Hotel Paper

Lyrics from one of my favorite songs, aptly named Hotel Paper.

Inevitably, I have great ideas for things I want to write about when I'm away from my laptop. In fact, it happens way more often when i'm sitting in my jumpseat than when I'm rehashing my week with blog in compose mode and keyboard ready. When this happens, I usually scramble for the nearest scrap of paper before the thought bubble disappears from all hope of recollection. In this new job, with a different location every night and very limited belongings I can take with me, it isn't always possible to carry around a notebook. In fact, its darn near impossible.
So, I've found it really handy to write my musings on the provided pad of hotel paper. The resulting memento of keeping these scraps of paper has been pretty cool too, because instead of throwing them away I cut off the letter head and keep them in an envelope. My plan is to get a scrap book and paste the little souvenirs into a collage and write little notes in the margins about my memories from the hotels and the city I visited. Hopefully after a few years this will make a cool heirloom/memory book of my flight attendant career!