Every time I think I should sit down and put all of the notes to computer, I hear about a disasterous meltdown like Peter's. Chicken scratch on a paper napkin doesn't seem so bad then...

I do keep journals, but I fear they are indecipherable to any but myself. My current one is a mid-sized spiral notebook with 'UnderDog' on the cover. It is overflowing with notes, phone numbers, addresses, pressed flowers, bits of song I hear and think 'have to find out what that is', sketches, compostitions, ticket stubs, and all sorts of minor revelations.

Luckily I am of unsound mind, and actually remember where things are when I go to look for them. The system seems to work, and except for an unfortunate incident in '96 when the dog thought 'notebook du jour' was an appropriate menu item, I still have it all.

Keeping notes about your path is a great idea. Even if it's not essential information to you anymore, you can at least take time to see how far you've come.

~Jen