AnneMD
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Jun 25, 2014 23:32:30 GMT
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Post by AnneMD on Jul 7, 2014 20:03:42 GMT
So, I'm wanting to be a bit more creative with my journaling. I've been pinning so many cool things on Pinterest that have sparked my interest, but now I don't really know what exactly I want to do! So here are my questions:
Do you journal? What type of journal do you use? Do you decorate your journal? Write down all of your thoughts? Just note what you did each day? Track anything - exercise, water, etc? Do you do special theme journals: Recipes, Fitness, art, etc? If you do theme type journals, do you combine them with your regular journal or is it separate? Do you combine journaling with scrapbook type elements, pics, etc? Do you combine your planner and journal together as one?
I have a Franklin Covey planner and use the 2 page/day inserts. I use the left hand side for my appointments, to-do list, and menu plans. I've been using the right hand side as a journal - to write events of the day, track things like my weight and exercise, etc. But then my problem with this is that I have to take the completed pages out of the binder to add the next months pages - so what becomes of my journal then? I'd kind of like it to all stay complete in a binder and not be loose in a box somewhere. So now I'm thinking maybe I should use a separate journal. Unless anyone has some great solution for this problem that I haven't thought of?
Then I started thinking I'd like to journal more than what that one paper would actually hold... Hmmm...
So, what do you all do?
Anne
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Post by sarahyoo72 on Jul 7, 2014 20:25:06 GMT
I have a diary that I write in everyday, noting the events of the day, what we had to eat, weather etc. I also put in any appointments we had, or invitations/events on the month preview pages I have in the diary too.
I've just started a more creative writing journal, in a non-dated book. I don't write every day, and sometimes I just ramble, other days I choose to write on a topic that maybe I've discussed with friends, or from a meme I've seen on Facebook. I don't decorate it.
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Post by disneypal on Jul 7, 2014 21:22:27 GMT
About 3 years ago, a pea (don't recall who) mentioned that she used OH LIFE to journal. I signed up for it and have been using it since. Basically you set up a time, you will receive an email at time everyday (mine is set for 8 pm). The email has a link that takes you to your journal (which is private and password protected). You write about your day or whatever you'd like to say and that is it. The daily email will say things like "Remember this...one year ago today you wrote..." You can export it anytime you want and save it as a word document. I prefer hand written journaling but this works better for my life now. I journal this way practically daily. You can go back and look at your past entries anytime you want. ETA: It is free
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AnneMD
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Jun 25, 2014 23:32:30 GMT
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Post by AnneMD on Jul 7, 2014 22:53:47 GMT
DisneyPal, I've not heard of Oh Life - will have to check it out. I like the idea of a reminder for sure. I kind of want a hard-copy journal - I wonder if it would be possible to print out the pages to put in a binder.
Sarah - I tend to journal a lot like you do. I keep looking at these cool art journals and think how fun it would be to do that - but I'm intimidated!
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Post by disneypal on Jul 7, 2014 23:14:25 GMT
DisneyPal, I've not heard of Oh Life - will have to check it out. I like the idea of a reminder for sure. I kind of want a hard-copy journal - I wonder if it would be possible to print out the pages to put in a binder. Yes, it is very easy to print them out. When you log into your account, there is an export button, you click on it and it saves it as a text file and you can open it in MS Word and print them out for a binder. I just exported them all over the weekend and save in Word. It only took a few seconds. I don't have a font with my own handwriting but I want to get one, then change the font in this document to my own handwriting font and put them in a binder.
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Post by jenjie on Jul 8, 2014 2:23:45 GMT
I've never kept a diary or journal, I would never know what to write. But this year I started journaling my Bible and prayer times. Stuff that means something special to me, different struggles and victories, encouraging verses, people I'm praying for or whatever. Some entries may be just one page and some go on and on for pages. I just use a composition notebook.
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