It’s that time of the year! Not when we buy new planners and journals for the new year, but the half-way point where we start thinking about it. Everyone does this, right? In Japanese, it’s called a “Techo Kaigi” or a journal/planner meeting where a person sits down and reflect on what journaling system worked or did not worked for them.
This week at The Stationery Cafe, April from @penguinscreative catches up with Phyllis from @misslingbloom on our stationery endeavors. We decided to dedicate today’s episode to a mid-year Techo Kaigi, or a planner meeting. What had worked for us, and what didn’t? What system are we retiring and what new ones are working out for our new lifestyles? We also talked about maintaining a good balance between work, life, and stationery. How do we use our journals to make our life more fun and productive?
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Episode Highlights
- April recounts the number of planners and journals she started out with at the beginning of the week…and which ones she’s keeping (spoiler alert: two journals are OUT)
- April also shares her new “all-in-one” planner system called PLOTTER, a sleek and compact ring binder system
- Phyllis also updates her current line up and shares some that she isn’t using anymore.
- We discussed ring systems (again!) and how Phyllis balances her notebook and planners for work and family life documentations
- We talked about our own tips and tricks to balance time spent for stationery and journaling sessions, versus work and daily obligations.
- Finally, we each share what we’re looking forward to for the summer!
