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added more stickers to my hobonichi weeks ♡

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this is the first time using a hobonichi weeks and i'm really enjoying it!! many a thoughts below......

i bought my 2025 hobonichi weeks planner a few weeks before it started so i decided to experiment with layouts and styles in the back for the last few weeks of 2024. you can really see the evolution from the week of Oct 28 to the week of Nov 18, e.g., how i went from one highlighter color (purple) to a whole system that i'll be carrying into 2025 :))) the colors i chose for the week of Nov 11 were so ugly that no one will be seeing that lolol. one issue is that i still don't know what to do with the empty page on the right side. i did a reflection on nyc one week but i'm not always in a reflective mode (i also do reflections on my life in my vent journal). i tried the alastair method but it usually takes me multiple weeks to complete a task. it was still helpful to see what i eventually need to do so i think the right side will be a very fluid system that changes based on my needs week-to-week. for now, i've been keeping an ongoing "interest log" and writing down quotes and poems that speak to me that week. i might implement a mini habit tracker too since i'm not great at maintaining my daily habits

my "aesthetic" goal for 2025 is for my planner to look as used and loved as possible! i'm not much of an artist nor a memory keeper (i have my 5-year planner for memory keeping) and i don't like keeping receipts but i made a better effort at preserving cute stickers and things from cafés and bookstores and other places (but only if i think they look good hahah). i also want my stickers and washi tape to look cohesive but it's a little hard for me because i operate on vibes (both artistically and generally) and never took any art classes or anything so idk if anything will look as "aesthetically pleasing" as i want it to. the only thing that saves me is my neat handwriting. but! my ultimate goal is to not be so hard on myself about how my planner looks since it's meant to be a functional tool. i do think i'm doing a good job on keeping it true to myself and my life 😎

anyway that was my ted talk and thank you if you made it this far!! qs for anyone who wants to answer: what is your 2025 lineup? are there any things you're bringing into 2025? what's your planner philosophy? i'd love to know !

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Essentials for a good day: a cup of coffee in bed with the cat, journal, and a background tv show.

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I made this based on all the comments I’ve received about grad school. I hope you’ll like it and that it will be helpful for you 🌱

My English isn’t perfect, but I hope the message still comes through. ✨

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trying something new -- uploading scans of my hobonichi !! i hope tumblr doesn't ruin the quality but here are two weeks that i thought were cute :))

anyone looking forward to the new hobonichi 2026 launch? thinking about getting the moomin weeks...

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Homerton College Dining Hall, Cambridge - Fielden Fowles

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5 songs on repeat this week (5)

johnny, johnny (jeanne mas)

tempter (stereolab)

le blues du businessman (claude dubois)

eli (ariane roy)

fu-ji-tsu (shizuka kudo)

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Bothersome beast, comforting friend

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-ˏˋ. Babushka Cats ˊˎ-

.a moodboard.

cr :- selynndraws (ig)

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some essays to fill your time

Just a bunch of things I've read recently.

The Authoritarian Roots of India's Democracy by Tripurdaman Singh

Why is Everything So Ugly?

Casual Viewing by Will Tavlin

“You are Next”: Unmarried Urban Women in India and the “Marriage Talk” by Shilpa Phadke

Crossing Days by Thomas Dai

Inside the Indian Manosphere by Lhendup Bhatia

Optimism and Desperation by Camilla Grudova

Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College by James Walsh

Blunt-Force Ethnic Credibility by Som-Mai Nguyen

When My Authentic is Your Exotic by Soniah Kamal

The discontent of Russia by Joy Neumeyer

On anti-political projects by Kat Rosenfield

'Correcting' historical wrongs is a slippery slope by Manu Pillai

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5 songs on repeat this week (4)

magnolias for ever (claude françois)

les feuilles mortes (iggy pop)

ton côté du lit (joe dassin)

it's a sin (pet shop boys)

uit m'n bol (andré hazes)

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In love with pretty stained glass designs🪻༉‧₊˚. ‧࿔

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pancake sunday

blueberry whole wheat pancakes, greek yogurt, raspberries, maple syrup, fried egg, glass of milk

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lately: a lot to do and it's very hot! last weekend I had a lovely day with friends though, ceramic painting and playing a long boardgame. and I've procrastinated taken some time to try and plan out the summer because @soap-stones made it sound fun

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I did it! I defended successfully. I then went on a little trip with my boyfriend to celebrate, and I had the best vegan breakfast everrrrrrr!

- what do people do with their tumblrs when they’re done studying????? Lol

Also, what do they do with their free time … ?

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flowery tea ♡

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Alfred Eisenstaedt, “Bryn Mawr, Tough Traning Ground for Women’s Minds,” Life, Dec 24, 1956