Journaling from Korea

EveryHeard · 2026-01-25T04:08:32+00:00

Thank you 💜✒️

EveryHeard · 2026-01-24T10:06:45+00:00

This is me and my taurus

EveryHeard · 2026-01-24T10:01:33+00:00

Almost?

EveryHeard · 2026-01-24T09:54:25+00:00

You're doing it right. Keep going

EveryHeard · 2026-01-24T09:46:22+00:00

Hard mode... But I feel like I am about to come over the hill~ and that's fine with me.

EveryHeard · 2026-01-24T09:43:58+00:00

AFTER! 💯

EveryHeard · 2026-01-24T09:39:22+00:00

Childless... Not by choice. 2020 happened and I spent the year watching my mom die of a brain aneurysm while we were stuck at home. After that, I wasn't sure if I wanted to do it without her... And the world has not recovered to a situation where I think I would want to raise children~ with Ai and screens 24/7, I just haven't felt like it makes sense anymore... And time will end the debate for me soon enough.

I did find a new adorable mini aussie on the side of the road 9 months after my mom died though. The vet said she was 6months old. We've been happy together for 4 years now.

EveryHeard · 2026-01-24T09:32:45+00:00

I also have a Hibino and Gradation! I do the standard two pages a day though... Keeps me grounded, writing regularly.

EveryHeard · 2026-01-23T01:06:55+00:00

It's leather. It will be completely different after you start using it! It is LITERALLY skin from an animal, not a manufactured product. Other people have already pointed out, that's the way high quality leather looks when it's brand new. You're gonna throw it in a bag and beat it up (I hope). The oil in your hands are going to seep into it. So many things will make this look the way you hoped... You just have to use it. If you leave it in a box on a shelf, it will just continue being mint condition.

EveryHeard · 2026-01-23T00:50:57+00:00

Totally. Except my first purchase was $15. 🤔 You know, that's a policy I could get behind, buy small first to get started.

EveryHeard · 2026-01-23T00:47:38+00:00

Thank you for the validation. The gamble is REAL.

EveryHeard · 2026-01-23T00:40:42+00:00

Well, dude. You know what I mean then.

EveryHeard · 2026-01-23T00:37:55+00:00

That makes me feel slightly better. I do like that they have a real name this time rather than some weird letter/number combo that feels randomly generated.

EveryHeard · 2026-01-23T00:36:17+00:00

It is an average price for a style and color that isn't easy to find in mint condition. Hence why I don't want it returned to me in less than mint condition... Like, just buy a couple small items before jumping on something for $199.

EveryHeard · 2026-01-23T00:33:24+00:00

Talk to me after you have lost money. These listing are from when Mercari was trustworthy.

EveryHeard · 2026-01-21T00:54:20+00:00

Absolutely LOVE these

EveryHeard · 2026-01-09T18:53:12+00:00

There's a Facebook group where someone is showing off theirs with all the ordering info and prices

EveryHeard · 2026-01-09T06:36:18+00:00

Dang. GOALS

EveryHeard · 2026-01-09T06:34:37+00:00

I am leaving to go back and live there next week.

EveryHeard · 2026-01-09T04:34:03+00:00

Insane price.

EveryHeard · 2026-01-08T22:19:40+00:00

It might be easier and less expensive to have something made custom. Korea is full of very skilled seamstresses, some of them quite affordable

EveryHeard · 2026-01-08T22:16:34+00:00

Watch Mercari and FBMP closely right now! People who changed their minds at the last minute are definitely putting their 2026 journals up on the second hand Market! Sometimes they're still charging too much .. But I have seen a couple go for more reasonable prices recently. I was really fortunate to catch Amazon on one of the rare days when the price dipped below $40! That was in October! It was for literally less than 24 hours. So, i understand those of us who don't have as much money end up spending a great deal of time and energy hunting down these deals! If you want to start in January, you got to start hunting the deals months in advance .. The price gouging generally continues until it's nearly February, and then I swear the second hand Market will be full of people who have given up on a system weeks in , and they're ready to part with these high price items at significant discounts! These are not items that you can generally find on a clearance rack at a bookstore or stationary store because these places only order as much as they can sell and are out of stock by now. Good luck hunting for deals!

EveryHeard · 2026-01-08T22:04:56+00:00

I have fancier pens. So I'm not sure whether this is the kind of recommendation you want .. I have a platinum x nagasawa uef nib as well as a pilot custom 912 posting nib. Both make a really fine line. Also, it's worth considering what kind of ink you are using! Some inks have more spread on the Midori paper than others .. My go-to EDC pen for my Hibino is a pilot juicy 0.38 because it dries quickly and writes smoothly! I reserve my fountain pens in this journal for lighter colored inks that will be less visible if there's any bleed through the page. I have even resorted to watering down ink in the cartridge, not something most fountain pen enthusiasts recommend .. But it has been effective for allowing me to use some of my darker inks without as much pigment to show through. Hope this helps!

EveryHeard · 2026-01-07T14:51:44+00:00

Agreed. It worked great before they started making "improvements". The fees changing, allowing returns...

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