Gift Guides are starting to pop-up for the pen community. I feel like we go from planner season announcements to Fountain Pen Day to gift guides to best-of’s and finally year end wrap-ups. Its the pen community version of traditions, right? Then we’ll start all over again with plans for the upcoming year. It’s the…
I hope everyone is getting a chance to relax, eat their favorite holiday foods and spend time with people you actually like. If not, you can look forward to listening to Brad and I do yet another Holiday Gift Guide on the Pen Addict this week (episode goes live on Wednesday, Nov. 26). This is…
For some reason, the end of minting the US penny hits hard for me. While I do believe they will remain in circulation for many years to come, it just feels weird even if I haven’t paid cash for anything in months. Dig around in those change jars, couch cushions and under the seat in…
I have a lot to say about this week’s link of the week, a follow-up for left-handed writers based on a previous article in The Strategist about favorite pens. Oh, I have opinions. Lots of opinions. If you want to hear more, be sure to subscribe to our Patreon because next week, I’ll spill the…
A little life catch-up: Unfortunately, my dental surgery got postponed until tomorrow. Apparently, I was too nervous a patient for them without anti-anxiety meds. I warned them when I called to schedule the appointment. Why were they so surprised? I know its not a huge big deal for most people but I’ve never had anything…
I am scheduled for dental surgery on Tuesday so I am writing and editing Link Love ahead of schedule. Hopefully, all goes well and I will just be all “Thanks, Past Ana! Now you can sleep late on Wednesday.” But, on the chance that I am completely high on Tylenol with Codeine, enjoy Link Love…
My freelance work has been a little slow this week and so my initial reaction was sheer panic and stress. Then more level heads prevailed. I decided to tackle some of the very long list of Desk projects this week. As a result, I am slowly making progress on new designs for stamps and stickers…
