Journaling

It is easier than you think to create a pandemic journal. Here are 6 steps to help you find the content and organise your thoughts and information you collect.

Have you been writing your journal for several years? Are you feeling bored with your journal writing? Do you think you could get more from journaling? I feel this way. I’ve written in my journal for …

I'm starting 2019 with the journal I was using at the end of 2018. It is a notebook from a supermarket and I love the combination of the colours and words on the cover. However, there is nothing …

It has only taken me a third of the year to start a journal in 2018. As I continued using the undated journal I’d started in August 2017 at the start of the year. My new journal is a change from …

This is the journal I’m using at the start of 2018 although it isn’t actually a 2018 journal. I started this journal on 30th August 2017 but as I use undated notebooks I’ve just …

If your child is keen to start a journal there are lots of different books available that might interest them.

Are you interested in journal writing, but don’t know where to start? I started writing my journal as a child in 1989, and have written it on and off since; that is over 25 years. I know all you …

Most people start their journal on 1st January, but not me this year. I started my 2017 journal on 29th January, but not because I missed the 1st January. As I’m currently using undated …

It is becoming increasingly common to hear it is good to feel more gratitude, because if you focus on feeling grateful for the little things you become more grateful throughout your life which leads …

As we approach the end of December, it is time to think about journalling for the new years it time to start a journal or to start a new type of journal. Plus, there is the opportunity to add some …

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 …

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 …

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 that …

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 …

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 …

To me writing a diary, or journal, is about senses; I’m capturing my memories using my senses as well as my thoughts. This is one of the reasons why I handwrite my diary; even though I type …

So you write everywhere. You write on the computer, paper and any random paper you come across. You’ve got novels, articles, screen plays, journals and short stories. You’ve got pieces …

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 …

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 …

It is easy to say you want to write, but it is much harder to find the time; or find the time when you feel inspired or motivated. Frequently when I feel inspired to write (like now) I feel guilty …

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.

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 …