Do you keep a note book & pen by your bed?

[lucysmam]

I'm idly wondering if this is a good idea -

As I was dropping off to sleep on Thursday night, I had a GENIUS idea for a main present for dd2 for Christmas. I sort of vaguely thought about unlocking my phone & sticking a note in here but couldn't be arsed, and now I haven't got a clue what it was

So, I wondered if any of you keep a notebook at the side of your bed for these sudden flashes if inspiration - or whatever else you may need to note down in the middle of the night?

I'm a writer so used to but now just use my phone. Half the time I couldn't read what I'd written.

Yes. For a different reason.

Does prove useful on occasion.

I usually have one to hand. Big list writer and I like being able to annotate things, so if I can use a notepad rather than my phone I will do. It’s a running joke amongst friends that I can always put my hands to a pen within 15 seconds!

I don't but I also get the best ideas just as I am about to nod off

oh yes. this is sooo helpful. I am a recent convert to bullet journalling. I have now got a fab notebook which has EVERYTHING in it. daily to do lists, passwords, appointments, christmas planning pages, camping packing lists , gardeneing lists , back to school lists, etc..etc.. At night it lives by bed. Often I wake at 2 or 3am with the realization of something essential I need to remeber and it goes stright in the bullet journal (I have a little reading torch too so I can do this!) It has helped my anxiety so much, and my sleep!

Yes, but more to get worries out of my head.

@sitckmansladylove it's so frustrating, isn't it!? I've been wracking my brains trying to think what it could have been but have no idea!

@mosscarpet I have many lists and have considered bullet journalling before but couldn't seem to get going with it I just have five books instead

lucysmam you could put a lost on here asking for the best present ideas for a 5 year old (or whatever age) ? Maybe it might throw up some ideas and trigger your memory.

@sitckmansladylove I may just do that, but in Christmas so I don't get shouted at

I think that’s a good idea.

However I started writing ideas in to the notes of my phone. One drunken night I wrote some ideas of the comedy series I was definitely going to write.

When I read it back it was funny alright 🤣

Yes I do. It’s not tidy - just a little notebook and a pen and I scrawl good ideas and things that I suddenly remember through the night. Also good for things I need to add to the Tesco delivery.
These are the sort of things I think about as I lie awake! It beats worrying about stuff I can’t do anything about.

I take my bullet journal and pen up to bed and write it up before I go to sleep but virtually never use it after I've put the light out. If DH is there it would wake him up and even if he's not I CBA to sit up, put the light on, put my glasses on and start writing, I'd never get back to sleep (I usually fall asleep within minutes of lights out).

I use Alexa instead as quicker and easier, especially at night.

Sadly yes, a couple of years ago my husband started having night seizures, so I need to write down the details of how long, what happened etc, sometimes he's had 3 in a night and there's no way I would remember the details. It's the only info the doctors have to go on as my husband remembers nothing.

Yes. I like noting down the twattish things DH did in my dreams so that I can reprimand him later.

@DDemelza

Yes. I like noting down the twattish things DH did in my dreams so that I can reprimand him later.

@DDemelza that did make me laugh

Maybe it's not such a daft idea after all then! I'll have a look through my stash and see if I can find myself a nice one and pen (I have lots of nice pens!) to pop up there.

Yes I do
I'm a chronic insomniac and I'm at my most productive at 3am I write any inspiration down as I've usually forgotten it, by the " morning"