Little Book Of Ideas: Moving On...

Out with the old

So I've said it many times before, and I'll probably say it many times again before it's all over and done with, but I have a little journal notebook that I keep everything in. EVERYTHING. And by everything I really mean: doodles, lyrics, to-do lists, grocery lists, things to blog about, songs I want to look up later, reminders, randomly tucked-in receipts, notecards, post-its... you name it... It's probably in there. I draw my thumbnails for projects and designs. I scribble little indecipherable notes to myself. I'd be lost if I ever misplaced it. [In fact, I misplaced it for about 3 days not too long ago and I thought I was going to go crazy!]. Anyway...

I've only had my current one since April or so, but it's a bit beat up. I throw the poor thing into my purse numerous times a day and bend it every-which-way. I received a sweet Paul Frank "Cry of the Tiger" journal in my ~bon voyage intern swag bag from BUST and I thought it might be nice to start the new semester with a new journal. Of course I won't throw my pre-loved one away or anything! It'll go on the bookshelf with my pre-loved Moleskines. But it's just so hard... it's so hard to part ways with my sweet little book which contains so much passion and thought, including so many brilliant ideas I haven't gotten around to and more than it's fair share of really really stupid ones. 

But my question is... Do any of you keep a Moleskine or a journal of sorts in your bag with you and on your person at all times? I feel like my life has become much more productive since I brought journals into them. Some people prefer an organizer, some prefer a Filofax, some prefer their phones or merely memory. I just love having a tangible thing I can use pretty pens in! I'm so scared to write the first thing though! 

I'm taking the plunge, however! I'm going to switch journals tonight and I'll transfer any REALLY really important information over to the new one. Those crisp, clean pages are so daunting! And my pen doesn't have an eraser! Here's to a clean start!

In with the new

xoxo

29 comments:

  1. I have an A5 book that is like a journal - A diary kinda journal) I then stick in post its and things like that on each page under something resembling a date lol.

    I then have a small diary which had all my dates and places to be - I was using my phone but it began to irritate me again lol.

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  2. I used to keep one with me but, I forgot about it when life got really busy. I am however planning on starting a new one and keeping it with me at all times. I just want to be able to remember everything that is going in my life now later on. I've been taught so many lessons this year and I think writing them down will help me not forget. :)

    Much Love,
    sK

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  3. oh yes i have a journal and it is extremely helpful. i am a list writing even if i don't follow the list it helps empty my brain so i can move on to the next idea...my friend got me this really cute on for my birthday. the over is made from thin balsa wood and has a little cute creature in a hot air balloon, i LOVE it!

    xo,
    cb
    www.thecitybirdsnest.blogspot.com

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  4. I keep a tiny lined kraft moleskine in my bag at all times. I love it so much!

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  5. hey, i have the same journal as you (the old one)! i love it because it's like graphing paper and i can write all neat inside the boxes hehe. i just always have an agenda/planner for school. now that i'm graduated i'll have to develop some sort of new system...yikes...

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  6. I have a small brown paper notebook and a filofax on order - it may even arrive tomorrow...happy dance!!!!

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  7. I have a little cheap one that I bought at my local grocery store. I don't use it as often but I use it often when I find an interesting book at a book store to keep titles and author names in. Kind of like a little wishlist. Sometimes I put grocery lists and stuff in it. I should probably use it more. I tend to forget things easily. :)

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  8. Aw, I was going to say how badass that tiger looked, then I saw the little tear on its face. Poor thing! Still a cool looking journal though.

    I should probably start doing something like this. I'm pretty bad with time management so maybe it would help.

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  9. I have a Filofax that I keep in my bag all the time, it's perfect for keeping track of everything. Also, I'm so glad I'm not the only one that gets daunted by a shiny new notebook!

    barefeetinthepark.blogspot.com

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  10. I have a small black Moleskine that I carry around to jot down things in. It's super useful for writing addresses/lists/random quotes.

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  11. I can't live without my notebooks and journals :) They are scattered all over the house and my truck and have 3 or 4 tiny ones in my purse. It is the easiest way for me to keep track of evrything in my life, especially since I am so scatterbrained :)

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  12. I have two moleskine's on my person at all times. One is my daily journal - lists, prayers, blog ideas, etc. The other one is for a journaling class that I'm so far behind in!

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  13. Oh yes. I have one with me all the time. I just got a new one with a fancy dark red leather cover. (On clearance at officemax)

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  14. I do, i have two actually.
    One is where i put everything school related (classes ive taken, need to take, how much i owe, how much i paid, books for every class i need to take and how much they cost at the college bookstore) but not so much where i take notes for school.
    The other one is used for random tidbits that I need to remember and doodles as well.

    I find it easier to use a pen and paper then to go into my blackberry and write myself a digital note because then I will forgot i wrote it where as I look at two notebooks everyday

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  15. I have a moleskine but I never use it. I just don't know what to put in it lol.

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  16. I'm an architecture student so I always carry around my little black book to sketch. You never know when you may find something beautiful to draw!

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  17. I am the SAME way. I literally right things like wedding ideas for my future yet I don't even have a bf at the time ! lol from what I want to buy/wear and what I ate and what I want to make for dinner. Random quotes or things I think up. My Moleskine follows me everywhere and I use my colorful Staedtler and Stabilo pens.

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  18. I have both a journal and a planner. The planner has a list of everything I need to do, which half of it doesn't even get done, and the journal has just ideas, thoughts and random tidbits. Whenever these two go missing in my room I feel as though my life is out of sync. I love your new journal though. Its kick ass!

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  19. I keep a planner for school to write down my assignments, a moleskin for my drawings and paintings and a random little notebook to write down stuff : ) I love your journals : )

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  20. I have the same journal as your old one & love it! It's been one of my favorite journals. I really enjoy handmade ones on etsy too because you can choose the paper type, size & design! I couldn't live without mine either! I know exactly what you mean about writing in it for the first time too! <3

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  21. Hey first thing, I LOVE the name of your blog its soo cute! two, AWESOME tattoos and 3, I am totally following your blog. :-)


    xxx
    Missy
    http://throughanindielens.blogspot.com/

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  22. i have a sketchbook i have with me most always its great i have a stack of journals from the past its fun to go back and look at them and remember what i was thinking what i liked etc :)

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  23. this is me. i always have one on me ever since i was little. i have drawerfuls of them! but my question is where did you get that first journal? (your old one?)

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  24. I have a uber planner. random thoughts, classes, meetings, work, lists.... and its big!

    Sarah
    theantiquepearl.blogspot.com

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  25. Who doesn`t have a little book to write in? I have severals! One to draw in, one to paint in (that my lovely best friend Andreia made for me), one to write ideas and whatever in, one to write nice frases in and many more that I sometimes get a little crazy with somany moleskines!
    But I try to use them all at diferent times of the year.
    Ah! I`ve also got many diary`s!

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  26. I had a black moleskine that was my go-to item when I studied abroad. Now that I'm out of school, I have a red moleskine always in my purse but I don't use it as often. After reading this post, I'm ready to dive back in. And the new, clean, fresh notebooks are intimating to start, but so fun :)

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  27. ohwowow!! I have the notebook on the left and for ages i carried a page from it as the background design inspiration for my blog...and even weirder is that i was going to blog about this little book over the weekend..cute blog!

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  28. i'm totally with you on this one.
    can't live without writing things down!
    cute tiger journals.

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  29. here's my little book:
    http://marlagrace.blogspot.com/2010/08/kaelah-of-little-chief-honeybee-post.html

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