Noteworthy

In lieu of something more interesting I thought I'd tell you about my notebook. Yes the old fashioned paper type.

Each year I usually buy a diary, use it until perhaps April or so and then resort to plain old lists. Also I'm very fussy, I like a week to two pages, with room for notes etc. The reasons the diary doesn't get used much are many. We also have a family calendar near the computer, and depending where the diary is at the time (in my handbag, in the kitchen etc), it can be a painful exercise making sure the two mesh. (Reality is, my life is fairly thin on social occasions and most everything is committed to memory anyway, but as the kids activities increase, and my powers of recall decrease it is most useful to have one place that tells us all what we're supposed to be doing)

Well late last year I happened upon an A5 Spirex notebook with little lines to put the date on the top of the page. The pages are perforated. Turns out this is exactly perfect for the type of things I use a diary for, which is usually a list type deal where things may or may not get done on the day. When I am done, I can just tear the sheet out. It works well for my shopping lists also.

Here is a pic (thrilling I know). Now take special note of the dates my friends. Seem I may have travelled back in time to scribe my list of 4/1/73...talk about autopilot.