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Why Do Some People Get Real Joy From Office Supplies?
If you are one of them, you probably have your own reasons, but here are mine
“The smell of new office supplies is so satisfying while being kicked out of Staples for inappropriate behavior with a file folder is so embarrassing.”
― Ryan Lilly, Write like no one is reading
I opened a package of brightly colored Post-it pads and felt a shiver go up my spine. How exciting! New Post-it notes to scatter around the house where I can capture all the important things that float around in my brain all day, like “scoop the cat litter.” Because, truth be known, if I don’t write it down I won’t think about it again until I am brushing my teeth before bed, and that is NOT when I want to be scooping the cat litter. Post-its are my life-line to order and sanity.
This thrill over office supplies is not a new thing with me. I have loved office supplies since I was 8 years old, pretending to be my daddy’s secretary at his office. I would sit at his desk and scribble things on message pads, pushing the buttons on the phone pretending to answer with my most grown-up voice.
Once, in my enthusiasm for the game of “office”, I opened the drawers of a 4- drawer metal filing cabinet. What I didn’t know was you should never…
