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ClicheAugSept2015 Grace Gealey-compressed

@MEGANPORTORREAL

GIFTED • New notebooks! 👀 @leuchtturm1917usa sent

GIFTED • New notebooks! 👀 @leuchtturm1917usa sent me their new Jottbook Pur in both A5 and A6, and I was so excited to check them out. These lightweight little notebooks are perfect for on-the-go note-taking and come in so many cute colors. 🌈

I particularly love the A6 size, and how these both lay perfectly flat. And they fit in well with my usual Leuchtturm1917 B6+ (for comparison!)

After brainstorming some ways to add this notebook to my lineup or ecosystem, here’s what I got:

— Rough drafts for poems, stories, blog posts
— Yearly or seasonal list collections
— Leather journal inserts
— Bookish or study notes (the A6 can easily fit in the back of a book!)
— Month-to-month journaling
— Single project notebook
— Recipe/hobby journal
— Brain dump notebook
— Venting or therapy journal (won’t feel as guilty throwing out when done since it’s so small and affordable!)

What else could I use these notebooks for? 🤔 Any ideas?

Thank you L1917 for sending me these to try. 🫶🏻

🏷️ #deskdiaries #unboxing #stationeryhaul #notebooks #journalcommunity
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September annotated ✍️ The little joys will save m

September annotated ✍️ The little joys will save me.

🏷️ #lifelately #monthlywrapup #monthlyrecap #cozyhobbies #hobbytime

September annotated ✍️ Brunch dates in Hoboken

September annotated ✍️ (Still) reading Sylvia Plath’s journals

September annotated ✍️ Started a gaming journal
@leuchtturm1917usa A6+ hardcover dot grid 📖

September annotated ✍️ Orbitals on the Nintendo Switch 2 was so so so good!

September annotated ✍️ Autumn desk setup is here.

September annotated ✍️ When he gets you flowers just because.

#DeskDiaries ✍️ Most of my desk days this month we

#DeskDiaries ✍️ Most of my desk days this month were spent writing: blog posts, daily logs in my bullet journal & progress logs in my (new!) gaming journal 🍂

Notebooks: @leuchtturm1917usa B6+ and A6 hardcovers

🏷️ #desksetup #deskinspo #journalingcommunity #thewriterslifestyle
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Desk Diaries • Just the necessities 📚☕️

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Desk Diaries • Little autumn desk details

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NEW NOTEBOOKS: B6+ autumn seasonal bullet journal, A6 gaming journal 📚

Slowly reading The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia P

Slowly reading The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath and documenting my every thought ✍️ I haven’t annotated my paperbacks in a while and I missed it. It’s really been helping me stay present and ensure the prose and epiphanies stick.

I wrote some more thoughts about the art of reading slowly on my blog — link you know where. 📖

Do you annotate your books? Why or why not??

🏷️ #sylviaplath #annotatedbooks #deskdiaries #readwithme #readingismagic
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Archive my Summer 2026 bullet journal with me! ✍🏼

Archive my Summer 2026 bullet journal with me! ✍🏼 Another season done in my seasonal bullet journal. Summer was a bit rough, so honestly… it can go 😂

💭 WHAT IS SEASONAL JOURNALING?
For me, it’s when I plan and keep a notebook for each season. My seasonal journals start in the month the season starts (so summer is June-August). The front section of the book is my bullet journal (planning, to-do lists, daily logs) and the back section is my diary (long-form thoughts and memory keeping). This is my 13th seasonal journal.

📓 Notebook: @leuchtturm1917usa B6+ hardcover dotted grid notebook with pen loop attachment
💡 Method: @bulletjournal

🏷️ #bujoaddict #bulletjournalcommunity #bulletjournaling #journalinspo #showmeyourbulletjournal
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Excited to announce my new blog series, AFTERWORDS

Excited to announce my new blog series, AFTERWORDS: A look at the poems in YOU AGAIN—where they came from, what inspired them, and what they mean to me now. One year later. ✍🏼

First post is up now you-know-where. If you have a favorite piece from YOU AGAIN you’d like me to include in the series, please let me know. 😊

🏷️ #deskspace #indieauthor #indieauthorsofinstagram #writersoﬁg #poetrybooks
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