Bad Day – Donna Lake Comic Journal (A5)
For the thoughts you can’t say in meetings and the feelings you process through color-coded lists.
This bold purple journal features the four-panel “Bad Day” Donna Lake comic—our competent queen of corporate survival delivering the most accurate status update in history: “Then, no. Normal day.” It’s the perfect place to debrief executive whiplash, log petty injustices, or pretend your to-do list is self-care.
Hardcover. Smooth pages. Surprisingly cathartic.
Emotional support not included (but highly implied).
Illustrated by artist Tamara Bissell and printed in-house at our Oregon studio.
Details
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Size: A5 (5.8” × 8.3”) — easy to carry, hard to lose in the madness
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Cover: Matte hardcover with a soft-touch finish featuring the “Bad Day” strip
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Interior: 128 college-ruled lined pages (approx. 7mm spacing)
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Paper: 120 gsm—built for sharp notes, soft sighs, and highly organized gripes
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Includes: Black-ink pen, elastic band closure, built-in pen loop, inner pocket for secrets/$20/emergency contacts, double ribbon bookmark
Why You’ll Love It
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Lays flat—ideal for logging every quiet spiral in chronological order
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The cover comic is a whole mood (and also your meeting recap)
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Says “I’m fine” even when your notes are 30% damage control
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Comes with a pen—because passive-aggressive brilliance doesn’t jot itself
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A portion of proceeds supports SMART Reading in Oregon—because literacy is power, even when you’re emotionally exhausted
Shipping perk: Journals ship free when you buy two or more.
Gift It To:
• Your quietly unraveling coworker who still sends thank-you emails
• The friend who calls lavender “a lifestyle, not a scent”
• Your manager (or yourself) after Q4 nearly took you both out
• Anyone who says “I’m fine” but means “Please cancel everything”
• That one person who deserves a journal that understands
See Donna Lake in action at DonnaLake.com
