Friday, January 9, 2015

It's All About the Planner ft. The Daykeeper 2015 Journal


(Disclaimer. I am not a photographer. For this feature, however, I really pretended to be one. Hahaha!)
(Ang ganda kasi talaga.)
(And I've decided to blog more about the random #happythings)

Last month, I met two girls at the Carousel Carvan Pop Up at The Urban Food Collective in Alabang. They were two tables away from the Details Ink booth and during one of the bazaar "down times" - you know, those lulls wherein suddenly there are absolutely no people in the area/ those times when shop owners go around and get to know the neighbors - I stopped by and said hi.

"What are you guys selling", I asked.
One eagerly replied by saying "We sell Daykeeper Journals",
And her proud friend interrupted with "She made them!"

To be honest, I only heard of this journal from the Instagram posts of artsy people and some bloggers but, I had never seen it until then. And oh my gosh, I fell in love. I don't know how many times I went back and forth from my store to theirs just to flip through it. Again and again, I did so. I was contemplating whether or not I deserved to splurge that day.

For me or someone else?
Do I deserve this?
Was I good this year?
Will I use it well and make it worth it?

Those thoughts really popped into my head while looking through it... and well, I had ended up spending Php 950.00 for a wonderful 2015 planner which I ended up giving to myself for Christmas. Hihi.

I deserve this.
I deserve this.
I deserve this.
( I had to convince myself for weeks.)

Anyway, for those of you who are still looking for a 2015 planner... I think it's not too late! These planners are sold at Heima but, if I'm not mistaken, you can order straight from them. Just check @thedaykeeper on Instagram or on Facebook!


It was designed by Kat San Juan and as seen throughout the pages, she's a photographer and wedding videographer. See, the pictures in this planner were all taken during her travels, all over the world. I guess she used The Daykeeper as a means to inspire people to lead beautiful lives as well. Huhu. Saya.


The planner provides two pages per week. An actually date book on one side and a space to write the "Things That Made Me Smile Today" on the other. I ended up using one side as a journal type of thing. Bullets and lists on one side and words and doodles on the other, for me.

What I like about it is that, well, it looks it popped right out of Tumblr - or like you've got a Pinterest board right in your hands! I'm actually pretty excited for school - for a time when I'll have to right the most horrendous task on such a beautiful page in the planner... it might actually help me get things done! Haha. I guess all of us could use a daily dose of inspiration... from anywhere. So for me, I got it because I really want to inject happy things in my every day life and I know that scheduling exams on a pretty planner might just help me get through it.

I don't know if it's a good thing but, I think the turnout of my year has a lot to do with my planner for that year... and that sounds completely insane, I am totally aware. Hm. But, you know that line by Carrie Bradshaw?

"It's all about the desk. If you pick the right desk, the writing will come."
Or something like that.

Much like... how an artist can't draw well unless, he has his preferred pen and paper. I, for example, cannot doodle at my best unless my pens are Pilot G-Techs or Unipins. Some even need the right paper! Point is, we all have, sometimes borderline irrational, specifications that we deem necessary in order to complete a certain process well. 

In this case, or should I say, in last year's case, my planner and I didn't click so much. It was my first time to actually buy one - since, I usually choose a good notebook and make my own. I just didn't feel it. For some reason. I didn't even complete. it! (And my high school friends will know how much of a crime that is for me) So consequently, it messed up my plans. Hihi.

Yes, my clever, super-rational self is blaming her planner for her messed up year.
Hehez.

Anyway, the only reason I shared that is that I needed to build up on the fact that... I think I click with this planner. <3 Hahaha. Basically, I realized last year that for me, planners play quite a significant role in each year - if I get the right planner, I'll plan the year well. (Hopefully, there are other people our there who feel the same way, haha.) But even if my Daykeeper and I lose that connection mid-year, I'll be fine knowing that I have a Kinfolk-like book right in my bag that I can pick up anytime when I need a lift during the day. Hahaha.

Ok, to be perfectly honest, the only point of this feature is to showcase the fact that Kat San Juan is quite a genius for creating such a simple, inspirational beauty. And yeah, I really just wanted to share that beauty with everyone. So here are my pseudo-photographer shots of #thedaykeeper, listed as reasons why The Daykeeper is the one for me this 2015. <3


It has my favorite color!


There are beautifully laid out photos on random pages.
Tumblr in a planner, basically.
Lots of adventure photos!


Many of the photos include powerful insights and quotes.
Huhu. I love that.


It has such happy add-ons, including:
a letter to yourself to be read at the end of the year,
"field notes from this grand adventure called life",
a manifesto with typography done by Abbey Sy,
a handy kraft pocket at the back,
and 4 pretty black and white post cards.




I also love weekly bible verses, as well as this last one from the book of Esther, which is on the last page, I think. It's one of the verses that really make you want to live more and, you know, *insert cheesy but, true life stuff here.*

Today is January 9, 2015.

I've been working hard in the last week to meet deadlines, finish off projects from last year and also because I want to focus on architecture once school starts. Gotta refuel the fire on that end.

And that's why for the past week, I've been on a personal planning seminar with myself. Haha! So, I'm thankful and excited for this year. My Daykeeper and I will be working very closely, just like old times! Yay!

(It works the opposite way for me: my planners are usually full during school days and blank on my summer days. In other words, they are full when I'm on fire and blank when I am lazy. Last year, it was quite blank... all year - which was quite alarming for me, because I knew deep down that I was just passing through everything and was just totally lazy to be on fire... for anything. If you know what I mean. That laziness is also evident in my grades last sem. Hayz. Not being on fire isn't me - I'm an all-giver, huhu. So, I won't do that again. Hihi, my fingers are crossed for next year!)

Anyway, here's to all our hopes and dreams for the year and to all the resolutions we will probably break next week! Haha. Hope we all stay driven, nonetheless and that we all have just as much fun carrying our plans out as we did while making them. :)

Happy New Year, everyone!

Love,
Kara

PS. Stay tuned for the Details Ink website launch! Finally got my own domain name!! <3
January 31, ok? ok!


1 comment:

  1. Nice!! Ok I will tell Mark Joyner of Simpleology, that he should have a hardcopy Paper Planner, for people like you. Hahaha! - DAD

    PS. Can your new planner still by MY gift to you? :)

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