Ok, I think these Passions journals are starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel a bit. How many people really need a whole separate notebook to keep track of the different kinds of chocolate they eat? The answer, I suppose is that no one really needs such a journal. A few people might want [...]
- Nifty
- 05.19.11
- Journal, new products, Places to Buy, record-keeping, 33beers, 33coffees, 33wines, beer journal, coffee journal, food, recycled, soy ink, wine journal
Here’s some cool notebooks I found out about from a reader (thanks June!) If you like beer, you’ll love this: See more at 33Beers.com There’s also a wine journal at 33Wines.com: And for those who prefer non-alcoholic drinks, check this one out: 33Coffees.com I like the design– they seem to have a nice balance of [...]
- Nifty
- 05.28.10
- Addict of the Week, Journal, Links, Moleskine, Other People's Notebooks, record-keeping, writing, cooking, elissa altman, food, kitchen notebook, poor man's feast, recipes, wine labels
This week’s notebook addict is food writer Elissa Altman, who calls herself a “journal junkie” and shares these images at her blog Poor Man’s Feast: Here’s some of her thoughts about her addiction: I don’t know when it happened, exactly, or why, but for as long as I can remember, I’ve been fanatical about notebooks. [...]
Talk about the ultimate indulgence: devoting a notebook entirely to one’s chocolate consumption! Isn’t it hard to start writing in a brand new notebook? Best to write or draw something on the first page right away, so you don’t have to be intimidated by the blank pages anymore. This is my newest one and I [...]
- Nifty
- 07.30.09
- Diary, Journal, Links, record-keeping, Diary, diet, exercise, food, health, motivation, weight loss
Just one more reason to love notebooks: they can help you lose weight! Lots of people (myself included) use notebooks to record their food intake and exercise. But here’s another suggestion I hadn’t heard of: Compliment Journal: This is more than just about compliments, but use it as a starting point. Write down inspiring quotes [...]
This has to be the strangest, most specific use of a notebook I’ve ever heard about: Clément Gaujal, a customer quality representative for Nissan who grew up in Paris, recalled that his mother had a tenuous grasp of batch size when it came to lentils, and often ended up serving their leftovers for three or [...]
Here’s someone who is just starting to use a notebook to track food and exercise: First things first, to find out if I can keep track of my eating and exercising, I have started a food and exercise journal. This is nothing fancy right now, it is just a spiral notebook left over from school. [...]
Here’s a nice image, from a New York Times article yesterday about the history of gin: It’s a recipe book from the 1820s, with some kind of formula, I guess, for making genever, a Dutch ancestor of the gin we drink today. I love all that small elegant handwriting and the way they’ve crammed so [...]