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so satisfying!! ahh!

I just started a commonplace journal today because of this video and another video. I like the idea of having a place to put my short thoughts and quotes. They always felt out of place in my regular journals, and too important to write in what I call my dump journal (basically all my to-do lists and thoughts I don’t care about). So far I’ve written mostly song lyrics, a quote from a friend, and a quote from a Pinterest comment of a tumblr screenshot. Mine is much smaller which I think will help encourage me to put even the shortest thoughts down

i love your videos :) I also got diagnosed with autism (and adhd) earlier this year at 26. Its so interesting and inspiring to see your videos. :-)

It's interesting to me that you didn't mention A Series Of Unfortune Events for fictional commonplace books, so I can only assume you've never read the series! It's what introduced me to commonplace books as a middle schooler, since the characters' commonplace books are a massive part of the overall narrative. It really made keeping one feel cool and mysterious as a weird middle schooler. It's exciting to see others doing it, since ASOUE really is what drove me to journal at all.

I LOVEEE this!!!!!!

i love how functional your pouch is! it was really cool to hear that you're into birdwatching too! also! the difference between washi and PET tape is just in the material it's made from - washi tapes are made from japanese paper and PET is a type of plastic! so i think that one you had was PET because it was shiny and had the peel-off backing, but it can be hard to tell sometimes!! hope that was helpful :))

Hi! I’ve only watched like 6 min in & just need to leave a comment now because - I really, really like this!! I’ve had a very rough day mentally today & one thing you just said made me giggle (which is kinda rare for me to do spontaneously) & i’m looking forward to watching the rest of the video too! the thing i giggled at when i heard was about the bananas & not wanting to have a rave & i can soooo much relate to that!!!

Great one!

Love love love a stationery pouch tour. Especially from Elle!!

ive been bullet journaling and scrapbook/collage journaling for a few years but i wasn't ever able to stay consistent enough (other than task logging) to log memories etc, and i realized this year that i really wish i had. It was just really time consuming to do a scrapbook page for every little thing, even though i would collect things to scrapbook i would find myself not using them bc of how overwhelming it was to do a spread. don't get me wrong, i still enjoy scrapbooking, but since i started a commonplace i've felt a lot of that perfectionist pressure lifted. I intentionally made it ugly in the beginning, i had a chance to finally use the stickers i had sentimental attachment to but that i couldn't ever manage to fit into a spread (usually bc they were kind of ugly lmao), i doodled some really shitty doodles and im using up my gaudy sticker sheets for my organizational system. its UGLY and chaotic asf and its been soooo freeing, i wouldn't have it any other way. i write in it like 5 times a day. I can save the pretty pages and special memories for my other journal-- and i also have a place for everything else now.

I was the person who requested this video, I did it on the account I use to consume horror content. I love your Pokémon stickers, I feel like most autistic people like Pokémon for some reason /pos. My dog really enjoyed the video too, she came and sat on my sofa with me. I also really like the moon! I say hi to him every night (if I can see him). I love the Japanese stamp stickers, you’ve defo encouraged me to buy some! I am also a clumsy chaotic mess so I relate. I would like a washi tape tour if that’s okay? You are the reason why I realised I could use a ruler cut washi tape. So excited for the next video!

my favorite advice for being intimidated by the 1st page of a journal: start on the 2nd page :)

Love blue black❤😂

thanks for sharing, elle <3

ooo yay this kind of video is great, i'm glad you're doing one! well, did. lol edit: ALSO SAME, i changed nicknames (well i've been trying to) after years of being called something i didn't choose and it has been difficult but at least some people are listening to me and either using that or my actual full name (which is my preference)

i love the nandor de laurentis sticker!!! cute journal systems!!

I got the same Hobonichi freebie bag. I have a kokeshi style bento box that fits perfectly in it. I forgot about those gold stars - I was highly motivated by receiving these at primary school back in the day.

What beautiful writing you have

I tell people my favorite color is grblurple. Great video, thank you for sharing!

I love your videos, they’re so cozy and chill. You’re one of my biggest inspos in me doing yt! I also have a very strong interest in Pokémon. I watch nuzlockes constantly. What’s your favorite Pokémon? When you pulled out the pouch inside the pouch I was kinda hoping you’d have a pouch inside a pouch inside a pouch lol

this is such a cool video! i always love seeing what others keep in their stationery pouches. also i’m so glad you liked the happy mail :)💛 also love your fountain pens!

Supernatural is awesome! :D Highly recommended :D

Love this! What do you use you print out your pictures?

it made me giggle that i was journalling about special interests as you infodump about taylor swift 🤭it felt appropriate haha

I also have a ”nice” journal and notebooks where I just vent! I wish I had found out this system earlier. I’m going through old journals, saving the few pages where I’m writing about stuff I want to remember in a ring binder, and throwing away pages and pages of venting. It’s so hard on my feelings to go through it but I feel like I have to get rid of it. Love your system!

18:21 had me looking up from my journal like i was personally attacked lmao

black cats called nandor and lazlo sounds amazing haha

I just discovered your videos today and I like them a lot. Like you, I am late diagnosed autistic (+elements of ADHD, so AuDHD, I guess) and I relate a lot to many of the difficulties you have talked about. Trying to be social, eat healthy, work out, read, engage in special interests,... I don't know where people find the time for all of it. You mentioned at the end you hoped to journal more regularly, as you currently go through spurts of it and then not for a while. I have the same issue. I want to journal more but find it hard to stop doing what I am doing to make time for it. It is so much easier on the old executive functions to just keep doing what you're doing instead of going through a change. So a lot of the time I keep watching CZcams and end up not journaling because it gets too late. Even though I really want to habitually journal in between shutting down my computer and going to bed, but I keep struggling with finding a way to make the transition easier. On a different note, I also love the Leuchtturm notebooks, and use a softcover B5 notebook with dot grid in the same colour as you showed near the end of this video for my regular journaling. I love your handwriting and lay-outs, it looks so beautiful without feeling unrealistically perfect. I also want to minimize my screen time more, and have been getting interested lately in analogue zettelkasten and commonplace books, the former of which I am going to try out soon. But I might also try keeping a commonplace book, if I can manage that. I love the look of the Hobonichi notebook you use, especially how the grid actually extends to the edges of the pages, unlike with Leuchtturm where this is not the case. I looked them up and wish they were available in B5 format, though I may still check them out. The reason I prefer the B5 format is that my handwriting is bigger than yours and I write in cursive, so I need to keep a blank line between written lines to prevent the text from overlapping and becoming unreadable with ascenders and descenders crossing all over the place. With A5 notebooks I found that the pages felt a bit too cramped and restrictive, so I tried a B5 notebook, which I find a lot more natural for more long form writing like journaling. Anyway, enough infodumping. Just wanted to let you know I am enjoying your videos and find them very inspiring!

I never realized I was commonplacing all this time lol. I've actually kept the same notebook since covid, it's evolved a LOT since I first got it. I initially used it only as a diary but now it's turned into to-do lists and brainstorming for my art business lol. I also keep my workouts and morning/night routines in it. I'm starting to get to the last few pages and I'm honestly a little sad to see it get filled up? I guess it has become a comfort item for me. I haven't finished the video yet so idk if you've answered this question but have you ever thought about binding your own journals? I like to make my own sketchbooks, they aren't that nice looking but it helps me not feel too intimidated to draw in them. It's a really fun and unexpectedly easy process. There are tons of useful CZcams videos that are in-depth tutorials on how to do it, highly recommend!

Hi, I forgot to comment when I initially watched this video. A friend recommended the book, Self-care For Autistic People by Dr. Megan Neff. Maybe check it out? I’m in the process of getting adhd testing and it has been so frustrating. I’ve been enjoying the book tho & just read about cognitive shuffling as a way to cope with racing thoughts at night. Hope you are well. Looking forward to your next video as always. ❤

I like to add sketches to mine along with quotes. I have one just for religious reflections.

Loved this video. Fellow history fan and chaotic journal person 😊

I number mine and place date begun and ended on back cover so it's a little easier to find bits of info in my chaos/brain😅

interestingly, i didn't know about commonplace books and commonplacing but i have been doing it with my phone notes. i have a dedicated folder on my notes app that helps me put quotes, ideas and just collect fun information. it is a habit of mine that i have started since becoming a writer and a poet, i think it would be more helpful if my commonplacing would be on an actual book considering i find actually writing stuff down more fun than typing it.

I love your nails as well as your very aesthetically pleasing journals 😌

I’m in my early thirties and been recently diagnosed with autism and adhd. I never knew I was experiencing autistic burnout.

My commonplace book is a very small notebook that I carry with me, keeping it really easy to have available when I find something I want to write down. It took me MONTHS to finish my last one and it was a travelers insert. I can’t imagine how long a full A5 journal would take to fill. I don’t organise it at all. If that means some quotes and info get repeated, so be it. I also don’t want to complicate it, I just want to facilitate writing. I’m always fascinated how much commonplace books vary from person to person.

Very much needed this!! There is no support for autistic adults and I also feel lost with it!! Sometimes I feel like we get diagnosed “yes! You are in fact out to sea, struggling to say afloat! Okay, we’re off now, on our speedboat. Good luck!” And we are all just left alone trying to follow the boat 😂😂

I just discovered this video and I was so happy about it! I don’t have autism but adhd and I’ve had this type of burnout, too😅 I also get overstimulated by lights and sounds, as well as socialisation. I haven’t experienced burnout because of this for almost a year now, but I remembered my experiences from when I did and what you said resonated a lot with me. I only got diagnosed 10 months ago and I’m still trying to work out how to cope with my adhd symptoms, which has a been quite difficult especially since I’m at uni and the stress of needing to have my stuff put together and my have my brain function according to other people’s standards. But hearing how you’re able to figure out a detailed recovery plan and you understand what triggers your burnout, to me, is really cool! It gives me the encouragement and hope that eventually I will also have a better grasp of my neurodivergent self and that I shouldn’t feel ashamed of myself or the boundaries I set (which others find annoying sometimes)😊 so all the best with your recovery plan and thank you!!

Really love this Video! Also really feeling burnt out at the moment (could be autistic burnout or simply I-did-to-much-uni-work-because-its-the-end-of-the-semester burnout😅)....such a good idea to make a spread like this!💜🫶

Such valuable information that should be taught to the masses! Thank you for taking the time to educate us 💕 glad you are prioritizing your needs 💗💗

this was very validating to hear so thank you! hope you start to feel better soon 🥰

clicked on this video because I was procrastinating on my own journalling but this video was a really timely reminder for me as well; I’m not autistic but I also identify as neurodivergent and I have serious executive dysfunction, so it was really nice and validating to hear you talk about how it’s okay to rest and do things at our own pace, and we shouldn’t expect ourselves to function like neurotypical people. I also liked learning more about autistic burnout specifically, very informative. Love this style of video from you, thank you for sharing ❤

this is so well-timed for me thank youuuu

Oh wow! I can't wait to see the video that I requested tysm for doing it! I hope you're doing okay 🐻

Never heard of this! Will have to give it a try .

hey elle, I'm not autistic but I'm very sensitive to sounds, and Loops have been helping me and my girlfriend (who is autistic) to deal with sounds, specially city sounds (traffic, sirens, tube, anything really sharp and loud). I also use them to at home, because sometimes my neighbors can be very noisy, and another type of Loop to sleep, they are very helpful! I guess autistic people experience sound with they're whole body, so having those as a barrier/protection to not sense every little thing around them helps a lot. Please keep going, your videos are amazing ♥

“i am allowed to rest” yes !!! existing as an autistic in a world designed against us is so hard and we’re all just doing our best. thank you so much for sharing, i related to a lot of what you’ve spoken about. i rlly hope your recovery toolkit is able to help you! you deserve to rest and get better!!! take care Ellie and thank you for a wonderful video.

Thank you for this and please continue to share as able. Sitting here in autistic burnout myself and hearing you reflect on the internalized ableism that many/most of us have to recognize and process though was a really helpful reminder. I realized that even though I haven’t been consciously framing my recovery as getting myself ‘back’ to doing what I did before burnout I TOTALLY am in that mindset. Just get enough ‘rest’ so I’m back to ‘normal’ and can get on with ‘life’… hearing you process all that made me realize I can’t go back and expect anything different to happen. That being said, each burnout has gotten me more data about what a ‘non-autistic-burnout’ existence would actually entail. Oof. Thank you and low/no editing videos are perfect on so many levels, not the least of which is modeling self care.

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