Start a journal

I completed the offline journal I mentioned before and posted a bunch of scans of it to an online community on livejournal. I’m on to my next journal – another one I made myself and it has sketch pages instead of just regular paper so it can hold more materials. I’m getting pretty good at journaling regularly and it’s been a really good outlet for me. I don’t really write, but it’s mostly art pages and stuff I find. I always get inspired and I’ve been trying different things with it. I could say I completed the goal, but I think I might leave it up a little longer just to keep it as a reminder to keep journaling.

So I kind of forgot I had this goal, but I started two journals. :) One is a livejournal.com one (I’ve used journals on Xanga, MySpace, and other sites, but never tried a livejournal). It’s nice to have a place online where I can write things down. I also made myself a journal out of an old scarf and I’ve used it for a couple days. Sofar, I’ve been really successful – I’ve written in it, made lists, pasted scraps in, used watercolor, etc. I also joined a group on livejournal where people post their own journal entries (which usually are really artistic and beautiful) and it has really inspired me. Hopefully I’ll keep it up because I really like journaling and it’s a nice way to express myself.

I never seem to keep writing in journals I start. I started making my own journals recently to sell and after looking at some really creative journal pages, it made me want to start a journal again. I think I have to remember that journals don’t necessarily have to be just writing in them, but can be used to keep pictures, drawings, little scraps, etc. Hopefully I can start one and be creative with it. :)