Thank you for visiting. This is Terufuku, the store manager.
In addition to our traditional matching items, Terufuku Shoten has started selling paper goods featuring my wife's illustrations, coinciding with our renewal in July.
I learned that many of the customers who buy our paper goods are regular diary users.
As someone who tends to get hooked on things, I decided to take this opportunity to start using a diary myself.
I plan to irregularly serialize "A 30-Something Guy's Diary-Starting Journey." Please follow along.
For a moment, I wondered if I would actually stick with a diary or journal, but
upon reflection, I realized that I'm actually quite diligent about analog record-keeping, whether it's jotting down small family memories in a diary to remember them, logging my training at the gym, or creating stamp books to collect stamps from my travels.
Maybe I can keep this up...! Maybe I'll get hooked...! I immediately rushed to a stationery store.
Stationery Museum Takizawa, a long-established store in Niigata.
The friendly manager patiently advised me, and I was able to make a good choice.
Here's the diary I chose!
Traveler's Notebook, regular size!
Apparently, it's commonly called TNR.
I was drawn to the cool genuine leather cover that appeals to men, and its high customizability.
I hesitated between this and the smaller passport size, but considering my intended use and style, I chose this regular size.
I immediately applied baseball glove oil...
George Tokoro said on TV that this is recommended for softening leather!
My intention is to use it as a record book to write down what happened on weekends and family memories in a diary-like fashion, so I don't forget them.
Considering its purpose, I chose a free weekly schedule for the main refill.
And of course, I have plenty of Terufuku Shoten's paper goods on hand!
In subsequent posts, I will introduce how I decorate and set up my diary.
Please kindly watch over this 30-something guy's challenge to a new hobby.
Terufuku Shoten's original paper goods can be found here