Entrada de hoje em tons de castanho e laranja.

17 Outubro 2026

Caderno Paper & You

Caneta Pilot G-TEC-C laranja

Fotografias impressas no Lalalab e na Canon Zoemini 2 (Photo Challenge)

Gosto de Tamagotchis, então estou mapeando minha jornada de toda a minha coleção, postei outras páginas que fiz por aqui.

It’s so hot in here that I am doing this 😭😭

I used A6 for many years and enjoyed it but recently decided to try out an A5 size so I would have more room to paste in images and to draw.

Nope! Turns out A5 feels very impersonal to me and ruins the vibe lol.

For me A6 feels very intimate in a way I just don’t feel with a bigger notebook.

Thanks for the love on the first post. Thought I’d share a few more.

I saw some turkeys in the parking lot at the office.

i just don't know those languages and i didn't really like them so yeah.. but page looks quite nice tbh

For the past two years, I’ve been journaling daily in the Shavian alphabet - the alternative alphabet for the English language commissioned by Bernard Shaw that was designed by Kingsley Read and first published in 1962.

I found myself attracted to Shavian due to the beautiful shapes and the liberation from traditional orthography that a phonemic alphabet provides. I guess it also provides some privacy as so few know how to read it, but that is not that important for me.

Until now I’ve almost exclusively been using an Apple Pencil and iPad for the job (I use Goodnotes, it has a fantastic fountain pen tool), but inspired by this sub, I think it’s time for me to pivot, and switch to pen and paper. The attached picture was written using a cheap ballpoint, but I will go and get myself a fountain pen and dedicated journal notebook after work. Wish me luck!

Entrada de hoje em tons de azul.

16 Outubro 2026

I feel like I'm limiting my access to my own self by writing in English (my second language) instead of my native language. But writing in the latter makes me feel like I've opened my wounds to what can make them worse, it's very uncomfortable being that vulnerable while also knowing actively that all this is you and all of you is yours to hold.

For the people who write in their native language comfortably, how?

Hi!

I’m not sure if this will make sense to anyone, but I could really use some advice. First, let me explain my journaling system, then I’ll explain my """problem""".

Background:

I started journaling in December 2025. My idea was to write one page per month, with one line for each day. So, basically, one sentence a day.

On days when I feel like writing more, I use the following pages to write a few extra lines or even several pages.

This system works really well for my ADHD. I take my journal everywhere with me, and just having it nearby reminds me to write my daily sentence. Sometimes, it also encourages me to sit down and write more.

It has really helped me clear my mind and stop overthinking so much. It also helps me REMEMBER what I’ve been doing each month, instead of forgetting things that happened just a few weeks ago.

Here’s where I’m struggling:

A few times, I didn’t have my journal with me, so I wrote my thoughts in the Notes app on my iPhone, planning to copy them into my journal later. (it worked well few weeks)

The problem is that I’ve been writing on my phone SINCE MAY, and I still haven’t caught up.

I keep telling myself I need to fill in everything I’ve missed before I can start writing in my journal again. But the more I write on my phone, the more I fall behind.

Now, writing on my phone has become easier and faster. When I look at my journal, I feel overwhelmed by how much I still have to write. But at the same time, I really want to finish it and have every page filled in.

This is my first journal, and it holds so many emotions and memories from this year. I also have so many thoughts and stories in my phone that mean just as much to me, and I want them to be part of my journal too. (+ im a virgo, i like it when everything fits together in the end lol)

So, what do you think, what would you do in my situation?

Sometimes, I feel like just saying “screw it,” printing out all my notes from my phone, and sticking them into my journal, even if it’s a bit messy.

Part of me really wants to have everything in one place, but another part of me feels like I’d be giving up on the original idea of my journal.

I’d love to hear your thoughts. Have any of you been in a similar wtf situation??????

This evening’s sunset in Boston.

I spent fifteen years in HR typing every single thought into systems. Performance notes, investigation logs, emails that had to be just right. My handwriting basically atrophied. When I left to run our ecommerce brand from home, I started journaling again with an actual pen and it felt almost exposing. Like my brain moved slower and said more than I expected. My spouse asked what I was writing the other day and I genuinely snapped at them, which is not like me at all. It was just garden stuff and ad campaign worries. Nothing dramatic. But something about those pages being physically mine, not in the cloud somewhere, makes me guard them differently. I never felt that way about a Google doc. I wonder if it is the same for anyone else who came back to pen and paper after years of typing everything. Does the medium change what you are willing to put down? Or do I just need more coffee and less existential reflection about ink?

Just started journaling again on October 1, after a year's hiatus. I've been averaging 3-5 pages a day but at least my handwriting is starting to re-solidify. (That's not smeared ink; my camera hand shook a bit.)

Just as it says... was better a few days after, but still having to watch what I eat. I'm drinking just a tiny bit of coffee every other day. No milk, yogurt, or spicy things yet, out of fear. Very careful with acidic things, as well as heavy seasoning and fats. Still have pending doctors' appointments and such.

I did look up the question about ginger and its antibacterial effect, and it actually affects pathogenic ones, probably through the disruption of their membranes, as well as affecting quorum sensing and biofilm formation (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4345325/). So it's an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial (on those that can affect us), it increases beneficial bacteria, reduces bloating, gas, etc. etc. It was just a godsend for me through this time.

The 'sticker' arrangement was created in GIMP, inspired by Sadie (wordlayout), using free or public domain images. Printed on printer paper for now; hopefully will get an inkjet printer working and clear sticker paper soon.

Notebook: JetPens Kanso Noto Notebook

Pens: Zebra Sarasa Red, Zebra Sarasa Vintage Dark Gray.

Edit to add: I consumed ginger as a ginger-honey tea: For a 8oz cup, I would use about an inch-cube of ginger or a bit more. I'd then peal and cut the ginger into thin slices or mince it, boil for like 5-6 min (or more if I wanted a stronger tea, the stronger the color of the water the stronger the flavor), then strain and pour into a cup with some wildflower honey. The tea would help mainly with gas, nausea, and general discomfort in the stomach.