{Fall Fever}

“Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies.”

~Tom Hanks, as Joe Fox in You’ve Got Mail

Around my neighborhood, the leaves are just beginning to turn from green to yellow.  Children, wearing navy, woolen blazers with matching brimmed hats, re-inhabit the local red double-decker buses.  My local wine store has switched out their window display from roses to reds.  Fall is in the air!  And with that there is the prospect of stepping into a “new year,” which I suppose is due to all those years of conditioning for going back to school.  Despite London’s current weather, a record high of 80 degrees, I feel that fall excitement – maybe even more so since I am once again entering the world of academia as a student at “uni.”  Infected with that fall bug, here are a few academic essentials that I am toting with me to that eminent first day of class…

1.  Longchamp Le pliage bag – the perfect size for a few notebooks and a small laptop.  And it's water resistant.

2.  Super slim mid-year calendar book – a calendar that starts in August instead of January – how brilliant! 

3.  Retro multi-colored pen and Stabilo Boss highlighter – at the risk of looking like Elle Woods, I couldn’t resist these ones in pink and purple.

4.  Smythson mini jotter – a bespoke, pocket-sized notebook, perfect for taking down notes on the go – or in a museum.  I just love the array of colors and fun titles, like "OMG!" and "Tickled Pink".

5.  Stylish thermos – perfect for that needed AM caffeine kick-start. (I found this one at a local camping shop.)