I suppose everyone has their "Thing." Some things are just more culturally understood than others.
It's not considered weird to know the stats of every player on your favorite sports team and the minutiae of why it matters, but if I start debating the pros and cons of dot grid versus reticle grid in a notebook, I get funny looks.
You tracked down the model and bought yourself one.
By the end of the first week, you've returned to the store, determined to buy up their entire stock in case of a future apocalypse.
Some do, and you hope they don't question why all the store shelves are empty when they go to buy one.Most just think you've reached a point where your coffee intake is clouding your judgment.
For they will feel the wrath of a budding pen addict, stalked throughout the office until the pen is returned. They will also be publically shamed on Slack.
I may have an entire shelf dedicated to notebooks I haven't used yet, but that doesn't mean I don't need another one.
I can't possibly plan my bedroom renovation in the same notebook as my bathroom reno from two years ago! I don't care if I only used a third of the bathroom book!
"It's just so much more tactile and real! I remember things better when I write them down!"Whatever your excuse, eventually you'll miss a day. Or a month.
Even though all the days you did successfully use in your previous planner are now blank in the new one.
One of us! One of us!
Of course, then you get sucked down the rabbit hole of brush markers, washi tape, and all the other fun of BuJo customization.
They're unmatched in terms of customization. From style to ink color to how wide the line writes, you can mix and match.
Eventually, you have more than a few...
If you're anything like me, you'll end up with more ink than is reasonable for one person to use.
In crafting circles, this is called S.A.B.L.E. or "Stash Accumulated Beyond Life Expectancy."
You need to know which of your many stationery supplies are best suited for which paper! DUH!
I usually put mine at the back of the book.
But can you really justify the cost of personalizing on top of everything else? Is it really worth it?
Yes, this is my bright pink Bullet Journal with my initial sealed in wax on it. And yes, I do match my pens to my notebooks.
Guilty! On my recent trip to NYC, I not only nabbed this collection of stuff from the Japanese bookstore Kinokuniya, but also filled bags at MUJI and CW Pencil Enterprises.
Yes, there is a store in NYC devoted to pencils. I don't know why this surprises you.
Dot grid > Reticle grid > Graph > Blank. Period. Lined doesn't deserve a mention.Don't agree with me? Come at me, bro!
