Journal I’m currently using: Navy Blue Cross Journal (see below)
Total pages written since last JWW post (Jan 1): 22
Total pages to date since project inception (Dec 11/13): 77
Total pages written in 2014: 22
Total number of notebooks/pens/ink bought since self-imposed spending freeze: 0 (ha, I made it a week!)
Topics covered:
- More Christmas holiday stuff
- Writers’ Weekend at my local library
- My book journal is getting full – what to do?
- Discovered a new stationery store: Madison Page
- Letters to penpals
- eBay items that may have gone astray (purchased a month ago)
- Reflections on self-imposed spending freeze
- Deciding what to purchase with Christmas gift cards
- Looking forward to the upcoming Journaling Expo (it’s this weekend – register now!)
- Discovered another new stationery store: P.W. Akkerman (love those ink bottles)
As mentioned above I have moved into a new journal, a Cross journal in navy blue.
I bought this at Reid’s Stationers with the last of a gift certificate (before Jan 1/14). They retail for $30. At first I thought it was refillable but, alas, it is not. I found listings for the Signature Journals on Cross.com but the finishes on the website look different from mine. Perhaps I bought last year’s stock. No matter, I LOVE it! [UPDATE: I clicked on the wrong link. The link above is for the Signature Journals. Apparently mine is the textured journal. :)]
Detail of the spine. You can carry two pens with you at all times because of this nifty pen storage on the spine, and a pen loop inside. The journal came with a cross ballpoint.
Inside cover.
Each lined page is perforated. Really love the brown bookmark. I do so love a contrasting bookmark.
Inside back cover, with that pen loop I mentioned and a pocket.
The paper takes fountain pen ink like a dream. I find myself longing to write in it because it’s just such a wonderful experience.
Until next week, happy writing.
inlovewithjournals 
I had a similar Cross journal that my mother-in-law got as a gift when she retired. I loved the pen loop and the pocket….I just made sure I explained why it had her intials on it in my first entry.
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Yes the pen loop and pocket are great. I love them, they are a new product for me. What a beautiful retirement gift!
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It was a shame she didn’t want it but I didn’t mind taking it at all:D
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Congrats on making it a week
I am very proud 🙂
The Cross certainly is lovely
Have a great time at the journaling expo
Looking forward to hearing all about it
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It’s a webinar so I will be attending “virtually” but I am looking forward to it, and I will do a blog post about it, maybe even later that day!
Thank you I was not sure I would make it a week so it feels good to have that first one down. Just 51 to go ha ha!
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I like the idea of these posts, but I am a super slack journaller at the moment, as I mentioned this week on my blog! I’d have nothing to report if I did these posts!
I like the notebook you’re using. I’ve just switched to a small notebook. I was hoping I would fill it more quickly. I like big notebooks though because of the space and hand room.
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Thanks Millie! We all have periods when we need to write a lot and then periods where we don’t. It’s all good. This is a personal challenge I’ve set myself. I’m sure there will be weeks when I put a big fat zero for pages written! And with all the projects you do I would hardly apply the word slacker to you, except maybe in regards to journalling ha ha
I understand about the small vs large notebook. I too like big notebooks because of the space and hand room but I like to take my journal with me everywhere and I have limited purse space. I find this size is a nice compromise.
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