Lady Florida. Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Do you still carry a notepad and pen/pencil? I rarely make paper notes while out and about - I just use the appropriate app on my phone (notepad, grocery list, contacts list, etc.). I can't even remember the last time I used the notepad. No one has asked me if I had paper or a pen in a very long time. For some reason though, I can't bring myself to take the physical notepad out of my purse. I carry a small notepad, a mechanical pencil, and a pen. If it matters, no I don't work outside the home. I can see continuing to carry a pen, but I don't really need paper. I usually don't have a problem letting go of "old technology" but for some reason I can't let go of this. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I have a pen in my purse and use the back of receipts or random scraps of paper. No notebook. Purse real estate is too precious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I have a smartphone, yet I still use and carry around a paper journal (bullet journal style---search for discussion here) for my daily and longterm planning and note-taking. I use smartphone apps for the family calendar (so dh and I always have access to it), grocery lists, and a list of books to get from the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Yes, but I am pretty much a paper girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 I have a pen in my purse and use the back of receipts or random scraps of paper. No notebook. Purse real estate is too precious. That's why I was thinking I should just stop carrying a notepad. It takes up purse space but doesn't get used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I still carry one put it's more for dd1's entertainment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I still prefer to take notes and make lists with pen and paper. It is faster for me. I am one who just cannot use my smartphone very quickly in regards to notes, lists, or texts. I've been at for years now but if someone texts me a question they usually end up calling me for the answer as I am still typing up my reply. :blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Yes. I like to have a scrap of paper or an index card in the car. It's quicker and easier to jot a note when I'm at a red light than to try to save it as a memo in my phone. I can write fairly legibly while not looking at the paper; I can't enter text without looking at the phone. (I don't text and drive, neither do I jot and drive. :p ) I still have a notepad in my purse. Doesn't get used much but I find there are some times/places when I'd rather just use the notepad than my phone. And if dd wants to write something down she uses the notepad, not my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I have to write on paper.My smartphone is for calls, tests, checking email (rarely writing them), GPS, and quick consults with Mr. Google. I have 2 notebooks, a planner, and a small calendar in my purse. Plus countless pens one day and zero the next. @@ Oops. Texts, not tests! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Yes. I'm never without pad and pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I still prefer to take notes and make lists with pen and paper. It is faster for me. I am one who just cannot use my smartphone very quickly in regards to notes, lists, or texts. I've been at for years now but if someone texts me a question they usually end up calling me for the answer as I am still typing up my reply. :blushing: this It's much faster to whip out my pen and notepad to jot down a quick note or phone number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Everything goes on the smartphone here. I rarely have even a pen, but that's more because someone, ahem - DS! - usually swipes it. The only time I make notes on paper are at the doc's office. My doc is lightning fast with her thoughts, and there's just too much info flying too fast for me to get it all down on the smartphone. DH can do it, but I need paper/pen. Luckily, she has it available. Once I leave the office - the info is transcribed into ... the smartphone. :D Other than that - smartphone for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 If I used my phone for lists of any kind, I'd never see the list again. I know my own limitations, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I don't carry a notebook with me and use my phone if I need to document something. However I do write out my grocery list on paper and take that with me. It's more efficient to have the paper at my fingertips rather than having to keep taking my phone out and keying in my code to get to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Yes, but I am pretty much a paper girl. This. Smartphone is useful, but not if I need to remember something. I must write it by hand. I use bullet journal and paper calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 Well, I know now that I'm not the only one who loves her smartphone but still carries pen and paper. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I did for a long time, but now I am all about putting it on my smartphone. I can email any list to DH from my phone or even to myself if need be. And the bigger issue is that I am much less likely to lose my list if it is on my phone. I was constantly making lists, notes to myself etc and losing them, or finding them much too late to be any use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haley Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Nope. Everything's in my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I recently started using a bullet journal (see bulletjournal.com) and take notes in it. I do shopping lists and keep my calendar on my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Do you still carry a notepad and pen/pencil? I rarely make paper notes while out and about - I just use the appropriate app on my phone (notepad, grocery list, contacts list, etc.). I can't even remember the last time I used the notepad. No one has asked me if I had paper or a pen in a very long time. For some reason though, I can't bring myself to take the physical notepad out of my purse. I carry a small notepad, a mechanical pencil, and a pen. If it matters, no I don't work outside the home. I can see continuing to carry a pen, but I don't really need paper. I usually don't have a problem letting go of "old technology" but for some reason I can't let go of this. :) I've never carried a notepad around. :blink: Why would I do that? At one time, like in high school and college, I had a planner. It still wasn't with me every second, though - just in class and school and stuff. In my backpack. I do make my grocery list in a notebook - it sits next to my fridge all the time, and I make the list in it every week. I always have a pen. I wouldn't have a pencil but I used one at work to put my hair up and stuck it in my purse to take back... and I keep forgetting to leave it there. :P As far as appointments, contacts, etc, it's all on my phone. I take the iPad with me to the homeschool convention to take notes when I see different speakers, keep lists of curriculum to look at, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I carry one of these http://www.amazon.com/Wellspring-Flip-Note-Natural-Elements/dp/B0013UXL6G/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1405827445&sr=8-3&keywords=flipnotes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I have one of these in my bag http://www.amazon.com/Moleskine-Classic-Notebook-Squared-Notebooks/dp/8862930291/ref=sr_1_37?ie=UTF8&qid=1405828133&sr=8-37&keywords=moleskin+notebook I write much faster than I can type on my phone. My notebook has some recipes, grocery lists, I took notes today in it while at convention, it has little thoughts that occurred to me, and I sometimes write in it interesting or hilarious things my kids said. I don't use it to just jot down lists, I write in mine all the time. If I fill one up I get another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I carry a pen mainly to fill up the parent sign in sheet for my kids activities/classes. My kids carry their pens, pencils and notepad for doodling so I would just grab a sheet from them if need be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I don't carry a notepad anymore, but I do always have a pen handy. I do have a colleague who, despite having a very good smartphone, still uses a DayTimer for keeping her calendar, contacts and notes. She simply prefers it that way. To each her own, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I carry pens - and try to make sure i have paper as occasionally I need to leave a note for someone. plus - dudeling likes to draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Nope, I keep my lists and notes on my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I use the back of my check book and empty check deposit slips for my notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I have a smartphone but still carry a pen. I never carried a note pad. I always jave ramdom scraps of paper in my purse. I prefer my grocery list on paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I think I'm going to give these as gifts! Thanks for the idea. They go on sale at B&N and I grab a few. Very nice to have on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 No pen and paper. I carry a stylus though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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