Category: review
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I hate the “future log” of my bullet journal.
One of the ideas from the “bullet journal” method that never really worked for me is the “future log” one. The idea seems solid: you need a space for writing stuff that’s coming up but maybe not in the current month or week or however you divide your journal. It’s a solid idea and it…
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Pilot Precise Varsity (Disposable) Fountain Pen
I’ve been getting back into fountain pens for the first time since I was a teenager, and it’s a lot more fun this time. I’ve enjoyed reading other people’s musings, so I’m going to try to record some personal notes on the pens I have in my collection thus far. I picked up the Pilot…
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Review: Singing while wearing a Flo Mask
A few weeks ago, I wrote a review of the Flo Mask and mentioned that I wasn’t sure how well it would work for singing. Well, Wednesday Sept 11 was my first choir rehearsal for the fall season and I brought it and… it actually worked out pretty well! I had brought a spare disposable…
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Travel Gear Review: Tom Bihn gear
As I mentioned in my post about my cane, I use a Synik 22 Guide’s Edition for travel because of the cane mount point. But it’s far from the only thing from Tom Bihn that I use, so here’s a ridiculously long and photo-filled exploration of what I carry in my various pouches and bags.
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Travel Gear Review: Flo Mask
It feels late in the pandemic to be buying a really fancy mask, but with the prospect of sitting for hours on planes while the US had increasingly significant waves of infection, I decided it was worth trying out a different style of mask to see if I liked it. And I did! What is…
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Travel Gear Review: Midori Clip Ruler
I picked up this ruler to go with my travel notebook. I didn’t use it the way I thought I would, but it found a niche that made it fit perfectly into my travel stationery setup. What is it? A metal ruler that also acts as a clip bookmark and a stencil. Link: https://www.jetpens.com/Midori-Clip-Ruler-Copper-Daily-Life/pd/29899 What…
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Auditioning my next bullet journal
I’m loosely auditioning new notebooks to replace my bullet journal. So I pulled out my fountain pens and inked up a few contenders that I hadn’t tried yet and here they are with the ones I’d already sampled: My current bullet journal (the one in the upper right) is a lovely book from Kela Designs.…
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Travel Gear Review: REI Collapsible Cane
I’ve been using a cane consistently for about a decade now and I love this particular telescoping model. It takes some weight off my injury and greatly improves my travel and conference experiences, but also having a cane that I feel is a delight to use rather than a chore has really changed the way…
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Travel Gear Review: Micro Maxi Foldable LED Scooter
My kid is in that awkward age where he’s too big for a stroller but walking across some of the larger airports can be a lot. I’d originally wanted to get scooter luggage, but after some research I decided we’d get a lot more use out of a folding scooter that would be useful for…
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Travel Gear Review: CALPAK Luka Soft-Sided Mini Carry-On Luggage
How I travel has changed a lot in the past few years especially since I started using a cane and my growing kid means it’s different every time now. So I’m trying to note a few things that worked (or could be better) from my last couple of trips. I have resisted the urge to…
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Books: Aug 21, 28, Sept 4, 11
Well… So far moving book reviews to the blog hasn’t been going great, but part of that has been that I haven’t been as consistent even on Instagram. Still, here’s some cut and paste. I’m still not caught up writing reviews because my in-laws have been here all week (including coming to library day!) But…
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Books: August 7 & 14, 2022
Two weeks at once! August 7 Quilt as backdrop even if I didn’t end up starting the embroidery yet. Here’s this week’s library returns and reads, a few days late because I didn’t feel like writing reviews. My books: Dyeing Wishes — a knitting plus a bit of magic cozy mystery. Includes a moody ghost,…