12 Ways the Rocketbook Everlast will Change your Mom Life
When I bought my Rocketbook a year ago, I knew it would be super amazing for work organization. And it has been! But what I didn’t expect was how fantastic my Rocketbook would be for mom life. I swear, that little notebook and app help me out in some household or parenting situation almost every day.
The Rocketbook Everlast is a reusable smart notebook. You can upload your handwritten notes to Evernote, Google Drive, OneNote and other cloud applications using the Rocketbook app. Here are 12 ways I use my Rocketbook Everlast with the kids and around the house.
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For Kids
1) Entertain them at sibling’s activities
My girls take Taekwondo one evening a week, but they’re in different classes. In an attempt to keep them from watching YouTube videos the whole time, I let them use my Rocketbook during their sister’s class. Since I’m always coming from work, I always have my Rocketbook and Frixion pens with me during class.
Usually this looks like art, but sometimes one of them wants to practice writing or do some math problems. I always oblige! A bonus: they get such a huge kick out of seeing their work uploaded to the cloud. This is the only work that I can always get rid of when they’re done with it, because they know it’s already preserved.
2) One for each for travel and restaurants
Restaurants these days are pretty good about providing kids’ coloring sheets – but not perfect. If we’re going to a restaurant that has questionable crayon choices or limited coloring options, I usually bring the kids’ Rocketbook colors and markers.
The Rocketbook Color has enough pages to keep them amused until their food arrives, and both notebooks plus markers fit nicely into a little bag I got on Etsy. It’s also handy to have two notebooks when traveling.
3) Writing Practice
My kids are now 6 and 4 and they’re both working on writing. My older daughter can write short stories in the notebook (and illustrate them of course)! My four year old loves to practice writing her name and simple words.
The Rocketbook has a dot grid, which is perfect for writing because it gives you flexibility. Sometimes I draw the two solid lines and one dotted line that they’re used to when they practice writing at school. It’s super easy to do with the dot grid!
4) Keeping a Journal
If you have an older child, he may enjoy using a Rocketbook for journaling. One of my own hesitations about keeping a journal is that it could fall into the wrong hands! Maybe I don’t want other people reading my inner thoughts.
With Rocketbook, a pre-teen or teenager could easily write in the notebook then upload their journal immediately to a secret account. If they have a good password, no one will be able to see their inner thoughts and they can erase the journal writing ASAP.
5) Make a Photo Book
I mentioned that my kids LOVE seeing their Rocketbook art in electronic form. I upload it to Google Drive and have the art folder set to automatically sync to Google Photos. Once their masterpieces are in Google Photos, I can create a printed photo book of their art. Super cool right? I add photos of physical art as well to create a book they can enjoy – without having to keep all of their papers!
6) Email art/letters to relatives
How fun is this idea? Set up one of your Rocketbook app symbols to email notes to someone special. Your kids can write notes or make art in Rocketbook and then email it to grandma or grandpa! You could even have them write things like gift ideas or thank you notes.
7) Keep gift lists
If your kids are anything like mine, they are constantly asking for toys and other things. I always say “I’ll add that to your Christmas/birthday list!”. Then I need a way to actually do it. Fortunately, my Rocketbook is almost always with me since I have the executive size. I can easily keep a running list of gift ideas for each kid and just upload the list when I fill the page. Then, I can refer back when the child’s birthday or Christmas is coming up! Better yet – it’s easy to share when friends and family ask for a list!
Around the House
I don’t just use my Rocketbook to entertain my kids or take work notes. I also find it super handy to have around the house. When I get really busy, I have a very hard time remembering what to do. Sure, I use Trello and my Google Calendar obsessively but sometimes I need to write something down and physically see it.
Here are 5 ways I use my Rocketbook around the house.
1) Laundry Schedule
When I first started doing laundry on a two-week cycle, I wrote down the days for each item to make sure I could remember them! The schedule is pretty simplistic – sheets and whites on alternating Tuesdays and towels every Sunday. Somehow, though, writing it out on the first page of my notebook helped me stick with it.
2) Bullet Journal for Recurring Tasks
No one ever mentioned that adult life is full of recurring tasks. Replace the air filters every month. Get the car’s oil changed every 5,000 miles. Pay your homeowner’s association dues every year. Go to the dentist every 6 months. And on and on and on…
My sister (who is super organized) keeps track of all of this stuff bullet journal style. I think this is a great way to make sure you don’t forget to do things – especially if you’d rather see items in list format than on your calendar.
3) Cleaning or Decluttering Checklist
You guys, I wish I were talented enough to draw a comic to show you how I clean if left to my own devices. I literally just circle the house moving stuff around until exhausted.
That’s why I really need a cleaning checklist. I have a cleaning service to do the heavy lifting, but I still have to tidy up before they come. Rather than face the task of “clean up the whole house”, I would rather break it down.
I try to create chunks of similar size, so “Kitchen” might get one block of time while “Dining room and entryway” might get another. The theory is that the kitchen will take me 15 minutes, and dining room plus entryway combined will also take me 15 minutes. This helps me spread the work out over a couple of days without forgetting what I’ve already done!
I think this is super handy for decluttering too. If you’re busy and can only do a little at a time, it’s useful to have a list to remind you what you’ve done and what is left. You’ll make it through that list – eventually. In the meantime, keep it in your Rocketbook!
4) Errand List
Have you ever had a long list of errands to run and not much time to complete them? This happens to me pretty frequently. I’m always trying to fit the tasks in before I have to be at work or a kid activity.
To make sure I do the errands – in the order that minimizes driving time – I always write down the errands in order in my Rocketbook. Then I put the list on the passenger seat in my car so I make sure to stay on track.
I always note what needs to be done at a destination. For example, if I have to buy and return things at Target, I write that down to make sure I don’t forget to do one or the other!
When I write this down, by the way, it seems ridiculous, but working mom brain is real and I never rely on my memory anymore. Analytical approaches and my kids’ favorite foods, yes. Random but important everyday minutae, nope.
5) Grocery List
Rarely do I actually venture into the grocery store (online ordering FTW). But when I do, I am always so overwhelmed. I don’t know what it is – the bright lights, the echoey space or just the sheer number of available choices.
If I don’t go in with a list, I will forget something. For online ordering, I actually keep my grocery list in Trello. But for physical shopping, I like a physical list and that’s where my Rocketbook comes in handy. I jot down the list beforehand (usually right before I walk into the store if we’re being real). And always remember to bring your Pilot Frixion pen so you can cross items off the list as you put them in the cart.
Like I said, I rely on my memory for nothing and have not been disappointed.
Rocketbook is the best for moms
If you have a lot going on and not enough mental bandwidth to track it all, you need to be writing everything down. And then you need a way to organize those notes so you can access them. This is where the Rocketbook Everlast is incredibly useful! And when your kids are whining about being bored at dinner, well, it covers that too!
