Picking Up Where I Left Off

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I’m back for a brief moment! Thought I’d drop by to give a quick update on the state of this blog and a few stationery surprises as well!

As you can see, I’ve been absent for a couple of months. That’s not because I’m not still actively feeding my stationery habit, that’s because on top of this hobby, I now have TWO jobs that take up almost all my time! I’m also still writing a new book, which I’m trying to squeeze in. And finally, I just adopted a new kitty (!!) and he’s a little fur ball. Needless to say, I’ve been pulled in a lot of directions for a while now and time is pretty minimal.

But not to worry. I’m not shutting down MSL. It’s staying up for now, and I may occasionally contribute to it when I have the time/energy. I’m happy with the look and feel of this blog and I want to still write about my stationery habit.

For instance:

 

• To go with my Hobonichi Techno planner for this year, I bought this Hobonichi pen sampler. Every pen color matches the coloring of each month in the planner. And because I had a dearth of orange highlighters, I snapped up this orange highlighter set to go with it.
• If you’re looking for simple spreadsheet-style notebooks, check out the Laconic style spreadsheet books. They’re thin and A5 sized, and fit right into my leather notebook covers.
• Speaking of leather notebook covers, I completely filled my A4-sized notebook with notes from my training over the Fall. Since those original inserts aren’t available anymore, I bought three Kokuyo notebooks to fit into it: the graph, the lined, and the research lab notebook. Lo and behold, these books are FANTASTIC. I love the paper, love that they’re thin, and love that they come in multiple sizes.
• I gifted my passport-sized Traveler’s Notebook to a good friend a few months ago, so I caved and bought another! They’re SO convenient in size. I’m actually digging smaller-sized notebooks this year — my A6 Techo (Avec) is working out great. While I’ve had to readjust my handwriting to be smaller (and as a result, more scribbled), I think they work out a little bit better. I can pack my planner in my bag without worrying about space issues.
• And finally, take a look at this new mechanical pencil! I have to write a lot of things in pencil lately (because I’m erasing constantly), and I realized that typical Ticonderoga or Bic Mechanical pencils just aren’t cutting it for me. This one is fantastic. It writes more precisely and sits comfortably in my hand.

So yes — I’m still collecting and using stationery! I’m just not writing about it as frequently. But as I said, I’m still going to be contributing.

I’ll check back soon!