WashiGang Journal

You may have heard about the numerous reasons why you should bullet journal, but have you considered using bullet journaling to build your own social media following or started bullet journaling and want to increase your social media engagement?

Read on to find tips to increase your Instagram engagement and following, meet other amazing bullet journalers, and join the bullet journal community on Instagram.

Do you journal and did you know that journaling can be good for your mental well being?

The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month! This month at WashiGang, we are thinking about our mental health and well being in our everyday lives. It affects how we think, feel, and act and determines how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices.

Read more to find out how to journal for better mental health, different ways to journal and for some prompts to get you started in your mental health journal!

With Autumn just around the corner, we thought it would be a fun idea to find some of our favourite Autumn themed stationery in the warehouse. I asked everyone at WashiGang today to pick their favourite's as well as picking my own faves! We're all really enjoying the change of season and it's also a great excuse to try out a new theme when creating your planner and journal spreads!

We thought we'd do a little research into sleep journaling and sleep tracking, to find out if there are any tips on getting a better night’s sleep. Plus, we love journaling and we love sleep, so why not put them together? 

Do you ever have trouble falling asleep, have racing thoughts or have trouble winding down from your day? Journaling before bed significantly decreases distractions, overthinking and worrying, which allows you to fall asleep faster. 

Hi WashiGang Crew! We're so very excited to introduce you to a brand new Guest Blogger today - Adorel AKA @artbyadorel. If you have a look on Adorel's instagram page, you'll find the most stunning hand drawn and painted #bujo spreads. If you're fairly new to bullet journaling, Adorel has broken down the process of creating a bullet journal spread with a very helpful guide on how to create a bullet journal spread. And if you're not new to bullet journaling, read on for a few tips and tricks that Adorel has shared for getting you to think outside the box and use your tool kit in a different way. 

We thought we'd try a pen test with the new Paper24 Dot Grid Bullet Journal to see for ourselves and we were very happy with the results. The paper feels silky smooth to write on. After testing a number of different brush pens, gel pens and markers we didn't find any ghosting or bleeding. 

Hi WashiGang Fam!!

This is WashiGang team member, Emily, here!! I'm a little shy to share this post! I'm a bit of a newbie at bullet journaling and I wanted to try out a festive recipe in my bullet journal. Please be kind to me, I did this one on the fly at work! This is just a little sneak peek of a very yummy recipe by: The Little Blog of Vegan! 
So, if you'd like the full recipe and lots of other amazing vegan Christmas recipes, head over to The Little Blog of Vegan and get baking!!! 

We're back with a special Christmas themed bullet journaling guest blog from Rox Paper Stickers!! Roxanne has some great prompts and decorating ideas for your bullet journals! Read on to see a very Aussie style #bujo spread and lots of tips and tricks for creating your own!

There are many benefits to journaling about books we love, read and hope to read! Are you a book lover? We've been thinking about the benefits of journaling about books, including, noticing your own reading patterns and personal interests, gaining a deeper understanding of the books that you read, learning about and recording new words, sayings and topics, making the books that you read more memorable and of course, a way to love books even more!!! 

Read on for the benefits of journaling about books, journaling prompts for book lovers, team WashiGang's reading list and our fave stationery products for book lovers.