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My Favorite Bookmarks
Because everyone knows that I love to read, people are always getting me bookmarks. Lovely bookmarks--Harry Potter-themed, Little Women-themed, Anne of Green Gables-themed. Bookmarks with clever quotes like "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me" (C.S. Lewis) or "When I have a little money, I buy books; if I have any left over, I buy food and clothes" (Erasmus). Bookmarks that pin down the page you're on, or come with a built in booklight or even a piece of the Berlin Wall (true story). I adore all of these bookmarks.
I never use them.
It's a cliche, but it's true for me. I hoard a pristine collection of idiosyncratic bookmarks, while I use everything else around the house to hold my place in my books. Here are a few of my most commonly used favorites:
1. Post-It notes
Yellow, pink, green, white--I keep several shades of neon Post-It notes around the house, and they often end up as bookmarks.
2. Sticky flags or book flags or Post-It flags or whatever you call them
Before I knew about these, I used to rip up Post-It notes to create them. My friend bought me a beautiful set of these some years ago, and I still use them to mark my books without marring them (and to hold my place).
3. Receipts, specifically restaurant receipts
CVS or grocery store receipts are too long (at least, mine usually are), but restaurant receipts are often the perfect length to use as a bookmark, and the only bit of paper I have in my purse at any given time.
4. Mail, usually postcards or coupons
I guess I get the mail around the same time I'm likely to start or continue reading a book, so a convenient postcard often gets wedged between the pages.
What are your favorite or most commonly used bookmarks?
My Favorite Bookmarks
Because everyone knows that I love to read, people are always getting me bookmarks. Lovely bookmarks--Harry Potter-themed, Little Women-themed, Anne of Green Gables-themed. Bookmarks with clever quotes like "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me" (C.S. Lewis) or "When I have a little money, I buy books; if I have any left over, I buy food and clothes" (Erasmus). Bookmarks that pin down the page you're on, or come with a built in booklight or even a piece of the Berlin Wall (true story). I adore all of these bookmarks.
I never use them.
It's a cliche, but it's true for me. I hoard a pristine collection of idiosyncratic bookmarks, while I use everything else around the house to hold my place in my books. Here are a few of my most commonly used favorites:
1. Post-It notes
Yellow, pink, green, white--I keep several shades of neon Post-It notes around the house, and they often end up as bookmarks.
2. Sticky flags or book flags or Post-It flags or whatever you call them
Before I knew about these, I used to rip up Post-It notes to create them. My friend bought me a beautiful set of these some years ago, and I still use them to mark my books without marring them (and to hold my place).
3. Receipts, specifically restaurant receipts
CVS or grocery store receipts are too long (at least, mine usually are), but restaurant receipts are often the perfect length to use as a bookmark, and the only bit of paper I have in my purse at any given time.
4. Mail, usually postcards or coupons
I guess I get the mail around the same time I'm likely to start or continue reading a book, so a convenient postcard often gets wedged between the pages.
What are your favorite or most commonly used bookmarks?
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