A5 GIRLIES RISE (i think we are notebook soulmates)

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

we are!!!! A5 for life, truly 😌❤️

Everyone who journals seems to think so carefully about what journals they use and end up with favourites and by comparison I just go to a shop see a cute note book with a cute picture on it or pretty pattern and add it to my box of blank notebooks then each time I need a new one I just pick one from the box.

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

Honestly, your way of doing it sounds way less stressful 😅

there are 2 journaling wolves inside you: one needs the big book of everything (autism) and other needs constant novelty and excitement (adhd). glad it's not just me

@ellies_books_

26 күн бұрын

This is extremely accurate 😅 glad it's not just me either!

Ellie, you are the one who inspired my commonplace journal journey, and I'm forever grateful! I've only been journaling since December, so about 5 months. The first month was a struggle learning all about all the journals. At this stage of my life, I MUST journal daily! These are my current journals in the works: 1 daily life journal 1 commonplace 1 reading journal 1 memory/special moments journal 1 creative/scrapbook journal 1 fountain pens and inks journal. That's SIX A5s going at the same time plus an 8x8 recipes journal. I filled my first daily writing journal in 107 days, and I'm already several pages into a new one. I'm estimating 1 A5 journal per quarter! I'm also thinking of starting morning pages to clear my mind off all the crazy before starting my day. Writing makes me so very happy! I'm so glad you've found your journal happy place, too! Thank you again for all the inspiration!

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

Oh this is so lovely to hear - thank you for the kind words 🥰 I'm so happy to have inspired you, and I'm so glad that you've found journalling so helpful! I can definitely vouch for morning pages - I kept them for ages, and they really helped with clearing my head!

This reminded me to journal and commonplace for the day! Thank you ❤ I put it all in one journal atm, because of my adhd brain telling me I’ll lose more than one. I have been struggling a lot lately with sensory overload and meltdowns so I love that list. As a 19 yr old I feel silly having meltdowns which makes them worse, but I have to remember sometimes that’s just what I need to do to release my emotions. 😊

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

You're so welcome!!! 🥰 Totally understand that fear of losing multiple books - I get that too! Sorry to hear about the sensory struggles too. To validate you, having meltdowns isn't silly no matter your age - it's just part and parcel of living in a world that's not built for neurodivergent folks!

I randomly decided to set aside my HON and buy a hobonichi cousin spring start. I swear I’m like Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain when it comes to the cousin when he says, “I wish I knew how to quit you!”😂 so glad you found happiness in your new system, I’m hoping I will too🤞

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

Ahahaha omg, the Cousin really is like that. It took me two years to let go 😂 I have my fingers crossed for you and your new system!! 🤞🏻

I soooooo feel the "what is time" comment. I have no internal clock or anything that registers the passage of time.

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad it's not just me!! I swear I wake up every day thinking it's a Friday which is leads to disappointment a lot of the time 😭😂

The rings sensory ick is exactly how I feel! I love the idea of them but the feel is all wrong lol. Loved seeing an update of your notebooks 😊 hope you had a great weekend! 💕

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad it's not just me!! Something about metal being present in the whole situation is just a no from me 🥲 thank you so much - hope you're doing well 🥰

I always look for your videos and make watching a priority! Thanks for the new notebook recommendation.

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

You're so kind - thank you so much 🥰 and you're very welcome!

so happy to hear your system is working so well for you!! 💛

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! 🥺❤️

yes~! My planners end up being an after thought/documenting rather than planning, and I love how that worked for me. I'd rather track what's been done than list the to-do's cause honestly all the todos tend to disappoint me because overachiever habits die hard. gotta love plotting and hating myself for not crossing it out of my list. The weeks layout has been great for me so far but I wish there was a larger space for it. For commonplace, emotion outlet writing, I simply went with a freely noted type. Not even the expensive type because I already know I wouldn't care if my writings are ineligible. I just need the thoughts to be out of my head. Unlike others, those writings are something I hate reading back, unlike my Weeks. I feel the emotional journal for me is unreal, a burst of irrational fears and most likely a spur of hormonal imbalance that reading it makes me puke. But what happened to me on the Weeks was real. It happened, I did it. And I will look back at my small wins and losses.

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

Ooooooft the mention of overachiever habits/to-do lists not being helpful because of that really resonated with me!! Same 🥲 I had the same issue with the weeks tbh - lovely layout, just not enough space! And totally understand about needing that distinction between the emotional outbursts and the more 'real' day-to-do. You put it so beautifully! ❤️

Im so so so glad to hear its helped, and likewise with the pencil board idea, its helped me to look at it more often too!

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

Truly THANK YOU it's been so extremely helpful! And so glad I could help in return!! ❤️

The freely noted book looks so nice and pretty! I wish I could use something so clean but I need the structure of the Cousin too much. Enjoyed hearing your system update!

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

It really is so beautiful! And I totally get that - structure can be so helpful! Thanks so much for the kind words 🥰

I love planner monkey co notebooks! Sydney is a gem and her notebooks are just divine. I'm currently in a B6 freely noted, and I've used them in the past in several other sizes.

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

Aren't they just beautiful!!! And so high quality!

@elenamfit

Ай бұрын

@@ellies_books_ Precisely! And so 'lived in' with the floppiness when you get them... and they fluff so beautifully just from writing alone.

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

@@elenamfit I can’t wait to see the fluff!

ooooo yes a new notebook 😍 i've also be journaling for an extremely long time and found that a5 is my favorite. nice to know that other people are as selective as me about the paper/layout/feel/pages/lines specifics because i have definitely tried enough that i know some things just DONT work for me i really wish i could get into rings but for some reason i just cant, i'm a bound book college ruled or tiny grid (graph, NOT DOTS) person

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

There's nothing like that new notebook feeling 😍 You're definitely not alone in that selectiveness - and once we know what we like, why not just keep on with something we know we'll enjoy y'know? 🥰

I love your journal videos

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥰

I love A5 the most! Thats why I use it as my main journal. But I do have TN and A6 and even B6 for my other journal uses xx

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

I love that you've got a variety of sizes! Helps to keep things fresh 🥰

i feel like trying to find a way to keep your brain calm and stop itself from tearing itself apart is a big autistic mood. this year i've been pretty consistent with planning but not so much commonplacing/special interest documenting.

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

Right??? It's how I spend most of my energy tbh 😅 I find it hard to be consistent with more than one type of journalling tbh, so I feel you there!

Around the 9 minute mark, when you said you needed a notebook to just write things down and vent, it reminded me of Morning Pages - can't remember if you've ever mentioned them before? If not, basically it's (ideally) a daily practice where you do stream-of-consciousness writing (longhand) until you've filled up 3 pages. I've been doing it for a year and a half now (though I've fallen behind the last few weeks), and it really does make me feel better for it. I've been going through a lot of feelings this week so I think something needs attention, and I think getting back into that groove is going to help! It sounds like you've got your own version of Morning Pages going on and it's helping :)

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

Ahhhh yes! I've tried morning pages so many times! Definitely a helpful practice; I just struggle a bit with approaches that are quite rigid, so I've never been able to stick with it for too long. I'm also really not a morning person and usually wake up so late that I have to go straight to work 😅 But you've inspired me to maybe give it another go!! I hope you're doing okay with going through a lot of feelings, and that this week is better for you!

I think I need to accept I’m a B6 stalogy girl! I’ve tried EVERYTHING and nothing is better for me. I think next year I’ll go back (currently in a5 HON)

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

The heart wants what it wants!!!!

I think I'm going to try to move to mostly refillable journals soon

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

Ahh I hope it works well for you!

It's so crazy to me that you say you like A5 because you write big, and i write small but prefer B5+

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

It's always so interesting (to me, at least) to hear about people's different journalling preferences!!

@Somebodyelse141

Ай бұрын

@@ellies_books_ me too! It probably has to do with your EDC, too. I don't mind carrying a backpack, but others may only want to carry a small purse

@ellies_books_

Ай бұрын

@@Somebodyelse141 very true!!!