Do you have an empty notebook that just lies on your desk, intimidating you? Do you have the impulse to buy every aesthetically pleasing notebook you come across? Do you want a new hobby?
I myself am not ashamed to say I said yes to all of these. So, I’ve compiled a list of ideas for your empty notebooks!
➼ Recipe collection - Are your grandma’s family recipes deliciously akin to Gordon Ramsey’s? Be anything but an idiot sandwich by putting them all in a notebook! Also good for afood experiment journal, i.e. how many eggs can you put in a souffle before it comes out sous - bon? Record your findings!
➼ Vacation planner - Pretty self explanatory. You don’t need to actually be going on a trip to start one of these! I have several of trips to France, Egypt, and Greece, full of things I can’t afford right now. Mostly, they’re a motivation for me to get my studies done so one day I can go to these beautiful places.
➼ Bucket lists - Currently, my bucket lists includes learning how to wayfind (who doesn’t want to be Moana?), traveling (see vacation planner above), and getting a PhD! Yours can be separated by goal type such as adventure, travel, scholarly, etc.
➼ Budget lists - As a broke student, I don’t have much money. When I do have some, I like to keep track of it. Of course, there are cool apps for this, but sometimes having it handwritten makes the money feel more like yours.
➼ Book list - I always seem to buy brand new books, when I haven’t read the ones I have at home. In my defense... well, I have no defense, but they had pretty covers! Moving on, you can keep track of all the books you have to read, the books you want to buy, and the books you’ve stolen from your school library. I won’t judge!
➼ Social media planner - I have a notebook to plan all my tumblr posts. I’m not improvisationally eloquent, so to speak, so I have to write everything down including when I plan to make the posts.
➼ Quote collection - I love this idea so much! It’s one of my favorite things to keep a pretentious quote on hand from The Secret History so I can show all my friends how much I love Henry Winter.
➼ Astronomy journal - Does the Libra moon throw off your Capricorn rising sign? Write about the moon phases and how they reflect your mood! Also, you can note the different constellations in the sky during a specific season to get a better understanding of our beautiful world.
➼ Handwriting journal - This one I take straight from personal experience. My handwriting was atrocious until 8th grade, when I started to want aesthetically pleasing notes. I used all types of pens, pencils, and brush pens in this book. Over time, my handwriting actually improved! Although it took a good 3 months to see a difference, slow progress is still progress. This can be accompanied by lots of calligraphy youtube videos and your teachers marking your test wrong because they can’t read your handwriting.
Say which, if any, that you want to use! If you want me to go into more detail about any of these I’m glad to do so. Message me anything else you want me to post. Have a great day!
