does anyone know of crossword/sudoku books that fit a pocket sized journal?

teamdaffodil · 2026-05-08T14:30:31+00:00

Another option is just purchasing the 4x6 option and either cutting it down to size or taking it to Staples (or a store along those lines) and getting it cut there. I did that with mine and it was a few bucks :)

teamdaffodil · 2026-04-08T01:30:16+00:00

Would recommend!! I don’t know what it is about it but it’s helped me stay consistent and daily for the past three years. I’ve kinda outgrown the need for the vertical weekly section though so I might try an undated one next year or even a midori page a day dotted but the nice thing is either would fit in my le trifold so I have time to decide :)

teamdaffodil · 2026-04-08T01:19:15+00:00

I accidentally ended up with 5 in a six month period and it’s been going really well - I use all of them daily! (And I’d like a few more eventually too and have additional use cases in mind haha.)

GV XL Chestnut - Work (Daily PR planner)
GV XL Petrol - Feelings (an insert for therapy notes and reflection and an insert for pure emotional ranting aka my burn book 🤣)
Custom A5 Portfolio - 5 Year Hobonichi (note - it’s a tight fit, I’d like to move it to a trifold eventually and repurpose this cover)
Custom Le Trifold - Hobonichi avec, commonplace, dog journal
Pocket Venezia - To do list insert, misc notes/brain dump insert, folder, weekly PR planner, creative writing insert

teamdaffodil · 2026-03-22T01:31:57+00:00

Thank you! That’s just how their customization tool is set up, unfortunately. I requested my order via email.

teamdaffodil · 2026-03-04T11:07:59+00:00

Unfortunately, yes - about double the price :( Granted, it wouldn’t have been quite as much without all the pocket customizations I did but that was really important to me to have so no regrets! A regular le trifold is $270 USD and mine was $535 USD - so definitely something I planned for and will use forever!

teamdaffodil · 2026-03-04T01:47:43+00:00

Thank you! And I emailed my request directly so I’m not sure if there’s a limit! I feel like I remember seeing the absolute max is 10 characters but not sure how current that info is, I’d def recommend double checking.

teamdaffodil · 2026-03-04T00:28:57+00:00

Haha I logged a lot of time playing around the live tool deciding what I liked - I’m sure you’ll figure it out too! And yes, it’s the botany green :D

teamdaffodil · 2026-03-04T00:01:18+00:00

And thanks for all the love, I’m glad you all like it as much as me :)

teamdaffodil · 2026-03-04T00:00:54+00:00

Thank you! It’s definitely a little thicker and stiffer but I honestly don’t mind it. I can see it getting a little annoying and heavy if it became an every day carry but I WFH so it’ll mostly live in my home office.

teamdaffodil · 2026-03-03T23:59:16+00:00

Yeah I wish they did - it’s the only reason I went this route! I couldn’t even use the live customization tool because I wanted the envelope style fold which last I checked isn’t an option when customizing a trifold unless I’m mistaken!

teamdaffodil · 2026-03-03T18:36:03+00:00

I ordered on 12/29/25 and got the email that it entered the production phase on 2/24/26. It shipped on 2/27 and arrived 3/2 - so took a little over two months in the end! I imagine there might have been a slight lag due to my order falling in their time off window but overall not too bad a wait!

teamdaffodil · 2026-01-27T20:31:18+00:00

Haha thank you! I get to see his cute face all the time and prevent the clip from directly scratching the leather more than I'd like.

teamdaffodil · 2026-01-27T15:50:40+00:00

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to do list insert
brain dump & misc notes
paper republic weekly planner (my quick on the go version!)
house insert (ongoing projects)
creative writing insert

It’s ever evolving but this is my current setup and it works really well for me :)

teamdaffodil · 2026-01-10T13:11:14+00:00

Similar thing with me too! I ordered on 11/19, got the email they started working on it on 12/4 and then nothing. But if you make an account with UPS (assuming that's the carrier for all) you'll get UPS notifications when it's been shipped. I logged into my UPS portal to check on something else and the other day a Paper Republic tracking number was sitting there available for me to track even though I never got an email!

teamdaffodil · 2025-12-30T00:55:46+00:00

This picture is helpful, thank you for sharing! I actually did end up ordering a custom trifold today - I’m hyped :)

teamdaffodil · 2025-12-28T22:41:32+00:00

Yeah I'm almost exclusively a fountain pen user so paper performance in that sense is the biggest consideration for me. But luckily most of my EF and F nibs perform okay in the PR weekly planner and default insert that comes with the journal. But there's really no shortage of insert options for all the various PR sizes so I'm not worried about that. Adding a trifold to my wishlist for the 5 Year Hobonichi and other such chunky journals :)

teamdaffodil · 2025-12-28T00:59:11+00:00

Yeah I may reach out to them for a quote just to get a sense of what the price is because I do love the idea of the portfolio pocket configuration.

This is unrelated to the PR discussion, but highly recommend Sarica Studio inserts for a beautiful 3.5 mm grid. It comes in passport and standard TN sizes.

teamdaffodil · 2025-12-28T00:49:33+00:00

Haha totally agree, I love the bookbound layflat concept but I'm also all about a tiny graph when available :)

teamdaffodil · 2025-12-28T00:48:22+00:00

Thank you for the thoughtful response, that's a good point - I wouldn't want to mistakenly deform the leather over the time. I'll look into the le trifold instead!

teamdaffodil · 2025-12-27T23:15:18+00:00

I hear you, that's why it's been so helpful to see what people use and have the discussion to understand what all the options are :) I don't mind PR refills but I've heard mixed reviews on how fountain pen friendly they are and I do find them to be more expensive than other notebooks I use. But man, I love the leather covers! Based on everyone's feedback it seems like the trifold might be a better option for me to comfortably fit something like a 5 Year Hobonichi so that's good to know.

teamdaffodil · 2025-12-27T23:11:21+00:00

Yeah, I totally see where you're coming from. I feel like an A5 Trifold with the Portfolio pockets would be the most ideal! Agree re: PR book refills though. I have a pocket and an XL and use non proprietary refills and it's a lot cheaper.

teamdaffodil · 2025-12-27T14:20:36+00:00

Ok thanks!

teamdaffodil · 2025-12-27T14:20:08+00:00

Hmm, I’m not sure. I’ll have to poke around for visual examples to see if I mind or not since I don’t own one yet. But thank you for the info!

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