by Kat | Mar 24, 2016 | General
Today I am putting the final touches on my Easter Feast Menu, which created a list of what I need to pick up from the grocery store.
Thankfully it is a short list.
What I really am loving is my Midori Passport Notebook which I am using for my wallet. I love it because I have my lists with me!
- Lists of knitting patterns with yarn requirements
- Lists of sewing patterns with yardage
- Lists of measurements of places in the house, in case I find that possibly perfect something
And, lists of things for meal planning – like this Easter list!
I hope your week is going well and if you have to-do lists that they are almost done for the week, mine still has a few things on it, but I don’t feel nearly as out of control as I did yesterday.
Thankfully!
by Kat | Jan 22, 2016 | General
Last weekend saw a bit of
Kon-Mari happening at my house. It was, as they say, a very good thing! Now, I am nowhere near ready for the
Master Course, but small steps are happening!
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by Kat | Nov 6, 2015 | General, Words
My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ballpoint pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane. – Graham Greene
Today is Fountain Pen Day!
Regrettably, I was late to the fountain pen party – I did not buy my first fountain pen until earlier this year.
I know! How sad is that!
Then one day a friend tweeted something that caught my eye and down the rabbit hole I went.
Now I start the day with a pen in hand doing a bit of writing in my Traveler’s Notebook. It helps me organize my thoughts as well as my day. I have found it a great way to focus and it has helped me notice things that need to be changed, it helps me keep track of projects and how much time they take, and I think the process helps me be more creative. Moreover, the act of writing with a fountain pen is pure joy.
Now, I do not dress my pages up as some people do. While I think it looks great, personally for me it is too busy, too much of a distraction, and just too “scrap-booky”. I prefer a blank page eagerly waiting for me to deposit words to it. I am happy that my writing has increased drastically since I began to journal with a fountain pen.
Unlike Graham Greene, I do not dislike the practice of writing at a keyboard. However, about this he is right – there is something quite different and almost magical when you take the pen in hand and let the words flow with the ink to the page.
Put pen to paper today, gentle reader, and celebrate the written word.
