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What’s in my pencil case | 2025 minimal, sustainable, luxury
I only use 3 pens regularly: A Kaweco Brass Sport fountain pen, a Tom’s Studio Wren pen for illustrations, and a Blackwing pencil (and eraser). This minimalist and luxury collection allows me to stay focused on the task at hand—journaling and planning—and helps me flex my creativity.
How I journal on my iPad in Notability [2025]
With almost any iPad, you can keep a handwritten journal that mimics the feel of using a pen in a paper journal. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of using the iPad for journaling, as well as tips for getting the most out of the experience.

Deep Gratitude Journaling: Get more out of your gratitude practice on your iPad
Go way deeper with your gratitude journal by getting detailed. If a gratitude practice is key for happiness, a deep gratitude journal will leverage those mental health impacts. Learn the benefits of a deep gratitude journal and how to start your own in Notability.

Add Digital Stickers to Notability for Digital Planning and Journaling
Here’s how to use digital stickers in your digital journal or planner in Notability.

The Why Dive: Make habits stick with this digital journaling exercise
How many times have you tried a new habit and it didn’t stick, or gone down a path in life to discover it’s not for you? Often, we get caught up in doing things or feeling a certain way that we forget to ask ourselves “Why.” With the Why Dive quick journaling exercise, you’ll be able to gain perspective quickly.



16 Ways I Use my iPad for Mindful Productivity and Focus
Here are several ways how I use my iPad to focus and be productive without ever touching my laptop.

Five Things
We all get into slumps when we're down on ourselves. These periods of negativity are a regular part of the ebb and flow of positive energy. How do you turn around the negative slumps?

30 Days of Truth and Journaling
Recently, I came across a very intriguing blogging challenge and personal growth activity: 30 Days of Truth. I wanted to share the questions with you because I truly believe daily reflection on your life is an important part of well being.