Kawaii Japan-themed Stationery Set and a Reminder to "Breathe."

Hey hivers, how are you? 👋 Today's post is pretty special as I share with the rest of the Internet and the known world the stationery set I got recently. Disclaimer: This post may be too kawaii so better prepare haha.

My bestfriend and the newest Hive blogger Tine @creativitine is a born artist and she's also got this passion for journaling, stationery, calligraphy and the like. And have I mentioned that she makes the COOLEST journal spreads, too?! If you check out both her blog website and page Bloom Cebu, you'll get a picture of what I'm talking about. In fact, she's one of my inspirations why I developed a love for #journaling.

I was so happy when Tine announced via her Facebook that she's selling curated journal sets - YAY!! As I browsed, my eyes went all hearts when I saw the Japan set, right there I knew I got to have my hands on it! I quickly messaged her that I want to purchase the all-pink set. Here's the crazy best part: it's very cheap! The box and all its contents priced at PHP 120 only (approx. 2USD). Right?! It's affordable.

I told you in my previous post that we both met and had a fantastic lunch together. She brought the earrings and the journal set with her. As soon as I opened the box, I got giddy - these items inside are too precious and cute lol. We were supposed to make spreads but we got to talking and we enjoyed it so much so that we needn't do any other activity - there was lots of catching up to do.

I was about to make a journal spread the following day after getting my Japan set but my schedule did not allow me to. I got pretty tied up with the small business I have alongside my sisters. I knew I had to do my journaling on my weekday #MeTime - and so I did. I grabbed hot cappuccino in Starbucks to fuel me, and then I sat down and slowly got all the items from the box. It had design stickers, kawaii girl stickers, dried pink flowers, scrolls of artsy paper, flower bloom stickers, retro-designed stickers. I love this set. I can almost smell Japan, I thought so.💗 The ten (10) cutesy paper washi tapes were mine that I bought before this set - I told you I like pink. So are the calligraphy pens, which I already shared with you prior this post.

As I calmly sat with a warm cuppa coffee on one hand, pens on the other, the spread just on the table, I thought long and hard of the design of the spread that I was going to make. I wanted to cheer up a friend who was downhearted that week - and it gave me an idea of the message I was about to put into life.

Breathe.
Darling, you are magic.
Dear one: you are valued. You are loved.
Hey, it's okay not to be okay.

When I was through, I re-read the messages I wrote - it's not just for my friend, I actually also needed these words. I was rushing through work and being productive that sometimes I forget to consciously breathe and meditate. BREATHE. I hope you are taking a long deep breath as you're reading this. When things get "busy" or we think that it is, we often forget to take a break - breathe - and just "be". If someone has not told you this yet, I am here to tell you, dear one: breathe. In. Out. And again. This time, take DEEP breaths. Notice. Notice how good that feels - how it relaxes you.

The only selfie I had - me flexin' this beautiful earring I got from Bloom Cebu.

‘Til the next post, hivers! Remember that you are loved beyond borders and beyond time & space. Okay? Okay. 💛❤️

Ciao for now! 🤗🥰

This original article is written by Jong, the blogger behind writetowander.com. All photos are hers, too.

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