Every year, for as long as I can remember, I have looked forward to back to school shopping. It was almost never about the new clothes. When you're a fat girl, the clothes shopping isn't quite as exciting as I'd imagine it would be for people who look good and feel good in cute clothes. But the supplies? Oh, the supplies.
To this day, I still get excited about picking out new notebooks and having fresh sets of highlighters and pens. I sometimes wonder if going back to school to earn my MBA was really an elaborate and expensive excuse to go school supply shopping twice a year.
It's a bit difficult for me to understand people who are willing to write with or on just about anything. It is equally difficult for me to understand people who take notes on a computer or device. Me? I like a notebook with a pretty or attractive cover (of course) and thin lines. My pens? Ballpoint, not rollerball/gel. I'm left-handed and as much as like the idea of gel, the reality is a blotchy mess and a blue hand. Always blue. Well, maybe an occasional purple. But never black. And bold. No fine tip pens for me. I press really hard when I write and those fine tips just tear right through the paper. Highlighters? Sharpie. The super liquidy kind. The scratching of the tip of a highlighter as I move it across the page is like nails on a chalkboard. So yeah, I have a few opinions and preferences when it comes to my supplies :-)
When I'm able to find all of my favorites and get everything set up for a new year or new semester, it fills me with hope and excitement. I love the order and organization. I love how fresh everything is.
Back to work supply shopping is equally satisfying! I will not begin training until next month, but I can assure you that I m already well-prepared in the supply department. How pretty are those notebooks?! AND I can finally put my adorable home office space to good use!
No comments:
Post a Comment