Stationary shopping may be the finest form of procrastination – but who can resist the joy of a perfect pen? | Jodi Wilson

Jodi Wilson is the author of Practising Simplicity: A Mother-focused Guide to Postpartum: A Companion For Life After Birth, which is being published in July .

She writes on Substack: “Write your thoughts, embrace your listicles, figure out the hard stuff. This is how you get to know yourself” A pen and a notebook can take you anywhere, she says.