Buying someone's old, used notebooks .

Controversial maybe... but I bought someone's daily planner from the 1940s at a thrift store, and it's absolutely the greatest thing I've ever purchased. Imagine seeing an entry titled "Milk Delivery" or "Seeing the Maltese Falcon with Doris." Delightful! Incredible! What a way to learn about the days of freaking YORE. A little window into someone's life! Here's Ilene's five-year diary from eBay. It seems she did not commit to all five years, but she tried. And that is important too.