Stationary-Based AIBU. You're welcome.

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Someone just told me to use the calendar on my PC, instead of poring over stationary websites to choose a nice new desk planner to write my work stuff in?

I'm right, surely to goodness?

For those that use pencils a lot, have you tried Sakura SumoGrip pencils? I use mine all the time and highly recommend them for comfort and smooth writing. In fact there was one in my recent order from Cult Pens. They also have a very good eraser on the end which is 2½ inches long and twists up as it is used.

I love my aluminium retractable pencils from Muji, they are so light. I will have a look at the Sumogrip ones, DS has dyspraxia and won't use pencil grips etc, but normal pencils aren't ideal for him.

Now, I would never have thought to start a thread to ask this question, but I think I have the perfect place for it on this thread. Plain writing paper for fountain pen use - what do you recommend? I don't write many letters, maybe 3 or 4 a year, but my most recent purchase of Tesco Finest writing paper just isn't cutting it, too absorbent and makes the nibs drag a bit.

Ah, just seen the price of the Sumogrip pencils, another dyspraxic trait is that he loses everything (or is that just normal 11 year old boy behaviour?). So, maybe not.

I love stationery, but no diary will beep and shout at you when you're late for a meeting! Computer diary all the way....

I write lots of letters and use fountain pens all the time, my favourite plain white paper is from Bureau Direct and is a bargain at £2 a pad!

I haven't found any pretty paper that's good for fountain pen inks or at a good price for a pad. I use a minimum of 5 sheets per letter so don't want packs of 20 sheets and 10 envelopes!

Whoknows I will have a look as I have nice writing paper but DS2 has just started a migraine and wants me not to leave him alone for now till the meds kick in.

Thank you both, hope the meds work fast for your DS Those.

I'be wandered onto the wrong thread, I just use whatever pen I steal find lying around, but don't get me started on beautiful crochet hooks, you just have to have the perfect tool for the job and if it's a knitpro gold-plated it's happy hands time

Pencil case I just made (DD is off to a birthday play date tomorrow).

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Here's one for you philofaxy.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/filofax-press-release-retro-bloom.html?m=1

This might be the place to admit that one the best days in my life was when I found a shop that sold scarlet highlighters!

Oooh, scarlet highlighters!

Ah, my spiritual home.

I bought beautiful notebooks for teacher gifts at the end of term, handing them over was so traumatic I had to go buy myself some to get over it

Can any of you lot point me in the direction of a family calendar a bit like the organised mum ones but without the tweeness?

I'm sure the only reason I'm getting married is so I have a watertight excuse to buy tons of lovely stationery. Save the date cards! Invitations! All the gubbins to go with the invitations! RSVP cards! Thank you notelets! A special big notebook for keeping track of everything! And a fabulous array of lovely, lovely pens to write everything out.

stocking fillers for the kids this year

I will -annoy dh-- encourage dc with a love of pretty writing things. I have a 7yo dd who is enthusiastic in her favourite writing implements.

Passmethecrisps, I have an Outlook calendar uploader to Google mail, which I then view on my phone. It's called something like Calander Synch and is free.

I love stationery [sigh]

IMO, Organised Mum is to stationery what Blue Nun is to wine.

My dad used to work for a printer. He once bought me home three hard backed books which had been made up in blank paper as samples. proper hard backed books about 3cm thick... I could never find anything worthy of sullying their pristine white pages.

Oh, and don't have a look on Etsy and search 'personal organisers'....

Serious parent envy, SoupDragon.

That said, my f her used to bring home books of obsolete forma of one kind and another. I loved all that stuff. Now I bring home notepads and pencils and the like from conferences for my DC - DH does a bit, but they love it.

He used to work for the Daily Telegraph before that and "obtained" photos of Duran Duran from the photo library for me... :) The paper products were less interesting then though.

Whoknows It's John Lewis Script writing paper 100gsm and not quite as smooth as it could be so I'm going to give the paper Daisy suggested a try next time though it's a lighter weight.