I’ve always gone for those hard-cover, pretty-design journals at Barnes & Noble and Borders. When I was younger, I’d take great care in choosing just the right book to suit my mood of the moment. I sadly haven’t been journaling as much as I’d like lately, but I’m liking these simple journals better than my many volumes of flashy ones. In fact, I just started journaling again a few days ago not in one of those flashy books, but in a simple composition book.
Do you keep or journal? What do you think, friends? xoxo
P.S. You can also read some of my diary entries if you’d like! 🙂
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Krystal says
i do! i keep one of those 5 year ones 🙂
Stacey says
I started but haven't kept up with the entries(probably due to my mommy role) xx
Madeleine says
I don't keep a journal as such, but I do have a lovely notebook to write ideas, thoughts, quotes and poems in on the go. Some of these find their way to my blog. Which is a kind of journal I suppose. xx.
Dolly Daydream says
I have had a journal, but when I read them back they are all so negative maybe that says a lots about me…..
Melissa Blake says
i know what you mean, madeleine. lots of my thoughts sometimes skip my journal altogether and find their way to my blog. Not such a bad thing, I guess! 🙂
Diana Mieczan says
I do…and I love this one:)
Kisses my dear
have a great day!
Dancing Branflake says
I know I should but I don't really. I have one online but I don't update it regularly. Old fashioned journals are so much more inviting with their fun color and designs.
Iris Jaye says
I'm hoping to start again soon! 🙂
Nicole says
Yes! I do keep a journal, and I too go to great lengths to find that PERFECT journal at bookstores. :] Often times, I re-read my journals and am utterly embarrassed at what I wrote… but after re-reading them again after a couple more years have passed, I've come to be thankful for my own growth and maturity!
Jamie says
I do keep a journal and have since I was younger. Since I've started a blog, though, I find myself writing less and less in my journal. I do write in my journal about the personal things I wouldn't share on my blog!
Jude says
I stopped keeping a "proper journal" but I still have a notebook to jot down random thoughts and inspiration (journal of inspiration?), lists of dreams, places to visit…sometimes with a more "proper" entry thrown in. I've found it's still nice to have, even though I feel like I've slacked off journaling…
The Drifter and the Gypsy says
These notebooks are so beautiful! I love how they added pages from a book as decoration 🙂
I, like you, don't keep journals much. Occasionally, if I feel the urge to write, I will, but if I try to keep a schedule with writing in journals, it starts to feel like a chore to me and that's not how it's supposed to be.
ag. says
i would love to but i just feel like i wouldn't keep it up as regularly as i'd like. i love the one you posted! i'm especially tempted to start writing a journal because of all the lovely ones i come across!
Lia says
i do! 🙂 but i don't write every day, maybe just every second or third day. i love, to write in it. sometimes i put some photos from that day or cinema tickets or some other things, that will remind me of that time in my diary. (sorry for my bad english, I'm from germany. hope you did understand me :D)
Jodie Eileen ツ says
I do keep a journal! I love looking back on what I was scared about then or who I thought was the cutest guy in the universe or where I was. It's amazing how much one can change in such a short period of time.
Lillian Chang says
I've been wanting to keep a journal for so long now…the problem is, I suck at it. I'll start it, enthusiastic, but I never finish. So what I've started instead is the 365 day project, which has been a fantastic form of journaling for me. I carry around my little Fuji Instax with me everyday and take a photo. Then I paste it into a journal and write one or two lines about what I did that way. It's a nice way to remember all those little moments that I always forget so easily. And that form of journaling has worked really well for me…and I love the photos. I think I'll be doing this for a long time 🙂
Jessica says
Journals are great, I believe I used to keep one too, but ever since I met Blogger, all my diary entries goes onto it too 🙂
Lady Grey says
I always keep a journal… it's my therapy : )
SilverNeurotic says
I like keeping a journal handy for those times I am going through drama. It's a good way of venting.
I like fancy journals, though, I buy them clearanced. Regular notebooks just seem to sterile and uninspiring.
Melissa Blake says
Lillian! What an awesome idea! Do you post the photos on your blog? You totally shoul! 🙂
Tonia says
I tend to keep a journal when things are getting on top of me: it's a safe release. And I have a huge stationery crush – can't resist the promise of all those blank pages!
Melissa Blake says
jodie, i love looking back at my old journals too! xoxo
T. says
I do. But since I started blogging I only write in it every few months or so.
Liesl @ FabulousFashions4SensibleStyle says
My mother always encourages me to keep one and from time to time I do. I have to say I'm glad she told me to during college and summers abroad, etc…because now I go back and read them and love that I have that! I just have to keep on top of it and remember that today it might not seem that important, but in years to come it is wonderful to look back on! 🙂
Liesl 🙂
PoetessWug says
From the age of 12 or so I kept a diary (We didn't call it journaling ' back in the day'! ^_^). I wrote in it every day for years!! I believe that molded me to a great extent into the person I am today. It made me a more self-aware person. YAY for journaling!! 🙂
Kate says
I often start writing a journal but I never keep it up after a few weeks. One day I hope I will! x
Melissa Blake says
Kate, it helps if you write in it at the same time each day. Or, lots of feelings has always been a good motivator for me. 🙂
Dawn Herring says
I have kept a journal for over 20 years. I prefer the faux leather hard cover style journal with lines gold edged pages, when I can find them (at Ross or book stores). I enjoy keeping a nightly journal, right before bed with occasional entries at other times of the day.
You can follow my @JournalChat account on Twitter where I post links for all things journaling.
Be refreshed,
Dawn Herring
JournalWriter Freelance
Ethony* says
I have been journaling since I was 12, I love physically writing in a book and cramming ticket stubs, letters, plane tickets and memories in there. It is so nice to go through them as well. Your own personal history.
Anonymous says
no, i never keep any journal. i treat 'em like my secret. i don't like people have possibility to read it. so, usually, i burn 'em up, after i write 'em down.
Shutterbug Mama says
I have a journal for each of my boys. I started them the day they were born. I don't write in them alot just when I feel the need to say something i want them to know or remember.
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Samantha says
Usually I only keep a journal when traveling, but I've decided to do it this year since I'm in the middle of planning a huge move to Hawaii and getting married. I have a feeling that someday I will want to look back on this year and reminisce.
Samantha says
Usually I only keep a journal when traveling, but I've decided to do it this year since I'm in the middle of planning a huge move to Hawaii and getting married. I have a feeling that someday I will want to look back on this year and reminisce.