How To Bullet Journal In The Owl Paper’s Planner Journal

By Marisa Porter | March 4, 2023 |

My answer to the many wonderful problems I encountered when I embarked on the beautiful journey of bullet journaling.

It’s the natural, almost effortless, creation of four years of growing out of a weekly planner and into bullet journaling.

Tomoe River Paper and Cosmo Air Light: Which Is Better?

By Marisa Porter | July 4, 2025 |
Kala Nostalgia Spring Rain, deAtramentis Document Urban Sienna Ink, and Diamine Forever Blue Indigo Ink swatched on tomoe river paper and cosmo air light cosmo air light vs tomoe river paper watercolor and ink the ultimate battle

Fountain pen ink and watercolor battle of the papers: cosmo air light versus tomoe river paper Please enjoy these sunny photos of both tomoe river paper and cosmo air light. Tomoe River Paper and Cosmo Air Light: Fountain Pen Inks with Nikko G Flex Nib Tomoe river paper 2025. Inks: As you can see, the way…

How to Use Reflective Journaling in Your Daily Bullet Journal Spreads for a More Meaningful Life: 4 Ideas

By Marisa Porter | January 2, 2025

Your daily bullet journal spread doesn’t have to contain lists and agendas. Though these are, of course, useful. But I often read the following in planning and journaling groups: “I don’t have a lot going on, but I want to use my planner!” “I don’t really use my planner (or journal) for appointments and task…

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A Baby Cleaning Tracker: Idea For Your Bullet Journal

By Marisa Porter | December 20, 2024

Daily Bullet Journal Ideas—Cleaning Tracker: Embrace imperfection: just get started. “In fact, I do not think laziness exists. You know what does exist? Executive dysfunction, procrastination, feeling overwhelmed, perfectionism, trauma, amotivation, chronic pain, energy fatigue, depression, lack of skills, lack of support, and differing priorities.”― K.C. Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning You may notice a…

4 Unique Bullet Journal Daily Spread Layouts That Flex To Your Life

By Marisa Porter | December 11, 2024

Flexible Bullet Journal Daily Spread Layouts The bullet journal daily spread is the most precious spread for many people. Rachel Wilkerson calls it “where the magic happens.” The insanely simple daily bullet journal spread that I keep coming back to works for most days. It also grounds me so I don’t spend too long staring…

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Ditch Hustle, Embrace Joy: Building a Life You Love

By Marisa Porter | December 9, 2024

“I’m not going to plan 2025. I’m going to build it.” —Paul Scrivens. I was thinking about how I’ve moved away from muscling my way through things, from sheer grit day after day, and am moving towards embracing joy, purpose, and hope. This was not so much a conscious choice as something life did for…

What If You Succeed? Flip your imagination from negative to positive.

By Marisa Porter | December 4, 2024

The power of your imagination. People with big imaginations, and also anxiety, often vividly imagine a lot of negative what-ifs. What if I fail? What if I can’t sell my inventory? What if nobody at the party talks to me? What if my kid is lonely today? These are all ways of using your imagination.…

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Art of Iconography: How to Organize Your Journal

By Marisa Porter | October 14, 2024

The Power of Journaling Icons in capturing and organizing your thoughts Journaling iconography is important to me and my journaling system. I’ve always been a visual learner, and I’ve found that journaling icons have been a game-changer for my brain in helping me organize creative chaos. The icons for task, migrate, complete, reschedule, gratitude, idea,…

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15 Daily Affirmations To Journal Now and When Overwhelmed

By Marisa Porter | May 12, 2024

There are many journaling techniques that positively impact your life. Daily Affirmations Journaling is one. I struggle to daily combat my inner critic and become my own best friend. I struggle to daily comabt my inner critic and become my own best friend. So I try daily affirmations in my daily journal habit before I…

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Fifteen Journaling Ideas: Postpone Worry, Plan Joy, and More.

By Marisa Porter | April 29, 2024

From postponing worry to revisiting joy, from redesigning a room to keeping collections, journaling offers many ways to soothe, plan, and dream. Journaling is an important part of mental health for many. But whether you are a beginner or experienced, it’s easy to stare at a blank page and wonder what the connection is between…

What We Can Learn From An Epic Story’s Moment Of Truth

By Marisa Porter | January 16, 2024

Each of us in on our own hero’s journey It’s always a big sigh of relief to me when I reach the part of each story that writers call the moment of truth. This is where the protagonist, the main character, realizes the truth about themselves. This is where they understand who they are.  It’s…