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Went for orange 🍊 color theme. Hello April, hello new fiscal year and hello work soon 👋 #travelersnotebook #トラベラーズノート https://www.instagram.com/p/CqSBoAMJK0K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Before the pen 🖊️ documenting yesterday’s adventure with @thedaysofkitty ☕️ @jahocoffeejapan #travelersnotebook #トラベラーズノート https://www.instagram.com/p/CqExGKVp5UV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Hello hello 👋 to the uni one P! It is good for tiny hands and it is a chunky tiny click pen. I wish it had some rubber grip on it because it feels a little slippery to write with. Or is it just me? https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_-cwhpq-A/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Another one of the 2023 notebooks, my family photo journal📓 (1) A travelers notebook in regular size Snufkin edition with blank cream inserts I’ve been hoarding. (2) Can’t show what’s inside but I use mainly an instax photo I take on the weekends and stick on the right page in a spread and write something with a fountain pen on the left page. This began later in 2021 when the Taiwan beer 15th anniversary edition was released. I figured we were mostly at home even on the weekends and my instax camera was gathering dust and the timing of the release was just right 👍 At first, I was using the insert Baumkuchen white dotted craft insert when I found it in @jobsjournal ‘s YT video (thank you! 🙏) and thought it was such a cool insert because craft papers kinda makes instax photos look more nostalgic(?) So I continued with a regular TN craft insert just so it would be a different one and finished two inserts in a year’s worth of entries. It’s an elated kind of feeling to look back at the past entries and see changes physically in the photos and emotionally in the writing, observing how much growth there was and hopefully will be 😉 I try to snap a photo at least one weekend in a month, otherwise I’d be snapping photos once a week and then just write later and I’m totally ok with that 💁🏻‍♀️ To me, it’s the mundane photos that I actually write in the most, to relieve that feeling when I took that exact photo in the exact time. I also keep it simple, no decors at all except for the monthly calendar I stick in when I have to start a month. Do you like to keep photos and write about them? Let me know in the comments👇 https://www.instagram.com/p/CpmQMODpQMb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Introducing yet another notebook that I’m usi ng this year, my “creative” photo journal 📓 It all started when this particular TNP cover was released and I had extra TNP inserts back when I did an experiment with it a few years ago. But now I’m actually very much comfortable with this size and with this particular cover 💗 (1) I couldn’t really show the contents because it’s too personal. I’d describe it as a mixture of photos, stickers, masking tapes, and writing ✍️ (2) I store both the notebook and the photo printer in this small size Delfonics utility pouch so I could actually bring it with me as is when outside. But mostly, I do back journaling these days because life has a way to get me to do other things sometimes 😅 It’s always a good creative release and nostalgia when I back journal or even if I’m not, like when I’m recalling what happened that time while journaling. I’d recommend it if you like taking photos but nowhere to physically see them. It’s also the “high” that you get when looking back at the past entries that I enjoy 😊 but without the actual drugs🤫🤭 It’s not everyday I could do this (and it’s totally ok!) but I’m glad I started on it and I hope you try it too! 👍 #travelersnotebook #トラベラーズノート #photojournal https://www.instagram.com/p/CphFt3cJmq4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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All things Sakura this March in my gratitude journal monthly page 🌸 #hobonichiweeks #ほぼ日手帳 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpeg3kJJpaR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I couldn’t pass up this moment with the fallen blossoms and model my favorite planner because why not? 🤭 #micro5 #ロロマクラシックm5 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpb5v2UJGtl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This seemed to have turned out better than I expected 😯 Hello 👋 March #travelersnotebook #トラベラーズノート https://www.instagram.com/p/CpQDr3gJBmg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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How is it March already tomorrow?!?! I’ve been enjoying the monthly pages of my gratitude journal lately. Not everyday I write one good thing but consistency is key, I suppose. Also, I’ve been using my stickers from my stash and I’m glad I do because they’ve been piling up! Not using them makes me feel more sad 😬 https://www.instagram.com/p/CpM_B3bpKEd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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There’s something about cherry blossoms 🌸 and spring that always makes me feel hopeful whenever they come. Also, how cute is that Sakura charm? #travelersfactory #travelersnotebook #トラベラーズノート #トラベラーズふファクトリー https://www.instagram.com/p/Co7NKaSJFe8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Introducing another notebook for the 2023 lineup, the kids’ log in #hobonichiweeks (1) The cover is the Gurunpa’s kindergarten design, very much fitting for children (2) Covered the page with colored paper and pasted a photo taken by the start of the year. I’ll be taking a photo by the end of the year and paste at the back (3) Got the Gurunpa’s kindergarten stickers as well to use like designing the cover page 😄 (4) A huge and sparkly Doraemon sticker from some kiddie meal deserves to be used in this notebook like covering the calendar of the previous year (5) The monthlies are of course for vaccination, checkups and school schedules (6) The weeklies are for noting body temperatures, moods, and important memos. I use the blank page for putting photos taken that week printed in black and white (7) Notes pages are for special memos or anything goes, like a handprint for instance (8) Lastly, the 365 checklist is for tracking sick days 🤒 I don’t have any particular use for the heart overview tracker page but for now, I use to record physical growth in it. If you have any suggestions, I’d be very glad to hear them out 😃 #hobonichiweeks https://www.instagram.com/p/Co2CBzapwxy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This year’s monthly decor theme may be more floral I suppose. #travelersnotebook #トラベラーズノート https://www.instagram.com/p/Cog5PcspCXj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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And because I have forgotten to capture the cover of the #grattitudejournal I’m using and lazy to edit my posts, et voilà! It’s the pandoroubo #hobonichiweeks 😊 https://www.instagram.com/p/CoHHFMXpypy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Another notebook that I’m using this year is my gratitude journal in the #hobonichiweeks ✍️ using a #kawecosport in fox 🦊 and F nib with my favorite ink color vert empire by #herbin (1) The monthlies are for writing one good thing a day (2) Weeklies are for writing the daily zen from the @gratefulness.me app (3) Notes pages are for quick answers to the prompt questions from the same app I have yet to figure out how to use the yearly overview calendar. Any ideas? #gratitudejournal https://www.instagram.com/p/CoHGYrUpf8Z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Introducing my “Love letters to my kids” journal 📔 It’s a #hobonichi “Tender Heart” cover with a gridded A6 #midorinotebook and a #kawecosport classic green with a bold nib fountain pen for writing. I usually write a page long letter with one grid spacing and it doesn’t necessarily take up time and also definitely not everyday. The act of writing however, is a good “pause” especially when life just gets overwhelming sometimes. It’s a good time for reflection as a parent and a good reminder that we’re simply being human at some point in our lives. I hope you’ll give it a try. Perhaps like a love letter to your self or to your partner if you don’t have kids ☺️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CoB4UWqpCia/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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What a better way to end the year with dining in after almost two years and in a restaurant where I’ve always been wanting to try Swedish meatballs! #ikea お久しぶりに外食しました ♪♪♪ 6年前に千葉に引っ越ししてその時からイケアのレストランをずっと気になってあそこで食べたかったが週末はいつも混んでいるので全然できない。パンデミックの中に思わないけどようやくダインインできてすごく嬉しい😊#イケア https://www.instagram.com/p/CXdHU3ZLbdq/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I try 😅 #travelersnotebook #トラベラーズノート https://www.instagram.com/p/CXVJ50rLLme/?utm_medium=tumblr