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i’ll be moving halfway across the world for the next two years for school, and i’m trying to figure out how to bring my journaling supplies with me.

this is not really a “just grab your favorite things and the essentials” situation 😭 i will most likely not be coming back home even for vacation, so whatever i leave here may realistically be sitting there since no one else in my life journals.

i’ll only have two suitcases + a carry on + personal item (backpack), and realistically, there is NO way all my supplies are fitting in my carry-on. it’s a medium sized collection i’d say.

i know i’ll probably buy more stuff once i’m there all settled in (because obviously), but i’d rather take what i already have with me than leave it here rotting for two years, though i will be sacrificing quite a few things and leaving them.

i’ve already gotten a headstart and organized all my stickers into a single sticker release paper notebook, so i don’t have to travel with the bulk of a bunch of loose sticker sheets/books. i’m hoping this will save some space and make everything easier to pack (plus life changing organization lol) but it’s also an extra notebook that won’t fit in my backpack

what’s the safest/best way to pack things like notebooks, washi, paper, scraps, markers, fountain pens, ink, etc. when you’re basically packing your entire journaling life into a suitcasee?

especially worried about things getting bent, crushed, damaged, leaking, melting, etc.

if you’ve moved with a lot of journaling supplies before, how did you pack everything?

idk if it’s just my algorithm but has anyone else noticed that soooo many people on tik tok are switching from hobonichi to this specific brand called aura estelle??

it looks like a copy of the weeks layout just wider like an a6, but it doesn’t look like it has that much more space on weekly part which is what i’ve seen a few people complain about for the weeks.

i’m just wondering if anyone else has noticed this and why do you think that is? because theyre not even collaborations.

2027 will be my 5th year buying hobonichi, im pretty active on all the hobonichi related socials and i’ve never seen this behavior before which is why it caught my attention!!

ok this is going to sound really weird, but i have this huge fear of using the stove because i’m always scared i’ll forget to turn it off and burn the whole building down. because of that, i avoid using it almost completely.

i also genuinely hate cooking. i’m the type of person who would rather not eat than have to make myself something.
i’ve been feeling really bad lately because i do want to eat better, but in my head there’s just so much that goes into cooking that i completely shut down. every time i think about making food, my brain immediately jumps to having to use a pan, wash dishes, prep ingredients, watch the stove, clean up and it just feels impossible.

i see people recommending “30 minute meals” all the time, but realistically, if it takes me more than 10 minutes, or isn’t something i can just throw in the air fryer, i’m probably not going to make it. otherwise i’ll either snack on something random or just… not eat.

i even went to a nutritionist last week because i really want to fix this, but all the meals they gave me were way too involved for what i can realistically manage.

this is honestly my biggest struggle with adhd. like not even organization or something like that, literally FEEDING MYSELF. plus the guilt of feeling like i’m constantly failing at something that everyone else seems to do so effortlessly which only makes it so much worse!!

right now i mostly live off air fryer vegetarian chicken nuggets because they’re the only things i can consistently make, but i know they’re not the healthiest. it’s like my brain is so fixated on the idea that a proper meal has to involve cooking on the stove that i can’t figure out how to meet my nutritional needs.

has anyone else dealt with this? what are your go-to hacks, meal ideas, appliances, or ways you’ve made eating healthy actually sustainable when cooking feels like such a huge mental barrier? sorry for the long text, i must’ve lost half of you midway but please help, and thanks in advance!

is an air bnb reservation good enough for proof of housing?

i’m from mexico

after i paid, i received my documents within an hour and a half of the payment, but i uploaded my academic title and transcripts and received only a certification and verification for my title.

its says on the certification:

NATURA DELLA QUALIFICA: Titolo accademico
CLASSIFICAZIONE/LIVELLO: 1° ciclo QF-EHEA / livello 6 EQF

on the verification it only says

NATURA DELLA QUALIFICA: Titolo accademico

does this qualify for both?? was i supposed to pay for them separately? i don’t want to go through cimea hell again!

my visa requires this but i heard SSN government is the cheapest one, but i can only do it once i’m there? in considering getting feather insurance that can be cancelled after a month but i’m afraid it’ll get rejected

these are the requirements;

9. MEDICAL INSURANCE
   Valid for the Schengen area/international travel, with minimum coverage of €30,000 for emergency hospitalization and repatriation expenses. The policy must expressly state the territorial validity, the coverage amount, and the benefits covered. All this information must be clearly indicated in the document issued by the insurance company.

one of the requirements says round trip, but i’m staying for 2 years!! is it even possible to book 2 years in advance? or am i just understanding the requirements wrong?

has anyone gotten denied for this?

i’m from mexico

i know quite nothing about insurance, but the requirements for my visa application are:

- schengen/international
- 30.000 euros minimum
- emergency and repatriation

im from mexico and going to unibo for 2 years. what are the best insurance companies that aren’t too expensive?

im looking to purchase one for my paper republic journal as a diary! i switch one out for my birthday every year, my previous one is a stalogy 365 which i left half unfilled and i found it to be way too thick to carry year round

and i love my hobonichi paper writing experience too much! i know they’re 240 pages like the weeks, and my weeks is around 3/4 the stalogy.

does anyone have any specific measurements of a new one? or can compare the thickness to the weeks? ive seen varied measurements online, thanks in advance!

after 4 years of being a hobonichi weeks user i have come to a realization… i always stop using it around the same time of year

it starts fading around mid april with maybe a week blank, then may is mostly blank or just one week trying to keep up, june goes 100% blank and i start getting back into it around july then fully back august and the rest of the year… what is that about? LOL

ITS EVERY YEAR no matter what my lifestyle is like😭 it would make sense if i was still a student because it would correlate with summer vacation, but it just keeps happening since college graduation 2 years ago with zero correlation!

so ummm yeah that’s super random, just wanted to share and was curious if anyone else has these random yearly gaps hahaha