diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8317887..1d14aae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,4 +39,7 @@ env/
 # Environment variables
 .env
 .env.*
-!.env.example
\ No newline at end of file
+!.env.example
+
+# Personal notes - will not be tracked by git
+personal_notes.md
\ No newline at end of file