The write stuff
There are less than a handful of ways to maintain my sanity on a daily basis: drinking very hot coffee very quickly in the morning, unplugging at night, exercise in general and writing. I went a little nuts the other day and went on a journal buying binge. This is probably the healthiest of all the binges I could possibly go on and I justified it by saying that it's just a way of staying sane. I'm currently working with a lime green Paperthinks journal from Kate's Paperie. It's really bright and compact but it doesn't have the elastic band that keeps the journal closed like Moleskines. The pages are a bit thinner and will bleed through if you use any type of marker. But it's serviceable and adequate for my scribbles.
Below are the two cuties that I bought - a Leuchtturm1917 and Rhodia. The Leuchtturm looks the same as a Moleskine but has some unique features. I ordered one that has light dots spaced across the pages instead of lines and the pages have page numbers in the bottom corner. The Rhodia has really smooooth pages and you can tell that it'll be nice to write in. Frenchie wants that one for himself so I might have to order myself a new one.
There are a few other things that are tumbling around in my life (including a sht ton of work) and preventing me from blogging and reading blogs as often as I'd like. At my earliest ability, I am going to TRY TRY TRY to catch up and see how the new year is treating everyone.
Ooh, stationary! I love stationary generally and notebooks in particular. I could drop serious money on them (if I had it)! I've admired the Rhodia ones before. Luckily I got a nice new notebook for Christmas - that should keep me going for a little bit. Hope real life is ok. x
ReplyDeleteLittle, colorful journals, oh how I love thee! *swoon*
ReplyDeleteI love journals too! They are a great way to release emotions.
ReplyDeleteMy dad always teases me that when I get mad I hide in my room and angerly write down nonsense in a book. hahaha
those books are so cute! and i so miss my morning coffee!
ReplyDeletestationary products..... my weakness. i get it. lol
ReplyDeleteI feel ya! The "swamped at work" feeling happens to me all the time! I actually ended up finally switching jobs because of it. BUT Coffee and stationary are definitely great ways to de-stress!
ReplyDeleteLove the bottom one. I am *not* a journaler. I don't know why. It always ends up with a sentence like, "Well, this is boring." And then I stop.
ReplyDeletei am so with you on the catching up! And these amazing stationary are just *le sigh* TOO GOOD!
ReplyDeleteOooh you can never have too many diaries! So organised. So planner-y. I love these - great picks :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a firm believer that you can never have too many journals. I carry three on a daily basis, because I like putting different things in certain places.
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