Weapons of choice

Here's a quick glimpse of the book I'm currently using as a journal; a small Muji notebook that I've had for two years but never really delved into.  It's all the things I promised I'd never do - white, spiral bound, dot grid - but I.  Love.  It.  

Maybe it's something about the way the spiral holds a keychain that one of my students shyly handed to me last week.  Maybe it's that the dot grid perfectly contains both my cramped handwriting and drawings.  Maybe it's that the pale cover matches whatever I throw at it.  I'm completely smitten.  I don't even mind how the spiral makes me contort my hand over to the next page.

While we're at it, I thought I would showcase a few of my weapons of choice as well.  The paper is possibly a poor 80gsm which isn't bleed proof for markers (I don't even mind that!) so I've been relying on gel pens for colour, as well as stickers, deco rush tape (essentially correction tape with patterns on) and of course, my beloved rolls of washi.

From left to right:

1)  Mildliner in lilac - just about the most acceptable amount of inkiness before bleedthrough hits.
2) Pilot Hi-Tec-C Maica Gel Ink Pen in brown - I bought it for the jewelled top and the loop in the cap for stringing charms just killed me. 
3) and 4)  Muji 0.5 gel pens and cheapo plastic pen grip.
5) Uniball Signo 0.38 in Green Black - my new favourite colour.
6) Uniball Signo 0.38 in Black - the best everyday pen ever.
7) Delfonics pen from Becky - Awesome for lighter grey lines and precision in a ballpoint.