True Life: I’m addicted to buying notebooks.
My favourite notebooks are ones that can bend easily, but not so easily that they end up feeling squishy when you write in them. I prefer non-spiral bound notebooks with lined paper. Also, a good notebook has to be slightly smaller than your average 8 ½ by 11 so that it can fit anywhere. Finding the right notebook is a very intimate process. Like finding a boyfriend, it has to complete a series of tests before I take it home:
The Bendy Test
It has to bend, but not too much, and can’t be too rigid. I’m not a fan of hardcovers.
The Paper Texture Test
The pages have to be smooth and also the right thickness.
The Visual Test
Notebooks have to be aesthetically pleasing on the outside, as well as be able to withstand me accidentally stepping on it or dropping it a few times.
The Sniff Test
Ah yes, that crisp, fresh new paper smell (a.k.a. the smell of productivity, enlightenment and great ideas that absolutely cannot be over shadowed by a leather cover). I know you know which smell I’m talking about.
Notebooks are a pretty big deal; however, I’m not the only one in this boat. There are thousands of people like me who obsess over office supplies, school supplies, paper, pencils, etc. You’re probably one of them. Whether you want to admit it or not, it feels great to get a fresh set of supplies at the beginning of each school year.
How do you know if YOU are addicted to stationary? If you say yes to any of the following, then there’s a good chance that you are.
1. You have special “writing pens.”
You bet those bad boys write smoothly.
2. You have at least 6 empty notebooks in your house right now.
I mean, there are worse things you could be collecting, right?
3. Chapters is your second home.
You’ll do anything just to be able to wander the aisles and gaze longingly at the 40 dollar day planner you’ll never be able to afford.
4. You think school supply shopping is the best part about school.
It’s also the best excuse to fuel your addiction.
5. Your planner is just as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside.
Bullet Journals are sweeping the nation; it’s a special, sensual kind of art.
6. The first skill on your resume is “well organized.”
There’s a place for everything and everything is in its place.
7. You colour code things… like everything.
8. Your post-it collection is off the charts.
You have one pack with at least one of every colour. Don’t forget all the possible post-it shapes too!
9. You have every type of organizer that Staples sells.
10. Your handwriting could be its very own font.
11. You have themed thank you notes on hand at all times.
12. You have A LOT of stickers!
Everyone makes fun of you because you’re an adult and you still buy stickers, but come on! They’re very handy to have and they look great!
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