Here is a thing about notebooks: we all love them but at the same time we are scared of ruining them. True lovers of notebooks will be able to relate with this on a personal level. The moment we pick them up, the fresh scent of crisp blank pages and the excitement of holding a completely blank journal is just too much sometimes. It fills us up with a weird joy but then there is also this strange possessiveness about holding on to the newness of the notebook until we come up with a perfect idea of using them to write something good. You can take a sigh of relief because you can always buy a custom notebook or more to write in. 

If you are not sure about what to write in your personalized notebook then there are a number of ways in which you can utilize them and not feel guilty about keep them stacked up on your book shelf – unused and forgotten. Let’s get straight to business:

Recipe Book 

There might be certain recipes that you can vouch for. Some awesome, lip smacking and finger licking dishes which your grandma might have passed down to you. A good way to preserve those recipes is to write them down in a notebook. This will ensure that you will have a lifelong access to your favorite recipes and your future generations will have something to cherish. 

Travel Journal

Travelling to new places is a great way to learn about new cultures and gain fresh experiences. It is easy to get wrapped up during your travel time and you might end up remembering only the highlights of your trip. One way to keep a track of your entire journey and the things you came across is to write it down in a notebook. It will enable you to document your journeys to all the places you have been and let them recall like they happened yesterday. You may not realize it but every time you will pick your journal up after years, you will be taken back in time with these memories you stored in the form of words or pictures. 

Habit Tracker

Every so often, we promise ourselves to work on improving our present habits and developing some good and healthy ones. It is for our own wellbeing that we should keep growing into better versions of ourselves by ditching unhealthy habits and adopting healthy ones. It might seem like an unachievable task within the first few days of starting a new habit. Like, exercising every day or learning a new language. Writing everyday about your progress might help you in staying on track. Every time you will feel like giving up on your goals, a quick glance at the progress made by you might push you to keep going.

Health Tracker

As a person with chronic health conditions, you can keep a track of your symptoms by writing them down in a journal or a notebook. By writing about what kind of food you had and other details about your day, you might be able to identify your triggers. You can also find other ways to use a notebook. Purchase some pretty notebooks online to begin your journaling journey.