New project = new notebook. Well, that is the way it is for me. I buy, use, and then store so many notebooks that I probably need an intervention. I don't need any more notebooks, I know that, but when I see them sitting on a shelf, it just has to be done.
There is nothing as wonderfully inspiring as a blank page in a brand new journal or pad, and the possibilities of what to write are endless.
Notebooks are so pretty, with animals, or butterflies, or random watercolor patterns, and I have some that I will never use, because they are too pretty.
Yep, an intervention is probably called for.
And don't get me started on pens and highlighters. I have hundreds of pens YET when i go into a supermarket and see there is a special offer on Sharpies, you can bet I will buy them.
Case in point, last week I bought a set of pastel highlighters – 4 of them – and they cost 99p. I was over the moon with these highlighters, which goes to show how easily pleased I am… LOL
I used to visit Staples just to walk around and look at the stuff in there… sometimes I didn't even buy… just looked.
Tell me I'm not alone in my love of stationery?
Across the Pond
The greatest journey isn’t from England to the States, it’s the one that two men take on the way to find each other.
Sebastian Brown is on a mission to rescue the Arizona Raptors and a vow he made to a friend in college. Either that or he’s on vacation. He’s not entirely sure that he’s made up his mind yet. Either way, traveling from England, to the arid desert of Arizona isn’t exactly a picnic, particularly with the doubts and worries he takes with him. He’s turned even the worst of companies around, but faced with the challenge of improving the reputation of a hockey team that everyone seems to hate, he knows his work is cut out for him.
Focus is key, but that is easier said than done when Seb is sent into a tailspin by the intriguing Alejandro. Seb’s entire marketing plan hinges on making Alex a poster boy for equality and fair play. But with Alex’s utter dedication to the game, and his dark secretive eyes, the gorgeous Alex is stubborn, opinionated, doesn’t want any part of being the team focus, and worst of all, doesn't appear to like Seb at all. It takes everything that Seb has to keep his hands off of Alex, but things get out of hand and Seb’s life might never be the same again.
Alejandro Garcia has had to work hard to get where he’s at. Born to Mexican immigrants, his siblings and himself have never had it easy in this new country their parents dreamed of calling home. A native son of Arizona, Alex has always been the odd man out on the ice but he’s not going to let a stupid thing like his heritage get in the way of his dreams. He’s now a Raptor and he plans to put all that training and collegiate hockey experience to good use. Working hard comes naturally to him. It’s something his parents have instilled in him from the time he was a toddler. Being one of a handful of Latino hockey players makes him strive for success with even more determination. His first pro season has had some ups but a lot more downs, but Alex is one stubborn young man and failure is not an option.
As the Raptors struggle to rebuild not only their team but their core values, Alex finds himself drawn to one of the owner’s friends, a tall, lanky Brit with the face of an angel and an accent and attitude that bewitches and befuddles him. Sebastian is everything he thought he would never be attracted to but he can’t push the sexy, older, fun-loving man out of his thoughts. If ever there were a man he would not be able to take home to his parents - not that he can bring a man home since he is deeply closeted - it’s Sebastian, but desire knows no socioeconomic, age, or international borders. The heart wants what the heart wants and Alejandro’s wants Sebastian.
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Promise
A cop bound by the law. An ex-con shackled by his past. One stolen kiss that changes everything.
Leo Byrne has never questioned his place in the world—adopted into the sprawling Byrnes family, surrounded by love, and dedicated to his job as a cop. Romance has never been on his radar, but watching his best friends build new families sparks a quiet longing for something more. When he shares a kiss with Jason Banks at an event honoring the former convict’s heroism, it should mean nothing. But when Jason and his daughter have nowhere left to turn, Leo steps in to help, knowing full well that taking them into his home is a risk. Falling for the guarded ex-con? That’s a danger Leo never saw coming.
Jason made a deal to protect his daughter and paid for it with years behind bars. Fighting wildfires as a convict volunteer gave him purpose, but now that he’s free, he has nothing—no home, no job, and no way to shield Daisy from the man who still sees her as leverage. The only safe place left is in the arms of the cop, who shouldn’t want anything to do with him. But Jason knows the truth has a way of destroying everything in its path, and if Leo discovers the secrets he’s still keeping, Jason might lose the only chance he has at love—and the only family he’s ever wanted.
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A Reason To Stay
“A sexy and fast-paced romantic thriller.”
It takes a Navy SEAL's training to keep them alive, but when the mystery on the mountain is solved, will Viktor and Aiden's love story survive the fallout?
Viktor left small-town Vermont to become a Navy SEAL and had no intention of tying himself down or falling in love. A succession of men and women share his bed, passion and danger are his addictions, and he's the first of his team to run headlong into trouble. When his nephew witnesses a murder, Viktor returns home to protect his family and lands in the middle of an active case led by none other than the man he left behind. He can handle getting punched out by Aiden, but teaming up with the sheriff to find a killer is not on the cards. For Viktor, love is dangerous, makes a man vulnerable, and one mistake could get Aiden killed.
Aiden never expected to find lasting love with a decorated active SEAL, but he didn't anticipate Viktor would leave his bed never to return. Even two years later, disappointment simmers below the surface, and he never wants to see Viktor again. But, when seemingly unrelated deaths draw Viktor back home, Aiden has to find a way for them to work together despite their past. With Viktor's training and Aiden's local knowledge, they partner to work the case, but Aiden isn't just fighting the bad guys and mother nature; he's falling in love with a man who will surely leave him again.
What links the string of deaths in the Green Mountains? Can hate and distrust turn back to love? And if they make it down from the mountain alive, can Aiden persuade Viktor he has a reason to stop running?
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Crooked Tree Ranch
The cowboy, the man from the city, and the ranch where adversity turns to love.
Amidst the chaos of his crumbling life, Jay seizes the opportunity to apply for a marketing role at a dude ranch in Montana. Leaving New York behind, he embarks on a fresh start at Crooked Tree Ranch. However, the infuriating cowboy who constantly challenges him begins to stir up more than just frustration. Falling for the gruff cowboy shocks Jay, but when kisses turn to more, could love be possible?
Nate, a former rodeo star and the ranch's foreman, has been shouldering the responsibility for five years after his mentor fell ill. Encouraged by his brothers and determined to keep the ranch thriving, Nate realizes the necessity of bringing in an expert to propel the business forward. Yet, when the new arrival arrives with a troubled family, Nate is caught off guard by the magnitude of the challenges they bring. As he and Jay work together to transform the ranch, Nate finds himself unexpectedly drawn to the charming city guy, one stolen kiss at a time.
Against the backdrop of the Montana mountains and in saving Crooked Tree Ranch, Nate and Jay fall in love, one kiss at a time.
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You are not alone. I should belong to an AA type group for stationary. It’s my addiction.
You’re not alone. The bit about buying more when you have a stack at home rang true with me. ?
pens and more pens and notebooks!
OMG, I collect notebooks like a loon. I never use them, but can’t help myself 😀
I completely understand but I collect tins from bygone eras. I’ve put up 3 shelves in my dining room to house them all. They just make me happy ? to look at.
Hi! I collect books….so many…I love to read and their covers. Another addiction are boots and action figures. ?
I love radio sets and have quite a few !!
I collect aprons
I am addicted to buying stationary but then I have The Fear over using it and “ruining” it because my handwriting is terrible. Then when I do go to write, I have the terrible decision of trying to choose which fancy pen to use. So I end up using a Faber-Castell (grip 2001 2,2/1) and then writing over it with a pen. I still use pencil before committing pen to paper! Currently self studying on the side, so now I’ve a legit excuse to buy more stationary!
Definitely not alone!
Highlighters and stickers – the holy grail of match bench officials!!!
I need a new notebook and because of lockdown, am going to try making one!!! Still have lots of paper from eldest finishing school 2 yrs ago
As I sit here staring at 5 cups of pens on my desk. And my favorites are my Rj pens, go figure.
I collect journals. I don’t always use them, but they’re there just in case! 🙂
I love collecting journals.
I love collecting journals.
Love notebooks journals pads and writing implements of all sorts!
Notebooks! I love them, I have hundreds… I’ve been buying, filling and storing them forever… I always try to purchase one in every city I visit: Dublin, Berlin, Edinburgh, Paris, Cardiff, Milan, Florence, Lisbon… I have plenty from everywhere. You are not alone! 😉
I collect too many things: shaving brushes and razors, spittoons, die cast trucks and cars from the year I was born and Correlle and Corningware to name a few.
I used to have a huge collection of stationary. My fascination was with different textures, more than the look of it.
Well, I like stationary well enough, but I’m not obsessed with it. My SIL, though? I never have a problem with buying her a gift! *laughs* And she buys at least one in each city she visits 😀
Baby clothes are my impossible-to-resist item, even for a baby who has more cute clothes than he can possibly wear. Every Target trip, another cute outfit ends up in the cart.
I collect pens, so much SWAG ?, and books. I have so many books in my TBR pile that I really will need to find someway to become immortal if I want to get to them all. ??
I collect books….all formats…even as my TBR pile grows AND GROWS….
I dont have an addiction t o stationary but I do have an addiction to notepads etc
I collect windchimes–the more noise they make, the better. Have to ward off those evil spirits!
I collect signed books. At this point I am running out of bookshelves. LOL
I can’t seem to resist post-it notes. Large, tiny, rectangular, round, every color, neon!, scented, … I love them all! Consequently, they are everywhere. 😀
I honestly collect all kinds of paper, stationary, journals, scrapbook you name it. I am not a journaler or writer, I just love it. I also collect pens of any type, felt, ink, whatever.
I’m not addicted to stationary but I am addicted to all things poo emoji related.
Books and more eBooks. Good thing eBooks don’t take up much space.
I do love stationery (I have a weakness for anything with records or cassettes depicted on them) and stickers, but don’t really collect it per se. It does still manage to fill a good corner of the house, especially with all the books and records I’ve kept…
I don’t really have anything I collect now, but books. I used to collect movies and music CDs, but I no time to watch or listen to any of it now and basically stopped buying them.
I’m a magpie and collect anything shiny or catches my eye. E.g.: Some of the things I collect are dragons, cuckoo clocks, old cameras, treadle sewing machines, books, pretty rocks, carved wooden ornaments, blown glass, and unique jewelry. 😀
Pens, Notebooks Printerpaper and ink.I love it all.
I love to get new journals and note pads! It makes me so happy to just be able to go and look for new ones even if I don’t purchase any.
I love stationery as well as cards. At the price of cards now, I have to look for them at Dollar Stores and Thrift Shoppes, but to have just the right stationery or card to send messages to friends makes me smile. As far as collections, I breed and raise pugs so I always have at least four pugs in the house. That feels like a pretty big collection some days. lol
I thought it was something that just ran in my family lol. so glad to hear I’m ‘normal”.
I collect things, there’s not really a rhythm or rhyme to what I collect. Like I’ve an acorn, Fandom stuff, notebooks that look old, gemstone… But it works! 🙂
I love collecting things: rocks, little bowls/boxes, gnomes, sheep, books, shoes, pillows…
Alas, I am fully electronic these days.
I don’t collect anything. Looks like I’m the oddball. 🙁
I don’t collect anything. Looks like I’m the oddball. 🙁
I do love a nice fresh notebook to start new projects. I’m trying to get better at keeping notes on my phone to be more environmental but I find I retain stuff better if I physically take a pen and write it down. That being said I wouldn’t call myself a notebook collector but I am definitely a mug collector. I love mugs…funny, sweet, naughty you name it.
Oh dear… collections. I have so many it’s not funny. My current obsession is pins… Disney pins, cute pins, pins with sarcastic sayings on them… you name it. There may be an intervention soon. I also collect stuffed animals (i should get stock options in Build-a-Bear, Seif, and Douglass), dolls (Barbie, Monster High, Hot Toys, etc – though i’m REALLY picky), action figures, Lego and (my favorite and most long term obsession) Folkmanis puppets.
And while i wouldn’t say i “collect” stationery… i do have more notebooks/story journals/idea notebooks than any one person needs. :: blush ::
I collect eggs and little boxes – they’re beautiful but are too small to put anywhere so I have them all piled up like a dragon’s hoard and run my fingers over them regularly. Of course these days I’m collecting more toilet tissue than anything!
I collect dragons, but I am running out of room.
Not a collector, but I do love pens. Online shopping is what saves me from buying them.
I used to love stationery – but way back then I used to mail lots of actual letters. I don’t do that so much – actually, none 🙁 But every now and then I’ll run across a stash somewhere when I’m cleaning out closets.
My paper addiction now is fed by scrapbooking and card making
when i was younger i was addicted to collecting stickers….now i collect gemstones
I like to collect books and I completely understand the stationery addiction.
I’m not much of a collector, except for books! 🙂
I don’t collect stationary but I do collect books.
I love Staples! I can always find something I don’t need but want at a Staples store. I collect pens and desk sets. Also, books of all kinds. My bookshelves are filled with hard bound, soft cover and paperbacks. My tablet is almost full with ebooks, too. I have to buy a bigger house to hold all my books! Keep writing, I’ll fit your books in. Everyone, please stay healthy. Happy reading.
Books…lots and lots of books…and I still want more! I’m sure I’ve got more books than I’ll be able to read in my lifetime, but I’m going to give it my best shot:)
I understand where you’re coming from. I don’t collect stationary but I do collect anything Coca Cola. My kitchen is painted Coca Cola red and I even have all Coca Cola dishes and flatware. Cookie jar? Check x 4. Canisters? Check. Glassware? Check, check and check. Film camera shaped as a Coke can? Yep, you got it, check. I can’t stop.
I collect calendars and planners, but having ADHD I forget to use them. ?
I used to collect stationery such as the Nice Hallmark stationery to write letters. I wrote a ton of letters, mostly to my Mom just to use the statiinery. In my 40s I started collecting yarn. I was a prolific knitter but I bought way too much yarn. Still have a l ot.?
I have some stationery but I have more teacups! Most inherited from my grandmothers, who inherited from their mothers. I ran out of room to display them so some are packed away, but my favorites are out where I can see them.
I have a collection of pads from hotel rooms but that is my only addiction to staionary.
I don’t really have an addiction to stationery; I have one to office supplies in general. More specifically pens, Sharpies (I know you love these) and Post-it Notes.
Love pens but my main collection addiction us watches which can be expensive.