Hola guapa, que cosas cambiarias en el mundo

Thanks for sharing - this was very relatable 😅 You try to fix something but then you just end up with a different kind of problem. But they say that is the way forward and up - have better problems 👍🏼

I am in awe of your system, Jenn, & everyone's comments on their own systems here! I never really thought of having everyrhing together & carrying it all around with me. I have a really small handbag diary for appointments which i only take with me to any appointments i have so i can write future ones in there. I keep it by me at home to refer to when needed. I used to have a wall calendar for years when my husband was still working & our daughter still lived at home as it was a sort of 'communal go-to' for everone to be able to see each other's movements at any given time, esp as our daughter worked funny shifts (still does) that weren't always a regular pattern, but since she moved out, my husbamd retired, & i have a now non existent business & social life, we no longer need the communal calendar. I also have a 'scruffy' spiral binder notebook which goes pretty much everywhere with me & stays by my chair where i sit in my living room when i'm there & serves as an aide memoire, esp as i have so many phone calls & things to remember regarding my father's health. I also take this to my therapy sessions & note down anything important i need to remember like gems of wisdom, homework i need to do, things i need to remind myself of during the coming week until the next session, etc., & i can scribble away & be as untidy as i like in it! I also have two really nice note books which stay in my bedroom - one is for transcribing neatly all my gems of wisdom & my therapy sessions from my scruffy note book rach week, the other is a gratitude book where i write at the back at the end of each day at least three good occurrences that have happened during the day - this came about because for years no matter if i had a really good day, if one bad thing happened, it would ruin the whole day for me, so i had to get into a different mindset where one bad thing would not ruin the day & cancel out all the good things, but rather all the good things would outweigh the one adverse occurrence. In the front of thst book i write all the things i'm grateful for every morning as i go thrpugh my gratitude course. I used to keep a five year journal - did this for many years - where i absolutely poured my heart out, but i haven't needed to do this for srveral years now - they are kept on the bottom shelf of a bookcase in my bedroom & i have found whenever i have delved into them i get into a downward spiral of depression so, although they are an account of my life during the years when it was at its most intolerable, they are a bit of a pandora's box - i don't want to get rid of them as they are a true representation of what happeend, but i don't open them. I find having separate note books works for me because i like to keep aspects of my life separate (like having separate designated rooms in my house for separate designated things) & i don't want to always carry every aspect of my life around with me, although i can see & understand how others do need to do that - everyone is different & i guess we all need to find what works best for ourselves, so this is a good place to glean ideas from others as to how they work theirs. I do recognise your dilemma, Jenn, as it must be really tricky finding something that completely works for you (but that's lightweight & portable!I) i guess going with what's possible to achieve at the moment, given what's available out there, eventhough not perfect, is a good & necessary compromise, with the realisation that it's a work in progress so things can be rejigged if & when appropriate. I still favour pen & paper, rather than keeping every aspect of our lives on our mobile (cell) 'phones, & well remember the old filofax notebooks & what a novelty they were at the time!

When my daughter passed away last year, there are no words to express my sorrow, i too have cried and cried, i take walks by a pond with birds on it, it a distraction, but i cry there too, to me crying isnt a bad day, its how i get all the pain out, and thats helpful, its so hard and i truthfully hate it all, navigating it all is exhausting and so my go to saying is this. BE KIND TO YOURSELF YOU ARE DOING THE BEST YOU CAN. I hope this encourages someone today and for those who are not in any grief, please be kind to those who are grieving its a very lonely process. ❤

I would SOOO love an "everything book." However, recording chronologically doesn't help me find what I might look for later, so I'm back to subject books. Three ring binders work but they tend to either stay on the shelf or take up too much room on my desk, and, of course, are unpractical for taking anywhere. Still trying to figure it out. Good luck and thanks for sharing your frustration.

Jenn, is this the Bellroy Tokyo Totepack or the Bellroy Compact Tokyo Totepack?

Ive gone with a work T N and a passport TN for personal :)

I live outside of Boulder and now I have to go visit Two Hands Paperie! I just started a full year TN sized bound, vertical Sterling Ink planner. It’s 520 pages and it isn’t tiny but might weigh less than your traveler’s notebook. I carry it with me everywhere. It has a monthly section and a weekly section and then blank (grid) pages for notes, journaling, or collections. There are quarterly pages that I started using for business tracking and accountability. Not sure if it’s something that will work for your needs but I love it and am feeling extremely content after planner hopping for the past 6 months.

Thank you for sharing this intimate heart touching moment... It will mean alot to many.... Take care...🙏💔

Actually I have three covers in use with several Inserts: 1. Pocket Grand voyageur from paper republic: this one I carry around every day bc it's small enough. It houses a stickerrelease paper Insert in Passport size, two folders and a pocketnotebook from paperblanks. I use it for daily To-Do s and random notes and thoughts during the day. 2. XL Grand voyageur from paper republic: this houses my calendar and a cheap notebook mostly for work notes. This I carry with me on work days. 3. Standard TN from travelers notebook: i have two Inserts in Here: one mD cream paper which I use as my journal, one horizontal weekly which I heavy decorate and use as a memory keeping journal. This Cover stays at Home. 😊❤

Your delema truly reflects my own at this time. I have one standard tn, and I love it so much. I got it with the intention of only having one because I know I will get out of hand with collecting if I let myself. But it has gotten so thick it barely closes, and now I have my journal inset out of the cover. 🙃

I love walking through nature, but not alone. I‘ve always had a dog as my companion and it’s wonderful. I‘d walk everyday with my best friend. Unfortunately, I lost her last November and I‘m heartbroken. I‘m not ready for a new pet due to health issues, but I miss my walks so much. If you like dogs, it might be an option. Or maybe search for a walking buddy.

Have you thought about using a passport size? I have a A5 Hobonichi Techo. It’s lovely, a full year planner with fountain pen friendly paper, but it weighs almost 2 pounds. It’s too much! I‘ve been looking for the perfect setup for 40+ years and have come to the conclusion that it does not exist. Like you, I‘d like to have everything together in one. It doesn’t work. I now have an A6 (similar to passport size) leather cover with a 300 page Tomoe River paper insert and it weighs around 8 ounces, which is phenomenal. It fits in my pockets if I go out. I use it as a „commonplace“ notebook. Basically everything goes in there - ideas, notes, shows/books/music I‘m interested in, quotes, lists. When it’s full, I‘ll shelve it and start a new insert. I haven’t solved my planner crisis though - I‘m also leaning towards A6/passport. And maybe a separate journal. And there we have it, 3 books again, lol. If I‘m out and need to journal, I‘ll but it in the commonplace and either transcribe it later or just refer to where it’s at in my actual journal. I also keep separate books for hobbies, but those always remain at home.

I have a camel travelers company TN and it has a calendar, Kraft folder, plastic zip pouch, and then my journal. I also have a standard TN from Chic Sparrow that’s holds WAYYY more inserts without overhang: art journal, sticker release, creative writing, commonplace, and an old weekly undated insert.

I share very similar struggles as you balancing the separation within books with my desire to have an "everything book" but its tough. If it helps (although I know you've already got both) I have a video on my channel that demonstrates a stringing technique to allow for four books to sit flush, if you're interested. I think I often have to tell myself things just wont be perfect, I flip flop between 3 and 4 books and I find 4 is a lot in one notebook but it is manageable. BUTTT I think the answer is that there is no answer! there is no perfect and you don't need perfect you just need to pick something that's close enough :)

Could you put a simple bullet journal future log in one of your other inserts so you don’t have to carry your calendar TN? You could tip it in so you can move it around if you’re switching inserts half way through the year.

From what I've read, stress has very damaging effect upon the thyroid gland, triggering autoimmune disorder or structural changes (nodules) Are you dealing with this issue as well? Also, gargling water is one of the greatest stress relieving methods because it "tunes" the vagus nerve.

I am 4 years older but my videos are looking like they are made by "30 year old person with mental disorders"

Hi..Thanks for making your videos!! I can relate to your dilemma. I don't want to have 2 TN's to carry around, so what I do is to keep the same horizontal weekly insert as you have and a plain grid notebook as my journal (which I am still refining). I have a monthly as well, but I don't like having to always straighten it so it doesn't bulge out, so what I do, is just lay it lose behind the second insert and with the string around the TN, it stays put. So I have 3 inserts but only 2 on the strings.

Thank-you Jenn...quietly and from afar.

Hi Jenn, you had the biggest smile on day 7, walking on the beach. It was really nice, thank you for sharing!

Jenn .... so very sorry.... Sending much love and comfort to you at this horrific time. Please be kind to yourself and give yourself grace you need to take your time to breathe adjust and face each day quietly and selfishly and don't apologise for being sad . Always here for you. Janice 🇬🇧 xx

Me again (from elsewhere in the comments on others of your videos). So, found it! Your thoughts on mindfulness practice. But...I feel like I'm being demanding by wondering about something (?) more specific from you and your life as someone (also) living with the things that constitute CPTSD? (I likely just havent found this yet)

Oh Jenni. I'm so excited (as well as all the negative stuff), to have happened upon your channel. I'm especially looking for your reflective experience of building a suitable (for life with CPTSD) mindfulness practice. But even after a cursory whizz through the list of content you've posted...I'm thrilled that you didn't stop a year or so ago (because your work wasn't being monetised). I'm so so grateful 🩶

Thanks for sharing another 1hr retreat with us, Jenn - loved the colouring!

Jenn, thanks ao much for sharing your lovely walks - i thoroughly enjoyed them - i have never seen real pomegranite bushes or jacaranda. I realise i'm not alone in finding it difficult to walk out of the door & can procrastinate like crazy. I do like to walk but can't walk far these days, but the main reason i avoid walling is i suffer a bit with agoraphobia bscause i am surrounded by houses & feel self conscious actually stepping outside the door - i prefer to drive somewhere into the countrside & then walk, usually where there are trees as i love to walk under the canopy. Like you, i generally feel better afterwards, even when i've not wanted to walk but have made myself do it. My favourite time to walk in the locality is just as it's getting dusk - i don't feel so agorophobic then. I'm looking forward to your future walks & outings.

Great review. A wonderful take on a specific use. Thank you. PS... is that bookshelf full of games or puzzles?

Jenn, what a lovely surprise at the end of the video! I hope you meet up again. Thanks for taking us along on your walks this week. You are always an inspiration! (Now I need to follow through on that inspiration!) In the realm of self-care, walks easy for me because I have a dog who needs his daily walk, so I often go without really wanting to. But I never regret it! I loved the footage of nature, beach, neighborhood and city, and the overall relaxing vibe of this video. Wishing you all the best and looking forward to your next one! 💚

That was such a lovely feel good video! Loved your watercolor painting. 😊

thank you for sharing 💗

Lovely video!! Thank you so much for sharing

Thanks, Jenn. Going through anhedonia just now - it's like i try so hard to deal with how i'm feeling when life throws a curve ball at me, hokding so tight on keeping things together during times i can't let go, like when we have visitors for example, that i then crash & find no enjoyment in the things i normally do, & have no energy to do them anyway. I'm hoping if i rest enough things will start to improve & get better. Thanks for sharing your helpful tips - i'm asking myself those questions & coming up with the answers that i need to give myself time to rest, but i know there's a fine line between resting, whallowing, & being sensible & taking myself in hand, & knowing when & how to do this. How do i know if i'm being just plain lazy?! It's hard to discern the difference.

Love this so much. what pens and colouring pens do you use for your daily drawings/writing on the grid paper?

I love your travelers notebook with your ideas how to plan! ❤

I love your daily inserts! ❤️ Thanks for sharing! ❤

So sorry for your loss,i lost my husband 1year ago from consequence of bizarre sports accident playing football while kept innocent in prison..I am left alone with 2sons 13 and 17years old..he was my everything..i am 48...how this can be thrue?

Hi Jenn! Unfortunately, I keep missing these real-time, but I plan to use this video replay for myself later today. I love the whole idea of this mindful creative time. 💚 One suggestion: can you turn off or turn down the volume of your microphone while the pleasant music plays? It is a bit distracting to hear the noise of the stitching, airplane, house noises etc. as they happen to sound louder than the music itself. Again, loving this idea of these retreats! Do you have a set day/time for them? 💗

Jen, you put into words all that i feel about grief, emotions, & feeling things generally - to me they have always been a nuisance & gotten in the way, & i'm in awe of how you are able to express in words what you are feeling during this difficult time you are going through just now. All the points you mention are so important from a practical, emotional, & spiritual point of view, & some of the hardest ones for me in the past have been self care, which is so important, esp when we are feeling bad because that's when we feel least like doing it; self compassion (i seem to give myself a hard time), as well as good, encouraging self talk which goes hand in hand with it. Getting out is another one that i struggle with when in the throes of grief as all my instincts tell me to crawl away & hide from humanity & the outside world. Jen, i think from what you've said, you are coping remarkably well - allowing the time & space to grieve & knowing that, while feeling extremely uncomfortable, it's perfectly normal, is practicing self compassion & self care in itself, (if that makes sense). It must be doubly hard with your son being away, too. I think the worst part for me (though i've not experienced losing a spouse, i have lost a fiance years ago to an rta) would be spending such long hours alone, with the days & evenings stretching ahead, (i know from dealing with grief in the past i've felt i needed to get out but then when i'm out i needed to be back home, then when home again i needed to be back out, which became a vicious circle),; & then there's all the tricky legal complications & sheer volume of complicated admin one has to deal with ehen someone close passes away. I do hope you'll br able to celebrate your husband's life & the joy of having had him in ypur life when your anniversary comes around, as well as allowing yourself space to grive & be sad on that day. Sending good vibes of Strength & Peace through the ether & across the oceans for the days ahead, Belle.

Just stumbled on your video. Bless you! One hour at a time ❤️

Loved this video. What a great bag! Is it the the lite or the lite mini?

Looks like a really handy bag-thanks for sharing it & ypur sketches, Jenn. I'm in awe of your talent-i've tried watercolours (& oils) but painting is not a slill i posess! I can pencil sketch-&use coloured pencils-but that's about my artistic limit. I've been card-making for a few weeks as my own creative 'fix' - therapeutic for me as a way of combatting stress from the situation with my father (now diagnosed with throat cancer) & my own health issues (finally diagnosed with lichen sklerosus after complaining & being fobbed off for nearly 40yrs). Because it was left undiagnosed & untreated for so long, it now carries a risk of cancer so i have to be seen every 3 months. Many congrats on your 700 subs - i wish you many more! It's good to see you out & about & posting here again. Sending good vibes to you across the ether & oceans.

Hey Jenn! Congrats on 700 subs!!! 🎉 I really liked this video. As a person learning to draw and waterpaint, I especially liked your sketches. Inspiring to me--to not worry about "perfect"--just get out there and do it! Your video skills have improved so much. So glad to see you creating again. 💚

Hugs, Jenn. Hugs.

I’m so sorry for your loss, Jenn.

I didn't realize how much I would relate to the story. I've always been so afraid of confrontation and relationships that I have abandoned all my relationships except with my mother. The only time i've been physicallly intimate with anyone was with a gay friend who took advantage of my drunken state and openness to new experiences. I can be casual with people but fear getting close to anyone. Anytime I have a job where theres advancement opportunities I squander it somehow out of some fear of success. I've always felt like I just don't possess the drive to make it in this world. I check almost every box on that list and continue to work on drinking less. Thank you this has been eye opening for sure as I always assumed I was somehow always more mature and intelligent than the majority of those around me.

I love the neatness of your journals, Jenn, & you are ao talented with your drawing. Thanks for sharing with us. It's good to see you smiling again.

I love this idea - Ty for sharing ❤ …

My partner passed on Feb 27 .. he was 71 and I was his caregiver 24/7 . I understand what you’re feeling . Go one second at a time .. ❤

So sorry for your loss.

A stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet....hello 👋 from Australia...im sorry for your loss..😥 sending hugs 💕🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘