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Are you addicted to buying notebooks but then you can’t decide what to use them for? Ha busted! Don’t worry I’m the same. Here are some inspirational ways to use a blank notebook. Hopefully, there are some new ways to use a blank notebook that you haven’t thought of before. But remember those notebooks are supposed to be used, they are no good being stuck away in a drawer. Give them life!

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Below are 100+ Ways to Use a Blank Notebook

Self Care

  • Gratitude Book
  • Dream Journal
  • Affirmations
  • 365 days of happy (write one thing that made you happy that day and read at end of year or whenever you feel down for a pick me up)
  • Inspirational quotes
  • Positive stories of inspirational people
  • List of things that make you happy
  • Brain dump
  • Praise journal – good things people have said about you (either personally to you/via email/over the telephone/any good reviews you have received on your business etc)
  • Fashion planner (clothes to buy/sell/ wish list/ accessories/ creating a minimal wardrobe/ cut pictures out magazines/ outfit planner/colours and styles that suit you)
  • Date night ideas
  • Things to look forward to  – we all need stuff to look forward to. In times like these when you may have had things cancelled its always important to have things to get excited about
  • Hobbies (current ones and any new ones you want to pursue in the future)
  • Mental health toolkit ( sometimes you cannot see the woods for the trees when you are feeling low. Create a list of things that you can do that will help you feel a bit better –  things that make you feel good when you’re feeling down/ achievements/ tv programs that make you feel better/ books to read/ things to remember/ activities to do/ things that you have to look forward to/happy quotes)
  • Therapy journal – if you are having professional therapy or even if you are just writing down how you feel, getting your thoughts onto paper will feel like you have decluttered your brain!

Ways to use a notebook

Planning

  • Diary/Calendar
  • Bullet Journal
  • To-do list
  • Daily/weekly/monthly/yearly goals
  • Life goals
  • Time Tracker
  • Small ideas book for your purse for on the go
  • Brainstorming
  • Morning and evening routines
  • Schedules (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • Shopping list
  • Wish list
  • Decision-making aid( pros and cons e.g. moving to a new area/taking a new job etc)
  • Wishlist
  • Master to-do list -the daddy of all to-do lists
Ways to use a notebook

Study

  • Course notes
  • Courses you want to take (free and paid)
  • Moving away to university planner (course information/ house/hall information/ student loans/ money/ potential jobs/ things to sell/ things to buy/room decorating ideas/ books to buy/ moving in days/ simple meals to cook/ budget planner/ study tips)
  • Exam revision/preparation
Ways to use a notebook

Work

  • Blog planner
  • Meeting notes
  • New job research (job ideas/interview questions/areas to look/skills to learn)
  • Ideal job and what skills you need to get there
  • Business goals
  • New business ideas
  • Useful websites
  • Job notes (useful things you learn at work so you can do your job more efficiently. Very useful to start on day one and add to. I created one of these on my of my previous jobs and was able to use it to train up a new member of staff when I Ieft
  • Continuining professional development – courses you need to take etc to keep a member of a particular body for example
  • Youtube video planner
  • Mystery shopping assignment notes
  • Side hustles (research new side hustle ideas  and keep track of all the ones you have on the go)
  • Reselling book (inventory/ what to buy/trends/ income and expenses/packaging/suppliers)
Ways to use a notebook

Finances

  • Budget Planner
  • Invoice tracker
  • Income and expenses tracker
  • Subscriptions
Ways to use a notebook

Creative

  • Art journal
  • Drawing /painting/sketchbook portfolio
  • Scrapbook
  • Calligraphy practice
  • Book ideas (short stories/novels/poetry/non-fiction)
  • Birthday card memento (stick your special cards inside)
  • If the book is too old you could make a kindle cover or book art
  • Make your own colouring book
Ways to use a notebook

Memories

  • General memory book. Could do for each year or a specific event/holiday
  • Pregnancy journal
  • Photo album (Wedding/Birthday/Anniversary/holiday/Christmas/Halloween)
Ways to use a notebook

Are any of these ways to use a blank notebook for you? If not read on for more ideas.

Home

  • Gardening journal
  • Home management book/binder (e.g. Doctors/dentists/rental agreement/tenancy information/ landlord contact details/ utility info/ expenses)
  • Decorating and décor inspiration for your home
  • Moving house checklist (addresses to change/ furniture removals/furniture to buy/ stuff to sell/ new utilities to set up/ doctors and dentist to register at/new schools to register at, distances to things such as public transport and emenities/ stuff to check out/ which boxes have which stuff)
  • Research potential new places to move to (either another part of your country or even a new country – house prices/ rental prices/ jobs/cost of living/ nearest public transport etc)
  • Dream house vision planner
  • Address and telephone numbers
  • Cleaning schedule
  • Shopiing list
  • Password book

Ways to use a notebook

Self Development

  • Vision board book
  • Morning pages
  • Declutter journal
  • Bible study/prayer journal
  • Wise words from inspirational people
  • Achievement list (On a bad day you can look back at your list – add both big things and small things)
Ways to use a notebook

Health

  • Recipe book
  • Meal planner
  • Mood tracker
  • Essential oil information/ inventory/supplier/ results you have experienced/combinations you have tried/ products  you have made)
  • Crystal healing book – crystals you have, where you bought them from, what healing properties they have
Ways to use a notebook

Goals

  • Business goals
  • Work goals
  • Financial goals
  • Bucket List
Ways to use a notebook

Gifts

  • Letters to (husband/wife/kids/parents/grandparents/sibling)
  • Reasons why I love you
  • Scrapbook of your time together (e.g. over a particular holiday or for anniversary or birthday)
  • Happy Birthday wishes and messages (instead of a card)
  • Retirement book with well wishes from colleagues and photos and anecdotes of their time together. Can always pop in a card at the back with a gift card or voucher)
  • This is your life – create a birthday book of photos, memorabilia and notes from their lives for a special birthday
  • Get well soon book (with wishes from you and friends and family, notes, maybe a gift card or subscription to magazine/ for amazon/ideas what they could do if bored)
  • Baby shower book– perhaps advice for the new mum/ letters to the baby/ gift of massage for the mum/ book recommendations, etc
  • Hen party/bathelorette/ advice to the bride

Travel

  • Travel planner (packing lists/places to see/budget/receipts/ climate/itinerary/schedule)
  • Diary – document your experiences for a cool memento
  • Sketches/paintings of the places you go
  • Travel scrapbook/photo album
  • A list of all the places and things you want to do in your own city (museums/exhibitions you want to go to/libraries/ restaurants/meetups)

Events

  • Holiday/vacation planner
  • Christmas planner
  • Wedding planner
  • Gift ideas
  • Wedding guest book

Fun stuff/leisure

  • Book planner (books to read/have read/ reviews/books to get out of the library )
  • Summary notes of books
  • Book club notes
  • Funny things that happened that day
  • Make a spell book – it could be a fun project for Halloween or if you have witchy vibes you could transform a notebook with your spells.
  • Learn a new language notes
  • Things to do when bored list
  • Fun planner – all the fun stuff you want to do (holidays you want to take/ stuff you want to buy/ places you want/trips you want to take)
  • Movie planner (movies you want to see/movies you have seen/movies notes & summaries/ movie quotes/ movie reviews)
  • Sticker book (just like stamp collecting (there’s another idea! – you could either just stick stickers in your book or you could add pockets or envelopes to your pages and add packs of stickers to organise them neatly for when you need them)
Ways to use a notebook

Summary of Different Ways to Use a Blank Notebook

  1. Self-care
  2. Planning
  3. Study
  4. Work
  5. Finances
  6. Creative
  7. Memories
  8. Home
  9. Self Development
  10. Health
  11. Goals
  12. Gifts
  13. Travel
  14. Events
  15. Fun Stuff/leisure

Finally, these ways to use a blank notebook may be for you

Below are a combination of ways to use a blank notebook.

  • Positivity book (inspirational quotes/positive stories/ goals/things that make you happy/photos that make you smile/cut out images that make you smile/achievements)
  • Art Book (sketching/doodling/lettering/painting/drawing scrapbook)
  • Health Book (food/mood/happy thoughts/exercise)
  • Productivity (routines/goals/schedules)
  • Food (meal planner/recipes/websites)
  • Event Planner (Christmas/ holidays/vacation/birthdays/anniversary)
  • Self care book (skincare/ routines/mediation/exercise/fun stuff)
  • Finances (income/expenses/ invoices/ budget)

Ok that’s it! There you have more than 100 ways to use a blank notebook

There are probably hundreds of more ways to use a blank notebook.

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