this year as I struggled to figure out an appropriate word that I could purposefully use for this year. I usually put a lot of thought into what my yearly word as well as how I would incorporate that word throughout the year for me personally as well as a ways to share this word with the world in one way or another through my actions. Okay, I’m rambling now. LOL!
This experience is exactly what I'm going through with this A6 stalogy, it's so popular im like "lemme just try it".... im 2 weeks in and im a little over half way done and cannnnootttt waittt to be rid of it. I'm like this is just notttt for me. As far as "archival ink" I love this De Atramentis Document Green Grey ink. It's permanent, and water proof and I loveee the color. It's a sagey green grey color, one of my faves. They have other colors in that line too 💜
I can 1,000% relate. Stalogy is on my list just because I've never tried it before but I feel you on this topic!! Oooh I definitely want to add a greenish ink to my collection - thanks for the recommendation, Jaylene
Also I’ve never heard of the Tarot-Journal prompt idea…you should definitely make a more in-depth video on that if you end up liking that (or show how you get prompts through tarot). To me, that would be fascinating and magical 💚
Hi! I'd definitely try to use it landscape, I couldn't handle such a narrow notebook. On the archival ink topic, DeAtramentis document ink has a big selection of colour. Though, if you'd like to keep the shading archival inks are not going to be much your thing, at least in my experience Rohrer and Klinger also has archival inks in fun colours and those aren't big shaders either.
I love the color of your new notebook! I wanted to tell you that my sibling is a big fan of inks and they overheard you say that the inks that you mixed are clunky, they say that is because you shouldn't mix certain inks when they have different PHs because they react with one another and the ink can come out crumbly or even become transparent! There are some inks that are mixeable, though, like Platinum and Sailor. I also wanted to tell you that I just got a Kaweco Sport for my birthday with a double broad nib (BB) and I'm LOVING it! I have the Lamy Safari too like the one you have but in the color mango, and I love it, I'm like you in the fact that I dont like when they're heavy. The kaweco sport is súper light, I thought you may like it because of that. Its body is a bit short but I have small hands so it doesn't bother me, and you can place the cap in the back to make it longer
Woah - I had NO idea about mixing ink...that definitely explains a lot. Oops! I'm SO glad to hear that you're loving the Kaweko - I really need to look into the double broad nib (the one I had in Boston was just a broad and it felt soooo fine compared to my Lamy). Did you get the plastic sport or another material? I love how small and lightweight the plastic version is!
@@OverallAdventures I have the plastic one! It's so lightweight, I'm enjoying it a lot. And the nib BB in the kaweco is pretty similar to a Lamy B in my opinion, a bit juicier and broader even!
Love that you're thinking of combining tarot and writing. There's a book 'Tarot for writers' by Corrinne Kenner, I haven't read it but know people who have and swear by it. Apparently John Steinbeck and Stephen King also use tarot in their writing practice, so you'll be in good company.
I know you like a chunkier, square-er page. Because of its narrower pages, would you ever try using the whole spread as one writing area? I thought working with the spine would be more bothersome to work around. It's fine. It feels almost rebellious! And, it's quite a different sensation to re-read a whole spread. Lovely video, as always. See you in about 2 weeks!
Gosh, how have I never considered this before?!?! I will try this when I get to one of the narrow notebooks in my stash. Thanks for the idea, Catherine!
@@RavenRose86 Love it! I don't own an oracle deck - why do you prefer that one for daily use as opposed to tarot? I'm trying to learn as much as possible in prep for this future video lol
@@OverallAdventures Oracle is so easy and straightforward and you can find so many different Oracle decks so there really is something for everyone! Tarot can be quite dramatic sometimes haha Oracle usually has some quote written directly on the card and it's just so pleasant to pick a card each morning and start my morning pages with an easy little guidance for the day !
Hey Tina! I just wanted to let you know I ended up buying A Walk Between Heaven and Earth cuz you recommended it in your journaling fails video. I'm so excited to start reading it, thank you so much for the recommendation!!
Hello Tina! Thank you again for this sweet video. I would love to know more about what you intend to do with the tarot cards. I’m not an expert at all in tarot and I don’t use tarot cards to be honest, but I am really intrigued! 👀✨
I took 7 months to finish one A6 midori blank notebook 😂 I'm a firm MD paper user! Unfortunately for me Leuchtturm 1917 books don't provide adequate writing results with both fountain and rollerball pens.
If you start using archival ink, don't forget to clean your pen regularly. Archival inks tend to clog pens way more than regular inks. And archival doesn't mean waterproof. Just fadeproof. I'm a bit surprised by the different a6 notebooks. I thought that that format was standardised. I've seen variations too, but not to that extent. Is it possible, that the midori is not a6, but b6 or something similar? Tarot. Right. I own a deck, but where did I put it? Using it for prompts sounds interesting, but I don't use prompts. I like them, but I usually have something I need or want to write about, when I journal.
Hi Julia! Thanks for the tip about archival ink - I will definitely keep that in mind! In terms of the sizing, I've seen slight measurement differences across many stationery brands. Some will call their notebook a5 - but then they are slightly different in size than other a5s on the market - I'm not sure why! I thought these measurements were standard, but that unfortunately doesn't seem to be the case!
I ink up multiple pens with different ink because I love to see the colorful writing. I don't like to feel the texture either when I am writing. I like the A5 size, but I haven't tried the leuchttrum so will go for them next. Thanks for the info.
That makes sense! I get why people buy multiples of their favorite pen so they can easily change inks - I definitely hesitate to change mine because it's a bit of a project to clean and dry my Lamy for the next ink color. Thanks for the idea!
@@OverallAdventures hmmm idk what happened to my previous comment. But just in case you didn’t know, Goulet sells pen flush that I use with every ink change. It works like a charm!
i love your videos!! i dont know why i just cant seem to get into the leuchturm paper. i cant stand the shadow of the pen. i do love the midori way way more! i always go back to the grid midoti 6b slim. jijiji
I love how tiny this journal is! I feel like I write too much to use a tiny journal like this. I add a lot of ephemera too, but I would love to try a small journal sometime! If you wanted to collage in this little book you could collage the inside front and back covers and maybe like the halfway mark pages? thank you for sharing! :)
I got a tarot deck about a year ago and have been using it for journaling prompts! It's been really fun. I'd love to hear how you use your deck for journaling once you've played around with it!
I would love to hear you talk more about tarot and journaling, or even more about your relationship with tarot itself! :) it’s so interesting to me. I myself bought my first tarot deck a couple of years ago, and I think we are similar in that I dabble with it here and there but am no means super well-versed in it. Tarot is such a fascinating topic though and I love how it can serve as another means for introspection!
Ya do know about B6 size right????? So often you go back and forth between A6 or pocket and A5 and have issues……B6 girl lol. You’re like Goldilocks and a B6 might be just right! 😊
I've tried b6 before and absolutely adore it - I think you're 100% spot on. My only issue with b6 is that it's SO tricky to find!! Any recommendations?
Hey, I’m waiting for a Hardcover Medium A5 Sketchbook from the website, but it hasn’t arrived and I bought it over a week ago (last Wednesday) Is it normal for the sketchbook to take that long to come into the mail? Last I checked it was in New Jersey, so I’m not exactly sure when it’ll be at my location.
I just started morning pages after watching all your old videos. But my question is can they be done in evening? My house is so busy in the morning I have no time to myself
I jumped back on the morning pages wagon, on day 26 now. Julia Cameron says that it's best in the morning, but doing it whenever it suits you is better than not doing it at all.
I agree with Eveline! Julia Cameron definitely suggests doing them in the morning before you have a chance to do or think about anything else - but if evening works better, I say go for it!
