I make soap. The process of making soap is simple but chemically complex. One of the stages in soap making is something called curing. This is where, after making the soap, you let it sit and occasionally turn the soap bars for even drying. All of the soaps that I make need time to cure in order to harden and become milder. (Bear with me here, this is going somewhere) The time it takes to cure is anywhere from a month to a year. As I make different soaps I sometimes experiment with different “Oil Bills”, that is the ratios of oils in the soap. Between the time I make the soap with the new, experimental oil bill and the time I get to test the soap I used to forget which oils went into an individual soap. This was an unbelievably stupid oversight on my part.
“Wow! What a great soap! I wish I knew what was in it.”
Or
“Just awful. I wonder what I put in this one.”
Enter Now & Later Notebooking.
Now & Later Notebooking is quite simply drawing a line half way down the page. Writing on only one half thus allowing you to return to it at a later time. While this works very well for soap making, it’s uses aren’t limited to hobbies inspired by Fight Club.
In fact, Now & Later Notebooking is useful for any time you want to come back to a particular topic. Everything from a creative project to an enhanced planner can benefit. The thing that makes Now & Later Notebooking so useful is it’s versatility and simplicity. No complicated or too specific templates. Just an easy line and the knowledge that you can come back to it if you want.
Still not convinced? Here’s a few examples of where Now & Later Notebooking can help:
- Recipes
- Writing about events before and after they occur such as with a planner
- Discussion notes for any kind of book club (which, I guess, includes church)
- Contact information
- Writing projects
- Gardening
- Restaurant review
- Ongoing projects or contemplative musings
While it may seem exceedingly simple, you might find Now & Later Notebooking very useful. What have you used it for?