Finally someone said it! I have a love/hate relationship with the “planner community” bc as someone who is not Type A idgaf and I don’t understand the anxiety and perfectionism around what is supposed to be fun and free and just for you. I assume this is an influencer-only issue since y’all post your lives bc my planning/journaling is a hot beautiful silly fulfilling mess and no one would know it. I’ve always wondered why people do this if it causes stress.

For the “I can’t do it” but “I want to have my life documented” i found that using Day One app on kinda daily basis then every once in while writing those entries in my journal was the perfect solution🫡

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

Great tip, I love Day One!!!!

I promise you 'its only paper' is going to change lives. I sometimes feel so sad to waste paper and feel so scared to make mistakes in books. But I adore notebooks. So this was really refreshing to hear. It's ok if it takes a long while to finish these notebooks.... They track your life in real emotional time not a calendar year .

@clairefromonline

5 күн бұрын

Wow, love this perspective so much. That's how I 'split' my time up anyway when I'm looking back on my life... less about calendar year and more about vibes.

6:04 I know. 💕It’s for me. Planning and journaling is just for me. It’s not a means to an end. It’s a friend.

Just found you randomly on my YT homepage! Hi! Loved listening to you as I cut up a magazine to use as future journal fodder! I know exactly what you mean by all the perfectionist stuff, I’m the same, but it’s way more fun when it’s not perfect because then you can turn your brain off for a bit!

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you're here! And yes! I love any excuse to turn my brain off for awhile, haha

"2024 Journals because time is fake." I feel that!. LOL!

You’re in your KZread era again and its perf for the cozy Sunday journal sesh

"Data collection because I'm a weirdo" is gonna be my motto for 2024, so thank you for that!!

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

I'm soooo glad to provide lol. WE LIKE WHAT WE LIKE hahah

I tell myself that my journals and planners are for my eyes only. I need them to work for me, not anyone else. I don’t care if they don’t look perfect because no one else needs to see it. And I agree - it is just paper. Don’t be precious with your journals and planners. Use them, get your creative juices out and move on. If you think it needs to look social-media perfect you will never start

@clairefromonline

6 ай бұрын

Love it!! Thanks for sharing these words!

Hi Claire! Just wanted to tell you how much I love the idea of "it's just paper". Journaling is something I really love but also something I come and go from, and sometimes I like colorful, high-effort pages, but a lot of the time it's a struggle to just scribble out the events of the day in plain pen. Last year I got so overwhelmed by my Hobonichi, I threw it against the floor and then ended up shelving it because I couldn't take the pressure. For the rest of '23 I've done some journal hopping but overall not worried so much about it. If I don't want to journal, I don't! I think the trouble with journaling is that life keeps moving whether you want to journal about it or not, and falling off can be discouraging for a lot of people, but that's completely normal because that's how life is. I think journaling can feel super demanding because unlike other hobbies, you're meant to constantly keep up with it, but that's just not realistic for everyone. Anyway, I hope you keep posting here. KZread is my preferred platform for journaling content and I love your style and perspective. This type of video is my favorite! Keep up the good work and thank you for the inspiration!

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

Thank you SO much for such a kind comment!!! You are so right, it’s great to be consistent but that looks different for everyone - I haven’t sat down to journal for five days now! And I go through seasons where I can’t stand the thought of it… even though it’s my favorite hobby! It’s a societal thing, I think, to put so much pressure on ourselves in this way. I hope 2024 brings you journaling peace hehe ❤

HAHAHA not the mail time convo. I am traumATIZED. I’m addicted to Cozy Grove right now !!! Also love the “it’s just paper” talks as usual :)))

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

Hahahahah it’s such a shame, it had so much potential in my mind 😂

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and process with us ❤📔 and Yes to fighting the perfectionism 🎉 it only holds us back!

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching ❤❤❤

This is frigging hilarious- first one of your videos I’ve watched and I’m here for the long haul now. Sending you so much love for sharing your beautiful humour and thoughts 💕

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for being here!!!!! :')

This kept me company coloring halloween greeting cards hehe your journaling is so much fun! I've been experimenting with your layouts and it's so fun!!

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

Halloween greeting cards :’)))) obsessed

I'm really glad I found your channel. Your videos resonate with me so much.

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for being here, Janelle!!

I love the voice-over format!

"Who knows what's gonna go on in here" That's me with my jorunals as well 😂

I'm so excited to see you make your 1989 (tv) spread!!! I love hearing your thoughts on journaling 😊

❤I love this! Kept me company while laying on the couch sick and continuing to encourage me to just use the paper. It’s just paper 🫶🫶

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

Hope you’re feeling better 🥰

Loved this.

Love the journal with me’s voice overs Taylor content etc…and starting in your 2024 notebooks now….I keep staring at my new W222 and I want to write in it so bad so now I will!

Super inspirational ❤

This was a wonderful video, thank you. I love your down to earth approach, with your words of wisdom. I’m going to try to start journaling, & planning in 2024, for the first time in decades. I used to be very organized, but now, very unorganized, probably from depression, or head injury. Probably both. I’m hoping that journaling, & planning will give me some structure, & motivation again….hopefully. Thanks again. I’ve subscribed.

@clairefromonline

7 ай бұрын

Thank you SO MUCH 🥲🫶🏼

Really enjoyed ‘hanging out with you’ while I was doing my October review (more fancy than it sounds)! Thank you for the inspiration! ❤

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

Aw!! Thank you SO much! It does sound fancy, and fun. 😄

Uh, i like this voice-over thing! So cozy! 🍀

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!❤

Thank you for mentioning Palestine. I am Palestinian-American, and all the chaos and sorrow has led me to lose interest in a lot of things. However, i am gaining a fascination towards commonplacing. I watch videos like this and it’s one of the few things that I can hold onto. It’s also interesting because while time is fake (I agree!) there’s something about it that makes me think “I can do this tomorrow”-and the concept of a hopeful tomorrow is larger than life atm.

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

Lizzie! I am sending you so much love and strength. My heart breaks!!!!!! But yes -- here's to tomorrow. :')

CLAIRE why you making me want to go back to b6!!!!! love u lots 🤍🇵🇸

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

you’ll always be a B6 girlie to me!! so inspiring! LYM

It's just paper! Preach it.

Chicken and dumplings are a good comfort meal. I use Pioneer Buttermilk biscuit mix for the dumplings. I liked the voice-over format. The overall feeling of your video was comfy. 😊

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

Oh yes!! So yummy! Thank youuuu

@ChelseaRoush

8 ай бұрын

I was going to say this! I have my moms recipe from when i was growing up if you ever want an easy one that’s so good😊 AND I can make it dairy-free without it tasting weird lol

❤ Where can I get the butterfly 🦋 matches?

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

a shop called Presley Paige in Arkansas! www.presleypaige.com/collections/candle-holder-matches/products/butterflies-fluttering-matches

I have bigger issues with “the perfect pen”. I know it’s out there. Lol. I may need a therapist for that. I’ve loosened up on the journaling perfection. I loved listening to this. A ton of really great points.

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

I may not have the true answer you seek, but my favorite is the Pentel Energel Clena... if that helps at all. lol

@25:12 I was listening to this as I was working and happened to glance and saw the cutest little rodent (?) in a bathrobe and I was like, "That's totally something I would stick in my journal. I must know where it came from!" 😂 So... I may have missed it, but what is that?

@ChelseaRoush

8 ай бұрын

Tutter from Bear in the Big Blue House!

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

Ha no huge story, just a silly reaction pic! I have no idea where it's from, but I think I used the picture in my IG highlights somewhere! I used to love ferrets haha

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

The knowledge that there are at least two rodents in my journal is funny to me lol

In the original bullet journal by Ryder Carroll, artistic ability was never emphasized. It is utilitarian only.

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

That is correct. How wonderful that he inspired so many people to get back into journaling, by doing what works for them!

@jenhasaplan

8 ай бұрын

but what a great trajectory bullet journaling has taken. bravo to the pocket of the community who are creative enough to showcase their art and share it!!

@ChelseaRoush

8 ай бұрын

No Noise November Claire😂

@Lexibellington

8 ай бұрын

@@ChelseaRoush what’s no noise November

This is my favorite video you’ve made so far. I live for your perfect podcast voice talking to me about paper and meatballs. ✨🩵

@clairefromonline

8 ай бұрын

If I ever had a podcast, that'd be a great name for one tbh! ILY