The Post About The Pied Piper Aisle of Wal-Mart

The aisle called to me. The freshly stocked shelves that only last a short season.

School supplies.

Even though 10 years have come and gone since I was registered for a class, I still love the smell of paper and binders and procrastination.

I miss it almost enough to enroll in something.

Almost.

I was on the prowl for laundry detergent and cream cheese, but this notebook needed a good home. I love EverNote for Bugs my phone, but there's just something special about writing out a long list on wide-ruled paper with the goal of a dramatic cross-off with a Bic pen.


Manila folders are like running late and discovering the shirt you were going to wear doesn't need to be ironed. Perfection. As an event planner, I live and die by an Every Day Tickler system. You can too. Choose life.


Yes Indy, it's the ark of the covenant. It's not in Nevada. It's on my desk.

So what about you? What school supply makes your heart flutter?

{images: Jamie}