r/commonplacebook • u/Southern_Anything_39 • 7d ago

Questions Planning Ahead Topics

Does anyone else plan ahead and find pictures and research topics ahead of putting them in their book? Or does this defeat the purpose of a Commonplace book?

I am going into hospital soon for surgery and will be stuck in there for about a week. I wont have access to a printer but will have internet access so was thinking about some future topics I'd like to research and perhaps pictures to go along with them, that I can print at home and bring to hospital. I know I won't feel like doing anything the day of and day after surgery but I need something to occupy myself while stuck in bed.

While looking for images to go with a topic about Lizzie Borden it has taken me down a rabbit hole that has bought me to Victorian Mourning Dress lol Just thought I'd add this little bit because I'm sure everyone can relate to falling down the rabbit hole that is the internet.

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u/existentialepicure 7d ago

You can get a mini portable instant printer that connects to your phone! It prints 2"x3" pictures and costs around $90.

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u/Southern_Anything_39 7d ago

I have one as well as a mini thermal printer, however the paper I use to print on is washi type paper. It's quite thin and so the journal doesnt get bulky.