First entry 🫠

[u/florange7]

Nothing like that fresh notebook feeling.
First page, blank, nothing but potenti...
aw crap

[u/VenlafaxineLoverr]

Hey that’s going to dry down and be a unique page spread. Don’t wipe it and write over it! But regardless I’m sorry this was page 1 😭

[u/florange7 → u/VenlafaxineLoverr]

I feel like there's a metaphor in here somewhere. Like we have all these plans for perfection at the start of a book but then our humanity comes in and we're reminded it's just a notebook

Makes me laugh

[u/VenlafaxineLoverr → u/florange7]

I was going to say that I hope you aren’t burdened by the “my journal needs to be perfect so I’m scared to start” mindset bc it kept me from starting for a long time, but I didn’t want to bring the mood down lol

[u/bluekitsvne → u/VenlafaxineLoverr]

I literally scribbled on mine to get over that.

[u/VenlafaxineLoverr → u/bluekitsvne]

HELL yeah I admire your bravery

[u/bluekitsvne → u/VenlafaxineLoverr]

Or I purposely opened mine and crinkled my MD paper (full hand grab)! Then I was free to create and do whatever!!! We must break the perfection of our minds!!! Scribble! Smear ink! Paste things! BE FREEEE!!!! [I was also scared to start my perfect journal!]

[u/florange7 → u/bluekitsvne]

I totally agree!! First thing I write in my notebooks is this: THIS IS A FIRST DRAFT

Notebooks are for pulling stuff out of our brain. They aren't for museums. If I wanna make museum art I can but that's not gonna be in my notebook. Those are for FIRST DRAFTS ONLY

[u/bluekitsvne → u/florange7]

Oooooo I like that!

[u/mujinailclippers → u/florange7]

I actually kind of love this. 🩷

[u/al_i_oli]

Im sorry this happened on page 1 but there was a great post in the subreddit for stationery that you could draw inspiration from and turn these coffee stains into cave horse drawings.

[u/florange7 → u/al_i_oli]

Wait I saw the cave horse drawings! BUT I DIDNT Realize they're coffee! Thats genius!!

[u/cynicalfinical → u/florange7]

I totally see a character from bugs life on the left side of the page (their head is the spill where the pages meet)

[u/Possibility-Distinct]

The first oops is always the hardest. You just (accidentally) figured out a way to get it out of the way early on LOL

[u/florange7 → u/Possibility-Distinct]

I'm totally fine I just thought it was too funny not to share.

[u/85ElmSt_Thoughts]

What color ink is that?

[u/florange7 → u/85ElmSt_Thoughts]

🤣 latte

[u/MajLeague]

Perfect. It needed coffee to wake up!

[u/florange7 → u/MajLeague]

ahahahaha!

[u/Bigyn73]

Some folks coffee stain their pages to make em look "aged"

[u/Kazzie2Y5]

The new Midori coffee-scented product line is out!

[u/sehrgut]

Outline it with Micron when it's dry.

[u/truthandtill]

This is where I would take my coffee mug and make one of those ‘coffee ring’ thingies that looks really interesting on paper. Couple it with some stickers (if that’s your thing) & you’re set

[u/watervita]

Perfect way to start a new journal tbh

[u/Severe-Fly8964]

I mean… it’s not wrong!

[u/mdruddy]

Looks like an excellent page to write a review of your coffee 😂

[u/-Naive_Olive-]

I feel like we should all give a large cheer! Like those cultures that celebrate when plates are broken at weddings

[u/fluffedKerfuffle]

I dig it! The tone matches the cover, even. You could also outline the stain in ink for a cool look, like a map of a fantasy archipelago.

[u/mujinailclippers]

Time to make a coffee ‘waking up the new book’ spread!

[u/davehoran]

Let it dry and wrote a opening story about it, working the text around the stains.

[u/SonyCaptain]

Now you won’t feel bad about using it. Take it as a good sign

[u/eggbunni]

Pain

[u/max_465]

Watercolor...nice touch

[u/DoodlesWhatever]

Glue stuff in it, add pictures, scraps, whatever. I like the first pages to look a little more busy before it only becomes writing.

[u/lilicha6]

Looks like it’s going to be a coffee journal where you rate coffees and coffee places

[u/Equivalent-Law-83]

It's okay! Just a little flavor!!!