I don't know if I've told you this, but I am a massive stationery geek! One of the ways I try to cheer myself up when I'm in a rubbish mood is to immerse myself in a stationery shop, first choice would be paperchase, or staples, but providing there is a decent size stationery area I'm happy.

My new objects of lust are my moleskine diary, my moleskine notebook and my squared moleskine notebook. (The other weird obsession I have is with squared paper!) The thing that strikes me first about the moleskine range is the quality.

The paper is a good thickness, a creamy colour and feels luxurious. Every notebook comes with a ribbon bookmark and elastic to keep it closed and the cover, whether you choose to have a hardback or softback book, feels strong, and looks great.

The range of choice with a moleskine is amazing, you can choose various types of diary, squared notebooks, plain, lined, storyboard books, the list goes on, and each has colour coded packaging. I can't remember them all, but the yellow is definitely squares! Each book also has a pocket at the back, for notes, or receipts or photos.

There is a lot of history and legend around moleskine notebooks, Hemmingway was reported to use one, and many other artists and writers. I think this contributes greatly to their popularity.

Now, let's talk price. These are not cheap notebooks. They are not prohibitively expensive, and I think the quality is reflected in the price, but a pocket notebook will set you back somewhere around the £5-6 mark.