Stationery Haul!

I was sat pondering for a while over what I was going to write about in this post and realised I might as well start where I left off last time with my love of stationery. So here goes that mini stationery spree, and it really is mini, i'll warn you of that now.

I started by going into Wilkinsons or Wilko depending on where you're from, a store that I really don't know too much about but a friend had dragged me in eager to show me the stationery, she's rather fond of it too. From walking in it just looked like a place of bargains all around. Their stationery section although small is ridiculously cheap.

Something that caught my eye was a skinny hole punch, it sits in the front of a folder and is perfect for punching holes through the many class handouts that would otherwise get lost never to be seen again. I also got myself a packet of papermate inkjoy pens which are an absolute dream to write with, I'd go as saying my new favourite. From this point on everything else I bought was an impulse buy as it was just so cheap! A packet of mini highlighters, although not as long lasting as some of the well known brands were 75p so I just couldn't resist. For some strange reason I picked up a mini whiteboard. Why? I don't know but I thought I'd find a use for it, and that's exactly what I did, It sits next to me when I'm doing revision or coursework and has become my daily checklist or reminder board of work that needs to be done or submitted and what not. I continued along the aisle and saw some apple lookalike charging cables and you must know what the apple ones are like, they're extortionately priced and last for about a month or so. These were £3 and looked pretty good quality, I've had it for about 2 weeks now..so far, so good so I thoroughly recommend picking up a few of those if you have a chance, I bought two because I am honestly terrible when it comes to cables, they're a bit like hair grips and just end up disappearing on me! Something that I saw, although didn't buy as my friend said it was unnecessary and useless, I disagree but nevertheless, was a corkboard. Quite useful for pinning up notes, reminders and the ever so dreaded revision timetables, so I think I may return and get myself one of those!

A few essential things that I bought before returning to college included a simple but gorgeous page a day diary from Paperchase. It is perfect for me with its plastic covering and elasticated strap to hold it closed. It's very well used so far this year, I don't want to imagine my life last year without one, it seems to have made me much more organised and cleared my head just a tiny bit. Also from Paperchase I bought some of the lined paper pads..pretty boring but a college must have!

And that concludes my mini stationary spree!

I made it to the second post..now that even surpassses my expectations of myself! From now on I aim to post every Sunday at 5pm, this may change sometime soon to mid-week but for now it's a Sunday.

Have a good week, I'll talk to you next week.