16 Ways to Use a Notebook

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  • Trying to think of a good use for that beautiful new notebook? I put together a list of 16 creative ways to use your empty notebooks that are productivity-boosting and inspirational!
    Now, I’m in no way an advocate for creating extra work for yourself by cluttering up your life with unnecessary goals, notebooks and lists, BUT I think you might get some ideas and inspiration from this video for your next favourite notebook!
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  • @oskarknutsson479
    @oskarknutsson479 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4170

    I can't be the only one who gets this great feeling whenever I see a notebook just filled with writing! It is soooooo satisfying!

    • @lindakonrad2333
      @lindakonrad2333 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Oskar Knutsson me too

    • @akutagxwas
      @akutagxwas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      oh, you'd love to see my bullet journals hahaha !! every page is so full of writing and details, i love it even tho it gets a bit messy sometimes

    • @-virtualsurgery.6194
      @-virtualsurgery.6194 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oskar Knutsson me too!!

    • @SparrowStockwell
      @SparrowStockwell 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oskar Knutsson Yes!

    • @rebeccamallo5158
      @rebeccamallo5158 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yeah same i just fill them in with writeing when i go to bed to help me fall asleep

  • @janini1232
    @janini1232 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2625

    1. Bullet Journal
    2. Collections & Lists (Bucket List, Movie, TV show, books walls of fame)
    3. Ideas Notebook (for projects, art, short story ideas)
    4. Journal (gratitude, morning intentions)
    5. Q&A a day (one question for every week, kept over several years)
    6. Questions Book, questions about the universe
    7. Quotes journal
    8. List of favourite things (the same as Nr 2? Maybe it was a mistake)
    9. Letters to future/past self
    10. Writers Notebook (characters, poetry,...)
    11. Bucket List/ Apocalist
    12. Travel Notebook
    13. Sketchbook
    14. Scrapbook
    15. Health tracker (food diary)
    16. Editorial Calender (for bloggers, planning, post ideas,...)

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  6 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Haha, thanks for sharing the list! I also have it on my blog, the link is in the description ;-)

    • @thehobbymania76
      @thehobbymania76 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Well no point of that comment

    • @wizardbugs
      @wizardbugs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      The hobby mania this comment actually helped me a lot! (“:

    • @c.951
      @c.951 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      The hobby mania the point of the comment is if someone is just scrolling down the comments and just started the video, (like me) then they don’t have to watch the whole vid.

    • @cameryn7263
      @cameryn7263 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thanks!

  • @Mistymeemoo
    @Mistymeemoo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2453

    "If you're like me, you've got dozens of empty notebooks lying around"
    Me: uhhhhhhhh

    • @kollaranna7791
      @kollaranna7791 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Much is uncuntabe!!!

    • @thalia197
      @thalia197 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @rebeccamallo5158
      @rebeccamallo5158 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah im like you and are you journaling??

    • @hannag3698
      @hannag3698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@kollaranna7791 uncuntable xD

    • @boluayeni2886
      @boluayeni2886 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don’t deny it

  • @althea4283
    @althea4283 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2146

    To store a teensy bit of yourself into an empty notebook
    -Lord Voldermort

    • @klatskyn
      @klatskyn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      😂 And there I thought I couldn't be more motivated to fill notebooks, but you did it

    • @hareemmustansir1340
      @hareemmustansir1340 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I cannot 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @crystalrobinson6752
      @crystalrobinson6752 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂😂😂

    • @crystalrobinson6752
      @crystalrobinson6752 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Clawdia Ong L.Q. More like
      "Store a Bit of yourself into another person"
      -LORD VOLDEMORT

    • @scholliski
      @scholliski 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Welp, thats was a great way to make me dislike notebooks thanks

  • @catedeanssmith
    @catedeanssmith 6 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    I am sitting watching this, and my jaw is dropping over the beauty of your writing, the organisation of your life, your commitment to recording your life, ... did I comment on the organised nature of your life???? Crazy organised! And so beautiful and pretty - lovely heading and so on. I covet your creativity!

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Aww, thank you for the kind comment!

  • @mandyhall9665
    @mandyhall9665 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4854

    Who else just sits and stares at the page in a new note book as if to say “what the hell am I gonna do or why the heck did I buy this?” Just me?ok....

    • @jenkinsanders7557
      @jenkinsanders7557 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Honestly who doesn’t

    • @fionalilley1085
      @fionalilley1085 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Me and the I’m just like this girl

    • @kalaniprice1007
      @kalaniprice1007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      mandy hall I can relate to this comment!

    • @aveana8507
      @aveana8507 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      sooo relatable

    • @chel7494
      @chel7494 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      mandy hall meeee

  • @yowo6105
    @yowo6105 6 ปีที่แล้ว +628

    Use notebooks to learn a new language! And a journal to write in about your language journey.
    Because language learning really is a journey and totally worth it! Not only for speaking the language, but also for understanding people in general better. Language can teach you so much!! Stuff like, listening and understanding people better, what are they taking about, what do you feel? How do you really express yourself and what do the things you say really mean? This doesn't only include foreign languages, but also your mother tongue.

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That's a really neat idea!

    • @pseudimo
      @pseudimo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have a journal about that!

    • @rebeccamallo5158
      @rebeccamallo5158 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      really?? i never knew that.

    • @racoon_in_ankhmorpork
      @racoon_in_ankhmorpork 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I write my journal in English (not my mother tongue) and every few months I go back and correct everything. It really boosts my motivation to learn more, because sometimes you can feel like you aren’t making progress, but then you go back and you realize how much better you’ve become. That and watching movies is what helped me learn this language most, and now I know it almost as well as my mother tongue (Italian).

    • @outi8108
      @outi8108 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      that’s so true! i’m currently learning english, german and swedish since i am from Finland!

  • @elliteequine3785
    @elliteequine3785 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1049

    I always start a notebook, do like2 pages of it then stop...

    • @BlushingFloppa
      @BlushingFloppa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      THATS ME RIGHT THERE

    • @sakurxa
      @sakurxa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Ellite Tang
      Guilty..😬

    • @strawberockstar
      @strawberockstar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That’s so me

    • @saramoratinotrujillo1187
      @saramoratinotrujillo1187 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      It gaves me anxiety having so many empty pages and not knowing what to writte because I think that it wont be worth it 😭😭

    • @cfuishen
      @cfuishen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same lol

  • @inhabitantofearth
    @inhabitantofearth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I use one of my notebooks for book reviews. I use it to remember the lessons I learned from them, what I thought of the book overall, and/or quotes from them that stood out to me.

    • @halafayek4219
      @halafayek4219 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice idea im a reader too

  • @itsrey3212
    @itsrey3212 6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    The Favorite Things notebook is such a great idea for those who struggle with life and/or depression and need reminders on reasons to keep going. It could be a thing to work on during good days and when the bad days roll in, to read.

    • @jazlynluna1232
      @jazlynluna1232 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      this is very well said. ❤️

    • @yoitsjessh
      @yoitsjessh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's an amazing idea ❤️❤️❤️

  • @michaelaa4667
    @michaelaa4667 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    This video just came up in my recommendations, and I'm upset it didnt come earlier. This is the video I've been looking for. So simple, straight to the point, beautiful notebooks, amazing ideas, and so many plausible moments to stop and get art inspiration. Thank you thank you thank you!!!

  • @carliegamez4221
    @carliegamez4221 6 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    A success book. Where you write down goals you want to meet and also write your successes and what you need to work on to succeed or meet your goals

    • @chevaliedelareverie
      @chevaliedelareverie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is basically how I write my journal every night! It totally helps beat down my depression because I find constructive ways to think about my life, and be more kind to myself. It makes me more productive and progress oriented.

    • @kaavyaneth
      @kaavyaneth 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well then mine's gonna be empty fr a reaaaaallly long time loool

    • @gravyz2cute4u
      @gravyz2cute4u 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is a really good idea as it makes it easy to refer to your book of success when completing job applications and answering interview questions. I like to write down challenging moments and what I learned from them as well

  • @Tayohni
    @Tayohni 6 ปีที่แล้ว +632

    I want to be a notebook in my next life

    • @Cheryskul
      @Cheryskul 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      *pulls out death note*
      all right fam, what's ya name?

    • @Tayohni
      @Tayohni 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@Cheryskul Not until I've used up my notebooks in this life though. *runs*

    • @rebeccamallo5158
      @rebeccamallo5158 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Tayohni relly you want to be a notebook?? i don't.

    • @robenkhoury7079
      @robenkhoury7079 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ashlesha paliwal .....what??

    • @localyombot4162
      @localyombot4162 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thats literally me. *EMPTY INSIDE*

  • @idavid8128
    @idavid8128 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This isn't just a video, this is a goldmine ! My notebooks will never look the same, thank you !

  • @alina6623
    @alina6623 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    You can also use a notebook as a dream journal! In the morning, quickly jot down the dream(s) that you remember. Even if you can’t remember any dreams, write: no dream today. It’s really fun to do and really cool to look back at them!

  • @ajenghendriati993
    @ajenghendriati993 7 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Dream journal - as in literal dream you have in your sleep is also a way to go

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      OOOH YES! Awesome idea.

    • @lepidussollertiaatheriusex7274
      @lepidussollertiaatheriusex7274 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      this idea is actually nice i like it but u know i aint gonna make any of that lolll

    • @Cheryskul
      @Cheryskul 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks for the idea

    • @sungkixx
      @sungkixx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don’t have dreams. hELp-

    • @woebegone6733
      @woebegone6733 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I keep my dream diary cuz I dream funny stuff a lot xD

  • @mermaidtango
    @mermaidtango 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    what a wonderful video - thank you! I've kept a journal for 43 years now (I'm 57, started at age 14, just before I started high school) -- I've played with nearly every type of notebook you mention, in one form or other and for varying lengths of time -- some fall off then cycle back up -- they're ALL wondrous fun while doing them and then going back to them. Journaling is the one thing in life I feel like I'm a 'master' at, and I say that loosely, as it is always evolving along with me.

    • @izzykyriakides
      @izzykyriakides 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Toni Brown I thought you were 45 with your profile pic 💕

  • @ariabierlaire6081
    @ariabierlaire6081 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    An extra idea
    As a new mom, I'm journaling every day for my son. I've always wondered how I was as a kid. I thought it could be a fantastic present for him to have a journal about his early life. It's also a very challenging long term project!

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a great idea! I would definitely do something similar when I have a family! ;-)

  • @mehaplebypotatocalledtaqwa4773
    @mehaplebypotatocalledtaqwa4773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I have some other ideas
    1.) have a a favorite movie or show journal that explains what u like and dislike about it (for me is anime)
    2.) have a music journal that talks about ur favorite band or music genre (for me is Bts)
    3.)have a art notebook where u would draw something every day which will help u show ur progress

  • @BloomwithEvaw
    @BloomwithEvaw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the 52 lists planner. I will fill it with quotes, notes, dailies, books read, great blogs and websites.

  • @girlonfire8405
    @girlonfire8405 6 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Always coming back here to get ideas what to do with my planners

  • @mariannesabato8240
    @mariannesabato8240 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just loved this! I am 62 and often do the same...I have a ton of gorgeous books to fill. Thank you for some super ideas! I'll look forward to following you from now on...

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the sweet comment and I'm happy the video helped!

  • @joceylenortiz5648
    @joceylenortiz5648 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've seen many videos for various ways to fill up notebooks. You're video is the only one I found extremely useful and gave me motivation and confidence to actually start on my empty notebooks.

  • @srijana009
    @srijana009 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I literally have a small library that accommodates all sorts of diaries, notebooks and planners. They are so beautiful, I can barely come up with something to use them for. I regularly answer questions on how to write a journal, but making use of the ones sitting out there is a big deal for me. These ideas are really helpful and easy. Plus, it saves you some money for the long awaited accessories you wanted; however for me, it's going to be just another stationary I had my eyes on ever since I crossed that store near Spencers, LOL.
    Thank you so much for these lovely DIY ideas. I think I am going to take up a couple of them and put my diaries and notebooks to a good use.

  • @thatvamp
    @thatvamp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    "Always fun to look back at and cringe about"
    Me: Burn it!!

    • @urszulamank3916
      @urszulamank3916 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah I threw away all my cringey notebooks and it was such a relief

    • @tylerbean542
      @tylerbean542 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too. It was very freeing. 😉

    • @julzy07
      @julzy07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @itgetsworsetm9856
      @itgetsworsetm9856 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      B u r n t h e c h i l d

    • @stalinsfangirl
      @stalinsfangirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YAAA

  • @blobfishh4709
    @blobfishh4709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    When I saw the sketch book what was going through my head was:
    "ShEs sO gOoD aT dRaWinG." And
    "Why can't I draw like dat..... "

  • @johnblau7546
    @johnblau7546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    I have a notebook where i write down my most embarrassing moments.

  • @rinkiranasaria1539
    @rinkiranasaria1539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your handwriting is so cute and pretty. And so are your notebooks. Thanks for this video helped me a lot

  • @MyLifeinaBullet
    @MyLifeinaBullet 7 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    I love your videos so much!!! ❤️❤️

  • @Elif-cv2hy
    @Elif-cv2hy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    1.Bullet journal
    2.Bullet journal collections book: Seize the day apocalist, bucket list, trackers, recipes, healthy living motivation, ways to set the mood, fun stuff to do, activities for groups, movies, shows, podcasts, books, music...
    3.Ideas notebook
    4.A journal: a diary, gratitude journal, lessons I've learned...
    5.Q&A a day: 52 questions.
    6.Questions notebook: One thing you're curious about.
    7.Quotes journal
    8.List of favorites: movies, books, music, tv shows, courses, pens, brands, clothing styles
    9.Letters to my future or past self
    10.Writer's notebook: ditch the format and focus on getting the most of your journal. You can scribble anything: poems, sentences, thoughts, opinions, stories, events...
    11.Apocalist: List of things you want to do some day.
    12.Travel/places to visit notebook
    13.Sketch book
    14.Scrapbook
    15.Health tracker
    16.Editorial notebook for blogs/videos

    • @333rror
      @333rror 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ty you saved my time

    • @brigachu
      @brigachu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I came here just for this comment, thank you.

  • @heartsaliveart
    @heartsaliveart 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Cool videos. You can also do a kitchen Journal. You can write down any recipes. You do, draw picture in it if you want to, and do a review of how it tastes, how easy it was, Etc.

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ooh that's a great idea!

  • @HavingSaidThat1
    @HavingSaidThat1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, nice video. That is a full time job keeping up with all those notebooks. Amazing. For me, I will start out with one pocket notebook, but with an index for Ideas, Q&A, People, Events, Thoughts, Concerns, Bucket List, Habits. Kind of like an all in one notebook.

  • @Nubianarmygurrrl
    @Nubianarmygurrrl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like to journal my thoughts and feelings anyway but wanted more things to journal because eventually, you get everything out when you are expressing your feelings so thanx for the ideas I look forward to using them (:

  • @bhaskarsinha1527
    @bhaskarsinha1527 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I write from a faraway country - India. I share your passion for notebooks and writing. Got a number of wonderful ideas from you in this video. Thanks and good wishes!

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the kind comment, and I'm really glad to hear that! ;-)

  • @xxthegalaxywolfxx2299
    @xxthegalaxywolfxx2299 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I thought this would be the same thing every other video was saying.
    I like these ideas, there unique
    Thank you for the ideas! :D

  • @Trucosdemundogatu
    @Trucosdemundogatu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Honestly im in love with the fact that you have all those!! Its my dream tbh

  • @ratjuice7282
    @ratjuice7282 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    When she was flipping through some pages, I saw:
    WHAT DO TO: Cole Sprouse

    • @xyannzel
      @xyannzel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL

    • @mono51336
      @mono51336 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What is Cole sprouse

    • @stalinsfangirl
      @stalinsfangirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahah, mine says Logan Miller

    • @stalinsfangirl
      @stalinsfangirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mono51336 Hey whattt

    • @mono51336
      @mono51336 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stalinsfangirl I literally don't know the meaning

  • @hl7764
    @hl7764 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my most favorite video. Thank you for making this, it gives me so much ideas. I’m a bit sad that I just found it, but I guess it’s never too late.

  • @yoonah08
    @yoonah08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    0:26 bullet journal
    1:19 collection book
    2:01 ideas notebook
    2:22 journal
    2:51 Q&A a day notebook
    3:28 questions notebook
    3:56 quotes journal
    4:20 favourite things notebook
    4:36 letters to future self journal
    5:03 writer's notebook
    5:36 bucket list notebook
    6:10 travel notebook
    6:33 sketchbook
    7:06 scrapbook
    7:22 health tracker notebook
    8:42 editorial calendar
    thought this might help

    • @nazmunnahar2720
      @nazmunnahar2720 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      THANK YOU SO MUCH!IT SAVED ME A LOT OF TIME!❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @yoonah08
      @yoonah08 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nazmunnahar2720 you're welcome, love

    • @nazmunnahar2720
      @nazmunnahar2720 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yoonah08 :D

    • @nazmunnahar2720
      @nazmunnahar2720 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@yoonah08 Are you K-pop fan?

    • @yoonah08
      @yoonah08 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nazmunnahar2720 yeah i am :D what about you?

  • @calissacarillon6807
    @calissacarillon6807 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a small questions notebook throughout school. I would get a bunch of inspirational ideas but forgot about them literally a moment after so I would jot them down in my lil book and when I got home, Googled all the stuff. It really helped keep my creative wheels going!

  • @jxyjayjxy
    @jxyjayjxy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Great video and ideas. I always love to hear that I'm not alone in my notebook hoarding, LOL. You are impressively super productive as well!

  • @badooney
    @badooney 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't think any of these journaling styles are for me, BUT I'm impressed by your organization techniques and I like your bracelets! Thank you for taking the time to share.

  • @BlondeQtie
    @BlondeQtie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    Why the heck is „microwave aluminum foil“ on your bucket list???? 😂😂😂😂

    • @sarahtaylorsversion
      @sarahtaylorsversion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Asking the real questions, I see.

    • @vince_c
      @vince_c 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sarahtaylorsversion ayyy ||-//

  • @vanimaduray5473
    @vanimaduray5473 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Similar to the collections, those prompts you see on social media really helped me. Music, books, fictional characters, movies, TV shows, travel, writing prompts, restaurants, bars and clubs - all of them unlocked something in my mind and even though the notebook wasn't pretty, it did get filled up

  • @akid9822
    @akid9822 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Dear Future Ioana,
    Hi.
    *me
    This is my first video from you and I really liked it! Thanks for the ideas for a fellow notebook hoarder like me :)))))

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Haha, this gave me a laugh XD Hello future Annika from past Ioana, glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @ruyakacar7660
    @ruyakacar7660 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tysm the ideas helped!

  • @user-zq5jl5cz2d
    @user-zq5jl5cz2d 6 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    im never gonna be able to do this because i like my notebooks blank 😂🤧

    • @lepidussollertiaatheriusex7274
      @lepidussollertiaatheriusex7274 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      mee to finally found someone like just me

    • @saziaehesana3583
      @saziaehesana3583 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Mee to ....seriously i dont wanna write anything and spoil my notebook

    • @rebeccamallo5158
      @rebeccamallo5158 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@saziaehesana3583 really??i like to spoil my notebooks a ton!

    • @rebeccamallo5158
      @rebeccamallo5158 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      why??

    • @yourmajesty7604
      @yourmajesty7604 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I mess up on the first thing I write... So, I 'ruin' the whole notebook.

  • @danicahonrado
    @danicahonrado 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much, now I’m not feeling guilty for having so much empty notebook. So excited to use them according to your video.

  • @hellorachelthefirst
    @hellorachelthefirst 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love your videos! Watching this, I couldn't believe you had septimus heap quotes in your notebook; I hardly ever meet anyone else who's read them but I listen to the audiobooks on repeat!! They're so good!

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      OMG YESS! I swear no one has read Septimus Heap and yet it was one of my favourite series growing up!

    • @skalapanda
      @skalapanda 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I LOVE Septimus Heap! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

  • @zara.a.reader
    @zara.a.reader 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is awesome!! Thank you for this... I really needed some inspiration for the notebooks I have lying around...

  • @alwysbcreative2572
    @alwysbcreative2572 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love these ideas! I never thought of making a notebook for collections.

  • @barbarawest1205
    @barbarawest1205 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorites: keeping collections separate from my main Bullet Journal, possibly in a disc notebook; and a DIY 5-year diary of questions, favorites, etc.

  • @annadolan6640
    @annadolan6640 6 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    When i had a bullet journal i failed..
    Miserably

    • @pattimoose1
      @pattimoose1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i did too. so i only put things in there that i actually did. :)

    • @MG-zu4kx
      @MG-zu4kx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same 😅

    • @carolynsmith9172
      @carolynsmith9172 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try again

    • @RunninUpThatHillh
      @RunninUpThatHillh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same. I found it boring. Moved on to junk journals.

    • @bohemicwords9306
      @bohemicwords9306 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So late, but I think you should try a Bullet Journal without all the (basically) useless stuff like thousands of details, draws, colors and things that only make it a waste of time everytime you want to write something.
      I tried to do the typical "artist bujo", and it wasn't practical at all. Instead I tried wome minimalistic and more "messy", I just love it.

  • @notsotechie7412
    @notsotechie7412 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So cool....sticking pages really clicked for me, I'd love to start journalling too...watching the varieties really relieved some of my anxiety to choose👍

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad to hear that!! ;-)

  • @focus_gently
    @focus_gently 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I absolutely love the idea of a Q and A notebook. It would be such a nice souvenir from your younger self to your present self! Great idea! I am going to do make one too!

  • @lililili8411
    @lililili8411 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm always soo fascinated by organized people !

  • @foomphy
    @foomphy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Wow, this is awesome! I think I have about 25 notebooks laying around that I can use now!! Thanks for your videos-you are so inspiring!

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! I'm glad you found them inspiring!

    • @Sleepyheadoi
      @Sleepyheadoi 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      auww!! so lucky i lack notebooks, I need them i have some ideas of my own

  • @vivibeck267
    @vivibeck267 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly I think the dear future self one is the best because either way you’re gonna look back at those at some point and then your actually talking to you. I don’t know I just like it the most.

  • @luisamuhleferreira8664
    @luisamuhleferreira8664 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You draw so well congratss

  • @maydee55
    @maydee55 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love writing and collecting notebooks.... happy to see this video...very inspiring.

  • @ghazalekiakojori1215
    @ghazalekiakojori1215 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this video is absolutely PERFECT

  • @KisDraga
    @KisDraga 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I need a scribble pad or notebook to organize my thoughts and ideas before nicely writing it into another book/ journal. lol I have a lot of notebooks too. Several are still blank that I'm starting to figure out how to use with videos like this (I love how you even use the tiny books!). but my current notebooks in use are...
    -Bullet Journal (yearly trackers + lists)
    -Regular Planner (for my daily stuff)
    -Art Therapy Journal
    -Anatomy Study Sketch book
    -Landscape Sketch book
    -Master Copy Studies sketchbook
    -Language Lessons
    In the past I started a dream journal, and medical notebook for when I worked with animals so I could remember what I was learning, but I didn't keep up with them. I might bring them back out. But I like the idea of common place books (quotes and notes) and the writers journal.... hmmm... Thanks for sharing! More ideas are coming to mind!

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very very cool!! I actually use just a bullet journal for pretty much everything at the moment, but depending on what you need, all of those are really great ideas! ;-)

  • @marya.corona305
    @marya.corona305 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Damn, your journals are freaking beautiful.

  • @racoon_in_ankhmorpork
    @racoon_in_ankhmorpork 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have notes for citations, random thoughts, and various bucket lists (things to do, grocery list, countries to visit, etc..) but I also have a diary where I write whenever I need to get rid of my anger or talk about my sadness, or when I go through a realization/emotional breakthrough. I really recommend having a diary that you can write all the things you have to get out but aren’t willing to tell a person. It’s also fun to go back and read AND if you’re in the process of learning a language, you can write and then go back and correct weeks/months later. It really helpful for many things actually.

  • @anouk.hofman
    @anouk.hofman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I keep a notebook to learn languages. I never have to look online for the info, I have it all written down in a notebook.
    It also helps when you study the language.

  • @holistic7980
    @holistic7980 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think it's remarkable how you can put so many notes in your note books.
    I would loose track.
    Btw your a very talented at drawing buildings and dresses!

  • @adg0913
    @adg0913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This just reminds me of how my childhood was: enjoying creativity without stressing about the time that I allot for every thing that I do. I love how you discussed each idea. New subscriber here. ^_^

  • @ruthnesskindless
    @ruthnesskindless 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi! You just awaken my passion for scrapbook/journal! Being an architecture student, my current notebooks are only for class, goals, and architectural sketches. I just recently have a doodle sketchbook. I'll be needing a lots of notebooks for my 'self-centered' notes/ideas 😂. Thanks!

  • @darlingmoon003
    @darlingmoon003 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks for these ideas! These ideas can help improve one's IQ and become smarter. 😊

  • @RunninUpThatHillh
    @RunninUpThatHillh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dream journals are priceless. I ask for guidance at bedtime and wake up in the morning and jot down the dream answers. Or draw pictures from them.

  • @shawnahansen8597
    @shawnahansen8597 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    sigh - Impulse buy that is me! Notebooks and pens :)

    • @haileyv.8733
      @haileyv.8733 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shawna Hansen same, my mom stopped buying any more because she knew I had a lot already. Lol I have earn my money from chores

    • @terithompson5039
      @terithompson5039 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Impulse buy every year when school supplies go on sale! I'm 45 yrs old and still love buying the real decorative notebooks, folders, pens...its like re visiting my childhood! Lol

  • @slyseyes
    @slyseyes 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's amazing that you have so much to write about. Your notebooks are fabulous, and sooo neat!

  • @Julia-uj6io
    @Julia-uj6io 6 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    You could also write your dreams down!

  • @1purplerose
    @1purplerose 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love these ideas. I'm extremely organized and document nearly everything about my life. You gave me some new ideas and u are indeed very** CREATIVE!!!** Thanks.

  • @sosa-zv
    @sosa-zv 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    6:08 - Number 21: "kiss in the rain"

    • @mono51336
      @mono51336 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No. 59 walk naked on a nude beach😂 why are you sounding like inner me

  • @tlatimes9251
    @tlatimes9251 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are the most organised person I have ever seen

  • @bujoboomer9759
    @bujoboomer9759 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Excellent ideas! I do use several of these. One I use that wasn't mentioned was a bullet journal for books, I track what I got from a library, what I read, page count and how many stars I rated it. Thank you for the wonderful video

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ooh, that's cool! It sounds a lot like Goodreads - have you tried using that?

    • @bujoboomer9759
      @bujoboomer9759 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I do use that as well :) I just love the idea of it being handwritten, sometimes easier to flip through than scrolling ;)

  • @celiagallegos
    @celiagallegos 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know you did this video a couple years ago....but I absolutely LOVED this!!!! And needed it! lol. I have SOO many empty notebooks/journals that I bought because they were cute/pretty but obviously I had NO idea what I was going to fill all those notebooks with!! So, NOW, I have plenty of ideas to go back and start using those. PLUS, I just started bullet journaling too! haha....so I also have a few more ideas for some spreads. This was awesome! Thank you!!

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you found it helpful and thanks for the kind comment! :-) I recently made a video with some more suggestions, too, which you might like: th-cam.com/video/55nM0QvGFsw/w-d-xo.html

    • @celiagallegos
      @celiagallegos 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mistral Spirit Awesome!!!! I'll definitely watch it!! Thanks! :)

  • @whatever-eg4kd
    @whatever-eg4kd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Am I the only one who has a "obsession" with buying notebooks and doing nothing with them?😇

  • @debbielicona5030
    @debbielicona5030 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    U have gave the best ideas, thank u . I just started journaling one reason I have more time on my hands now that the kids are grown. And i wish I had started long ago

  • @switchblade.saints
    @switchblade.saints 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Omg your voice is so soothing!!

  • @ttejanovak
    @ttejanovak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    who needed this video so much (just like me) that is watching it in 2022

  • @LouiseKowalski
    @LouiseKowalski 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This video was a really good idea 😉 I like the fact that you gave us many ideas in a short video ! Thanks 💞

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! That was the goal, I'm glad you enjoyed! ;-)

  • @allrounderyogeshnegi6052
    @allrounderyogeshnegi6052 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Marvelous writing

  • @v.8358
    @v.8358 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    “Dear future Loana”
    “Hi”
    Me:laughs like a dumb person

  • @lanleoqueen7037
    @lanleoqueen7037 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All these ideas are amazing. Thank you, I have found the way to use all of my notebooks and it will help me so much.

  • @elliemoore7099
    @elliemoore7099 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Septimus Heap quotes in the Quote Book made me do a double take- I'm in the UK and I have never met anyone who read them

    • @ominoustomato
      @ominoustomato 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ellie Moore *very* late reply to your comment, but I read them as a kid too! It’s been a while and I never did finish the series. Definitely gonna reread them.

    • @jassymine2024
      @jassymine2024 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was looking for this comment! My favorite childhood series, and still really good rereading them.

  • @melsmith2583
    @melsmith2583 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoyed your ideas for empty notebooks of which I have many...
    I liked your idea of using one or more for collections.
    One idea which goes along with writing quotes is to write down favorite song lyrics that have deeply touched your heart and soul.
    Thanks for the inspiration!😊🌹

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love that idea! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the kind comment!

  • @justinewhite-hadley3138
    @justinewhite-hadley3138 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    You're an amazing artist!

  • @shadowthehedgehog9190
    @shadowthehedgehog9190 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been keeping a violin practice journal. In it, I keep a copy of the song I'm working on [I mark and highlight passages that need improvement], I write down different techniques I'm trying, and a log of how much I've practiced, among a few other things.

  • @nuancednightingale
    @nuancednightingale 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is great! Thank you. I love the Q&A a day. I’m curious, did you come up with all of the questions (if not where did you get them)? What kind of questions are there?

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Some of them I came up with, some I printed off from Jordan Peterson's "Self-Authoring Suite", and most of them I just compiled from a variety of sources about conversation starters and diary/journal prompts. ;-)
      My favourite questions in my book are things like "can people change", "what regrets did you have this week", "what is something you are really proud of lately", etc.

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hi again! Popping by again to say I just published my full list of the questions I use over on my blog if you want to check it out. ;-) wp.me/p8vmGF-pX

  • @roksannastephens4375
    @roksannastephens4375 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like the idea of different journals for different ideas in life. I surely need to create one for favorite quotes, art project ideas. Thank you !

  • @lovelotsgea
    @lovelotsgea 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    when i saw you have printables.... i subscribed immediately AHHAHHA

  • @plutossolo946
    @plutossolo946 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!! This actually gave different ideas than most videos. Also your water color paintings and sketches are beautiful.

  • @Prettymoonmina
    @Prettymoonmina 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lots of good ideas 😊 Though I keep it all together in one notebook. I try to separate things but I always end up mixing stuff, it's such a mess. 😕😂

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha, I totally agree! When I split things up too much it gets hard to figure out where they go and then I end up stressing out. Sometimes minimal is better. ;-)

    • @Prettymoonmina
      @Prettymoonmina 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ADRIAN GEE Cause of the way I mix it up. In a same paragraph in a journal I could have a list of things I need to buy and also the dream I had the night before. It makes it really hard to find stuff. But that's the way I can write everything down. When I separate stuff usually I forget about the other notebooks and I end up writing everything in one

    • @cassandrascott2613
      @cassandrascott2613 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      LunaMoonSophia Blink bulletjournal.com

  • @lisadey8475
    @lisadey8475 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know, oh! you don't know! You're soo very talented and creative! Keep it up and keep posting!

  • @imannandy1661
    @imannandy1661 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You mentioned about participating in the nanowrimo, do you have any suggestions for people who want to finish writing a story in a month?

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've participated in NaNoWriMo a few times, and I haven't always 'finished". But some of my best runs have been when I've consciously made it a part of my routine; one year, I woke up an hour early every day to write, and then would write whenever I had ten minutes to spare! My best advice would be to find the time and just DO it. ;-)

    • @imannandy1661
      @imannandy1661 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mistral Spirit I'll definitely keep that in mind. Thank you ❤

  • @SparkieGoth
    @SparkieGoth 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I carry a small notebook (smaller than a smartphone) in my handbag/purse along with an ikea pencil. That way, I can scrawl down inspiration wherever it strikes!
    Also: I want to be you! You're as creative as I am and yet you don't seem to have the chaos that is the flip side of every creative person I have met, including myself. xx

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I absolutely love that idea! A friend of mine does the same thing. And thank you, that's very sweet! I think you'd find that I have quite a bit of chaos too though ;-)

  • @ashleykraemer4327
    @ashleykraemer4327 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I want to know where you got that white journal with the quarts on the cover and the page markers I saw a glimpse of

    • @ioanahayman
      @ioanahayman  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's from Chapters! I got it as a gift :-)

    • @ashleykraemer4327
      @ashleykraemer4327 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mistral Spirit oh that's in Canada, maybe I can find something similar here in the U.S.

  • @Pattrrs
    @Pattrrs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Me:
    Wow! Really great ideas i wanna try them out! :)
    My handwriting:
    And i took that personal