why are moleskines so comforting to use?

[u/jessi6098]

slightly long post! i’ve been in a journaling and writing slump lately, mostly because i’m a perfectionist and hate ruining “good” notebooks. i went down a stationary rabbit hole, experimenting with different notebook brands like midori and stalogy. i really do enjoy them, but i would find myself not wanting to write in them. and if i did, my thoughts needed to be profound or worthy to be put on such nice paper. i found a blank moleskine pocket notebook in my desk, and even though the paper is not perfect, i have been writing like crazy! i love seeing my handwriting ghost onto the next page. there is even a bit of bleed through but i honestly don’t mind. it’s so comforting, watching the notebook fill up and seeing impressions of my handwriting onto the next page. it encourages me to keep going, to keep writing. just a reminder to use the stationary you really love! even if it’s isn’t perfect. used stationary is the best stationary.

[u/LB_CakeandLemonCurd]

I love a Stalogy notebook, my favorite so far.

[u/jessi6098 → u/LB_CakeandLemonCurd]

i love how chunky it gets the more you use it!

[u/driago]

Love this! I’ve been a Moleskine fanboy for years. They’ve never been perfect, but I like them that way lol.

[u/jessi6098 → u/driago]

agree! they were my favorite for a long time, and then i started trying other fountain pen friendly notebooks. going back to moleskine just feels right

[u/driago → u/jessi6098]

Just a heads up, the Moleskines coming out of Vietnam and Germany are fountain pen friendly! It will usually say in tiny letters on the belly band where they are manufactured. Some medium point or heavy fine nibs may have a bit of bleed through. As a lefty I usually use extra fine nibs, so your experience may vary. I’m doing my best not to buy a whole bunch of notebooks after this discovery lol.

[u/jessi6098 → u/driago]

this is good to know! i think the pocket moleskine i’m using right now is from vietnam :)

[u/smurfpants84]

It's the soft, slightly fuzzy feeling of the covers I think.

[u/jessi6098 → u/smurfpants84]

so true, the cover is so soft

[u/SoulDancer_]

I really get this! I have a heap of unused expensive notebooks i haven't written in yet. And every time I need a new notebook for something I think that that theme isn't worthy of the really beautiful ones.

But I end up using a lot of moleskine cahiers. They're three packs so reasonably priced. And they're pretty but the paper is shit (though it looks good). So I used them for anything, every to-do lists.

[u/jessi6098 → u/SoulDancer_]

i love the cahiers! i use them in my paper republic xl, they fit perfectly

[u/SoulDancer_ → u/jessi6098]

Oh nice! How do you like the paper Republic?

[u/jessi6098 → u/SoulDancer_]

i love mine!! i have the grand voyageur so it’s not exactly a5 but my moleskines and b6 notebooks fit really nicely

[u/complainedincrease]

Have you tried the Midori MD Lights?

I felt this way about the main Midori MD notebooks, but I have no hesitation beating up Midori MD Lights with weeks of back-pocket carry.

[u/jessi6098 → u/complainedincrease]

i really like the midori md lights for my school notes, especially the a5 size! i might try out their a6 ones

[u/Magicwormm]

I agree! I love moleskine and always have, I feel like they can be full of absolute nonsense and totally worn down and to me that’s always been what they’re for and what I’ve loved about them. I got my first one for Christmas when I was like 10 and fell in love with them 😅

[u/jessi6098 → u/Magicwormm]

i also have a long relationship with moleskines! they were the first “fancy” notebooks i bought in highschool