The Well-Appointed Desk – For the love of pens, paper, office supplies...

I’ve recently acquired several packs of paper for 6-ring binders like Plotter, Filofax and similar. While you can cut and punch paper yourself to fill 6-ring binders, its fun to see that the 6-ring binder market is being revitalized.
I bought a combination of Personal/Bible size (6.73×3.74″) and A5 size (8.26×5.82″). Many of these are also available in the Pocket size but I don’t currently have a binder in Pocket size (4.72×3.18″)....

As I wander through my stash this month, I rediscovered my Caran D’ache 849 Fountain Pen. At one point, I had two (one pink and one green) but I have only been able to find the green one.
These pens are soft hex shaped barrels with a snap cap. The cap can be posted but make the pen ridiculously long. The nibs are unusual and custom Caran D’Ache nibs. They are an unusual shape with the hexagon “logo” embossed on the nib and a slit but...

I got a ton of freelance work this month. Which is great because January is a slow month for the shop so I was a little short on funds. However, when it rains, it pours, right? So, all the freelance I need to get out of my financial hole means I am working...

A few weeks ago when I went down the gel pen rabbit hole, Ana suggested I place an order with JetPens to try out everything. I meant to order the JetPens Purple Gel Pen Sampler ($22 for 10 pens), but I accidentally ordered the Purple Pen Sampler ($3...