To Study or Nah

// D. - she/her/hers // // Structural Engineer in Training // // Studying for the PE exam //

[thegaymertrainer]

Ribbon dancing I was not aware of your evolution 🤯

[tea-tuesday]

this is the first time using a hobonichi weeks and i'm really enjoying it!! many a thoughts below......

i bought my 2025 hobonichi weeks planner a few weeks before it started so i decided to experiment with layouts and styles in the back for the last few weeks of 2024. you can really see the evolution from the week of Oct 28 to the week of Nov 18, e.g., how i went from one highlighter color (purple) to a whole system that i'll be carrying into 2025 :))) the colors i chose for the week of Nov 11 were so ugly that no one will be seeing that lolol. one issue is that i still don't know what to do with the empty page on the right side. i did a reflection on nyc one week but i'm not always in a reflective mode (i also do reflections on my life in my vent journal). i tried the alastair method but it usually takes me multiple weeks to complete a task. it was still helpful to see what i eventually need to do so i think the right side will be a very fluid system that changes based on my needs week-to-week. for now, i've been keeping an ongoing "interest log" and writing down quotes and poems that speak to me that week. i might implement a mini habit tracker too since i'm not great at maintaining my daily habits

my "aesthetic" goal for 2025 is for my planner to look as used and loved as possible! i'm not much of an artist nor a memory keeper (i have my 5-year planner for memory keeping) and i don't like keeping receipts but i made a better effort at preserving cute stickers and things from cafés and bookstores and other places (but only if i think they look good hahah). i also want my stickers and washi tape to look cohesive but it's a little hard for me because i operate on vibes (both artistically and generally) and never took any art classes or anything so idk if anything will look as "aesthetically pleasing" as i want it to. the only thing that saves me is my neat handwriting. but! my ultimate goal is to not be so hard on myself about how my planner looks since it's meant to be a functional tool. i do think i'm doing a good job on keeping it true to myself and my life 😎

anyway that was my ted talk and thank you if you made it this far!! qs for anyone who wants to answer: what is your 2025 lineup? are there any things you're bringing into 2025? what's your planner philosophy? i'd love to know !

[paperscrapmae]

🌛 Hobonichi Weeks spread - 2025 Week 24

[titsay]

loved

[academic-vampire]

𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔟𝔦𝔡𝔡𝔢𝔫 𝔣𝔯𝔲𝔦𝔱

[horrorcitos]

Benj Story

[theinternetarchive]

'untitled: sky study, paris,' albumen print from wet collodion negative; charles marville, french c. 1856-57.

[nostalgiaforinfinity]

Val Gardena | The Dolomites | Italy | July 2025

[nostalgiaforinfinity]

sunset at munt de sennes

[finisconoratopus]

[tokyostreetphoto]

Neon Haze, Shinjuku 新宿

[bl-mitchum]

If college taught me anything, it’s that you don’t always have to be good at any particular task. You just have to be consistent and punctual.

[opdrie]

10 years ago

[rainie-is-seasonchange]

Cherry blossom.

Hirosaki park, Aomori, Japan.

[gentlemensarts]

[rosechata]

fran mart

[some1s-sista]

Finny Louise loves the new polish on the wood floors. She thinks it makes her floof super slippery for better sliding while chasing.