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Commonplace book.

From Latin locus communis, itself a translation of Greek koinos topos "general topic," in logic, "general theme applicable to many particular cases." See common (adj.) + place (n.). Meaning "memorandum of something that is likely to be again referred to, a striking or notable passage" is from the 1560s; hence commonplace-book (1570s) in which such were written down.

I am utterly obsessed with this idea of a commonplace book. I have tonnes of random notes scattered everywhere over years and years, and years and years, and never knew what to do with them. I am utterly and most absolutely annoyed with the fact that only now I found out that a commonplace book exists. 

I am also utterly obsessed with getting the right notebook. The right pen. The right everything so everything works beautifully. 

I am crazy about it. Good Lord please help me. Me and paper. Paper and me. 

Giselle C.