Lost Letters

If I were newer to the stationery and journaling hobby, I’d likely buy the Hobonichi-colored mini ink samples, Yumi Kitagishi book band, beautiful people: Nothing to Hide (Pink) A5 cover, and Yumi Kitagishi clips from the 2027 Hobonichi lineup, but I’m ye…

For three years now, I’ve dutifully filled out my gorgeous Hobonichi Weeks planner every single day.

For the Small Web Virtual Potluck, I wanted to stick to the optional theme this year: Yellow!

Despite how much I share about my life and hobbies on this site, I constantly wrestle with the question of is what I’m sharing too personal?

Since 2024, I’ve rarely left the house without my Hobonichi Weeks planner in my bag, and I’ve never missed an entry, achieving the rare and elusive “planner peace” with this journaling form factor.

As a recovered stationery fiend who used to live across the street from a stationery store in Japan, I have transitioned from a maximalist, deco-heavy style across multiple journals to a purely functional layout in a singular Hobonichi Weeks.

On the last day of GenCon, my friend asked me how I’d rate my first-ever gaming con experience from one to ten, and I mentally scored each event I attended before giving an average score overall.

I want to participate in Blaugust this year.

Lately, I’ve been feeling particularly inadequate when it comes to taking care of myself because I’ve been slacking on a couple salubrious behaviors: eating more fiber and exercising more regularly.

I’m slightly stir-crazy from being inside all last week due to the “corn sweat” heat wave that rocked most of the US.