One of the problems with doing research is trying to remember what you were doing last time you did research. You won’t remember! Trust me, you won’t. And if you put it down on a little piece of paper, it will most likely get lost, or you will look at your notes and say to yourself, “I have no idea what I was thinking when I wrote this.”
One of my favorite forms is called a
Research Continuation Form

At the top of the page, put the Family name and the date.

#1: What was I doing when I stopped?

Example: Looking for marriage for John and Mary James
#2: What was I trying to prove?

Example: That they were married at Cornwall, England 
in July of 1864.

#3: Where will I begin next time?

Example: With film # 211987, page 234, in the Parrish of Crowan.

If you were looking at a film you will write the film #, and the page you were on in the film. If you were researching in a book you will write the title of the book, the number of the book (Dewey Decimal #), and the page you were on in the book. If you were researching on the internet, you would write the web address for the website.
If you keep a form like this for each of your four grandparent’s names, then put the sheet at the front of your research binder, or with the research helps, for each family name. You will never wonder what you were doing when you finished researching ever again. (I hope.)
Happy Family History Friday! Love, Joy