I’ve always loved the idea of keeping a multi-year diary. I’ve envied people who keep 3 and 5-year diaries. I have this romanticized fantasy of flipping through them once they’re complete and revisiting all the great memories. Except for two things: I suck at daily challenges, and I hardly ever look back at my journals.…
I have always been a fan of Midori MD products so when I saw the new MD A5 Notebook featuring Paper Thick ($23.50), I knew I needed to try it out. The MD Paper Thick is listed as 141gsm which puts it into the same category as a lot of the 120gsm (and up) bullet…
I have really gotten into neutral colors recently so when I saw the Midori Join Dots Connecting Marker 3-Color Set in Mocha ($7), I thought it might be a great edition to my kit. The set includes three small pens that stack on top of each other to make a full length pen. This makes…
Midori Letter and Message Pads (starting at $7 and up) are made with unique Iyo Washi paper, a paper that comes from the Ehime Prefecture in Japan, known for its high-quality water. The paper is textured with distinctive brush strokes when viewed closely. Each pad comes with 16 pages in a top bound pad which…
I wanted to test some of the Midori Paintable Stamps ($13.25 each). First, I wanted to understand what “Paintable” meant but also how well I could find a use for these designs. I chose four different designs to experiment with how I can use them. I picked up the Book, Wreath, Calendar and Cat. The…
At the Dallas Pen Show, I spoke with a lot of people about my Traveler’s Notebook Passport size ($45) as a wallet. I was so sure I’d posted about this use/hack in the past but after some fruitless searching, it appears I’ve been keeping this little hack to myself. I have had the Passport size…
I love B6-sized notebooks. I seek them out at every pen show, stationery shop and web site looking for more. There are not a lot of options available in the US so when I find one, I go all-in. That is 100% with the Midori Yuru Log Notebook. The B6 notebooks come in a variety…
