February: Notebooks and diaries// Cuardernos y agendas

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Hello, #hive-collectors community. This February, the topic is what do we write in our notebooks and diaries? This is a contribution from @mipiano. Ever since we learn to read and write, it's a never-ending task. I write so much that I even use receipt paper ♻ to keep mini-lists for grocery shopping or other items.
For me, writing is an art, a pleasure, or a habit—I don't know—but when I was a student, I took notes and did my work by hand. Then I graduated and started working, where I met a man who sold life insurance. For several years I bought from him and they gave me free diaries, but I used small notebooks to translate the English manuals for medical equipment into Spanish so I could understand how it worked and how to use it, because there were no manuals. Between 1990 and 1998, companies gave away small, medium, and large diaries at the end of the year. That's why we have a mini-collection. Some had mathematical conversion tables for temperatures, electrical formulas, and cable gauges inserted into them.

I really loved writing; I even made inventories of all the equipment in the hospital to keep better track of it.

I only wrote the data in the planners; others were left unused because I preferred to use bond paper for folders.

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Hola, comunidad #hive-collectors. Este mes de febrero el tema trata de ¿qué escribimos en los cuadernos y agendas? Esta es una contribución de @mipiano. Desde que aprendemos a leer y a escribir, esa tarea se hace interminable. Yo escribo tanto que hasta en el papel de recibo los utilizo ♻ para llevar las minilistas para las compras de alimentos u otro artículo.
Para mí escribir es un arte, es un placer o manía, no sé, pero cuando estudiante tomaba notas y hacía mis trabajos a mano. Luego me gradué y comencé en el trabajo; allí conocí a un señor que vendía seguros de vida. Por varios años lo compré y ellos me obsequiaban agendas, pero yo usaba libretas de notas pequeñas para traducir los manuales del inglés al español de los equipos médicos para saber el funcionamiento y uso porque no había manuales. Entre los años 90 y 98 las empresas obsequiaban a finales de año agendas pequeñas, medianas y grandes. Por esa razón tenemos una minicolección. Unas traían insertadas tablas de conversión matemática de temperaturas, de fórmulas eléctricas, de calibres de cableados.

Verdaderamente, me ha encantado escribir; hasta hice unos inventarios de todos los equipos existentes en el hospital para llevar un mejor control.

En las agendas escribía solo la parte de los datos; otros quedaron sin usar porque prefería usar papel bond para carpetas.

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After retiring, I have been living in Hive for seven years now, and I write on recycled paper. I have made or recycled notebooks, using the colorful covers and blank pages that my children used. There I write down recipes, knitting patterns, and passwords for banks, email, and the whole family.

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Después de que salí jubilada y estoy en hive desde hace 07 años, escribo en hojas recicladas. He realizado o reciclado cuadernos, usando las carátulas llamativas y hojas en blanco que usaron mis hijos. Allí escribo recetas, patrones de tejidos y contraseñas de bancos, email, de toda la familia.

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This Tom and Jerry notebook, because it was small and had a little mirror, I carried in my purse; it served me well in 1984 when I was studying at university. There were some concerts in the capital of my city, at the fairs, where a very famous comedian performed and gave me his autograph, as did a romantic singer.

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Esta libreta de Tom and Jerry, por ser pequeña y por tener un espejito, la cargaba en el monedero; me sirvió en el año 84 cuando estudiaba en la universidad. Hubo unos conciertos en la capital de mi ciudad, en las ferias, donde se presentó un cómico muy famoso y me escribió su autógrafo, y también un cantante de música romántica.

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My husband also gave me his notebooks and diaries. Since technology wasn't as advanced as it is today, we had to write down the phone numbers of family and friends on accordion-style notes for emergencies and keep them in our pockets and purses. Now, with cell phones, this is no longer necessary because all our contacts are stored there.

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También mi esposo me facilitó sus libretas y agendas. Al no existir la tecnología como la actual, entonces debíamos anotar cada teléfono de familiares y amigos en notas tipo acordeón para momentos de emergencia, tenerlos en nuestros bolsillos y carteras. Ahora con el celular ya no es necesario porque allí se guardan todos los contactos.

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These notebooks are very pretty; one of these days I'll buy one for my daughter, because she collects them; coincidentally, there's a purple one, her favorite color.

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Estos cuadernos son muy bonitos; un día de estos compro uno para mi hija, porque ella los colecciona; casualmente, hay uno morado, su color favorito.

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Friends of #Hive-Collectors, it was a pleasure once again to be here sharing memories and images of what we wrote in our notebooks and diaries. I hope you enjoyed this presentation and initiative. Your comments are welcome…

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Amigos de #Hive-Collectors, fue un placer una vez más estar aquí compartiendo recuerdos e imágenes de lo que escribimos en los cuadernos y agendas. Espero que les haya gustado esta presentación e iniciativa. Sus comentarios son bienvenidos…


Well my #Hive-Collectors friends have a nice day!


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Hello @multifacetas, thank you very much for your participation. The Tom and Jerry notebook has a great sentimental value then, as it is part of your memories and the nice moments you have lived. And what you say about the cell phones, that we store all the phone numbers in them now, I anyway like those small notebooks where we used to write the phone numbers. True, now we barely use them for their real purpose. Thank you for your collection!! 😇

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Greetings. I like this community because you search through drawers and closets to participate. I am amazed every time that, years ago, you bought objects or received them as gifts, and since I like to recycle, they are still there. Even though I have moved three times. It also brings back many pleasant memories. Thank you. 🙏😍👍

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