I filled up my 30th Field Notes notebook since 2015 this evening. From the stacks of empty notebook, I chose one of their recent United States of Letterpress editions as my next one.

I love starting a new notebook. When I get to the last few pages of the old notebook, I find myself looking for reasons to fill up those pages. Sometimes, I look for an excuse to leave them blank. That is what I did today. My excuse for not filling the last two pages was that the cover was beginning to separate from the binding. Notebook #30 had served me well, and was just plain worn out.

That’s how I feel now, and with my new notebook freshly enlisted, I am heading off to bed to catch up on sleep.