Hi Jo, I loved your video! New subie! I saw you were talking about the London pen show, I was wondering if you are going there? If you are, would you be interested in meeting up and having a coffee journaling session ? I will send you also Instagram DM, so won't be maybe so random 😀

Beautiful pen collection. What is the name of the Japanese pen makers and the London Store? The transcript did not seem to do a good job on these names. Thanks for sharing.

Here’s my work around for the Pilot V.P. Get some pilot cartridges and flush them out if it’s not a color you like with your syringe and then use your syringe to refill the cartridge with a color of your choice. It works a treat

Great video. I’m new to fountain pens and journaling so I’ve been binge watching your videos. I have three inexpensive pens Two twsbi and one kaweco sport. What is the nib size on your vanishing point? If I don’t get the VP due to cost what pen do you recommend for using in a tiny grid planner?

Please don't use any micro mesh or other polishing/grinding materials on your 823 until you've properly diagnosed the cause of your issues. You'd be going in blind and will risk ruining an otherwise good nib. Many things can cause skipping, only some of them have anything to do with the tipping of the nib.

I’ve been so interested in the pilot vanishing point so this was very helpful. I’m scared to start getting into fountain pens but it seems like so much fun

Omg Jo I finally got around to watching this video~ hello from Hong Kong!! Saying hello from Ka as well who would so gladly re-home that Twisby! SO kind of you~ 😭🫶

The name of the sailor pen at 6:14 is "Sailor Pro Gear Slim Shikiori Sansui Komakusa" if anyone was interested

just a little tip for the pilot custom 823, twist open the bottom end of the pen a tiny bit when you write with it. it opens up the ink barrel to the feed and lets the ink flow through it a little more and should help with the skipping

“Vanishing Point sounds magical and sexy”. Love that! I’m into retractible pens at the moment but have yet to get this one (got the Decimo instead). It’s amazing how far down the rabbit hole we can go when it comes to collecting fountain pens. Good disclaimer at the beginning “don’t start”, but where’s the fun in that. 😄 I l do love your collection thought. And boo to all those who leave negative comments.

Thanks for sharing 😊

what a lovely collection you have! thanks for sharing! 💛 i’m sorry people were being mean in the comments tho. not necessary at all.

Wow Jo beautiful pen collection ❤ I also have two TWSBIs but I have Vac Iris & Diamonds 580, mine have also been inked for months and whilst I have washed and reinked out her pens these are still going well for me. Mine are Stub nibs. When I was younger I used to live calligraphy so I started off with many stub nibs. Only in the last two years have I tried MF and F due to my sailor & platinum collection - which are also my favs. I must say in the last year I am loving 21K nibs but don’t have too many as they can get pricy. I have the same Veilio pen but mine is a zoom nib - I have the Nekoyanagi inked and it is so beautiful with the wider nib - for heading or quotes on my page. I only got my 1911 this year in the Galaxy resin and in 21K XF - WOW! It is my favourite nib, (along with Matt black F Pilot VP) it has a gentle bounce too so I can get a little variation in line width for different writing styles, but I love my Pilot VPs - I prefer F nib but have M, F, XF. My Platinum Celluloid is Sakura B-nib and it is so beautiful - usually comes out when I need a little extra self kindness. I got the Shape of Heart in M so I have a mix of nib sizes. I like my shimmer and shading inks 😜 I got the Lamy dialog CC but after the Pilot VP…. I guess I’m a snob… I will resell the Lamy. My Estie is in the botanical, I have the custom Gina nib and didn’t like it at first but the more I write with it, the smoother the nib became. I think it’s a F or M filed to a stub nib. Thank you for the inspiration to stand up for what is right for you. I was sad to hear people are coming at you, I hope those commenters are able to find the kindness within themselves. You are too lovely to be unkind to. I really appreciate your videos. If you ever want to try any of my nibs/pens, just let me know. Varsha 🫶🏽🙏🏽🙌🏾🫶🏽

Lovely collection! Especially that Platinum.

What a fantastic video and also incredibly helpful! 💖 Sad to hear that you get crap from people in the comments. There's no need for that. You have a beautiful collection 💖

All settled in for the pen eye candy! 🖋️

I wish they make a passport size or pocket size of this hon so i can carry around with me it would be perfect fit inside my small bags. 🙏🏻Anyway thanks for sharing. I love your hon covers 🤗🥰✨

Try the Sterling inks! I love-love her planners. Well made, great quality. They have verticals and horizontal versions for the hobonichi weeks; and plenty of pages to be creative with!

Hello, im new. Please, where to order this little hobonichi? Same as you have... Thx.

Have you tried sterling ink's common planner... that might be a great fit for you

This was WONDERFUL "background music" while I planned out the upcoming week - thank you!

Hi Just discovered your videos. Where did you say you ordered your 2025 Hobonichi?

I went on Amazon and got a HON A5 in the liberty fabrics for 2024 and then ordered the liberty fabrics for 2025! I’m going to use the beginning months of the 2024 for common placing for the rest of the year :) I love going to Liberty’s in London so wanted to collect the HON liberty prints. I love the Hon too, I kinda also want an A6 to carry around but definitely need to think because I do also love the traveler’s company for that! I can see me getting both - I use the TN for venting and in depth journaling and a hobonichi weeks for health and fitness. I was considering the A6 for reading and media because I really want to increase my reading and like quotes but idk yet 🙈 I have lots of things I want to track and I need separate books for it to work for my brain so I’m sure I’d make use of them all! Love this video and hearing you talk through ideas too :)

I have just found out this video and was an immediate subscribe! I found myself a lot of what you were saying so relevant for my situation at the moment! I bought my first hobonichi for 2025 (weeks) and I have inmediatly wanted to use it and after having it for a week I am having the impulse of getting the cousin to memory keep and journal more. But I am stopping myself and making me wait for a month before I buy it! So the no buy stationary talk really helped! Looking forward to more of your videos!

Saw a cute bug at kzbin.info/www/bejne/gniwq2V5YryYmck 😂

For your pen what size are you using? I love a bold pen lol

I’m so glad you kept your giggle at your own joke in the video. It made it that much funnier!

I found the perfect “weeks size” planner for me: both The Sterling Ink weeks size and the RoseyLife planner compact are gridded on both sides and are offered in horizontal and vertical layouts. It makes an immeasurable difference with both pages gridded and I personally prefer the vertical layout.

I love that you left in the pencil bag struggle- it’s real life 😂

Hey Jo, maybe for the TN card holder you could secure it to the inside cover of your book with some washi to help keep it in place? Had fun watching this :-) can't believe I've only just found your channel

Lovely video :) I had to laugh when you said on top and then you laughed afterwards when I laughed 😂 I was like "I am not the only one who found that funny" (child at heart). Love that grey a5 cover!! I use a day free a6 as a planner (to dos / reminders & notes) but I have a memo pad (hobonichi one) in the back of my cover for lists like - wishlist , to buy , orders, information , habit trackers , monthly task list , dog care etc... I use the hobonichi weeks mega as my hobbies & interests journal :) I love it !! And will be doing same next year. I have an a6 hobonichi for photos and daily snippets and a5 as my main journal. And a hobonichi weeks as reference book so I can keep it on my shelf without storaging it away every year. I have my video of my unboxing if not watched :) ❤❤

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Lovely A5 cover. Could you please link your black pilot pen? Thank you!

I have those hobonichi stencils and use them all the time especially the blue 😊

I love long videos

Hi. Is it me? or it seems like the lighting/ring light is too bright in this video. I can't really see your beautiful spread like previous videos. I just subcribed & been binge watching your videos

Oooh I'm so excited to see that cover in a haul video! I was debating between your A5 cover and the brown Alettone cover but the price difference was too big, but I'm really excited you got it and I can just enjoy it through the screen 😄

I want to say the cat stickers are by an artist named Phoenix Chan, but I don't think outside of the Stickii collab she sells them currently. : (

Lol I'm the opposite, I bought an A5 HON for my media journal and a weeks is better for planning for me because I don't have a lot going on in my life to plan, and its nice and portable.

Maybe you could sneak a free photocopy of the starteguid at work and then be able to get both pictures, if you want to have both of them in your journal. Being tempted with things you see online is totally natural. I've also been tempted by a weeks after some videos even though I've tried the weeks and we didn't click. Usually a few nights of sleep cured me from the craving. I also didn't click with the A6 Hon, because there was no weekly overview. It's the same reason my first attempt with a BuJo didn't work because I was trying to do it the original method and that's just dailies. Without a "normal" looking monthly spread and no weekly overview I felt I had no control or idea what was happening. But this is why experimenting is important. How else can you learn what works? Thanks for lovely video. Long ones are always welcomed.

Hello, I wonder if anyone could tell me which shop Jo mentions she purchased her books from. It sounds like steelow and steel but I think I must be misshearing it as I can't find them online. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you

I love long videos! You don’t have to be so concerned about how long the video is….I’m sure a lot of people would agree with me. I love that you’re in the Hobonichi Cousin (avec). You seem so happy since you’ve started using it! Whatever works for you, though. Also, I don’t feel the Hobonichi pressure, because I’m really happy in my system, which is Hobonichi Cousin for memory keeping and personal rings for EDC. Love it!

So glad to hear that I was not the only one who fell into the Hobonichi haul rabbit hole! After a few days of watching everyone being excited about their new planners I wanted to have them all and use them in all different kind of ways! And then I realised I neither have the time nor the motivation to stick to them. The planner should work for me, not the other way around. I'll just stick to my Avec for journaling and Weeks for planning.

Love it!

The Moomin "squiggly ghost things" are the Hattifatteners! For the TN credit card slot insert, you could try adding a small square of double sided tape just to hold it in place to your cover without damaging it. In my covers that don't have pockets I like to add the TN pocket stickers, or the stick on secretarial pocket. I usually stick these to the inside end papers of my actual book as they're stronger than the TRP.

Hi Jo I love it when I image something… like, “ooh the Midori black pen case band would look great with that cover!”… and then by magic you produce!! 🤣🤣. I wasn’t that keen on that cover but now I see it in use it looks really nice. Your Pilot Vanishing Point also looks so perfect with that cover. I put the back cover of my Avec in a Codex cover then slot the back into the cover (currently using the Laurent Garigue Cousin) in the front of the Codex cover I slot another notebook or strips of paper, PET, etc that I want to use soon. But I like your idea of the TC card file for protecting my Hobonichi stencils. I’m in London so next time I am happy for you to jump in on my Hobonichi order - if you want to order directly. I love the leaflet and I have a feeling as a returning customer I will not get that this year so you have that bonus over the pen. I ordered on 1st Sept but I’m still waiting for my order. I usually journal in the Cousin daily pages but got an A6 Hon for the first time for daily Journaling in 2025. I’m going to use my Passport TN for work next year, I used the Hobonichi weekly supplement for the A6 this year. I did get the Yumi Kitagishi covers this year, I wasn’t that keep on the Little Gifts last year but this year I was excited. I used the Cousin weekly pages for Health tracking but plan to use the Weeks next year. Happy planning and journaling, thanks for another great video. Varsha, Islington🙏🏽🙌🏾✍🏾

Great video Jo 👍😊 I wonder if you would consider a closer look at the stencils? ...maybe a page of them all drawn out just so we can see them better. Im tempted due to the convenient size but i cant see properly what the symbols are. Hope that makes sense 👍😊

Good news and bad news. I know where those witchy cat stickers are from, they are in fact from Stickii Club. They came as a roll of tape, not a sheet, but the bad news is I do not see it for sale on their site any longer. You could try reaching out to them directly, you never know.