My entire weekly spread got soaked at a coffee shop | Bullet Journaling

Olivia Anderson · 2026-03-24T03:30:07.144559+00:00

I was at The Daily Grind on Tuesday, my journal open next to my latte. A server bumped the table and the whole cup went over the pages. The ink ran everywhere. I had to let it dry for two hours. Now that week is a blurry, stained mess. I'm taping in a fresh sheet over it. Anyone have a better fix for a major water spill?

felix_martin564mo ago

Do you think covering up the mess is more about keeping up appearances or actually preserving the info you need? I get wanting it to look neat, but tape can bubble and peel off over time. Why not just rewrite the key tasks on a separate sticky note and keep the original page as a memory?

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ryan_smith375mo ago

Okay but "a blurry, stained mess" sounds kind of cool though? Like that week has some real character now. It's a story in your book, not a total loss. Taping a new sheet over it seems like a lot of work for something that's basically just a planning tool. Is the goal a perfect looking journal or actually remembering what you had to do? The coffee stain probably does the second job better.

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stella_shah895mo ago

Ever try ironing the pages dry?

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