Some of my many, many notebooks

I’ve mentioned my tendency to keep notebooks everywhere to jot down thoughts, lists, etc. I start with the intention of keeping one notebook per subject… one for the house, one for writing ideas, one for sketches, one for research, etc. It never quite happens that way, and I wind up blindly grabbing whichever is closest to me and scribbling away as quickly as I can before I lose the thought.

With the Creatives Cook series about to make it’s debut, I’m doing a little better at keeping these specific notes in one place.  However, since I actually have to leave the house with my notes and my quest for most or all of my everyday objects to be beautiful, I think this project deserves a special notebook.

Elum Designs Empress Journal in sky/bronze

This journal at Elum Designs is elegant and useful.  And it would look good sitting on he grey leather seat in car while I’m jetting around town.  Am I going too far with my aesthetic vision, here?

Aspinal of London Italian Small Notebook in Red

Red is my favorite color, and this Italian wrap notebook from Aspinal of London will fit easily into my purse.

Also, Patricia at pve designs recently wrote a post about a notebook that she is considering making available.  I love her illustrations, which bring out the beauty in our everyday surroundings.  I’ll be looking at her site regularly to see if the notebook makes it’s debut.

Where do you keep your notes?