Reflection posts and goals for 2026 continue to filter in and that’s great! There is still time to jump start this new year, to start fresh, to start over or just turn the page and go. There are posts throughout this week’s Link Love about starting fresh, starting over or just taking those first steps. So, give yourself some grace if this year has been a rocky start. I have had a rolling start too. Some days are planner strong and some days are too busy, or too tired or too blah and the page has been left blank. Forgive yourself and start fresh today… or maybe tomorrow?
Goals, Plans & Resolutions for 2026:
- Stationery Goals 2026 (via Casual Crossings)
- Pen Resolutions Tag 2026 (via Rachel’s Reflections)
- 2026 Stationery Resolutions (via Dime Novel Raven)
Pens:
- What is the LAMY CP1, and why do I like it so much? (via The Pen Addict)
- You Did It To Yourself (via Line Variation)
- Review: a good Dracula pen – by Ricardo (via Extra Fine Writing)
- Manifold Nib (via Fountain Pen Chronicles and More)
- How to Prepare to Get Fountain Pen Nibs Tuned and/or Ground (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Ink:
- 25 Memorable Inks in 2025 (via Olive Octopus)
- Van Dieman’s Apple Cider (via Inkcredible Colours)
- Ink Review #2899: De Atramentis Saddle Brown (via Mountain of Ink)
- Organizing My Ink Samples (via CJs Wunderkammer)
Planners, Notebooks & Paper:
- The French Notebooks Linked to Celebrities like Kendall Jenner and Lana Del Ray (via The New York Times)
- How I Use My Notebooks: Work in Progress Notebook – Debts and Lessons (via Writing at Large)
- Setting Up A Multi-Insert Notebook System | Subscription Box Highlight (via Archer and Olive Blog)
- 2026 Nolty Gold Planner Differences (via Notebook Stories)
- What Does “Digital Planner” Really Mean? (It Depends Who You Ask) (via Planner Fun)
- Planning on the Road: How My Planner Keeps Me Grounded While Traveling (via Planner Fun)
- Starting a Planner Late Is Still Starting (via Archer and Olive Blog)
Art & Creativity:
- Tips for Neurodivergent Knitters (via Modern Daily Knitting)
- Feng Yitong illustrates the surreality of living between cities (via It’s Nice That)
- These 10 new AI tools genuinely support creatives (via Creative Boom)
- REVIEW: Fuumuui Watercolor Brushes (via Doodlewash)
Other Interesting Things:
- 2025 JetPens Stationery Awards (via Jet Pens Blog)
- My Current Pen Wish List – Jan. 2026 (via Rachel’s Reflections)
- How I Use Stationery In My Other Hobbies (via Inky Imaginings)
- The Classic Bic Pen Has Been Reimagined as a Monumental Lamp (via My Modern Met)
- My reading year 2025 (via Austin Kleon)
- Bread Infographic (via Kottke.org)
- The art of unlearning to get away from AI (via Creative Boom)
- Looking for a pen? Shoppers overwhelm Chicago stationery shops as social media touts ‘return to analog’ (via WBEZ Chicago)
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