Get a spiral-bound notebook and keep it with the rest of your observing gear.
This one is optional. But we keeping an observing logbook of what you do and see can help you get more out of the hobby. Keeping a record concentrates the mind — even if it's just a jotting like "November 7th — out with the 10x50 binocs — clear windy night — NGC 457 in Cassiopeia a faint glow next to two brighter stars." Get a spiral-bound notebook and keep it with the rest of your observing gear. Being able to look back on your early experiences and sightings in years to come gives deeper meaning to your astronomy for beginners activities now.