Around Christmas, I got a little whiff going around about Karin Markers. After doing a little research, I decided to give it a whirl as a gift to myself. I wanted to give bit of a review of these markers. Availability and Price They are readily available in Europe - I got mine off of … Continue reading Karin Marker Review
It's officially 2019 - cue the fireworks and party horns! I am bursting out of my skin with excitement that I can finally officially use my 2019 Bullet Journal. Everyone loves something shiny and new and clean. That's not the only reason. My 2018 bujo was my first complete year in a bullet journal. Because … Continue reading 2018 Bullet Journal: What worked and what didn’t
It's finally time! I'm so excited to share my 2019 Bullet Journal set up! I'm SO excited to share this set up with all of my bujo friends. I'm going to jump right in: The Journal Choice Last year, I used a Moleskin in black with quadded paper. For this year, I decided to go … Continue reading 2019 Bullet Journal Set-Up
2018 was sort of the year of the planner for me. While I've been doing my Erin Condren planner for 4 years now, this is the first year I have a completed Bullet Journal. I love both systems and will definitely continue to use both. Throughout the year, I have had some favorite spreads, ideas … Continue reading Planner and Bullet Journal Favorites 2018
This weekend is a long weekend here in Spain so I wanted to do some catch up cleaning, decluttering and organizing around my house. So I started by deciding to slim down my pen and marker collection. It was preceded by the fact that I bought myself a 100 pack of Crayola Super Tips. I … Continue reading The End of the Year Pen Purge
I've spent a lot of time talking about how I lay out my Bullet Journal, lists I put into it and also my Erin Condren Life Planner's utility in my life. I wanted to share some things that after several years of planning don't make the cut to be in my planners. In general, this … Continue reading Things I don’t put in my Planners
It's such a predictable adult thing to say: "where did the time go? It feels like just yesterday that it was the first of September. I'm going to blink and it will be Christmas!" Part of me hates that I've become this. But I guess I also think it's inevitable. I cannot believe I've already … Continue reading October’s Disappearing Act
So I've been thinking a lot about my purchasing patterns lately. I see which items I keep repurchasing over and over again. I take particular note of which brands I favor over others. Now, if I'm honest, I'm only making these lists based on the products themselves, not because of brand values or good business … Continue reading Products I keep on Repurchasing: Arts, Crafts and Planning
September was busy. I started in Washington for the first couple of days and then I flew back to Spain. I had to move from Zaragoza to Cartagena on my own on the 7th of September which was an absolute handful. By the 17th, I was starting school. To make this month a little more … Continue reading 4, 3, 2, 1! How was September?
Obviously, planning has been genuinely life changing for me. While it started as a way for me to keep my grad school assignments, it's morphed into something with a lot more meaning to me. So - what are some of the ways that planning has helped me? Productivity - This is the most obvious way … Continue reading The Ways Planning has Helped Me
The Minimalist Abroad 