journal/chat with me | ep. 4 ✸ commonplacing in the notebook i made!
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my TN cover: www.thejournalshop.com/produc...
glue stick: www.thejournalshop.com/produc...
index dots: www.thejournalshop.com/produc...
print.work (manufactuer): www.print.work
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✸ my shop:
www.megan-rhiannon.com/shop
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✸ links:
twitter & ig: @petite_gloom
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✸ contact: meganrhiannonillustration@gmail.com
I personally would love a booklet with the weekly pages combined with the commonplace ones. It would be a great capsule of a time period.
im thinking about offering both formats!
It's so fun to watch your system evolve, and I'm so interested to watch if you decide to eventually do a big recap of your year of experimentation !!
hoping to do it at the end of the year!
nothing makes me feel more seen than seeing you take the steps (no matter how many it may be) to find something that works best for you. I always felt guilty for abandoning systems so frequently. Your videos give me so much comfort.
the "goblin hunch" is too real! I was journalling while listening to you say that and had to laugh at myself and then correct my posture
I am personally stoked that you’re experimenting with my planner of choice!! It all looks lovely! ❤
Same
thank you!
One alternative so that you don’t feel too pressured with the timeframe is to have 3 months in each booklet instead of 4 months and then instead of having 3 books for the year, you would end up having 4.
I love how the pages are laid out and just how versatile they are whether you want a neutral and minimal setup or colorful✨
Also love the gray covers which again can be easily customized with stickers or images or left with that soft gray.
yes very true, and i might consider it tbh! glad you like the pages, thanks for your kind words and feedback 🙇🏻♀️❤️🩹
I'm just like you as well. I change things a lot but it's almost like I HAVE TO CHANGE THINGS because if something about my commonplace book is bothering me then it really affects my performance and overall enthusiasm to continue.
For example i was really into white pages a week ago then suddenly i woke up and i was like "damn this is blinding me, i need ivory pages" and i changed to an ivory one. And for the longest time i couldn't fill up a5 because it was too big but now I'm using b5 and i think it is the perfect size 😂 my preferences changed so many times over the years now i stopped questioning myself. I do what feels best at that point in time. I don't think I'll ever stick to one way of doing things cause different things feel better at different times ❤
This is so cool! Yes, to the digital versions for us international folks! So very excited for all of this, and so happy for your continued experimentation! Great job Megan! And, your zine is amazing!👻
thanks sm for your support, im glad you like the look of it! and ty for the kind words about the zine too, hopefully it'll be finished in time for october (or before, ideally!) ❤🩹
The TN size looks very nice and simple, I really like it
The TN size looks so lovely! I personally would prefer separate commonplace pages to planning because I don't fill my commonplace pages up as quickly (as I don't do personal journaling in them). Having them separate would also mean I could mix and match the commonplace booklet with a different planner system - as I also like to change up my planning :)) I'm really interested see how your planner system settles at the end of the year
yes, that makes sense! i don't always either, hence the idea for separate books. i'll probably end up offering both format options- i hope you like it if you decide to give it a try! hoping to make a big (very big) round-up of all the systems i tried this year and choose something to hopefully settle with next year.
This is a fantastic Book! I have a black tn just waiting for your book! It is beautiful! I love the pages! Everything in the book is so thoughtful. Wonderful
Video and a great accomplishment!
ahhh thank you so much, im so glad you like it! ❤️🩹
everything is so lovely!! i love hearing your thought process and i love the way the book looks :’) if only i live in the uk huhu but it’s fine, i love the systems you’ve worked out and how you’re genuinely enjoying it. again, i’m so glad i stumbled upon your channel, it has been a safe space for me esp when it comes to notebooks 🩷 super grateful!!! i’m excited for your future endeavors when it comes to these books, megan! good luck :’) vv happy for u!
thank you for your support, im so glad you like the videos 🙇🏻♀❤🩹 hope you have a lovely weekend!
I adore the idea of digital ones so I can print it on my own paper choice. Absolutely love this and cannot wait for the digital one to be available
I love that you are acknowledging and leaning into your desire to try new things and embrace change, especially when change is not often easy and familiar is almost too easy. I have been watching your videos over the last couple years and I find your attic archives episodes warm and comforting. The comfort of ordinary things. You have such a unique and obvious aesthetic that is present in your work, your space, and your personal style. The clean, simple lines of things, the harmonizing colour schemes, the spooky vibes. Perfect! Would you mind sharing what printer you use to print out all your little commonplace pictures? Do you modify them in a specific program? Good luck with your new venture. I hope some day international shipping isn't quite so cumbersome a process so we Canadians can support your lovely artwork and participate in the magic :) cheers!
You got me hooked on the Frixion pens!! The fact that I hated pens in uni because I make mistakes and hate the look of whiteout on a page is literally a relief for my post-grad life 😂 it seems so minuscule but made all the world of a difference in my writing experiences haha
I am sooooo excited for this booklet!
I love this!! I also love the square edges more than curved. I have to work in a bound book. I can’t do Filofax, I’ve tried many times. It like calms my brain to see you working in a bond book again haha horror patches would look cool on that cover! ☺️
The paper feeling is real. I love TR paper, but only w/ the fountain pen. Anything else seems to write so messily, and the fountain pen on any paper I'd use a ballpoint on feels so rough and scratchy. I never would've guessed paper could have such different characteristics but here we are.
Not me having just bought a ton of journaling stationary in this exact size, now coveting your inserts. Sincerely, a huge fan from America, hoping you'll ever ship these here because these are lovely. You did wonderful work again! Love you content!
Best part about being a night owl is being up when you post
aah, it's looking so cool! i am all set up for the rest of this year, but definitely interested in trying it out for next year 😍personally i would prefer the planning and commonplacing in separate booklets, because for me those things have different energies (so scientific lol). i suppose for people printing it themselves, it would be easy to mix and match as preferred 🤔but honestly i would also prefer to just buy the finished product and not have to faff with priting myself 😅in any case, super excited to see how you develop this further! take good care xx
i agree, i think they do have different energies! printing things long term is definitely a bit of a faff (and time consuming) but hopefully i'll be able to offer both formats of booklets for those who want to buy them. thanks for the support!
I’m also a Frixion girlie, no shame in using what works!!
I love the journaling videos , it makes me want to write on my journal , love it ❤
The Standard TN is 11cm wide, while Filofax Personal is 9,5, so Standard TN is 1,5 cm wider. And 4 cm taller. So it's much bigger pages.
I was just thinking about you
yes, designing my own pages has been a real game changer for me! i love being able to adjust things as i go 😌 and thank you, im glad you like them!
I love watching your journey so much! Using TN notebooks would solve the problem of storing pages for me; I love the idea of using a Filofax for the flexibilty, but having all the year in one or multiple booklets just makes more sense to me storing wise!
I'm based in Italy so I would get the printables, I would really love to try them 🤩
I am also team planner and common pages in separete books!
The only thing I would love to see is the writing and lines of the pages a little less harsh! I think the grid looks super good and somehow i feel like the black of the rest of the page is a little bit too intense, but it's just a suggestion ofc!
Anyhow I can't wait to try em! Thanks for sharing
I actually really like writing on recycled paper, sometimes they are so smooth ❤
yes very true!
Love the planner and you're inspirational as always. Thank you so much for sharing.
i always love seeing your process!
I would absolutely love one of these 🤍
Looking forward to the printables!
It’s amazing that you’re going to make your own planner! As for the index/contents page, I’d suggest to just make it an unlabelled blank spread. Then people can decide freely what they want to use it for - as a goal setting page, a packing list (my favourite way to use a blank page in the beginning of a planner), a moodboard … or an actual index page. 😉
i've been wondering if you ever considered making your old sketchbook zines available for download, especially the sherlock centric ones, i've always eyed them when you were still shipping abroad but never caved due to the shipping or them having sold out! i would love to get to view them! i'm also wondering how you feel about printing parts of them out to put inside of a planner, i think carrying some of the sherlock pages around with me would really lift my spirits 🕵🏼♀️ (personally think the idea of using a booklet around a month as you're trying out is a satisfying idea but i get that practice doesn't fit around an ideal!)
hmm maybe but honestly a lot of the time it's nice to move on from old work, especially as it changes over the years and i don't always like the old stuff as much. i dont have any sherlock centric zines, but i'll consider adding digital prints of my sherlock sketchbook pages to the shop with the update! ❤🩹
@@MeganRhiannon oh i get that! seems like my memory is playing a trick on me there, maybe it was a print to begin with or a drawing i recall from a video (think it involved sherlock and john and clouds, just lives in my mind rent free haha)? but i would be thrilled with any recent choice 💖
Congratulations on getting this done for you and willing to share.
curious to know if you’d ever consider trying the sarasa vintage pens. i use the black color in the vintage line and it’s quite consistently smooth across many different types of paper. you can even buy a metal body for the pens as like an upgrade from the regular plastic pens. i love them
Maybe you should do Oct-Dec and do 4 books a year? because I know other brands break it up three months each for traveler's yearly systems and you wouldn't feel as time crunched to finish it before next month lol
Just a thought but you could also do October to December just this year? See how it goes + if it seems like 4 months is better you could start that in January! + then not feel as rushed about it now. :)
yes that’s true, i might do that instead to give myself that little extra time to get things organised properly! thank you 😌
I bought a weeks blank notebook from Sterling Ink. I was hoping to use this as a common place book but i set up some trackers for sleep, anxiety and pain and a simple calendar. I still have no idea how im going to use this.
Hi Megan! I love your planner designs, it's inspired me to create my own as well. Currently, I'm working on one booklet per month which I will bind together at the end of the year. Also, have you heard about digital planning? You might be able to sell your work in PDF format for folks to use with a tablet. Just an idea to continue avoiding international shipping. Thanks for sharing with us :)
ahh its so cute!! its fun seeing u try different ways to journal!! if u were going to make these to sell would u only do the travellers size or do a5 as well? or maybe that would that jus depend on what people want :3 ?
just standard TN size for now! it would definitely depend on what people want most but obviously once you start expanding the size range, it never ends 😅 there's so many sizes. i'll see how it goes, but definitely sticking with just one size for the foreseeable.
If you need extra time to make your booklet, you can make it only 3 months and have it for October through December
very true, i think i might!
I really like this! It’s so fun to see how everything is turning out. ☺️ I hope you don’t mind me asking, but I’m having a few questions 🙈
1. Would you like to share the name of the website where you downloaded the grid?
2. If you’re printing your pages & stickers at home, what are the settings on the printer then to be able to get the most use out of each sheet of paper?
3. What are the dimensions of the different layouts you’ve printed previously & what’s the file type of the files? Hope to hear from you! ☺️
1. Would you like to share the name of the website where you downloaded the grid? i am too curious about that as well.
I just sat down to journal in my own TN and I squealed with excitement to see you try one out - I love the way you’ve translated your layouts into Traveller’s Notebook sizing, especially since I’ve been so inspired by your Filofax pages (but have been unsure of how to space out my grids to fit my notebook inserts) 🥺 I definitely journal in a goblin pose!! For some reason I feel the need to see the page right near my eyes haha
I am definitely very interested in the style of notebooks you’ve been prototyping!! I love the layouts you’ve designed and my mind always blanks for hours trying to figure out how to design and draw in my own - would you be open to producing a passport size of the booklets (or would I be able to resize the digital version? Am [sadly] located in Australia) I especially love the weekly layout - I’m a huge fan of horizontal weeklies 🤩
I love your routine of one-page introductions for your interests for the purpose of breaking in a new notebook - I’ll definitely be trying that out in my current journaling session (am starting new inserts for September).
I’ve been lurking for the past few years and your videos have been so helpful and comforting for me and my journaling routines - thank you for your videos, Megan! Take your time with everything and take care of yourself ❤️
at the moment i only have plans for standard size, just because passport is a completely different shape and the page designs would need a lot of adjustment (not sure everything would even fit!). i'll be making a digital version of the standard size, so you'd be welcome to try and resize it, yes! standard is just my focus for the time being. thanks for your support of the booklets and my channel, im glad you like the videos ❤🩹
Omg this is perfect. So sad I live in the US and couldn’t order one. I’m pretty shit at print outs lol
im also not the best at print outs! hopefully one day i can resume international shipping 😥
what pen are you using?
A note to your friction pens. Have you tried replacing the ink from a pen you'd like to try and put it in the friction pen casing? As a way to try different pens but with the same feel of the friction pens?
i’m not afraid of the feel of a new pen, but the feel of new ink lol. otherwise a very good idea 🥲
I didn't know printwork did TN size? What option did you choose for that? It looks amazing!
it’s a bespoke size so you have to email them and request it! notebooks also have extra VAT charges on top, so just something to be aware of. they said they can make any notebook size that fits within an A4 sheet, you just need to drop them an email with your ideas 😊
@@MeganRhiannon I didn't know that! I've been using them for prints, but it's cool they can do personalised things as well! Thank you :)
I hope it's ok to ask but what size mm are the dotted circles you use? I accidentally ordered mine too small and I'm nervous about getting the size wrong again
Should be the 8mm version.
@@DasOrangensaft. thanks for telling me! I really appreciate it :) ❤️
@@strawberrycola39 Thanks for telling me. 😊 Happy to help.
Gracias por el video me encanta y también me encantan las libretas, luego colecciono. Ahorita busco uno como la tuya ojalá puedas enviar a México.
Espero haber entendido bien lo que dijiste.😅
Could you please do a video on breaking in a notebook?
Would you ever consider doing a health/symptom tracker or trigger tracker/mental health habits I guess?
I love voice overs. Do you print or write in cursive? I'm in the USA -I like this layout.
It's a little thing, but I really like having the weather on my daily's
TFS. Jan
cursive! i like having the weather too 😌
It's ok to like your pen. You don't need to change something that is working.
I tend to worry a lot about indexing for future reference but in truth I just about never go back to look for a specific information. Anyone else?
Waiting for you to discover fountain pens and get hyperfocused on those....
why don't people like the frixion pens?
the heat sensitive nature of the friction erasure makes them risky to use- if your pages get too hot or cold the text can disappear completely, then reappear with additional erased text showing etc. just not the most reliable! but i haven’t had an issue yet and i’ve been using them for seven or so years 👀
I don't like the feeling of how they write... And I felt like the erasure was never good enough to say so... And I prefer a permanent ink, TBH. But it's also been several years since I've used them, so it may be different now. But I have specific ones I know I like, and I'm a creature of habit.
I find margins annoying 🤔 but perhaps I’ve never known what to use them for. I’m curious why you always mention you love a good margin, what do you fill the space with if you’re writing right alongside it? I imagine if you’re brains dumping you would just put it in the body of text right? Unless you’re sub-commenting to whatever it is you’ve written?