mid-year techo kaigi

it's been a while since I posted on here… I really wanted to post a lot this year, but life got in the way and I didn't really know what to talk about. it's now the month of june, and I've been in my passport TN for a while now. I figured out some time ago that… this isn't what I want to journal in forever. So this is my techo kaigi!

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WHAT I HAVE

1. traveler's notebook passport size
   USES
   
   • monthly calendar for events, birthdays, happenings
   • grid note (1) for yearly collections
   • grid note (2) for bullet journalling
   • weekly for food - discontinuted
   REVIEW:
   • Size is not conducive for journalling ime/imo. I don't journal well when I feel constraints
   • Drawing my own layouts is kinda hell and caused me to fall off for a few weeks at a time. I wonder why I insisted on a bullet journal when I quit my bullet journal back in 2017? Maybe it was because the layout this time is simpler. Now I know that after a second chance - drawing layouts and thus, bullet journalling isn't for me.
   • Size is actually gorgeous for portability. Customising the outside is also quite fun - I loved filling my zipper insert with ephemera and pasting stickers on each insert cover!
   • Speaking of stickers, the I love the tn stickers. So functional and beautiful at the same time, and not too cute. I found out the magic fo transfer stickers!
   ACTION:
   • Persevere for the next months until November I guess… I don’t want to spend more money on planners when I'm saving for something else.
   • for next year, use a hobonichi HON for personal stuff, and maybe repurpose this TN into a sketchbook
2. something new… hobonichi A5 dayfree
   USES
   
   • monthly calendar for comebacks, birthdays and anniversaries
   • generally for stanning stuff
   REVIEW:
   • It hasn't been long since I got this, but I'm enjoying the low pressure when it comes to adding entries
   • However the low pressure is a bit detrimental as I feel that I'm not making enough entries… this is a discipline problem though, and not a problem of the planner, I think!
   ACTION:
   • No problems so far! Maybe arrange a time each week to make entries. For me this is Friday!
   • At this point in time, I want to continue making a stan journal in 2026! Hopefully I still have stannie feelings.

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2026 LINEUP & WISHLIST

HOBONICHI A5 HON FOR PERSONAL	USAGE
years at a glance	2026: mark free/weekends/holidays the restL paste a postcard
monthly calendar	events, birthdays, one line a day mood chart from how we feel1
monthly vertical	top: sticker middle: monthly reflection, what happened, what I did, how I felt bottom: picture of the month
weekly vertical	daily plan and hobby
daily	journalling, astrology, commonplace, notes
HOBONICHI A5 HON FOR WORK	USES
all	work stuff
HOBONICHI A5 DAYFREE	USES
monthly calendar	anniversaries, comebacks, birthdays
grid pages	general fangirl content & stream of thoughts

MY WISHLIST

1. linton vacances a5 zip cover: for storing stickers and carrying my planner around for journalling sessions
2. hobonichi stencil ruler: to make journalling faster also it's cute
3. alettone a5 cover: for my stan journal! I can stick a postcard in front