Use Any Notebook to Build a More Positive Life

Got a blank notebook around the house you don’t use? Have a half-filled notebook that you love that you don’t want to ignore any longer? Find a use for any blank notebook using this giant list of 100+ ideas. Any blank notebook will work for any of these activities. Some of these notebook ideas may travel with you throughout your day, some notebooks will stay at home on the shelf. If you need a notebook recommendation, check out the product review page on the blog. You can also grab some discount codes for a new notebook from some of my favorite vendors. One of the main messages on the blog is that “you are what you write.” However, even more so, you are all of your dreams, goals, and habits. All you need is a blank page.

If you don’t know where to start with a journaling system, start with the post “Choose a Journaling System That Works For You.”

Mental, Emotional, and Physical Self-Care

1. Morning Pages (Write routinely first thing in the morning)

2. Braindump Worries/Negative Thoughts

3. Anxiety Journal

4. Nightstand Thought Tracker

5. Date Night Ideas

6. Fitness Journal

7. Pregnancy Journal

8. 4th Trimester/Postpartum Recovery Journal

9. Habit Tracker

10. Therapy Journal

11. Inspirational Quotes (Divide by Theme or Type)

12. Dream Journal

13. Sleep Tracker

14. Affirmations

15. Mediation Scripts or Mantras

16. Routines

17. Sunday Scaries

18. Hygge Journal

19. Manifestation Journal

Food

1. Diet or Food Tracker

2. Meal Planner

3. Child/Baby Meal Planner

4. Baby Tracker: Bottles/Diaper Changes/Pumping/Napping

5. Grocery List

6. Recipe Book

7. Exercise Tracker/Fitness Routines

8. Allergy Tracker

Memories/Gratitude

1. One sentence a day

2. Gratitude Journal

3. Scrapbook

4. Baby’s First Year Scrapbook

5. Child’s School Papers, Awards, Drawings

6. Family Journal/Family Tree

7. Personal Diary

8. Current Event Notebook

9. Happiness/Laugher/Funny Moments Journal

10. Daily Memory Journal

11. Friendship Journal

Productivity

1. Bullet Journal

2. Daily To-Do List

3. Idea Notebook

4. Vision and Mood

5. Work Journal

6. Career Vision and Goals

7. Teacher Planner

8. Project Journal

9. Goal Tracker

10. 40 Before 40 (30 Before 30, etc)

11. Mind-Mapping

12. Address Book

13. Passwords

14. Wedding Planner

15. Side Hustle Notes

16. Budget/Savings Planner

17. Enneagram Notes

18. Moving Planner

19. School or Class Notes

20. Holiday Planning

21. Gift Ideas

22. Event Planning

23. Toddler Activity Planner

Art/Music

1. Brush Lettering or Hand Lettering

2. Sketchbook

3. Song Lyrics

4. Doodling Notebook

5. Collage

6. Dried Flowers or Leaves

7. Fashion Design

8. Poems

9. Playlists

10. Sticker or Stamp Collection

11. Junk Journal

12. Painting or Watercolors

13. Pen or Marker Swatches

Travel

1. Travel Journal

2. Vacation Planning

3. Language Learning

4. Bucket List

5. Photo Album

Hobby

1. Garden Planner and Notes

2. Book Writing Ideas/NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

3. Creative Writing Prompts

4. Reading List

5. Movie or TV Show Notes/List

6. Podcast Notes

7. Couponing

8. Shopping Lists/Sales Tracker

9. DIY Projects

10. Home Renovation Planning

11. Home Decorating Dreams/Plans

12. Nature Journal

13. Bird Watching

14. Weather Journal

15. Fantasy Football Planning

16. March Madness Notes

17. TED Talk Notes

18. Beauty/Makeup Tutorial Notes

Blogging

1. Editorial Calendar

2. Blog Post Planning and Drafting

3. Business Plan

4. Social Media Planner and Posting Schedule

5. Marketing/Affiliate Marketing Plan

6. Course and Webinar Planner

Writing Mindset Reflection: What ways do you use blank notebooks? What would you do with a half-filled notebook?