Making With The Moleskin

I know that plenty of writers love their moleskins and use them for scheduling their time and keeping track of jobs. Like Monice I now use my moleskin for just about everything in my life. I've got the 18month diary that gives you a week to view on one page while the opposite page is for notes etc. It's great for keeping track of everything and I can soon spot the days when I have not been up to par or been doing things other than writing.

I keep a list of jobs in on the day they were booked and a completion date, this helps me to schedule work better. As I am getting back into the swing of things I'm finding that working in blocks of time is the most useful thing to me and makes me more productive. I also note down what I have earned each day and also what I have banked.

The moleskin has lots of blank pages at the back where you can capture notes and ideas, and even make sketches if you're so inclined. I like the pocket at the back of the moleskin because it's somewhere to put any cards or notes that I pick up when I am out. I also keep a pocket calculater in that pocket and like the band that goes across the moleskin, making sure that everything stays inside.

If you are having trouble scheduling things for your business and wondering where the time goes then a moleskin notebook or diary is a great way of getting yourself organised.

Do you use a moleskin. and if so how do you make it work?

Comments

[Malcolm R. Campbell]

Well, I had to go look up moleskin to see what you were talking about since that's not a common term around here for what we refer to variously as daytimers, engagement calendars, and appointment books.

We use one all the time, preferring it greatly to all the PC-based and online calendars and meeting reminders available.

Ours stays on the kitchen counter where it's accessible to both of us.

Malcolm

[sue Jeffels]

Thanks for stopping by Malcolm, I thought that Moleskin was something everyone would recognise as it's largely an American thing.