Meal Records

I have been carrying around a Moleskine notebook for over ten years now, using it to jot down various things. I go through about one notebook a year, and I just started my 16th one the other day.

When I flip through my old notebooks, I find my various obsessions from that time recorded, which makes me feel very nostalgic.

When I open my second notebook, I see that I jumped on the "life log" trend that was popular at the time, with detailed records of things like what I ate each day.

However, my life log phase seems to have passed in less than a year, as there are no such entries in my third Moleskine.

I think the reason the trend didn't last back then was that writing down what I ate just wasn't that interesting.

...It certainly isn't interesting.

If I had put more effort into the descriptions, such as
・Cold soba topped with kakiage tempura
・Omurice with plenty of demi-glace sauce
, I might have been able to visualize the meals when looking back, which might have helped it last longer, but that is also quite a hassle.

And now, we are in the smartphone era. If you want to keep a life log, especially just for meals, a quick snap is more than enough.

They have memo functions, you can organize them into folders, and having visuals makes looking back at them fun.

With that in mind, I've been trying to take photos of only my lunch when eating out for the past two weeks, and it's surprisingly fun.

I find myself thinking, "I can't wait for tomorrow," and on days when I can go out for a slightly fancy lunch with a client, I can't stop feeling excited from the morning.

I have a feeling this new obsession of mine will last for a while.

However, the places I go for lunch are basically very limited, so I could easily fall into a rut.

I suppose I must strive to explore new places to break out of this rut... and with that, I smacked my lips in anticipation.