Tag Archives: to-do list

New Job, New Notebook

Over the last couple of years, I haven’t had a full time job. But when I did have one, my life was full of meetings where I took notes in notebooks, calls during which I doodled in notebooks, and responsibilities that forced me to write long to-do lists in notebooks. I tended to use larger … Continue reading New Job, New Notebook

Daily To-Do Schedule Using Graph Paper Notebooks

This is an interesting alternative to the Bullet Journal method. Torey Van Dot lays out each day’s tasks divided into categories and then slotted into time blocks on a schedule. As she writes in the linked post, a graph paper notebook made this layout workable. Who knew graph paper could make such a difference? She … Continue reading Daily To-Do Schedule Using Graph Paper Notebooks

What I’m Using Now: March 2018

Since my last update in January, I’ve finished one Moleskine Sketchbook and just started a new one. For my daily journaling and catch-all notebook, I’ve switched from a squared Moleskine to my lovely blue linen-covered Bindewerk dot-grid notebook. I’m enjoying being able to use my fountain pens more on this sturdy paper, though I miss … Continue reading What I’m Using Now: March 2018

Notebook Addict of the Week (Again): Julie the Gadgeteer

This week’s addict, the founder of the excellent site The Gadgeteer, has been featured once before. She’s addicted to gadgets, but as this photo shows, she’s still addicted to notebooks too! (Even though the post it’s from is about going back to keeping a digital to-do list.) I have been using a very simple Bullet … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week (Again): Julie the Gadgeteer

Planner Formats

How do you feel about planner notebooks with highly formatted pages? I love seeing images of how people use them, as the pages sometimes look wonderfully dense and textured with text and colors and highlighting. But when it comes to using them myself, I’m a bit reluctant. I make lots of lists on paper, but … Continue reading Planner Formats

Old Roaring Spring Notebooks

This is just a small part of an article in which Paul Zahl talks about the movie Super 8: Recently I came across ten little notebooks, notebooks for a person’s breast pocket, which I used for my to-do lists during the Winter and Spring of 1972-1973. I was a recent college graduate and quite confused, … Continue reading Old Roaring Spring Notebooks

Review and Giveaway: Word. Notebooks from Cool Material

The folks at Cool Material sent me a nice batch of their recently introduced “Word.” notebooks. These are a staple-bound notebook in the vein of Field Notes and the Moleskine cahiers, but with a unique page format. First impressions: I love the cover designs, in cool colors and camouflage patterns. They came packaged very beautifully … Continue reading Review and Giveaway: Word. Notebooks from Cool Material

Notebook Addict of the Week: Cheryl

This week’s addict is a fellow Brooklyn resident who works as an editor and blogs at Brooklyn Arden. In a post about how she uses notebooks in her work life, she shares this photo of notebooks she’s used since 2001: As an editor, she says she has “a long, long list of priorities to juggle … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Cheryl

The Simple Dollar on How to Keep an “Idea Notebook”

Another post about notebooks from The Simple Dollar, a blog about personal finance, self-improvement and frugal living. (Featured before in this post.) Trent talks about how he uses his “Idea Notebook,” including these tips, which he expands upon in the original post: I simply keep a small pocket notebook in my pocket at all times. … Continue reading The Simple Dollar on How to Keep an “Idea Notebook”