January 21, 2012

"CHILDHOOD OBSESSION"





Ever since I was about 8 years old, I have been collecting all sorts of small notepads. My Mom says I am obsessed with them and she recently found a box I packed before moving out from my house in Mexico FULL of small notepads in all colors and designs. I normally take really good care of my belongings so even if these notepads are many years old, they are still in top condition, the funny thing is, not a single page has been used.
Today I realized my Mom was right, I am indeed obsessed with buying small notepads but the curious thing is that even if I am a grown up now, I still have a thing for childish looking ones. I always think to myself; "I could really use this one! Bring it in my purse everywhere I go and write everything that comes to mind!". I can tell you that has never happened, but maybe, just maybe, this is the notepad that will finally get me to write on it, I mean, its pink and its has hearts on it! How can I resist? :)

Desde que era chiquita me da por coleccionar libretitas. Mi mama dice que estoy obsesionada y hace poco encontro una caja de las que empaque antes de venirme a Europa, llena de libretitas de todos tamaños colores y diseños. Normalmente cuido muchísimo mis cosas, así que aunque estas libretas tienen años y años, siguen como nuevas, lo mas curioso es que en ninguna he escrito, todas las paginas están en blanco.
Hoy me di cuenta que mi mama tiene razón, ciertamente estoy obsesionada por comprar libretas pero lo que mas me llama la atención es que a pesar de que ya no soy una niña, las libretas que mas me gustan son las que se ven mas infantiles (No me refiero a ninguna con la cara de Bob Esponja, no me vayas a mal interpretar :P).
Siempre me digo a mi misma: "En esta libreta si voy a escribir, es mas, la voy a meter a mi bolsa y la voy a llevar a todos lados, nunca sabes cuando te va a llegar la inspiración y necesites escribir".





128 comments:

catarina F Pinto said...

haha I have the same obsession! But with a tiny problem... I usually right like one or two pages of each!! Crazy! =P

Michiko G. said...

I understand your obsession! Sometimes when things look so pretty, I get this urge to buy it then later think "what am i going to do with this?" haha :))

http://januarygypsy.blogspot.com/

Eva said...

Aww I love cute little notepads too! The one in the picture is adorable :)

http://fashionistas-diary.blogspot.com/

xoxo

I Shopped 'Till I Dropped said...

It is so cute! I always fall for cute notepads, but never actually use them once I buy them!

Demmy said...

I'm obsessed with them too. That pink one is so cute.

life/style/flash. said...

I do the exact same thing - I can't stop buying pretty notepads but all of their pages are empty!!

[ life/style/flash. blog]

Anna said...

I think I share this obsession. I can keep myself from buying the booklets now, but especially really soft paper (think moleskine`s) really attracts me ;) .
I just learned that always just buying notepads that I won`t ever use won`t do my wallet any good.

Summer said...

this is so cute! i like the little heart on them :)

summer-ace.blogsot.com
notcaged.blogspot.com

Mia said...

<3 i love it! :))

fashion suicides said...

It's really really cute and I love the story behind it!

FASHION SUICIDES!

claude said...

lovely:)

claude//imaginetheswallows.blogspot.com

E. Katya said...

I have the same obsession! An entire drawer full of notepads :) but I usually use them for a day or two and then forget about them :p It's kind of funny to see what I've written through the years though!

ekatya.blogspot.com

Safia said...

Love it ! really cute !

fashionhypnotised said...

so cute!
xoxo,
fashionhypnotised girl

STAY ON THE FASHION said...

İ have the same obsession :-) the more problem the more write something :-)

Scorttarius.style said...

so cute!!!

Scorttarius.style

Maria Silvia F said...

Nice obsession :)

Bribes Éparses said...

So cute ! <3

http://bribes-eparses.blogspot.com

Dominika said...

I'm exactly the same when it comes to notepads!
but this one is really pretty!
<3

Fashion Philosophy
www.fashionphilosophy.net

umi said...

sooo lovely.pink is so cute.

http://umi-fashionstyle.blogspot.com/

The Fashion Robot said...

They are so cute, there is really no other word

linda-mari said...

This one's adorable :-)
http://www.linda-mari.com

Steffi said...

Sounds familiar! I have the same obsession, but I did write in them (only a few pages) and then they are just lying in my drawer (for a long time)! So we're having the same 'problem' here! Yours is lovely :) May many thoughts be written in it!

S.

Giulia S. said...

i'm exactly the same! i love these little diaries but i've never used one of it!:D they r soo cute!

besotes Giulia

http://mylifeasgs.blogspot.com/

Caroline said...

:))) I know what you mean, I still have all my pinkish notepads in a drawer...And every year I plan to do something with them, but I never got round to that.And I can't really use then know, because everyone else on my research is sooo serious and boring:(

Domonique Wilson said...

Me too!This one is especially nice :)

http://lilylovelock.blogspot.com/

x

CC said...

Same here! :) This must be a girls thing because I have quite a collection too ;) **

littlelulu said...

Having childish habbits let us be just for a little more children..!!so go for it my girl!!

http://lovelittlelulu.blogspot.com/

Anonymous said...

I've been buying these notepads since I was little, too, and never wrote anything inside.

This year I bought a new one, and, now, after 20 days, I realized I started to write little things inside... Since I have few little project going on (connected to my work, my hobbies, my travel plans), I find myself quite often to write inside little ideas that jump into my mind while on train or somewhere not close to my computer! And-yes, it's pink and too sweet! (and I am 24 year old and working full time serious job!), but I have a big le sac where I can hide it from my bussine colleagues (mostly men)!

So, perhaps, who knows, this pink beauty will maybe actually be useful one day!

sweetcriminal said...

soo pretty :)

modelovers said...

Oh the Book is really lovely! It looks so cute!

Tanja

www.modelovers.com

Trips &amp; Treasures said...

Haha I always loved them aswell, still carry a little one with me all the time. And I loved it when they had matching pens. My favorites were oilily and that colourful spanish brand ( agatha...) Now I don't care that much anymore how it looks :)

www.tripsandtreasures.blogspot.com
belgian fashion blog

IZZE said...

everyone keeps buying me notepads... lol

Izzah Anne Abdullah said...

aaah so cute :D ! I like to collect it too, but not as 'freak' as you, hehe

a sip of fashion baby said...

ahahah andy your heart is like a child heart!! good thing! i have the same obsession....no way to resist!!!

Krissy ~ said...

this is a beauty! so cute!
Krissy xoxo

Superblondeep said...

yo tambien coleccionaba libretitas cuando era niña! y tambien las tengo empacadas en casa de mi madre. tambien cuido mucho las cosas desde siempre. me siento identificada contigo. Y tambien intento meter e mi bolso una libretita para apuntar aunq al final acabo cambiando mil veces de bolso y acaba en algun bolso que ya no uso jajajaja. besos

Greta Miliani said...

It's soooo cute and lovely!!!

xoxo
In Moda Veritas

Cinja said...

haha i know exactly what you mean! cute book

santhi said...

Well everybody have some obssesion!
Your is really cute:)

http://santhanaz.blogspot.com/

Michelle said...

I can´t believe it! Same as me, haha :D I´m crazy about small and cute notepads, this looks so pretty. I envy you a bit :D

Eva said...

so lovely ! You're not the only one with this obsession ! :)

http://sunpeacelove.blogspot.com/

Daniela said...

For me the problem is that I keep getting note pads as presents but never use them but don't want to throw them away!

Elena Martínez Bengoechea said...

so cute!

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Fashion Recession said...

Yep yep, I know the disease. Have them too, but with me they are always full!! I write to much, have em next to my bed in my purse, on my desk with my computer and ideas just come rushing in the whole time and I write them down:)

All love Lola

xoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxo

http://fashionrecession.blogspot.com/

MikalaFashion by Kalina said...

lovely!

Veronique said...

Haha wat grappig, die "obsessie."
Ik vind deze ontzettend schattig, heel veel succes met al je notities opschrijven haha!

Lindsay [rookie's nest] said...

I had/have the very same obsession! I think it was a little girl thing, and it carried through to our adulthood!

Shelly said...

I have the same obsession but I never keep one for a longtime because I don't write so many thing and it's not practical, but I still buy it.. lol

Thepeppymay

Fashion Yoanna said...

is so cute :)

http://www.rockglamfashion.blogspot.com/

Anja said...

Very sweet!

<3 Anja

http://anjasfashionblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy.html

Miri said...

I have the same obseesion - so addictive!


Miri's Castle

Donna said...

I'm always buying things I never use, but that's not the case with notebooks. I always need them wherever I go, but I never seem to have one with me...

http://borrowedwardrobe.blogspot.com

Marta said...

I like collection small notepads too!! hahaha

http://www.martasfashiondiary.com/

AnieB said...

Si te sirve de ayuda, yo la llevo en el bolso, para apuntar detalles de la gente que me llaman la atención, un pantalón, una camisa, un trend, como una clase de"coolhunter notebook", me sirven de mucha ayuda en las clases, y sobretodo si me viene algún diseño a la cabeza(soy diseñadora),puedo esbozar por encima, antes que se me olvide, y cuando llegue a casa, plasmarlo en el Dina 3. ;-)
Espero que te ayude
Bsos
AnieB
http://lahabitaciondelaspequenascosas.blogspot.com/

Flaviana Boni said...

really nice!

MY BLOG: Dress Up For Armageddon

Karina said...

very cute indeed ! especially with the matching pen !
i have the same problem - i have wayy too many, and can always justify adding one more to the collection

happy weekend !

www.mademoiselleonthemetro.blogspot.com

My Own Sight said...

cute!
http://myownsight-flor.blogspot.com/

Marzena said...

So nice post Andy ! i've got one too ! And I was obsessed with it like you :D Kiss !



http://mfashionmyobsession.blogspot.com/

Angelina said...

Very cute! Like it :)
http://lifeisnobar.blogspot.com/

Joyce Sandra said...

i really have the very same obsession like you. the difference is i always write them. almost all of em, and when i grow up, i laugh at what i did write. hahah. have a good day :)

http://juzijuz.blogspot.com

V. said...

always liked and never used them!! ;)

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don't miss it!!

V.

Georgiana said...

I had the same obsession when I was little, haha!
http://sugarspiceandsomestyle.blogspot.com

kellyfrancess said...

im sure your collection is fantastic

http://heelsandinspiration.blogspot.com/

Bch said...

oh!! muy graciosa la agendita :)
http://www.purebch.com/

The Fancy Teacup said...

I gravitate towards darling notebooks as well. Yours is total eye candy. x

www.TheFancyTeacup.com

PiruletadeGato said...

Como te entiendo! Yo es entrar en una papeleria y me vuelvo loca...


lollipopcat.blogspot.com

RaspberryBlonde said...

Haha! So glad I'm not the only one! ;-)
Greets from Brussels,
Natalie

www.raspberryblonde.blogspot.com

Monika said...

Love your new notepad Andy,wish you luck with using it!

Gopika said...

Love the blog! A new post has come up on my blog too. I hope you take a look and maybe we can follow each other?
EstiloByGopika

xx Gopika

Meekay said...

Super cute!

http://thefashioninbox.blogspot.com

OceanWind said...

HAHA I'm totally the same but also like stickers!!!!

Ocean Wind

Michelle Lee said...

lovely :)

pinklemonincrystal.blogspot.com

Coffee &amp; Vogue said...

I'm a FOLLOWER :)

Angela said...

I really recognized myself in this post, I love all kinds of small notebooks and planners, and I always say I'll keep it in my purse and look like an organized person, but I rarely do :)

http://angeladissected.blogspot.com

Maria said...

I understand this obsession!!!! So cute the notepad .

via-fortunata.blogspot.com

Tanja van S - PureGlam.tv said...

Very nice... looks great

Tanja - PureGlam.tv or via Facebook-Page

Bren said...

I'm a notepad nerd too. I would buy notepads and journals. I wrote in every single one of them, but never completed each page. Then I would just buy another one and repeat. I bought mine because my journalism professor taught us to always keep a notepad in hand in case a story broke. :) And I love writing utensils and notepads.

jennyschallenge said...

I too carry a notebook with me everywhere in case I think of something or see something that I want to remember later (because if I don't write it down, I'll forget LOL) My notebook isn't as cute as yours, though :)

B. said...

So cute!

lini said...

very cute!!!

http://onemoonfourstars.blogspot.com/

lucia m said...

so cute!!!!

www.aroundlucia.com
www.aroundlucia.com

Priya :) said...

Aww! Thats a really cute one!! I have a similar obsession, only instead of notepads I pick up coin purses!!! everytime i see a cute one, its mine!! :D

House of Avandan said...

Very cute.

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http://www.houseofavandan.blogspot.com

Material Fixations said...

Oh my god I suffer the exact same obsession!Every small cute notbook with high quality paper I see I compulsivly buy, promising myself I will use it again and again, keep a diray, right spontanously on it while in the metro etc... An I never do.

jolenesfashiondiary said...

Cute!!!

http://jolenesfashiondiary.blogspot.com/

WearAbouts said...

that's so cute! I love hearing interesting little facts about you :) <3
Rory
www.WearAboutsBlog.com
CHICTOPIA

lisa signorini said...

you are right! it's so cool!

New outfit post on my blog: I'm waiting for u!
have a great Saturday!
www.thecurlylady.blogspot.com

GIULIA said...

omg that's confirm what I think you're the best I feel a sort of connection with u.
P.s I had and have the same obsession...
xoxo
Giulia
http://onemoreaddictioninmyworld.blogspot.com/

Joana said...

Aww it's cute :)

http://callme-jo.blogspot.com/

eva goes to rio said...

sooo cute, that you share your childhood memories/obsessions with us! i always tell myself, to use the notebooks, which i only buy, to note any memos...but somehow it does not work...but i love this one! <3
EvagoestoRio

Memories from (fashion) wonderland said...

hahah i do this, too! I just write in a couple pages and then buy a new one! Terrible :)! but it's kinda cute though

FrantiDacoss said...

compartimos obsesión!yo tambien adoro las libretitas hehehe
si puedes pasate por nuestro blog, somos nuevas en esto.
graciaaas!
frantidacoss.blogspot.com

Fashion in the Alps said...

this is so cute :) and makes you very sympatich ! :)

http://fashionalps.blogspot.com/

Brittany said...

awe that's so cute :)

Eva said...

Haha, so sweet! I have the same thing with diary's ;)

www.creativityandchocolate.blogspot.com

Marloes said...

This notepad is the cutest thing ever! Lets see if you're going to use it ;)

Jorien said...

Aaww that's so sweet! The colours of the notepad are so pretty:) can totally understand your obsession with these notepads!

Xx Jorien - fab-by-me.blogspot.com

Sophia said...

You can never have enough notepads haha :) I do the same thing! This notepad is such a lovely one <3

Ría said...

I have the same "problem". From a year ago, I told my self that I wouldn't buy anything that I know have tons at home that I can use.
I own tons of pens, pencils, notebooks, and jelwery, that most I dont use because I dont want to damage it!

http://www.atitelavoyacontar.blogspot.com

Miladies said...

Oh I love it, it's super cute :)

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Miladies**

Karen Ussene said...

I was the same, as I child I would buy notepads, and agends, but never use them lol. But now I can't live whithout them both!
And now I'm on the hunt for a 2012 agenda!

mandy said...

you're not alone- I have the same obsession :)

stylelover said...

I totally understand as I have the same obsession myself! I collect notebooks especially pink, red and orange ones and I never use them. Everytime I say to myself ''I'll buy this and I'll certainly use it this time.''

fatima said...

Me encanta tu blog!! eres todo una innspiracion para las mexicanas!

Agora tô pronta said...

So pretty, I loved!


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@vanespp
Beijos <3

Feren Natasha said...

This is really cute! I'm loving the color!!! Aw, a cutie one x)

http://turtleintheheels.blogspot.com

monkeyshines ♥ said...

adorable!

Bises,
monkeyshines
http://monkeyshines-monkeyshines.blogspot.com/

Meji said...

I have the same obsession!

http://liferrarito.blogspot.com/
http://liferrarito.blogspot.com/

Styleclouds said...

So cute! Love it! xo, Christina

http://www.styleclouds.de

The Car Addict said...

SO lovely!! :D

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Yana Stoyanova said...

I share the same obsession. When I see a pretty little notepad I just have to have it. But never write anything. It's funny :)

Laia :) said...

A mí las libretitas, boligrafos y demás me encantan!
Siempre que veo alguno que me gusta por determinada cosa me lo tengo que comprar!

Un besote guapa!
www.elmundodelaia.blogspot.com

Designerscut said...

I do the same thing! I use some, but I have lots of un-used pretty little notebooks. I especially LOVE Paperchase!

http://www.designerscut.net

Jana said...

right, i've got the same obsession
( :
it doesn't matter if it is usefull, it just have to look cute c( :

Chloe Jacqueline said...

How cute! I love notebooks too! I have soo many!

elite barcelona said...

All the girls had this kind of obsession !

It was so cool to write on a notepad all the stuff which happened on a day !

http://www.elitebarcelonablog.es/

ans.K said...

Haha I think a whole lot of people understands you!
I have the obsession to! (and I always smell to the new notebook paper, weird huh!)

Xoxo Alec
http://awkward-a.blogspot.com

Costanza Saglio said...

ME TOO DEAR!! In the exactly same way!! Ahahahah I'm glade there's someone else with this obsession!! :D <3

simplysuzu said...

I have the same kind of obsession! I kept buying little notepads and books just because they were cute, but I kept them in boxes unused. I don't buy that much anymore but I can't help it whenever I see the cute little things.

Sophie said...

Same here haha, they´re soo cute!


http://i-have-no-inspiration.blogspot.com/

Anngie Cabello said...

Tienes un serio problemita hahaha, mi hermana mayor es igual, pero con las hojas de las libretas, esas que tienen algún diseño bonito en algún lado. Está bellisima esa la de la foto. Parece de Agatha Ruiz de la Prada junto al lapicero, quizás te gusten sus diseños porque son así, coloridos e infantiles. Xoxo

QueenOfNoise said...

That's exactly what i do! But I'm trying really hard to not to leave them "untouched" from my pen. :D

Rox said...

I totally understand ypur pbsession girls.. For those who love beautiful notebooks, visit this page. You won't resit! But please, do use them, they are great at keeping our memories and thoughts!..

Hecho a mano en España

http://roxandsan.com/roxandsanjournals.html

KarinaHTM said...

Yo tmb tengo la misma obsesión!
Amo las de Jordi Labanda, compro y compro cómo si no tuviera jajajaja

carlasbreakfastime said...

Colecciono millones de libretas! me encanta! Andy cuando vas a venir a Lima? Ojalá pronto. Mañana me voy a México! yupi!!!

www.carlasbreakfastime.com

Elizabeth said...

Yo solia hacer las mias, compraba hojas de colores, las cortaba y pegaba, y las forraba con un material mas resistente xD

Esa libretita que pones me recuerda a Romero Brito, amo su estilo de diseños♥

FashMags said...

I always say i'm going to do that too and i never do lol but hopefully that will change one day.

http://fashmagsbypam.blogspot.com/
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