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What Happens in our Notebook Stays in Our Notebook

1/1/2021

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Welcome to day one of one hundred days of notebooking! I wanted to take a moment to share a few things. What we share in our Facebook group should stay in our group. Please do not copy or share pages beyond the group! Notebooks are sacred and we should respect the risk that notebookers are taking in sharing their stories.

Sharing notebook pages can be tricky. I've been notebooking my whole life and rarely did I share pages with anyone else. I will share here because there's value in seeing the ideas and work of others. It's inspiring and it motivates me, but there are days when I don't want anyone to read my words. How do I share without sharing my words?

There's an app for that! Here are some images of a notebook page that I wrote today. They are all created and edited with photo apps from iTunes. (I imagine most will be available for other phones too.) Honestly, I don't think I paid for any of them, but I may have. I've had them for over a year now, so I don't remember.

Try these out! Have FUN with the process. Posting and sharing pages is about creating community and supporting each other. If you ever feel uncertain about sharing a page, don't worry about it, instead share your process. How was notebooking today? OR drop into the group and comment on the pages of other notebookers.

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Hover over the photo to find the name of the app. If you have any more apps to suggest, please leave a comment and let us know what else we can use. Happy Notebooking!

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12/31/2020

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Tomorrow our one hundred days begins. I wanted to share some ideas to jump start your notebooking. Here are some ideas for your first entry of 2021:

1. Write a letter to your notebook. Say hello. Share your thoughts, excitement, worries about all of this.
2. Write a letter to 2021. Set goals. Make plans.
3. Pick a word of the year and write about that. What's your word. Why did you pick it? How do you hope your word will guide you during this new year?
4. Write a poem to your notebook, to 2021, to your word...

The sky is the limit. My most important rule about notebooking is this:
YOU are the boss of your own notebook. That means you decide what goes into the pages of your notebook. Be kind to yourself and show grace. This is NOT about being perfect!

Here are a few more places to find inspiration for your notebooking:
Teach Write has a plethora of resources for writing available on their website. If you go to Twitter and follow the hashtags: #TeachWrite and #DWHabit you'll find a word of the day to ignite your writing.

Podcasts are a perfect way to inspire some notebooking! I highly recommend Design Lessons with Dr. Michele Schmidt-Moore. Here's a link to one of my favorite episodes that's about finding joy and gratitude: A Strategy to Find Joy in the New Year. Take a few minutes with your notebook and listen. Are there other podcasts you listen to already? Grab your notebook and jot down ideas, responses, thoughts. I find that the podcast content stays with me longer when I do that.

One Little Word is something that always appears in the pages of my notebook! Dr. Stephanie Affinito wrote a wonderful blog post explaining one little word and her twist on it. You can check that out here: From 12 Big Words to 365 Little Things. What blogs do you read? Find those and use those as inspiration for a notebook page.

As the days, weeks, and months continue I will add resources. Feel free to share your own. How do you start a notebook page? I'd love to hear more about your process.

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