Homemade Abstracts

I always have a note book with me when I am working on an image, this is used to write down any problems that I had while working on an image and what I did to correct it.
If I try something new in whatever software I used -I write down the steps that I did as I worked on the image -what worked and what didn't and if I used a new tool and how that worked out.
If I am working on an image I start a new file called project whatever-and assemble any of the .gif images in this fine that I want and where to put them back or if I have done a copy of the .gif image and where it came from
an example of this is my wallpaper:

http://abstract.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/1599928/

I noted the following:
a) how I drew in the background-what software I used and what tool and colour for the background
b) what images I used and what folder they came from and if I had to do any corrections in the way of colour corrections or if I had to re-size the .gif etc before I was finished with that individual gif
c) what order I used to place the gifs in the image and any problems I may have had
d) an most time consuming is to type out this information and using a software that I have put this in the information box--something like the comments are available in the properties of a .jpg
e) I write down what software I used-if only 1 or a combination of software to get the effect that I wanted

This is a great idea.