Stationery Porn

A quick diversion from skincare for one post - by popular request. I know a lot of you are fellow stationery junkies so here's a quick gander at what I picked up in LA.

You really can't beat Target for some beautiful, basic-yet-amazingly-good-quality stationery. Besides the four million pencils I picked up (standard), I also grabbed some beautiful bright notecards and a chunky notepad - also multi-coloured.

Yes it's a weird thing to carry across the Atlantic but for £4 and the amount we go through in this house you might do the same. :)

I thought I was finished until I went into Kate Spade and found her Thank You cards at virtually the same price in dollars as they are in pounds. Score.

I had so much beauty product that I had to draw the line at one stationery round in Target. Let's face it, it was probably for the best. A woman can only carry so many dayglo pencils.

Filofax to the rescue

I admitted defeat a couple of weeks ago. My diary/notebook/list pad just wasn't keeping me on the straight and narrow. I've long been a fan of Filofax but the past couple of years was trying the whole diary/other pads of paper combo and it just wasn't happening. 

Thank God for the lovely Filofax that jumped to my rescue with this beauty.

The Osterley is the perfect A5 size - so big enough to be able to see/write but not too big and overpowering to carry around. I'm annoyed with myself for not going back to it sooner. 

Now I have everything in one place - with tabs for business/blog/home - everything. I'm loving having the Day to a Page back too. So much easier!

 I know some of you are as obsessed with stationery as me - trust me - this is gorgeous.

The Filofax Osterley is £190.00 and comes in Grey, Orange and Plum. Available from  www.filofax.co.uk

*The Osterley was PR sample - I purchased all of the inserts/diary.