My First Moleskine

When I first read about Moleskines it was in a post on 43Folders. I’d been link surfing through various articles on David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) method and came across the post. The notebooks sounded cool, but I remember thinking “what’s all the fuss - they’re just a notebook?”

Soon after I dropped into the Brisbane Borders store to grab a copy of David Allen’s book and noticed that they had Moleskine’s in stock. I picked up a pocket sized one for a look and was immediately struck by the feel of the notebook. I don’t know how to explain it, but they really do feel different from other notebooks. They’re very solid and have a nice weight about them. The pocket sized ones feel good in your hand. I liked them immediately.

They are a little expensive … I have to admit the price tag made me hesitate. I rationalised that the notebook would become my new journal and therefore a priceless possession to me, thus making the initial cost negligable. Ha ha! There was not arguing with that. A squared pocket sized one ended up coming home with me.

That little Moleskine became my new journal and has seriously been the most comfortable journal I have ever owned. It was comfortable to write in, comfortable to hold, a comfortable size to throw in my handbag (which meant it went everywhere with me), and even a comfortable colour with it’s plain black cover and off white pages. Beyond comfort though, I just enjoyed it. It added something extra to an already enjoyable pasttime. It was a sad occasion when I retired it at the end of last year, but 31st December 2006 seemed such a fitting day for an ending.