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This week I have been breaking in my new pocket size travelers notebook. I attempted to use it as a wallet and a planner. The wallet part is working out great, the planner, not so much. Everything is so tiny. I just can't handle it. I love the way I dolled it up and made it my own but all I ever seem to do is flip through it. I never actually use it for its intended purpose. Maybe switching to a large size is the answer. I feel like I might get more out of it if I could read my own handwriting. I write very large and in a pocket size, I try to write smaller and as a result, everything is illegible. As always I am putting entirely too much pressure on myself but I can't help it. When it come to my creativity I have always been sort of a perfectionist, I guess. Not really the word for it but it's the best I can do. I just keep adding and taking away things and changing it up to the point of never using it or ever being truly happy with it. This time I don't want to ...
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I am weak...

We've all done it. Seen something beautiful on YouTube or Instagram and been so desperate to have it, you would give up groceries to have it. Yeah I just did that. And while I knew better at the time, I have now fallen into the rabbit hole that is the world of the traveler's notebook. I've done this once before and always felt disillusioned by it. It became an overwhelming experience that left little time for creativity. I spent more time online trying to buy everything to go into my new notebook that I lost sight of the point of the notebook in the first place. It just wasn't fun for me. So I stopped for about 2 years. Then I found a pocket size for a decent price through Instagram and I needed a new wallet anyway so I thought why not? It's gorgeous but once again, now that it's here, I have no idea what to do with it. And then I start to panic. Why did I think this would be fun?
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Another awesome day of life...

In my last post, I shared how difficult it is to keep up with the Joneses in the planner world. Especially when you're trying to focus on paying your bills or just all-around taking care of you and yours. This is why I have put myself on a budget.  Yes, I will still buy planner goodies but in some cases it may have to wait until I've de-stashed things around the house first. I have to give myself a chance to earn the things I want instead of just buying them and letting the rest figure itself out. Home and bills first. But I will not deny myself things when it's feasible because I deserve nice things too. And so do you.  Everyone please remember that the things you want now may not be the things you want next week, next month or even next year. I am learning to think before making purchases. Taking into consideration if it something that will still bring me joy down the road. Not do I need this but do I truly want it or am I trying to please someone else or gain foll...
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When in doubt, go without

I am a planner nerd. Through and through. I’ve tried keepin up with the “Joneses” but it never works out. I’ve bought far too many planners that were used for a day or two, maybe even a full week and then put in a stack or a box and never used again. Then I realized something… You don’t have to use a planner or have one on your every minute of the day. Now I know some of you are probably thinking I’m crazy for saying that. But it’s true. And I just came to this well, today really. I’ve always felt it but never put it to use. So this weekend so far has gone like this. I have a Classic Happy Planner and a Traveler’s Notebook in my purse all day Friday. Didn’t use or look at the TN once. The Happy Planner sat on my work desk, wide-open but also, unused. So why do I even carry them? Not sure. Why not leave them at home and carry them on days when they are needed? So that is what I intend to do. Watching PWM (Plan With Me) videos and other such stuff always gives me so mu...
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