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Traveler’s Notebook 101

Sooner or later in the journaling community (probably sooner) you might hear a reference to a Traveler’s Notebook (abbreviated to TN) but what a Traveler’s Notebook is might not always be clear. Traveler’s Notebooks were created by Midori (now Traveler’s Company) in 2006. Surely people traveled and wrote about it in a notebook before then, but Midori put a stamp on it. It’s a well-crafted piece of leather, a few strings, and the rest is…

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Choosing A Planner

Fall / Back to School time means it’s planner time. The most wonderful/stressful time of the year. Social media is full of planner choices for 2025 when we still have a quarter to go. Target and Barnes & Noble already have the calendars and planners on display. The Hobonichi line-up drop has you trying to convert time for when you can place an order to Japan. But if you’re unsure where to start, here’s a…

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Ideas for a New Notebook

We’ve all been there. You’re scrolling through social media, ignoring responsibilities, and you see a post with the coolest notebook you’ve ever seen. OR you’re in the store “browsing” and you come across the notebook. You know the one that is going to change your life.  You buy the notebook. You get home. And then you don’t touch it because you 1. Don’t want to “ruin it” or 2. Don’t know what to even do…

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Notebook 101 – Notebook Sizes

If you’re new to the journaling community, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with lingo from people who have been around it forever. Or maybe you’ve dedicated yourself to one notebook type and have never gone astray so you have no clue what people are talking about.  Here are some basics for when we talk about notebooks.  A5 This is the most popular notebook size. It’s about the size of a paperback and can go about…

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