Do you journal? (4 Viewers)

[centen]

I've gotten into it recently, after I saw a post by someone of the "mental checklist" they go through at the end of their days:

• Gratitude: What's something you're grateful for today, big or small?
• Self-care: What's something you did today to take care of yourself?
• Kindness: What's an act of kindness you did for someone else, regardless of whether they responded to it? It's about what you're putting out into the world.
• Learning: If there was anything that was disappointing to you today, how can you learn from it?
• Affirmation: Are there any words or phrases that resonate with you today?

So I've started jotting down what I plan to do today as a checklist-y section and sometimes I'll return to it throughout the day to get some thoughts out on paper and out of my head. I've tried to borrow the bullet journal practice of not tearing out pages that look messy. But it's not aesthetic like a bullet journal, it's just an old school notebook that I tore out the class lessons from so I could use the rest.

It's kind of soothing, I now get the appeal. What about you? Do you journal? And if yes, do you do the full bullet journal or other style, like commonplace journal or a question of the day prompted journal, etc.?

 

[Harmony_Starz]

No

1. I don't care enough to spend some time doing that every day
2. If my uncle found it, I would be dead

 

[centen]

No

1. I don't care enough to spend some time doing that every day
2. If my uncle found it, I would be dead

It helps that the only "person" who lives with me is my dog.

 

[Harmony_Starz]

It helps that the only "person" who lives with me is my dog.

Lucky, if I was living alone, I could do so much

 

[athenaaa]

I don’t simply because I am lazy

 

[ChenXiao]

I would but i don't have time around uni haha

Too many assignments due, not enough time

 

[centen]

Lucky, if I was living alone, I could do so much

It is nice to totally control your own space!

 

[centen]

I don’t simply because I am lazy

Low effort helps! I love the aesthetic of bullet journal, but can't imagine spending the time to actually make a piece of paper I'll never look at again look that nice. I'm sure it's the effort of doing it that is soothing to those who do!

 

[ChenXiao]

Lucky, if I was living alone, I could do so much

I can vouch for living alone being better haha

You should see my room now - its covered in posters

 

[centen]

I would but i don't have time around uni haha

Too many assignments due, not enough time

SAME. I've found old journal attempts of mine that lasted like, two days, but no one wants to write all day in class and then write some more in their free time.

 

[athenaaa]

Low effort helps! I love the aesthetic of bullet journal, but can't imagine spending the time to actually make a piece of paper I'll never look at again look that nice. I'm sure it's the effort of doing it that is soothing to those who do!

I watch videos on people making the aesthetic bullet journal. I have tried to do them on my own but I don’t have the patience or energy for that. They look awesome tho

 

[ChenXiao]

SAME. I've found old journal attempts of mine that lasted like, two days, but no one wants to write all day in class and then write some more in their free time.

also i already struggle with writing lab reports let alone a diary like, when i have to move out my dad will DEFINATELY find it lol

 

[centen]

I watch videos on people making the aesthetic bullet journal. I have tried to do them on my own but I don’t have the patience or energy for that. They look awesome tho

....Talking about this with you makes me want to try to make today's page pretty. ...I don't think I learn very well from my past attempts.

 

[Harmony_Starz]

It is nice to totally control your own space!

I want posters on my wall, cute pink strawberry themed blankets, a pretty nightlight, plushies, cute wallpapers, flower pots in my window and balcony and sooooooo oooonnnnnn

 

[centen]

also i already struggle with writing lab reports let alone a diary like, when i have to move out my dad will DEFINATELY find it lol

Yeah, we can't have that!! Wait until that's all in the past lol.

 

[athenaaa]

....Talking about this with you makes me want to try to make today's page pretty. ...I don't think I learn very well from my past attempts.

You can definitely do it

 

[Harmony_Starz]

I can vouch for living alone being better haha

You should see my room now - its covered in posters

I WANT TO LIVE ALONE, best part is being able to cook what the heck u want and as much as u want and when u want

 

[ChenXiao]

Yeah, we can't have that!! Wait until that's all in the past lol.

oh dont even imma be so happy in May when everything is done haha

 

[ChenXiao]

I WANT TO LIVE ALONE, best part is being able to cook what the heck u want and as much as u want and when u want

frfr but im so picky :( I've noticed i dont trust my cooking skills either especially with meat so i avoid meat and have unintentionally turned veggie smh

 

[Pirioca]

The only type of diary I have is a dream journal.