#WriterGifts!

<p></p><p>I know. I know. Long term listeners know what’s coming first but this first gift combo is an #AmWriting favorite for a good reason. The three of us own the same journal and nearly identical (save for the color of the elastic fastener and monogram) custom leather Fillion and we love them so much. </p><p>Our favorite <strong>calendar/journal</strong> is, and has always been, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.leuchtturm1917.us/monthly-planner-with-notebook-english.html">Leuchtturm1917 monthly planner with 136-page dotted notebook pages</a>. We love everything about it - the monthly pages, the number of dotted pages, the weight of the paper, the pocket for stickers in the back - oh, it’s so good. Sarina keeps a very eager eye out each year and two of our favorite days are the “what are next year’s colors?” discovery day and the day Sarina hands over the new beauties in our color of choice. Sarina’s planner is a thing of beauty so here’s a pic of what her month usually looks like (stickers are for completing the day’s word goal):</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/Lin4lxoRZcI">What’s a Fillion, you ask? </a>Well, about ten years ago I bought a gorgeous tri-fold leather holder for a journal at the <a target="_blank" href="https://crystalbridges.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAm5ycBhCXARIsAPldzoUZdTlDilD944Q-j9_FNaNIJuVyepvZOew9WkEgT9YBeednS_6GU8gaAorGEALw_wcB">Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas</a> and a very happy love affair was born. I actually met the woman who makes these lovelies, Lesha Shaver (pic below), owner of Little Mountain Bindery, and she’s currently making a custom leatherbound book for a lucky someone on my holiday list this year. </p><p>There are tons of options for the Fillion, but ours is the XL trifold with our initials in Huxley font. You can fit two notebooks in there if you want, plus the optional magnetic pocket is great for stickers, ruler, stencils, that sort of thing. I’ve been giving this Fillion to people as a thank you gift for years (for exam