Delta Lost My Journals 🥺 And Other Journaling Updates
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- It appears that Delta lost my journals :( I also show you what my journaling looks like with very minimal journaling supplies and a couple things I have picked up in Germany.
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You are handling this like an absolute champ Maike. I don't think I would have been so calm and collected about this whole ordeal. Not only losing your memories but also how expensive Hobonichi brands journals are that you lost....I'm so sorry this has happened to you. How long will Delta continue to search for? And if they can't find it in the end will you get compensated in some sort of way? (I don't live in America so I don't know how everything goes there)
Aw thank you for your sweet comment. As far as I understand it, Delta searches for the bags for 21-31 days until they are declared "officially lost", at which point we would then be compensated for what was in the suitcases and I would think/hope to get my money back for all of the Hobonichi items. We already had to fill out a form in which we listed everything that was in our suitcases and their monetary value. Luckily I have all my Hobonichi receipts. If Delta finds the suitcases after the reimbursement, they will still reunite you with your belongings. So yeah, I'd love to get my suitcase back, but if I don't, I will at least get my money back.
@@MaikeOatley If your suitcases won't be found and you get the money back, which was also a question you asked in your video: If I were you I would buy all the journals and stuff you have lost and start again. The reason why is that you had such amazing ideas for them and it would be so sad that a stupid airline would ruin all of that. A little story of my own: I bought a bullet journal last year September and I was planning to make it my best journal yet for 2024. I only was able to prep 15 pages when it suddenly completely fell apart. It was not a cheap journal either but the binding was terrible. I was massively disappointed. However I did get my money back and instead, I bought a Kinbor, which is a dupe of Hobonichi and looks almost exactly the same and I'm honestly so happy now that I'm using this one instead of the bullet journal I've had first. I'm having so much fun and it's even prettier and better now than my last one! I understand if there is a lack of motivation, but I believe everything happens for a reason and maybe the Universe had different ideas for you.
@@demycrafts thank you for sharing your story! It's good to hear that things turned out better than you had even expected. If you were disappointed with the binding, it makes sense that you decided to buy a different kind of notebook. Are you still using the Kinbor as a bullet journal? Or did you also change the way you journal/ plan? I am trying to be really mindful about what I am going to do with my journal lineup now that it looks like I am going to be starting from scratch. I don"t want to rush any decisions and really take this as an opportunity. I don't want to just buy the next best journal and let the frustration of the moment keep me from having a meaningful journaling experience in 2024.
@@MaikeOatley Very understandable reasons! So I have been keeping a daily diary for 3 years now, and this will be my 4th. And I always used only 1. But since you have a business and a way busier life than me (I'm autistic and I have chronic fatigue syndrome so I cannot work) I can understand you wanting to use more than just 1 journal. For the first year I choose an A4 weekly agenda, the second one a page a day agenda and last year I used a Paperblanks notebook. All I did was document my days and what the weather was like. Now I'm using my Kinbor A5 as a mix of daily diary and bullet journaling for the first time and I'm enjoying it way more than the previous diaries! I have a habit tracker which the Hobonichi Cousin also has. I also have the monthly pages that I use to plan in appointments, birthdays and other events I need to take note of (however I liked your little month doodles as well!). And in the page per day pages I use the little vertical box for Dailies, To-Do's, and Gratitude journaling which you also have in the Hobonichi with the timestamps. And the rest of the space I use for my daily diary entries. My Kinbor has 16 empty grid pages and I use 3 of them for my book log, music I discover in 2024 and swatches of new pens and highlighters. If you would like to see what my pages look like, I have an instagram called demyleighdiary where I post my pages and spreads and I'm also willing to send photos of them if you want! I already follow you on there too hihi. Kinbor is an amazing Hobonichi dupe, however it does not have the weeklies, so you'd have to buy them seperately. But in the next year or 2 I'm planning to move from a city to a town which will make my life way more productive and when that time goes I'm definitely investing in the real Hobonichi Cousin!
I’m sorry all your 2024 line was lost, I can only imagine what that must of initially felt like.
I really love how you are possibly going to embrace
an entire new system, I think that is such an amazing idea.
Also love the thin origami paper, brilliant!
The watercolors are wonderful! 💕
Thank you so much for your kind comment! It's weird and yet not surprising how attached one can become to a notebook.
I really feel for you. I think you sharing your experience has probably helped a lot of people. It is definitely something to remember when flying and not something that I'd ever considered before because I've always presumed that my carry on luggage would stay with me in the cabin.
I hope they find your case. Xx
Thank you for your kind comment! I certainly like to hope that me sharing my bad experience may help someone else to avoid something similar happening to them. I am definitely going to now always include my name, email and address in all my journals, notebooks and sketchbooks.
Losing the five year journal must have hurt really bad. I'm genuinely so sorry ❤
Thank you. Yeah the five year journal is the one that still hurts. I am considering getting a new one starting in 2025, but havent made up my mind just yet.
@MaikeOatley Please do, you won't regret it! I'm actually just 7 months from completing mine (I used the Leuchtturm Some Lines A Day) and it's the most rewarding thing ever! And perhaps it'll somehow honour the lost one.
Oh nooooo, the gasp I let out when I saw the title. That's unbelievable. I will keep thinking positively, they're so obviously personal surely someone who comes across them will try to do the right thing. 🤞
Thank you for helping me to keep the positive thoughts going :) My dad made the joke that I'll get my suitcase back and the Hobonichi 5 year journal is filled in and up-to-date with all the adventures my suitcase went on :D
I'm so sad for you!! 🥺 I was specially sad to hear about the 5 Year Journal. Hope there is still a chance they'll find your luggage!! 🙏🕯🕯
Thank you so much, I really appreciate you kind words! I would love to get at least the 5 year journal back 🤞
i am so so sorry that they lost of your luggage… like others have said, you are handling this remarkably well. i am so sorry, i know how devastating this must be. i hope Delta finds them 💛
Thank you! I appreciate your kind words!
Oh my... I am feeling so angry and frustrated with Delta on your behalf! To take passengers cabin bags and not ensure they are tagged correctly is really unbelievable... The last trip we made, we did actually put airtags in our checked bags and our cabin bags (for the first time), and we also put a slip of paper in each bag with our contact details (name and email/phone only to preserve some security) in case of loss. I hope the universe aligns and your journals make their way back to you one day; I totally understand why you might not want to replace like for like. At least you have the techo kaigi videos to remind you of the work you had put into them. Keeping everything crossed for a happy resolution 🤞
Aw thank you! That’s really sweet of you! One of my takeaways from this experience is definitely that I’m gonna put my contact information in more places. I’m gonna put that info in every journal from now on for example. My journals don’t often leave the house, but you just never now I guess 😬😬
Oh no Maike I’m so sorry this happened to you 😢 I hope they find it somehow
Thank you! I really appreciate your kind comment!
Oh no, how terrible! I can hear the sadness in your voice. You did such beautiful set-ups - and the pre-decorated pages in your Weeks that were supposed to bring you joy throughout 2024… 😢 I’m so, so sorry this happened to you and I do hope Delta is going to find your luggage eventually!
Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate it! Yes my planners and journal were all ready to go :( I think that's why I'm not sure if I'd replace them one-to-one.
That’s terrible 😞 I’m so sad for you. I hope you are reunited with them. It speaks volumes about Delta’s lack of care for passenger’s belongings and irresponsible handling of baggage. It demonstrates that they don’t care about people.
Thank you! Yes it definitely feels irresponsible in how they handled this. I too have wondered if, in the midst of all of this, they forgot that it's not just suitcases, but that those suitcases have people's belongings in them.
I understand the feeling of feeling “sore.” When covid hit in 2020, I completely abandoned my Weeks. It had so many plans in it - travel to Mexico, get married, so many supply teaching jobs. And they were all cancelled. I couldn’t look at it. I get wanting something new. Feeling kinda “ick” about it.
Yeah that makes a lot of sense! Somehow there's a connection between the planner/journal and the intention behind it... even if the notebook is empty, you can't fill it, because it feels already full with what was supposed to happen.
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Thank you!
I felt your sadness coming through, it seems like a violation of your personal space somehow because those journals were so precious. And I also understand your urge to not replace everything to a T. I hope Delta finds your carry-on bags and you don't have to find replacements.
Thank you so much Simone 💖 Yeah it does feel like a personal violation. I also have to stop myself from imagining my precious belongings already lying in some dumpster somewhere 🙁
Maike, I’m so sorry this has happened! I am thinking of you and your husband and I truly hope your possessions will be returned safely to you. If you have a post office box and felt comfortable with this, I would love to send you some ephemera and papers from my ‘Flow’ magazine stash. I understand it wouldn’t be the same as having your own things but I would be more than happy to help in some way and send you some happy mail. I live in Australia so it may take a little while to reach you 💕
Oh my goodness Niki that is so sweet of you! Aw your kindness really means so much to me! I am flying back to the States next week and will have access to my stationery that I left at home. I would feel bad for you to go through all that trouble and your mail only reaching me when I'm back home.
@@MaikeOatley It wouldn’t be any trouble at all Maike 🥰 I’m glad to hear that not all your stationery was lost on that flight and you still have some at home. I hope you have a wonderful time with your family and a safe journey home next week 💕
Oh Maika😢 I am devastated for you. I can see and hear how hard you are strong to be strong and (typically German) about being so polite and collected about what Delta have done to you - sorry my anger is slightly coming through. Hindsight is a wonderful thing for next time but it sometimes make looking back very bitterly painful. It is a pain and yes you can replace most of the journals but I agree the 5-year is priceless. For me I feel it would be too painful to replace like-for-like journal covers as I would still feel the loss of the originals each time I looked at them. I would take some time to journal each day about my feelings; what hurts and what I need to feel better and hopefully you will find the answers from within you. I would look at other covers to see what comes from it but don’t buy any replacement yet. I really admire your inspiring courage to make the best of what you have and making space to bring in new things that are coming your way - including being thankful for the free planner - even though it is not what you want. My heart breaks for you but I am also sending the universe some of my wishes for your case and journals to find their way back to you. I never write my details in my journals but the lesson I have from your experience is that I should. I am very moved by this video and how you want to share your vulnerability but also to help other to be more prepared to do-differently to also learn from your experience - this is very much my ethos behind being a mental health coach - if someone else can benefit from my life’s hard lessons then at least there is a bit more money’s-worth coming out of my pain. Anyway I am going to stop my essay but wish and wish and wish your journals back to you. Here’s REALLY hoping I get this one wish 🤞🏽🤞🏽🫶🏽 Varsha
Awwww thank you so, so much Varsha for all your sweetness and kindness! I really appreciate you! I wonder if, once I am back home and Delta officially declares them as lost, I will fully grasp what has happened. I don't know if I'm strong or just in disbelief LOL. I am leaning towards not replacing everything one-for-one, but I am definitely giving me (and Delta) time with this.
@@MaikeOatley some people may not get it but this is still grief you are experiencing. You invested a lot of your emotions into those journals, it’s ok to give yourself time to go through all the stages of grief, “disbelief” or denial is one of the stages so take your time to work through the processes of each stage. I tend to fall apart and not journal - even though normally journaling helps me, then when I come forward a little and find some of my inner power, I regret not writing about it. We all have our own and I hope for this occasion you find what you need. Here if you need a sounding ear. Wishing you lots of kindness and hoping you get your case back soon 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽💫🪄
@@earthologyhut thank you so much! I really appreciate your thoughtful and kind messages! It makes sense that this is still grief, even when we typically associate more "severe" experiences or losses with that word.
Hope you get your things back soon! I am hoping the airline finds everything soon. But in the odd case things do not show up and you get compensated, remember Hobonichi has spring starters for all their books. I know it isn’t ideal but it may help?
Thank you for your kind comment! Ah yes the spring start! I'll definitely keep that in mind, thank you!
I really hope you find your luggage back ! It must be so frustrating
Thank you! It is. It irks me so much to know that the suitcase is standing around somewhere and it's of no value to anyone but me.
I'm so sorry about your luggage and journals. I've had bad experiences with Delta but not nearly what happened to you. Also those watercolors are gorgeous 😍
Yeah since then I've learnt that Delta is an acronym for Don't Expect Luggage To Arrive. And thank you, I think those watercolors are pretty too :)
Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear that, Maike. I would've been devastated. Thank you for sharing your entries with us regardless!
Thank you
This is absolutely heartbreaking. I’m so sorry. You’re handling it very well. I’d be in tears.
Thank you so much Kavetta! I think the tears will probably hit me in a week or two when Delta declares the suitcases as officially lost.
Maike, I am so sorry! I remember watching you sketch out your goals. 😟 As someone else said, you are handling this very well, and I truly hope they can find them. I think, if it were me, I might not replace them exactly - only because I like browsing and shopping? I don't know... But I do want to say that I think you are making very beautiful and fun pages in your insert even without a bag full of supplies (though I know that you want them back!). 💙
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! Currently I am leaning slightly towards not replacing them exactly. I don't know...it just doesn't feel quite right. And I can't help but wonder: If I had only one journal and one planner, would I have put those two books in my backpack and wouldn't have lost them? Is this a sign to downsize even further? But I'm definitely gonna wait with a decision about my journal lineup until Delta declares them as officially lost.
I’m furious at Delta on your behalf. Watching you do your 2024 setups made me realise I drew a lot this year but had hardly made time to do art journaling and I was so inspired. It’s so disrespectful of them not just to carelessly misplace your stuff without precautions (I can’t believe they had no tags on board!), but also to assume everything is easily replaced and not even consider your creative tools “essential”. Thank you for this beautiful, resilient video - I love the earthy Schmincke colours.
Aw thank you. Yes "careless" and "disrespectful" are very fitting words. I'm glad you still enjoyed the video :)
This is very horrible to hear and I really hope it may gets found if not please don’t let it dim you spark and keep going with some new 🤍🩵
Thank you so much for your encouraging words! I really appreciate it!
I'm so sorry to hear that, Maike! That hurts my heart, too! Almost 20 years ago I lost my moded game boy and my mp3 player filled with shows and songs my siblings gave me for my birthday. My sister and I are in a band and I had left it in the dressing room because I would use them during breaks. I went back to get them and they were gone. 😢 I called every day for a month with no luck. I have since replaced them but it still hurts. But I truly feel you will get yours back. I still hope for you too. 🙏 Thank you for your talent and inspirational videos.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate it! Oh no that is quite a loss you suffered there! Sometimes, even though we can replace the items, they're still not the same.
Wow Maike, that's such a journaling nightmare and you are being very level headed about it, and I think the apple tag is something I'm going to start doing. Really sad for you and can see how you might feel salty about repurchasing the same things. Sounds like an important step got missed when they made you check them once inside the airplane and didn't get them properly marked. I am glad you were able to continue your journaling adventure with new supplies and even though they were then minimal you still created meaningful spreads.
eek srry to hear Maike, sounds like the wrong person took the wrong luggages? i packed all my journals and writing tools in my check in bags... cus they so heavy. ..and I never lost a journal before..id probably get another daily journal since taht is my main thing..and gradually collect new journals again hahah. However you turnt the whole situation to your own benefit tho and I admire that about you, you still found a way to record yer memories and be creative:) love the pages
Thank you so much Suzi for your sweet comment! Yeah I keep wondering if the journals would have been safer in a checked bag. At least the checked bag would have had a bag tag number and therefore easier to track in the system. I hope you're having a wonderful time with your family and safe travels back to the States! hugs
Oh Maike, I’m so sorry 😞. I guess the only positive to take is that it was your new journals, apart from the 5 year, and it could have been worse if they’d lost complete ones at the end of the year. I was going to suggest air tags, I think they’re a good idea when travelling. What would I do? I’d probably replace my Weeks and A6, as they bring you (and us) so much joy. I lost my wedding and engagement rings along with my grandmother’s wedding ring, and I still mourn them and probably will until I die. But they are just things, and people and memories are more important. Happy New Year to you and your family. Kathryn in the U.K. xx
Thank you Kathryn for your kind words and a very happy new year to you and yours too! Oh no that's so sad you lost your wedding and engagement rings! That's rough :( I had my engagement ring in that suitcase as well, but I was luckily wearing my wedding ring. I agree with you, they are just things, even the ones that hold memories. It could have been worse for sure.
Aww man! I'm crossing my fingers hard for you to get everything back. I lost all my belongings moving from the UK back to the States in the 90's and I still miss certain things to this day. I love what you are doing in your new journal!
Thank you! Oh no that sounds horrible! I can totally see how one can miss and mourn certain things for the rest of one's life.
This is terrible news! What will Delta do if they cannot replace? I am so sorry.
Thank you for your kind words. I think Delta declares it 'officially lost' after 31 days and then they reimburse passengers for what was in their suitcases...and then I have to decide wether I feel like using the reimbursement money to rebuy my Hobonichi lineup.
😢 I am so sorry , heartbreaking to hear this. Sending you virtual hugs. Hope alle the things find the way back to you 😍🥲
Thank you so much for your kind words and the virtual hug! I really appreciate it!
wow! What a mess. I am so sorry that this happened to you! I have had similar things happen, not with journals but other things and the initial shock is so hard and I struggled so much but as time went on, I replaced what I needed and found it to be better than what I had to begin with. However, the 5 year journal is a hard one to get past. Oh man, I wish you the best of luck and I am crossing my fingers they will find it!
Thank you so much Brie! I really appreciate your kind words. I agree - maybe there's a silver lining in this whole thing and I end up with more clarity on what I want/need out of my journal lineup.
Oh no, Maike. This is really such an upsetting event. And you are taking it with such grace and strength. I'm so sorry this happened and honestly, I haven't heard of airlines losing carry ons! You really did the best you could thinking your cherished items were with you on board. All your journal pages are beautiful and cheery despite that you are prob still in a very emotional state. Hopefully your luggage will make its way back like a New Years miracle :) My neighbors travelled to France and their bags were lost for about 3 weeks. We have also started air tagging our luggage. It helped a little when we were at the baggage carousel waiting for close to an hour for an international flight. We could see that they were slowly making their way from the tarmac through the airport. Well, happy new year and we look forward to whatever journal you end up in! Thankfully, you have these UA-cam videos to look back on some of your pages and flip throughs as a digital keepsake. ❤
Thank you Aileen for your kind comment! And a very happy new year to you too! It's encouraging to hear that your neighbors got their lost bags back after 3 weeks. I can sometimes find some hope in the thought that they might turn up now that the Christmas/New Year's travel spike is slowing back down. *fingerscrossed
Omg I’m so sorry to hear that 😢 what a terrible experience… it’s one of my biggest fear, that’s why my backpack has my journals and medicines usually 😣 I hope that they will find your package 🤞🏼 wish you better news in this 2024 ❤
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind comment! Yes, from now on I will definitely pack my journals into my backpack and what doesnt fit, will stay home.
Omg. I hope they can recover your bags. I would be devastated 😔
Thank you, I hope so too! It is quite upsetting... and it feels vulnerable too! Who knows who is reading my 5 year journal right now...
I will pray that Delta finds your luggage!!! ❤
Thank you that's very sweet and kind of you!
I bought that same origami book last week when I was in London! That is a great shop. I wish we had them in the US! I’m so sorry for your situation!!
The shop is so beautiful isn't it! I'm very much enjoying the paper! And who knows, maybe they'll cross over eventually :)
@@MaikeOatley One can hope! Thankfully for now having family and friends located in the UK will give me an excuse to visit this lovely place somewhat frequently. 🙂
Wow. That is crazy. I was getting ready to ask how you lose a carry on. This is exactly why I pack minimally and make my carryon a backpack that I can slide under my seat. I watch my bag like a hawk. That really sucks. I would be pissed. I hope they find it. You really are rolling with the punches and you seem to be handling it well. Maybe this is the universe simplifying your life.
Thank you! Yeah I am definitely becoming more and more of a minimalist with every time I travel.
Omg - I hope they find it! I can’t believe even carryon lost 😢😢😢 sucks!
I know it is kind of unbelievable that they'd be able to lose carry-ons... *sigh*
So so sooo sorry 😢
Thank you, I really appreciate it!
I can't believe it! I went to Spain from the Netherlands and they did put a tag at the gate when boarding but they lost my stamps, 2 Sailor fountain pen and a portable printer. 😢
I hope they find your stuff.
Nevertheless I wish you a happy new year.
A happy new year to you too! Oh no that's sooo sad! Especially fountain pens feel so personal, don't they. Are you at least getting compensated financially?
I love the word Resolute for your year. I haven't picked my word for 2024 yet, but I've been choosing a word for each year too since at least 2017. And it's such a bummer that your journals are missing... I hope they come back to you! I've been hoping to get back into journalling and your videos have been helping me to remember how important and fulfilling that practice was.
Thank you! Yes the word 'resolute" just sort of popped into my head one day and I thought "That's exactly it". I had been thinking a lot about what my struggles were in 2023 and what/how I could improve for 2024 and I guess my subconscious did the rest. Do you have a process for finding your word for the year? And I'm so glad to hear that you're finding my videos helpful :)