Paw Prints — notebook

I'm due to go on a walking holiday soon, covid-19 allowing. That said, right this moment, I'm not hugely hopeful we'll end up going. We were scheduled to go away in March, but 5 days before we were due to go, lock-down started and everything got cancelled. Here we are, 6 months later, and I suspect the exact same thing will happen again.

But... in the hope that we do get away, what notebook should I take with me?

If notebooks were animals...

...what animal would they be?

Let's start with Rhodia, who to my mind is an undervalued star in the notebook world. Why do I love Rhodia notebooks so much? What's not to like? They have a range of bright covers, plus more subdued ones, so whether it's for work, a bullet-journal, planning a book or whatever you want, there's an option there for you. There are plain, lined and dot-grid versions and a range of sizes from mini right up to A4. Seriously, what's not to like about them?

This is either a dream book, or a writer's nightmare...

It's a dream book because it's just so amazing. But it's a writer's nightmare because it implies that all the words you write in it should just be buried.

Weighing all the evidence... it's amazing!

Lock down is affecting all of us - some more than others. I'm having good days and I'm also having bad days. Both days are worth journalling about. If I write about the good days, I have something to look back on to remind myself that not all days are black. On bad days... well, on bad days just the act of committing to paper what's upsetting me can be enough to help me process it and deal with it a little better. And of course, I can look over the entries from the better days too.

Enter the Public Supply 5x8" notebook.