my study week #11: psychiatry notes

Last year on psychiatry placement, we had problem based learning on a weekly basis and this required some note-taking and self-directed learning on my part. Here were some of the notes I made :) I used a Pilot Kakuno in fine to write them, Diamine blue-black was my ink of choice and a Zebra Mildliner to highlight through some underlining.

2010 - 2016: my archived planner pages

Last month, I dug out my old inserts from 2010 onwards and I thought it would make a nice blog post on how things have changed! Prepare for some shocking examples of my youthful mindset compared to my slightly more grown up one ;) I've put what planner I was using alongside each year too.

2010 - Filofax Finchley

Here, I actually used fountain pen to write in my Filofax! You can see that it is quite messy but still colourful and it actually makes me cringe looking at my 2010 inserts.

2011 - Filofax Finchley/Osterley

Here, we have a more muted layout. Much less colour but a bit more organisation. I also stuck in a business card from Harrods. One of my friends at the time had a penchant for expensive watches and I decided to go with him one day to look at some. It made for a fun afternoon out but also made me realise that I was happy not spending thousands on a watch!

2012 - Filofax Alice Temperley The Affair/Osterley

How much colour?! Washi tape?! Stickers? This was the year where I started to make my planner that bit 'cuter' and on reflection, it just looks quite juvenile to me.

2013 - Smythson Bond Street organiser

These Smythson inserts added a bit of luxury to my day-to-day planning but I still hadn't decided to calm down with my colour, sticker and washi tape usage. I do like my handwriting in these inserts though!

2014 - Smythson Bond Street organiser/Filofax Metropol Compact Orange

Back to those white Filofax inserts. Because the quality of them was so poor, I mainly used Muji Erasable pens in them and Muji gels. I like the amount of white space in the above example.

2015 - Seeso The Planner

My first year back in a bound planner and I was definitely enjoying the increase in space as you can see. I like how there is still colour but not to an excessive amount and it does look a bit more grown up than the previous years.

2016 - Rifle Paper Co planner

There is a distinct lack of stickers here and I quite like it. Although some weeks, there are a few dotted around, I've chosen to use more discrete ones now and washi tape is used much more sparingly. 

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I've changed a lot as a person and not least as a blogger over the last six years and I think the same can be said for my planner weeks too.

Do you keep your old planners? If so, do you ever look back at them and then realise how much you've changed? It's fascinating, right?!

my week #210

April has been a bizarre month for me so far: I've had a lot of personal life changes and news that's made studying difficult. Add on the various projects I'm currently doing to gain an understanding of the auditing and publishing process and you'll get one super tired Angela. Luckily, I've been on a week of lectures but even so, I feel drained this weekend. Definitely time for some R&R before two weeks of cardiology which starts tomorrow!

How has your week been?

in search of the perfect blue-black ink #7: diamine prussian blue

Next up in my quest is Diamine Prussian Blue. Prussian blue looks a bit too washed out for my liking, however, it would look good in my journal though where I prefer something more muted. I think that's what it'll ultimately be used for. There is a slight green hue to it too and it is still a great ink (I honestly haven't had a bad word to say about Diamine inks so far!).

Previously tried and tested blue-blacks: 
Platinum Blue-Black cartridges / Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite / Diamine Twilight / Diamine Blue-Black / Lamy Blue Black cartridges / Diamine Denim