On the upside, my mother was never able to find a diary hidden under a pillow, although she is not a snooper (unless you count emptying out the occasional forgotten about purse). And I never feared that my secrets would be revealed on the playground after forgetting my journal under a tree. On the downside, I will never channel my inner romantic heroine. I have tried, trust me. After reading 'I Capture the Castle' my sophomore year of high school I wrote my friend a letter (unheard of) riddled with words that only a British 16 year old would have used in about 1940. My friend kept the letter pressed in the novel, which I had passed along to her, and we laughed about it a couple years later.
I have about fifty Moleskin notebooks, which to me scream literary genius. I hoped that they would inspire my creative juices to finally put pen to paper and produce a journal filled with odds and ends, thoughts and tidbits I could revisit. Not likely, but I do love how those Moleskins look stacked intimidatingly on my shelves and desk. My friends must think they are filled with a gold mind of gossipy thoughts. Alas, if they were to snoop they would only be disappointed.
However, I feel as though I am finally, FINALLY, at the point in my life that I may be able to produce the journal that I have dreamed about for years. It may have something to do with a little item I stumbled across whilst pursuing my other passion, online shopping. Enter the Postalco 'chance print notebook'. DIVINE. It looks like the marbled paper you only find in small stationary shops in Italy, but apparently is uber durable with nice thick paper to write on. I am suddenly feeling very inspired. Now let me just buy one of these beautiful notebooks and I will be writing in no time...oh they make leather bags too? Now we are talking. Thank you Postalco, you have married the passion which I would like to possess: journal writing, with the passion I know I already have: shopping, I mean Fashion...Freudian slip? You even carry bags that I can buy to carry both my wallet and my new journal filled with my hopes and dreams. Now that's smart.
Postalco Leather Bag
Postalco notebook available at Opening Ceremony
Postalco notebook available at Opening Ceremony
