2025 Stationery Intentions (via A Gathering of Curiosities). Another thoughtful post from R.B. I’m still working through my own personal stationery intentions (as opposed to business goals).
A Stationery Year in Review: 2024 (via Urban Adventure League). Year-in-review season continues! Consolidation and enjoying the current collection is a common theme.
2025: Let’s Do This! (via Well-Appointed Desk). What planners are you using? Ana has some fun ones lined up.
Pen Plans for 2025 (via Pen Addict - Sarah). How do you choose which pens to keep when weeding out a collection? Many, if not most, of the ones I choose to hang on to have sentimental value.
Three Habits Worth Keeping (via Writing at Large). I loved this post. These are three habits I’m trying very hard to stick to in 2025.
The Vintage-Inspired Mythic Pens V53 (via Figboot on Pens). I’ve not added a Mythic Pens pen to my collection, and I love vintage-inspired designs….
Holiday Recap // Weirdoforest Penflections (via Weirdoforest Pens). Another great recap focused on intentionality.
My Notebooks for 2025 (via Inkredible Colours). Three notebooks is a good, manageable number for most people. It’s what I’ve settled on for daily/weekly use.
End of 2024 and a Happy New Year (via Dapprman). Two very interesting pens of the year!
Pen Review: Pilot Custom 74 (via UK Fountain Pens). A new voice over at UK Fountain Pens, reviewing one of my favorites.
In Case You Missed It…
This week on the blog I finished up 2024 recap content with a post about the top 10 products from our new shop and brick-and-mortar store! I also posted my 2025 planner/notebook system setup, which is going to drastically simplify things in the hope that I end up using more stationery and can better enjoy the writing process without worrying about keeping up with a strict system. (Since I’m not using Hobonichi this year, I can’t personally comment on any paper issues, though I’ve received a lot of inquiries.) Happy 2025, everyone!
We’re restocked and ready to go for 2025!
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop
I spent most of this week counting inventory in the shop, and immediately after I finished listing a huge Midori restock, which is now available for purchase just in time for New Year’s notebook season. We also have Roterfadens, Traveler’s Notebooks (including 2025 refills), and a continuing end-of-year clearance with a 15% automatic discount at checkout, no coupon code necessary. Just before the holidays, we also added Fisher Space Pen and Rite in the Rain All-Weather Pens to our selection of go-anywhere EDC options, so be sure to check these out!
Be sure to check our brick-and-mortar hours if you’re looking to visit us in person. We’ve gone back to regular, non-holiday public hours but you can always place an order online for pickup or make an appointment!
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