I found this week’s addict via the Field Notes Blog, which points out that he seems to have collected pretty much every color they’ve ever produced: They do look great all lined up like that! See the original at Bellhaven’s Flickr photostream.
This week’s addict is Sami, who blogs at Poor & Pretty. Here’s some of her journals: She says: When I was little, my Dad encouraged me to keep a diary so that I can record my thoughts during tough times. Though I have always been a vocal girl {my aunt loves to tell stories about … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Sami
Joseph sent me a link to this post about his notebook addiction: On February 12, 2005, I ate a bowl of Special K Vanilla Almond with whole milk for breakfast. On January 16, 2006, my sister and my brother-in-law told me that they were going to have Audrey. On March 19, 2007, I took Brian … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Joseph Bayot
This week’s addict was doing some spring cleaning: The strangest part of this clean-up has been all of the notebooks. I have dozens of notebooks and journals. Many are blank, so my message to you is this: do not buy me a notebook or journal of any kind for the next 10 years. I don’t … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Not So Very Ordinary Girl
Gerard is a curator and arts educator who emailed me some great photos of his “Idea Books,” which he’s filled nearly 40 of over the years: I love the idea of having notebooks dedicated solely to ideas and creativity. And you know how I can tell Gerard is an extremely creative guy? Look at the … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Gerard
This week’s addict chooses Blueline notebooks as her drug– what a great stack! I love the labeled spines. You MUST read the rest of the post at Blueline Notebooks: a Love Story — Journaling Saves— lots of great comments about her journaling habits and why she uses Blueline in particular.
This blogger/writer/photographer says “I *heart* notebooks!” What a colorful collection… More photos at The Writing Tree: I *heart* Notebooks.
This week’s addict is a librarian who was contemplating a book reorganization project and then decided to tackle her journals instead: Her take on the collection: I’ve been keeping a journal since I was 11 years old, and I’ve never really given much thought to what they’re for exactly. They take up quite a bit … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Lindseygail
Karen sent me this photo of some of her notebooks, saying I confess that these are all unused at the moment (I’m currently using a Moleskine sketchbook, a cheap sketchbook with watercolour paper from The Works, a UK discount store, for art journalling and a small notebook in my bag for jotting down important facts … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Karen
Do you type up things you write in your notebooks? This week’s addict does, or at least tries to! But he hasn’t gotten through the entire backlog of this collection: A notebook first found its way into my pocket in 1995. I was a college freshman, a gumshoe at the college newspaper. One night at … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: AntSaint