There are some days where I am tempted to call myself a minimalist. Then there are days when I start thinking about all of my favorite paper and journal products. And on the latter days I realize that I am very much not a minimalist.
Paper products and journals/planners are my absolute weakness and I love to collect them from here, there and everywhere! I am not sure why. Normally, logic leads me and it’s very logical to only need ONE planner and one journal at a time. And yet, somehow…I have quite the collection!
Since these things make me so happy, and it’s also a new year with a lot of people looking to start new habits, I thought I would share some of my favorites with you! Because life is about balance, some of these are affiliate links from Amazon, and some of them are small businesses working their tails off to create gorgeous content.
I got my 2021 planner at Aldi (yes, Aldi!) but I often grab my yearly one at Michaels or on Amazon.
The practical side of me just uses one planner for everything- meal planning, daily to-do lists, calendar planning and blog planning. But the fun-loving side of me loves the idea of a fitness journal, a blog journal, a financial tracker and a daily planner (or this one, this one or this one).
Daily Grace Co is one of my favorite shops for paper products. They have an entire line of beautiful journals. I love their Scripture for Anxiety Journal, The Abide Journal, and the Scripture Memory Journal. Honestly, though, I’ll take one of everything that they make!
Please tell me you have heard of Lara Casey and her incredible Cultivate What Matters shop? She has a powerful testimony, a beautiful family and a special talent to make everything she touches beautiful. She and her team have created incredible line of colorful paper products, including Power Sheets goal planner and their Write the Word Journals.
One of my favorite reads of 2019 was Grumpy Mom Takes a Holiday. Val has a way of writing and saying things that feel realistic and relatable for me. She is a huge encouragement, but also isn’t afraid to challenge the community around her to be intentional and grow more Christ-like. One thing she is known for is her prayer journal. Her mission through this prayer journal is to pray more, eliminate distractions and ultimately experience a deeper connection with God.
I have been enjoying listening to the Rhthyms for Life Podcast, where they focus on Rest, Restore, Connect and Create. Rebekah has even come out with a beautiful 90 day planner that focuses on those four character qualities.
Of course, Etsy will always have my heart and there are so many amazing journals and paper products on Etsy! Check out this beautiful prayer journal, this food and fitness tracker, this gratitude journal, this bill/financial tracker, and this book tracker.
A few other fun journals/paper products that I have seen or have my eyes on:
What about you? What are some of your favorite journals or paper products?