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My 2024 Planner Review

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2023, 2024, 2025

I started using Hobonichi as my planner in 2023. There are different Hobonichi planner variations, but I like the flexibility of the ‘day-free’ because 90% are just blank pages. I have the freedom to do whatever layout I want and skip some weeks, but it’s not too unstructured given that it still has the calendar and yearly pages. It worked well enough for me last year, which is why I’m using it again this year.

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Journal Pages | My Commonplace Book

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The commonplace section of my notebook is my favorite. I call it my ‘life notes’—a collection of quotes, insights, book excerpts, fun facts, new words I’ve learned—gathered for future reference. I have a digital version of this in my Notion where I can easily search for keywords, but I eventually stopped updating it. There’s just something extra satisfying when I see it on paper. Also, I can circle and underline words, I can add stickers, put my little comments on the side, and I just feel like I retain more from what I write rather than from what I type.

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My Little NYC Stationery Haul

I was excited to go stationery store hopping in New York—especially whenever I see Raquel’s NYC posts and videos. Well, I was excited in general because it was our first time visiting the States. Being first-timers, there were a lot of things in our itinerary, but I’m glad I was able to squeeze in some time to go to stationery stores.

I managed to check out four shops, and I wasn’t really looking for anything in particular—I just went with whatever caught my interest. It might be dangerous to wander into these stores without some kind of a list, but my journaling friends tell me that I have the most restraint when it comes to stationery shopping, so I trusted myself that I won’t go overboard 😁

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Family Life Today's Log Wellness

Today’s Log #21 | Protein Obsession + Current Faves + Expense Tracking

SATURDAY

5:30 AM

Nagising, nag-poop, nagtimbang.

My toilet companions

Nag-gain nanaman ako. And for the first time ever, mas magaan na sakin si Kenneth. Almost 10kg na kasi yung na-lose nya ever since nagstart syang mag-keto diet at mag-workout almost everyday. Ugghh hindi ko kaya yung discipline nya. Minsan nakaka-inspire pero minsan nakaka-demotivate. But ultimately, I’m proud of him because he did this all by himself. Walang nag-push or nag-pressure sa kanya. Nanood lang kami nung docuseries sa Netflix na You Are What You Eat at yun na! Bigla na lang syang nag-decide maging healthy. That was 6 months ago and he never stopped. Hays, sana kaya ko din yung ganun.

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Life Updates | Journaling Club + Succession + Spring is Here!

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I have found my people! I am so happy that my choices led me to finding them. I invited my online-to-real friend, Xiao, for brunch to thank her for helping me with Almond’s trip to Canada. Tapos sakto, merong stamp caravan event sa favorite stationery store ko (26 Market)—na malapit lang dun sa brunch place. We went to the stationery store after eating. There, I met a few fellow journalers. One thing led to another, and I got invited to join their bi-weekly planner hangout.

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Life Updates | Winter is Here + Anxiety and Confusion + Good Things

Happy Halloween!

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Na-miss kong magsulat ditooo! Sobrang dami kong unfinished entries na nakatambak lang sa drafts. Bakit ba ko nawalan ng time magsulat dito.

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Hobbies Insights Life

I’m Not a Computer

I realized that I may have gone overboard with my journaling. Suddenly, I wanted to capture all my thoughts, every single one of them—but I have too many thoughts which makes documenting everything unrealistic. After that uneasy realization, I try to remember what makes journaling therapeutic for me. Journaling empties my mind and relaxes me, leaving me refreshed and unburdened. I think what’s important for me to remember is that journaling is a tool and not a chore. I have to be at peace with the fact that it’s impossible to capture and document everything, that it’s okay to forget things here and there. Except this one. This is quite important. I should also learn to trust my self that when it comes to truly and absolutely important things, I won’t forget.

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Happy Things #10

Compliments

I got compliments on my dress nung umabay ako sa kasal ng pinsan ko. Thank yow! I get my confidence boost from other people kasi ang tipid ni Kenneth sa compliments. Feeling ko na-awkward sya. Ewan ko ba dun. Minsan nga ako na lang nagco-compliment sa sarili ko (why not 😂).

My cousin. Pagkakita nya agad sakin, “Wow you look good ate.” Instant boost!
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Happy Things #8

Grand Beach

Holiday nung Monday so pumunta kaming beach with the Centinos. Ang saya lang nung change of scenery. Gusto kong bumalik tapos tatambay lang kami ni Kenneth. Sya tutulog, tapos ako magbabasa or drawing.

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