I review my pen collection every year or two. The goal is to ensure that all of the pens in my case remain interesting enough to me that they make me want to write.

We have reached the end of my collection reflection. The fourth and final 13-pen tray. Populated with one-offs from small makers and small one-or-two-pen collections. Chaos. A tray I lovingly call the “Tray of Unreasoned Un-order.”

Majohn (aka. MoonMan) evokes strong reactions from those who are familiar with their products. Reactions to their products’ resemblances to the pen designs of other established companies.

I received my new Majohn A1 this week. Majohn’s clipless model. And I like it. A lot.

Taking inventory of my pen collection helps me to ensure that the pens in my case all draw me into my writing. A process that I started back in July and continued a month later.

The process involves balancing each pen atop my guiding principals. This week, I sift through the third (of four) 13-pen trays. The tray I lovingly call the “Tray of Small-Sized Big-Hitters.”

I’m on a journey. A journey through the most-used page layouts in my teaching bullet journal. A journey most-nerdy.

This week involves a page layout designed for thinking through curriculum, and how best to help new minds connect with my curriculum. Process work where the page itself is rarely referenced afterwards. It’s the build that matters.

The anatomy of a lesson plan outline.