markmcelroy, I think that the perfect #journal, for me, would have a morning page for a day on the left (mind dump, brainstorm, fleeting thoughts), and a diary page on the right (what happened that merits remembering).
I suppose I could achieve that with a blank book of some kind and just write in the dates.
I do love my #Hobonichi #Techo, though. Is there a blank book that compact and well designed?