Book of Shadows Update

I don't actually remember if I updated my blog when I received my huge, completely custom BOS in the mail.  But anyway, I did.  There were some issues, and they were dealt with, and the book is beautiful.  One problem:  I ordered a BIG. ASS. BOOK.  It's just so big that I don't know if I'll really ever use it whether in ritual or not.  I'm also afraid I might break it or scar it in any way, so I don't like to open it.  Since we just moved into our own house, I put it in my craft room on the bottom shelf of my bookcase for safe keeping.

So since that book is so large, I decided I need a smaller BOS for actual working.  I poured over multiple journals and sketchbooks in Barnes&Noble, and I finally decided on a small, $10 book with pretty, handmade paper.  This will not be the end-all BOS.  I actually hope I can go back to the ladies that made my large BOS and get a smaller version of the same book.  I like them because they do the screw-post binding.  If not them, then I'll go with a BOS that is traditionally bound and I'll just have to make sure I know where I want stuff to go beforehand.