I have a guilty secret--a shameful addiction.
It's not books, although I have far more of them than I have time to read and most of my shelves are double-stacked with books. But I don't feel guilty about that particular habit, nor is it a secret from anyone who knows me--especially anyone who steps foot in my house.
No, what I'm admitting to you today is that I love office supplies and school supplies.
I always have. When I was a kid my dad would bring home computer paper: the green and white striped kind with the perforations at the edges. I loved that stuff. I can still conjure the smell of it. Nowadays I can't be trusted in Staples or the back-to-school section of Target. I'm not sure what's so appealing about those pretty pens, those reams of paper, those multicolored binders and notebooks. I even love paperclips and staples. I like the way pencils rattle slightly in their cardboard box. And on the rare occasions when I manage to visit this place in San Francisco? Beware! I can spend many hours and do serious damage to my credit card.
I know at least two other people who share my addiction. They're both academics, which may explain a lot.
How do you feel about office supplies? What's your guilty pleasure?
Author Kim Fielding talks about her books and whatever else catches her fancy
Kim,
ReplyDeleteI share your guilty pleasure and just tweeted about it the other day! I love this time of year and make a lot of trips to office supply stores to check out their back to school sales. Luckily, I have a friend who gathers school supplies for needy children so I have an outlet for my addiction!
Andy Eisenberg
Andy,
DeleteYou've hit on a wonderfully generous way to feed your addiction!
Kim
The smell of shoes.
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DeleteI like buying shoes. I'm not quite Imelda, but probably I don't need 4 pairs of red Mary Janes or 5 pairs of black boots or....
I have mostly overcome my addiction. Not easy since we home school, so I have every excuse in the world to buy all the school supplies known to man, but I'm good. I have it under control...I SWEAR!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Homeschooling would do me in!
DeleteI did homeschool my older daughter for a semester while we were in Europe, but didn't have the time there to devote to accumulating school supplies. We might have managed a cool pencil sharpener and some nifty envelopes, however. *g*
It's handbags and wallets for me. And suitcases.
ReplyDeleteI find suitcases very tempting--especially since I travel a lot--but they're a lot more expensive than paperclips!
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