One of the most anticipated parts of our recent trip to England was visiting Choosing Keeping in London. I’ve written about their wonderful stationery and beautifully wrapped online orders a couple of times. So it was a real treat to visit the actual shop in person.
Update for July 2022: I’m republishing a couple of my favorite London focused posts because, well, I’m in London right now! 🙂 I will definitely be stopping by Choosing Keeping during my visit. Maybe I need a new notebook? (when do I not need a new notebook!) Photos to come in a future post…. Cheers!
It’s never a bad day when you get a DHL package- it likely means you just received something from an international shop! I’ve written about how special Choosing Keeping in London is earlier this year. I’m back to share what how beautiful Choosing Keeping packaging is. Other stationery companies should take note 🙂
Most people never pick up the phone. Most people never call and ask. And that’s what separates sometimes the people who do things from those who just dream about them. You gotta act. You gotta be willing to fail. You gotta be willing to crash and burn. With people on the phone or starting a company, if you’re afraid you’ll fail, you won’t get very far.
— Steve Jobs
I love that quote from Steve Jobs, and I’m glad I captured it in my commonplace journal. It’s one of my most prized possessions. It’s where I tuck all the wonderful, inspiration, cautionary quotes that I come across in my reading and podcast listening. And it’s so easy to start! I’m sharing a few suggestions for using a commonplace journal- today!
Continue reading “The simple joys of using a commonplace journal”Choosing Keeping is an amazing online find that combines my love of London with my abiding interest in beautiful stationery products. So when I stumbled upon their website, how could I resist? Today I’m sharing an unboxing from Choosing Keeping…it’s going to have to be enough until I get back to London at some point!
Choosing Keeping is a stationery and art supplies store in Convent Garden in London. It appears to be largely women-run, which is just fine by me. (All the emails I’ve gotten from them have been from women.) In addition to some gorgeous Japanese stationery items (many of them are hard to find online), they have some gorgeous exclusive items under the Choosing Keeping brand. You can find out a bit more about their history (and some lovely photos of their store) here.
Continue reading “Longing for London: Unboxing special treats from Choosing Keeping”