Vlog #1: Choosing the Best Journal

Sep 18, 2010 by Kristin

Under the guise of creating a helpful tutorial, I took my new Flip HD Video Camera for a test drive this weekend. The cool kids are unfortunately calling it “vlogging” (which the Page observed sounds like a Russian STD).

Whatever you want to call it, here’s my first video for your viewing pleasure. If you have a slower internet connection, you may need to hit play and then pause to let it buffer a little.

In this inaugural Journaling Saves video, I talk about the different kinds of notebooks and my experience with them, the pros and cons, and some items to consider when selecting a journal. I use my excessive/obsessive array of journals to illustrate.

Feedback, as always, is welcomed. Unless you want to comment on my hair — there’s not much I can do about that right now.

Video Resources

Here are a few links to reviews I’ve written that are mentioned in the video:

• Blueline Notebooks
• Canson Boxed Set Journals
• Jill Bliss Journals

And some additionally helpful entries on the topic of choosing a journal:

• The Quest for the Perfect Journal
• The Magic of Journaling by Hand

On the Journaling Saves Facebook page, there’s a photo of my bookshelf with the different journals tagged by name in case you want a visual on that.

The video was shot with a Flip Slide HD Video Camera and edited with iMovie. Barely.