3 Journals To Write In Every Day
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Everyone who knows me knows how much I love to write in my journals. It’s a daily part of my day, a habit, and a hobby. There’s something so poetic and dramatic about writing about every aspect of your life on paper.
Like any hobby or skill, I think that journaling is something you get better at over time. Such as how you write, how you set up pages, and organize your journals.
Today, I’m sharing the types of journals I write in every day (or rather, most days). Lately, I have a different journal for everything. My collection keeps on growing!
If you’re seeking some inspiration for your own journal, or are thinking of starting a journal, stay here and read the rest of this post to find out more about my journaling practice and why I love it.
Journaling has helped me in so many ways.
When you have a safe space to process your emotions and reflect, you see things more clearly and in a different light. Frankly, it’s helped me mature? I mean, I’m still silly most of the time, but I’ve learned to be more articulate and honest with myself and with others when I’m hurting. It’s also helped me to celebrate the small things for myself too.
I still don’t know how I managed in high school without a journal. Is it not a typical teenage girl thing to have a diary? I missed out on that, and I’m making up for it now. Through bullet journaling and writing daily, I’ve become more organized and focused on goals and bettering myself. Yes, being productive is great, but I’m also focusing on how wisely I spend my time because of my journal and its role in my everyday life and lifestyle.
Digital journal for daily shenanigans
As I wrote in an earlier blog post this year, I’ve switched to a digital journal using the Xodo app and an aesthetically-pleasing spreadsheet I designed in MS Excel (because I’m not using Notion a lot these days).
I fill this journal in every day. Sometimes, every few days instead if I’m forgetful. I use this journal the most for recording moments that aren’t necessarily impactful in my life, but I want to have a memory of them all the same. I write daily logs, use trackers for habits, health, and sleep. If I feel like being creative, I also have blank pages that give me a lot of freedom for layout and style.
Without this journal, it feels as if time keeps moving forward. Who remembers what they did a week ago? With a journal, I can flick through the pages until I find that information. I get to relive and reflect on things in my past and write about high moments and low moments as I see fit. When you’re journaling daily like this – recording every moment you deem memorable – it can start to pile up, and no one likes clutter in their bedroom, so this is why a digital journal is the best way to have a daily journaling practice.
Sure, there’s still clutter, but it exists only in your app’s or computer’s storage. See? So much better than having to walk around dozens of full journals in your home.
Reflection journal for meaningful moments
I’ll fill this journal in once a week or fortnight. It depends, really, on how I’m feeling and what I desperately need to get off my chest and onto paper, especially in moments when I feel overwhelmed, and I need emotional catharsis for my sanity and peace of mind. I used to use this journal for processing my negative emotions when I felt sad or insecure. Now, it’s so much more? There are times when I don’t feel anything and that can be as concerning as feeling negative emotions.
It’s about creating a space where one can put every little thought on paper and focus on the feelings and lessons to take away from a specific experience. I like this journaling method because it forces you to be open and straightforward about what you’re feeling – the things you might not want to say out loud. It helps to relieve stress and can lift any burdens off your shoulders.
Where a daily journal might give a watered-down version of events, I use my reflection journal to get down to the nitty, gritty details about events that occur in my life. A daily (digital) journal shows your life in a timeline, but a reflection journal shows your emotional and personal growth over time.
Media journal for books, tv, and film and what I think of them
I’ve written about my media journal in the past too. It remains one of my most favourite and fun ways of journaling. Most of the time, I’ll write on these pages on and off whenever I finish reading a new book or watching a new tv series or film. One of the reasons why I really love this journal is that it (again) looks at your life from a new angle. Look back on your year based on what you enjoyed and hated in your spare time – songs you sang along to, films that made you cry, books that made you roll your eyes.
Today, we stream so many tv series, watch so many movies, and read many books. Sometimes, I feel worried if I don’t have something new to read or watch, and it doesn’t feel very mindful of myself. In my media journal, I like to write about my response to the pop culture and media I engage with and enjoy. I write reviews and star ratings out of 5 and give myself recommendations and reading lists.
If I’m going to dedicate so much of my time to something like tv and film, then I’m going to be creative AND critical about it because art is made to be viewed, enjoyed, and analysed.
These are the journals I use most often in my life. They help me find ways to be creative and critical about myself and what I love doing the most. Lately, I’ve been thinking about adding an art journal into the mix and creating a new study journal. For now, I think I have my hands full with these three. I hope you enjoyed reading this post and found some inspiration for your journaling practice. Don’t forget to ‘like’ this post and share it with others who need it.
Happy journaling!
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