Chapter 3 – Write it Down, Make it Happen
So today I finished chapter 3. In case you are wondering, when I go to lunch solo, I sit and read. Just enough time for me to read a chapter.
Anyway, this chapter is basically talking about having a place to keep all the bright ideas that come to you. I don’t know about you guys, but I get “bright” ideas all the time. I’m sure I forget a lot of them too.
A while back, Ladylee advised me to buy a small notebook and keep it in my purse to jot things down on. Now everybody probably has an old receipt or something they can write on if need be, but when I wanted to get serious about my finances, I bought a small spiral notebook and wrote my budget in it and then each time I would spend money, I tracked it. I did this for a long time and was able to see how much money I was wasting. Once I kind of got on track financially, I stopped carrying around that book. I didn’t need the constant reminders of what my credit card balances were, savings balance and bills that were due.
The next time I started a notebook was when I wanted to purchase a home. I wrote everything in that notebook from subdivisions, home insurance companies, painters, room paint colors, my budget for decorating my home, etc. I’m talkin if you look in that notebook now, you will see stuff like, “Call Time Warner on X date to have cable transferred.” Or you might see “Check on alarm company estimates.” Anybody I spoke to and needed to call, I had them in that book. Believe it or not, I started planning my housewarming party months before I even knew what house I would buy. I had a menu and guest list already set.
Once I actually finished with moving, getting settled, decorating, etc. I pretty much stopped carrying around that notebook. Reading this chapter reminds me that I do need to pick up another small notebook. Why? Well b/c I have lots of different projects in my head.
For instance, I would like to plan a trip to either Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, or some place in VA for during the holidays to sight see. I would also like to visit some other cities and I need tickets for homecoming. I’ve also been throwing around the idea of signing up to be a Big Sister myself. Lot’s of little things and I just need a place to keep it altogether.
So my questions for this chapter are: Do you have any projects going on that you could use this little notebook method on? Have you ever carried a notebook before and how did it work out for you? When you are inspired, how do you keep track of your thoughts?
