Last October I wrote a little post talking about daily journaling. Well, I didn't actually start daily journaling until my weeks break from being online. I loved it, and wish I had started it when I said I was going to. Ever since my weeks break I don't quite manage to daily journal but I still try to write multiple times a week.
My current journal is the ecojot from Paperchase, gifted to me by the lovely Gail. 100% recycled with the cutest cover; she knows me so well. The best part is that it's small enough to fit in my handbag so I can take it out with me, but not too small that I fill 20 pages just talking about one thing. (Almost) daily journaling has actually reminded me how much I love writing pen to paper, rather than typing on a keyboard constantly. It's actually given me something to look forward to doing, and gives me somewhere other than online to have a rant and get my thoughts clear. I actually prefer it to bullet journaling.
Wait, what? Okay, bear with me.
I don't just use my journal to write about my day and make note of thoughts that keep me up at night but I actually use it to motivate me. Every few days I make myself a list of goals to achieve and I seem to be way more likely to achieve them than I am if I write them in my bujo. I don't know why exactly but this seems like a more practical way of doing things, rather than having two different notebooks to check every day. I actually threw away my bullet journal in November. My December layout had already been penned in but I knew I wasn't going to use it - especially as I'd found my diary and didn't even need to use it to make note of appointments. I've even started using stickers and washi tape again.
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| This is my equivalent of a dream board! |
I think it helps that it's more private than a bullet journal, so I don't have to worry about making it "pretty" or "aesthetically pleasing" because it's for my eyes only. *she says, sharing photos of it.* Journaling has helped my mental health so much, and it's definitely a habit I'd like to keep up. Especially if I can continue to use recycled notebooks.
Do you daily journal?
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