Friday 7 April 2017

A Traveller with a Traveler's Notebook

Let's leave aside the vexing question of whether here in the UK we travel with two "l"s, or more economically, with only the one, and instead simply enjoy the current trend for this particular kind of notebook.


It's slim, so filling it completely feels like a distinct possibility rather than a pipe dream, and it looks at its best when stuffed, clipped up so that it all stays together. I'm a fan. I've never kept a diary, not for longer than a week or two, but - and it has been a surprise - I've found myself using a notebook, over the last couple of months, to make a record of what I've been doing day to day. Not every day; but at weekends glueing in a picture of one of our child free trips, writing a couple of sentences, it's been satisfying

Some weeks I have gone further - another surprise - writing more about the March just past, which was a hard month here


I can't honestly explain why writing it small, clipping it up so that I can hold it in my hand, feels somehow better than spreading it across a 12 inch piece of cardstock. Maybe it's the clipping? If I can hold it in my hand then I can get a grip of it, in any sense you care to imagine. 

As an experiment I tried telling the same story in a layout. I can't say that I didn't enjoy cutting up paper. I always do. 


  But with the notebook entry I was able to fold it all up and put it away. Interesting.


Both of these projects were made with the Gossamer Blue April Planner Kit and have appeared on their blog here. Next month there will be a separate subscription for Traveller's Notebook fans. Roll on May!

9 comments:

Karen said...

For the last several years, I've kept a daily record of what I do---just a paragraph in a small planner. I love my Traveler's Notebook, though, for travel. Last year our travels filled a book, and the year before our trip to the Canadian Rockies nearly filled one. I paste in memorabilia that I never seem to use in Project Life, and sometimes print out tiny photos to paste in as well. I have a little case with a tape runner, scissors, a tiny stapler, and a few other tools. Sometimes I get it completed on the road, other times I finish it at home. I got about 2/3 done on the road this past trip.

Lizzy Hill said...

I like to mix it up. Doesn't mean I like 12x12 any less that other sizes - but I think a different size meets a different need. I DO love the bujo thing. Onto my 3rd one of them already..... & I think the idea of a few entries when you FANCY is rather freeing!!! Love that woodsy look with the popalicious yellows. YUM!!! Hope April is NICE to you and yours, too:):)

Susan said...

I don't keep a journal or diary, though I do jot notes about things from time to time. I like the "different-ness" of the travelers notebook - I think it shakes up my creativity and I like working in a smaller, more contained size. I like the change but I don't think I'd ever give up traditional pages. Hope that April is a better month for you...

Melissa said...

I like the idea of documenting weekend get-aways in a traveler's journal . . . with 1 or 2 "L"s! :)

I'm at a Bible journaling retreat & we've been given several journals that size - looking forward to using them!

Patio Postcards said...

Either or, both layouts are crisp & clean. Either or spelling of traveller (although I do mostly tend towards two). I like your George Orwell quote which I am recording in my little diary of quotes, where I will also note what struck me about that quote (or any) quote.

Sandra said...

I truly believe you could create something beautiful on a post it note x

Maggie said...

I've always fancied keeping a diary but have never had the sticking power. My sister in law writes one every day. She could tell you everything from the weather to what they ate to what crops were planted, everything!

alexa said...

Your pages are looking just lovely - serene (though I am sure that's NOT how March felt), and thoughtful. I've enjoyed your observations about folding things up and away. I love mine because it's manageable - literally and etymologically-speaking :). It becomes a way of managing (and processing) experience ...

Jo said...

I do love having a glimpse of your travellers notebook and I do like the idea of having something small to tuck away x

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