I’ve noticed a couple of great posts about notebooks by Range over at Memoirs on a Rainy Day. I love it when people can just talk about their notebooks and why they like them and how they use them, as in this post: Notebook Obsession and Rhodia Love. He doesn’t have a photo of his … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Range
I love, love, LOVE Kolby Kirk’s travel journal. He’s documenting his project to do 100 hikes between May 5, 2009 and the end of this year. He’s about to embark on hike #77 as I write this! He uses a plain, pocket size Moleskine journal and each page is gorgeous– notes, maps, sketches, objects pasted … Continue reading Kolby Kirk’s Hiking Journal
The maker of these journals contacted me, and I thought they looked like a nice gift idea: Between Me And You Keepsake Journals. The journals are meant to be given to a loved one, and each contains blank space as well as a number of questions designed to prompt recollections about the relationship. The idea … Continue reading Between Me And You Keepsake Journals
I recently noticed this story about Siegfried Sassoon’s notebooks being archived at Cambridge University. Sassoon was a poet who refused to return to fight after being wounded in World War I. (Read Pat Barker’s novel Regeneration for an interesting perspective on his story.) The archive contains, among other things “Sassoon’s journals [and]Â pocket notebooks compiled … Continue reading Siegfried Sassoon’s Notebooks
Here’s a nice way to use notebooks, from Gretchen Rubin at The Happiness Project: Studies show that thinking back on happy times elevates mood, and observing and preserving memories is one of the most satisfying ways of bringing order to life. My mother started a memory-keeping tradition a few years ago that has proved to … Continue reading Preserve Your Happy Memories in a Notebook
Remember the tiny little notebook from this post? I contacted the company that makes it, and they were kind enough to send me some products to review– more traditionally sized ones! Presign International is based in the Netherlands, and they make a variety of stationery products including notebooks. The samples I received are from their … Continue reading Review & Giveaway: PSN & Flash Notebooks
It’s always interesting to read about how others use notebooks– everyone’s system is different! Here’s someone who’s found an inexpensive method that works for her: Searching for the perfect day planner has always been a difficult task for me. I have spent so much money on planners of every sort and size trying to find … Continue reading His Heart, My Desire: My Spiral Notebook System
I usually find the stationery chain Papyrus to be pretty slim pickings as far as notebooks are concerned, but one day I happened to spot this little gem sitting all alone on a bottom shelf: the Leonardo Pocket Journal. It’s kind of funny that it has a musical theme– I mean, why didn’t they call … Continue reading Review: Leonardo Pocket Journal
A reader named Carol sent me a really nice email a couple of months ago and I’m finally getting around to making her an Addict of the Week. Here’s some of what she had to say (I’m blushing as I write this!): I love you, I love your website, and I love all the other … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Carol
For a nice list of recommended materials for “art journaling, doodling and beyond,” check out this post at the blog Daisy Yellow. Among lots of other fun supplies, these notebooks are mentioned: Moleskine Notebooks ~ I use the sketch lined or unlined Moleskine for doodling, making lists, planning trips, drawing mandalas. Moleskine Watercolor Notebook ~ … Continue reading Daisy Yellow’s Top Picks for Art Materials