I’d never heard this term before until reading a post at The London Parchment:
I am SABLE (Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy) on almost all stationery products, particularly with Field Notes.
What a handy abbreviation! I myself am probably not SABLE on notebooks, though I may need to reassess since I’ve lost track of where things stand after this past year’s acquisitions. As noted in this post and this post, I do make calculations about how long my notebook stash will last vs. my typical usage rate:
56 sketchbooks divided by 3 a year is a little less than 19 years, and I’ll only be about 67 years old at that point. The squared ones, if extended with the plain and ruled notebooks, will last up to 32 years, when I’ll be 81. I can probably ease off buying any more of those (unless I spot any really good cheap ones!) but I think I’m allowed to buy some more sketchbooks. Yay!
But I have to note that all but one of my grandparents lived well into their 90s, so it would seem that longevity is in my genes. I’m very healthy and hoping I stay that way for many years to come, thus I feel it’s only prudent to make sure I have enough notebooks to last me until the age of 95, or maybe 100.
I am unable to count all my spare notebooks right now because many of them are in a storage unit. So to be on the safe side, I probably shouldn’t stop buying more until I have a fully accurate grasp of the situation. Right?
And what if the singularity really is near? Radical life extension could really mess up my plans. The safest thing is to be prepared… by buying more notebooks.
I keep longhand journals, so I write through one whole book before moving on to the next. Surprisingly enough, I only buy one journal at a time. Right now I’m writing through a Leuchtturm, and I’m looking at getting a Nanami Writer when I’m 3/4 of the way through this!
I keep a spreadsheet of my notebook inventory. I have no idea how long it would take me to fill them up though since they come in various sizes, page counts, and rulings. It’s always a little celebration for me when I fill one up though. I would love a large Paperblanks hardcover right now, but looking at my spreadsheet helps me hold back for now….unless someone puts them on clearance!
Is the Polaroid box holding more notebooks or is it just a Polaroid box …. or a Polaroid notebook ?
The Polaroid box holds a Pogo printer that produces little sticker photos that can be pasted in notebooks, though I haven’t actually used it very much…
I also own a red Oxford notebook although a different model, and among all of the notebooks I own/owned this one is probably the one that made me journal the most .