My handwriting crisis
When is the last time you considered your handwriting? I suspect some time during late primary or early secondary school before it became a subconscious act. But writing suddenly stopped being …
Who will you trust with your journals?
Diaries and journals can be very personal documents so it can be hard to think about who to trust with them. I’ve seen several comments from people saying their diaries are boring or too …
My 2016 Diary
Did you start writing a diary this year? What book are you using? I struggled to choose my 2016 diary, because of two challenges; deciding the type of book I wanted to use and then finding a book …
7 different books to use for a journal or diary
When you decide to start a journal or diary, there are two important questions to consider; the type of journal you want to keep, and the type of notebook to use. Of course, you can choose any book …
Goodreads #45 – Memories
A list of posts I’ve enjoyed reading connected to memories; from writing a journal to preserving records including several posts about being a child in the 80s, 90s and 00s. 5 Ways to Develop a …
I am not getting to sleep – Words of wisdom 1989
Feeling tired in the morning, something that hasn’t changed in 25 years; but now as a parent of two young children I find it amusing that I thought I was tired then. I’ve written about my …
Nothing much happened – Words of wisdom 1989
I love this simple statement that nothing much happened, and there was no other text in the entry. It is a bit similar to the BBC deciding there was nothing newsworthy in 1930. Now, even if I think I …
Will try and type this diary out – Words of wisdom 1989
Today’s diary entry is a little embarrassing; I did not know I’d been wanting to type my diary entries up for 25 years. I started typing them up about ten years ago and have some in Word …
Awful being the youngest – Words of wisdom 1989
I used to think it was awful being the youngest, and I had lots of experience as I was a younger sister and the youngest of all my cousins. It seems the biggest frustration was that I was not allowed …
Diary I feel better since I started you – Words of wisdom 1989
The first time I remember recognising that I felt better when I wrote a diary was about ten years ago when I’d restarted writing after a break of several months. However, it appears I first …
Couldn’t tidy my room because I wasn’t in the mood – Wisdom from 1989
Not a surprise, I didn’t want to tidy my room even though I’d worked out the correct order to tidy a bedroom just a few days previously. And it is so easy to procrastinate. I’ve …
I’m going to search for Christmas presents – Wisdom from 1989
Half way through October and I was already planning to search for Christmas presents. I’m struggling to remember whether this was a realistic activity or completely pointless so far in advance …
How to tidy a bedroom – Wisdom from 1989
Most people probably have memories of being told to tidy up as a child, but I wonder how many of you thought of the best way to go about it? Well here are my suggestions for the best order to tidy a …
Qualities in a friend – Wisdom from 1989
I’m 11 days into my diary and not surprising, as I was young, it is all about me. I love this post for having a sheet stapled to the page with a list of what I’m looking for in a friend, …
I put a Polo into Vimto – Wisdom from 1989
It is good to see that I experimented when I was younger, although most people probably didn’t need to test these flavours. But I obviously learnt something from the experiment as I …
I didn’t get out of bed for ages – Wisdom from 1989
I started my first diary 25 years ago on 28th September 1989. I used a lined hardback notebook that I decorated with stickers and pictures I cut out of magazines. How many of these pictures do you …
15 ideas for old diaries and journals
If you are thinking of starting a journal you may find these posts interesting. Why should you keep a personal journal? 15 different types of journals to keep 7 different books to use for a journal or …
Do you want to look in other people’s journals?
I suspect many journal writers want absolute privacy for their writing, but are secretly curious about what other people write in their journals. I know I do, which is one of the reasons why I am …
Journal extract: Evelyn Waugh 6th March 1946
I am continuing with my resolution to read The Assassin’s Cloak every day and I love the extract from Evelyn Waugh’s diary so much I wanted to share it. I’d love to think my letters …
How to start a journal in the middle of the year
There is no reason why you can’t start a journal in the middle of the year. In fact, why wait? Here are some tips to get started including how to fill blanks pages if you're using a pre-dated journal.
Can blogging replace journalling?
Journals started off as a private record, think of Samuel Pepys, one of the earliest known journals written in code so other people could not read it. With the establishment of mass communications …
23 ideas for the first page of a journal or new notebook
A new notebook is fantastic until you open it to the first blank page and wonder what to write. Here are some ideas on what to do with the first page.
Squash coaching and new Nintendo game (JE 14th October 1989)
Got up at about 8 to get read for squash coaching at school. I remembered (at the last minute) I needed a pack lunch. Got sandwiches and left overs of pix and mix + some crisps. Was first there for …
Model tryouts and curling hair (JE 13th October 1989)
Had maths + French. Missed Geog because of speech day practice … When we started Miss G was waving her arms all over the place and we couldn’t stop laughing … We did netball at …