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[@AmandasFavorites]

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[@ackman3981]

I ended up getting both sizes. Would get more. But I have more now than I will ever use. Might have to donate some.

[@sarahdavis7566]

That Katie Daisy is so tempting! Amanda you are nearly at 25,000 subscribers!!! Congratulations 🎉

[@AmandasFavorites]

Thank you Sarah for celebrating 25K with me:) And the Katie Daisy is beautiful!

[@Alexander-jb3zo]

Hi Amanda! I’m a new subscriber. I just found your KZbin channel a few days ago! I must tell you it was God send! I do not journal but I will start to journal this year! I been wanting to do it but I keep putting it off but this is the year for me to start and do it! Seeing your videos (I only seen two so far) have really helped me and inspire me to finally start journaling! Also which product to use for this! There is a world of so many amazing companies out there that have journals, notebooks, gratitude journals that leaves me in awe! After having watched this video I decided to use the Unbound five year planner. I love the idea of having five years all in one place! Being able to look back at those five years in one journal. I will also be buying the KD gratitude journal! I love the design! I love the colors! As soon as I saw it, it put a smile in my face! Is just so beautiful! I love it’s lay out! I will be buying those two from the links you have posted on this video! I have one question: since I will be doing a lot of writing this year journaling and writing in my gratitude journal can you please recommend me a pen that is really comfortable to write with and that is will be comfortable for my fingers as I write? I noticed when I write for a while if I’m taking down notes at church my finger hurts. Thank you for this amazing video! I love it! Thank you for your KZbin channel! Taking the time to do these videos Amanda!!! One last question: do you recommend any faith journals? Thank you! Have a bless day!

[@AmandasFavorites]

Hi & welcome:) A faith journal I love is Write the Word from Cultivate what matters:) I included it in one of my Powersheets review videos here on youTube (same company)-I also have a separate IGTV review on them which I just reposted in my Instagram stories today. if you are on Instagram you can find me @ amandasfavorites A favorite pen is Pentel Energel (i like the .5) Or Uniball signo Dx .38 . thanks for taking time to share and chat! Enjoy your new 5 yr and KD journal:)

[@Alexander-jb3zo]

@@AmandasFavorites Thank you for taking the time to reply to my questions Amanda! I really appreciate it! I just order the homeschool planner that you did a review for in another video from that company you just mentioned. I also just bought from them three of their faith journals. I got the bundle that has three and I was able to save $12 as well as $10 off since I bought two homeschool planners. One of the faith journals I’m giving it as a wedding gift, the one that says joy and the other two I’m keeping for me: refresh your mind and prayer. Thank you so much for having shared the information of the homeschool planner. I shared your video of it with three families from my church that also homeschool. Thank you so much. I will look into those pens you mentioned! Thank you so much! I thank God so much for you and having found your channel! I used your affiliated link to buy the homeschool planner so that you get the commission for that purchase.

[@Alexander-jb3zo]

@@AmandasFavorites I will be following you on Instagram. Thank you!

[@AmandasFavorites]

Oh, this makes me so happy to hear:) I am so glad my videos have been a help for you! Thank you for passing them long to your friends & thank you for using my affiliate link to purchase! That helps me continue my channel work:) Enjoy your homeschool planner & write the word journals and have a blessed year:)

[@Alexander-jb3zo]

@@AmandasFavorites Thank you Amanda! Amen! You have a blessed year as well!!!!!

[@AnnieBanany1231]

JM Planning Essentials has wonderful products. I'm incredibly picky about the quality of paper in notebooks and really love everything about her lined notebooks (weight, tooth, color). She has sent me handwritten notes and responded to my questions. These are the kind of companies that we need to give our support. Love her!

[@AmandasFavorites]

Thank you for chiming in about Joanne and her products:) I agree that Joanne is a gem and treats her customers so well. And her paper is AMAZING! Thanks for sharing your experience with her company.

[@jenniferbrooks--planj5459]

Yay for Katie Daisy!! You convinced me to get one for 2022 to use as a gratitude journal. It's like a journal and scrapbook pad in one for like 12 bucks. You can't beat that!

[@AmandasFavorites]

Oh, I agree Jennifer:) You can't beat the price and the beauty on that one:)

[@helencb9940]

Great video Amanda! I have picked a good few of these products up on your recommendations and have loved them! I love paper and notebooks and writing so much! Thank you so much for making these wonderful videos for us so that we can share our love of stationery :)

[@AmandasFavorites]

Aw, you are welcome Helen:) Thanks for taking time to chat:)

[@betterbarbie8665]

Love Love Love JM Essentials notebooks and planners, great company and great products

[@AmandasFavorites]

I agree:) So glad you love them!

[@annec8127]

I love the slight transparency of the Leuchtherm for exactly the same reason, Amanda. The "lived in" feel of the pages helps me recognize the effort I've put in. I did decide to try a Passion Journal of the same B4 size to see if the 120 gsm paper works for me, and while it is a beautiful journal and well made, I miss the feel of the 80 gsm paper. For a while there STM teased having 100 gsm, which I would love to try, but that was a very limited run and I just can't find a B4 journal in 100 gsm. Oh well, I'm in the PJ for at least another year and a half. We'll see what's available then. I might go back to the Leuchtherm. Also, you were the one who introduced me to 5-year journals and we are just getting through the first year of ours. I can't wait for the years to come when we'll get to read the previous years' entries. Thank you!

[@AmandasFavorites]

Hi Anne:) Thanks for sharing your thoughts on all those different types of paper;) And I am so glad you are enjoying the 5 year journal!

[@kainaatsingh1178]

Thank you so much! I love the notebook and journals review! I promised myself to stick to my bullet journal this year to explore what kind of planning system I liked. I realized that having my memories in the bullet journal would not be a nice idea as I would not like to keep so many notebooks around. I have decided to start a 5-year journal. It is a big commitment for me but I really do wish I am able to keep up with it. It would be nice if you could do a video about your daily routine with your notebooks and how you're able to be so diligent with your writing routine.

[@SimplyAlethia]

I'm not Amanda but maybe her Quarterly update videos would help? Check them out.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Thanks for Chiming in for me:) That is the perfect place to get some of those questions answered:)

[@AmandasFavorites]

A 5 year journal is such a fulfilling and easy journal to keep up with:) And like @simplyalethia responded....my quarterly planning updates playlist will share my whole system with you. And when I do my 2022 Stack video which also goes in those Planning updates playlists I will answer this question. Thanks for watching:)

[@debbiemeditz3802]

Thank you for sharing. I am a notebook junkie. I am definitely interested in either the LEUCHTTURM 5-YEAR or the UNBOUND 5-YEAR. Need to go back and watch the review videos. I always enjoy your videos.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Aw, thank you Debbie:) I think you will love either one, but they are very different! I am sure after watching the comparison video you will know which one you want to go with:)

[@debbiemeditz3802]

@@AmandasFavorites Your video was very helpful and I decided to go with the Unbound 5 year. I am a messy writer and like having lines. I also like the white paper. Thank you very much.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Oh, awesome;) I really love their journal and love that it also supports a small business:)

[@pamelabourassa8679]

Love it. My husband retired from Mohawk Paper and you are so right, really nice paper.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Ahhhhh! The best paper!

[@ackman3981]

I am thinking of starting a 5 year journal. Yes, I know it is a couple days into 2022 already. But I will probably get the Unbound one. Need to decide on a cover color tho. I can get the Some lines a day one cheaper. But I not like not having lines to write on. And not like the bleed thru that Leuchtturm is famous (or infamous) for having. I want to read what I wrote those days. Not be distracted with pen bleeding from a previous page.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Good call on deciding on the unbound since the bleed through bothers you:)

[@deniseharwood8555]

Thank you Amanda! What a great video! I think I would like a 5 year journal. I have been putting it off but I think I am going to give it a try.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Oh, good! It's the easiest journaling I've ever done. And it's also so rewarding! I can't wait to hear which journal you pick:)

[@sunshinedalton1118]

I was gifted a LEUCHTTURM 5 year journal some years ago and never used it. Now im inspired to start using it..... If I can only figure out where I may have stashed it :D

[@AmandasFavorites]

Oh, well that was a great gift and I hope you find it:) yay!

[@JenJthatcrazy8]

Love notebooks! It's kind of ridiculous how many I have. Joanne's notebooks are great and she's so nice! I like the Stalogy paper more so that Hobonichi as well. I bought a B6 but didn't use it. I'm going to gift it to my brother. I have a half year A5 that I was using as a daily when needed. I have an Archer and Olive notebook that I haven't used yet and I've had it for a while lol. I signed up for their sub box in September. I agree the Katie Daisy's planner makes a great journal.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Hey Jennifer:) I love hearing all about what you've had and used too:) Notebooks are the best because they never go out of date and they have unlimited uses! I am glad you love them as much as I do:)

[@barbaraparker5102]

I am getting good ready to begin my 3rd 5 year journal. I am using the Gretchen Rubin Happiness Project journal

[@AmandasFavorites]

WOAH! Your third one:) And I love Gretchen Rubin too:)

[@stargazer1359]

Thanks for the reminder, Amanda. Have a 'Some Lines A Day' that I'll start in the new year.. I better pencil that in on Dec. 31. 😉

[@AmandasFavorites]

Oh, perfect! It is really such a rewarding journal to be able to read back on previous years as you write out your current day:)

[@stargazer1359]

@@AmandasFavorites I'm a list maker....I have more notebooks than I can count. Prefer to use fountain pens when possible. At the age of 57, I decided to start journaling. Can you imagine? My sister passed away right before Thanksgiving and I just kept it on my kitchen counter. It has helped me deal with it. You have shown some good ones here. Perhaps a sticky roller on the linen cover to keep it looking lovely? ✍️🌻

[@AmandasFavorites]

I am so very sorry for your great loss:( I can't imagine the hole you are feeling this holiday season. Hugs and prayers for you. And how wonderful that you are so open minded that you would pick up journaling then. I agree that it is so helpful to get all those feelings, and thoughts out onto paper. Sticky Roller does work for the lint...thank you!

[@casey7924]

I was just searching your channel last night for a video like this! Thank you!

[@AmandasFavorites]

Oh, wonderful! I also have a "journals" playlist:)

[@susannek4546]

I totally love this one! I think I am going to do a 4 year journal starting next year and do a different color each year.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Great idea for a color a year:) I am glad you enjoyed this video:)

[@kimogorman5613]

I'm on my 5th year using Katie Daisy and just love everything about her planners. I do my weekly planning in a plain Moleskine and then transfer daily tasks to KD. There's also pages for notes and dedicated pages for gratitude. I also cut out her charming artwork from old planners and paste them into my visual journal and prayer journal. KD is a litte higher than $11 in Canada but can be had for around $19 on amazon if you grab it at the right time when it is on sale. Would love to order Planner Perfect because I like her scripting method but the shipping costs are high to Canada and the monthly price makes it unaffordable to do 12 months. I have two beautiful Leuchtturms - the red and the tangerine - the covers feel wonderful and appreciate the indexing and off white paper- I sometimes have to force myself to write in them because they feel luxurious to me. Leuchtturms can be pricey too but they do go on sale. Am thinking about starting the Leuchtturm 5 year journal thanks to your review Michaels here used to sell beautiful soft cover plain notebooks for $9.00 but for some reason they discontinued them. Thank you for your reviews.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Hi Kim:) Thanks for taking time to share your thoughts and what you are using. I too have cut pictures out of my Katie Daisy for journaling. And I love Leuchtturms so much:) Such a great notebook that lasts me a long time!

[@ang1283]

I've never considered a 5-year journal. I'm definitely looking into the unbound one for the New Year start.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Oh, love hearing that Angela:)

[@AandEKline]

I love this. I have tired many all of them over the last two years and a large part was seeing some reviews of them that you shared in the past. I may have added a couple more to my list to try after watching this. ;)

[@AmandasFavorites]

Oh, good:) Love hearing when a video is helpful:) Happy Holidays!

[@SimplyAlethia]

Yay!!!! I requested this video!!! 😀😀😀😀

[@SimplyAlethia]

Thanks for sharing Amanda! You've really given me some things to think about especially with regards to Leuchtturm and Stalogy.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Such a good idea:) Thank you! I love a good notebook/journal! Have a wonderful week:)

[@SoniaMiya]

Thank you for posting Amanda! I love this video!💕 I use the Planner Perfect journals, Stalogy in a5, and archer and olive (love them all!) and really am intrigued with the idea of the 5 year journal.. will watch again the comparison video, 🙂 Maybe will start one in January! 🙏🏼🌸✨ thank you again for sharing!

[@AmandasFavorites]

Well you are already using so many of my faves:) So many are saying they also want to start the 5 year after this video:) I love it!

[@ackman3981]

Time to decide between a 7x9 or A5 EC notebook. 🤔

[@AmandasFavorites]

Both are good!

[@journalingwithjessica]

Hi! What pen do you use in the Some lines a day, 5 year journal? I recently got one and I’m terrified to ruin it with the wrong pen and ink.

[@AmandasFavorites]

Don't be scared:) I use the uniball signo dx .38 - it really is my favorite in that book:) Enjoy it!

[@journalingwithjessica]

@@AmandasFavorites Thank you so much! I actually have that pen so I'll definitely try it out!

[@marlanatriggs1728]

They are all so different. I never tried any of them...yet!

[@AmandasFavorites]

Oh, yay! Glad you liked the video and it gave you some new ideas:) You can't go wrong with any of them!