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cant 100% take credit, read this on pinterest years ago.
when you start a journal, get a photo of you with the journal (I use instax photos but you can use the canon printer or print the photo etc) and paste it onto the first page, before the ruled lines. then when you finish the journal, take another photo with the journal and paste it on the last page. it’s a snapshot of you and your words at the beginning and end of its journey :)
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to lend my life an air of romance, I make sure to document all memories big and small. I personally have been journaling on a notion page I made that no one else can see (just because I like typing and it makes adding photos so much easier), but am thinking of switching to a physical journal to be even more romantic. I don’t think you can feel like your life has magic in it if you lack a coherent narrative and journaling does just that.
Jan 8, 2025
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just about everything that happens to you will be interesting to your future self/your descendants/archaeologists. immortalise your to do lists, shopping lists, packing lists, things that loved ones say, things that strangers say, the phrases you hear that would make a good band name. brainstorm what to do on the weekend, list your cravings, the songs stuck in your head, transcribe birdsong, etc. i track my periods & my finances in my journal. sometimes if i really want to take a photo of something i'll restrain myself and draw it in my journal instead. sometimes i take notes for uni in there, or draft sewing patterns, or sketch when im bored. journals are self-portraits!!!!!!!
Apr 21, 2024
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Yes you read it right ! Vomit in that journal -not literally tho-
It will your personal journal right ?
You are the only who will read it -if you ever get back to it as a time capsule- right ?
So instead of overthinking, write it, what i mean by that is (here comes the prompts)
- Write a future letter to your self and glue it to your first page with an envelop.
- Make a pixel calendar (make a grid with all the days of the year, choose a colour palette for each emotion) and at the end of everyday colour each square with the most dominating emotion.
- Write what would your perfect off day be like (weekend off work/school)
- Make a physical table to rate your current watching list (finished a movie ? Write it, mention the time frame, which day, rate it from 1 to 10, highlight of the movie was it fashion, emotion, cinematography etc…)
- Don’t do a to-do list replace it with a Done list, each time you accomplish something no matter how big or small write it in the Done list.
- Make a About me page (what do you like, eat the most, favourite time of the year, fav clothing piece)
- Write your Ins and Outs of the year/month/week
- Get to know yourself and write about what drains your energy and what boost it
If you have a printer you can make it more fun by :
- Printing your most repeated song of the day/week/month
- Printing your currently reading books and physically rate them
- Printing items you are saving up to buy
If no printer then just draw it, it doesn’t not need to be “perfect” make it fun, colour it :).
Collect whatever you get from the coffeeshop, grocery shop, movie theatre etc ..
why ? Well imagine you went to watch a movie, keep the ticket, glue it and write about it.
found an interesting package ? Cut it to small piece and glue what catches your eyes and write about the reason.
Went to an event ? Museum ? Collect the little books/flyer and glue it and write.
You can make it fun as much as you feel like, the important thing is that Journaling is made to make you feel relaxed and destress your emotions so don’t stress about it and remember ! Just VOMIT in that journal. 🤣🫶🏽
Jan 13, 2025
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recent mental health booster I stumbled onto when my phone ended up dead one morning, so I went to a cafe near me to journal/read for a couple hours without it. there were so many times I phantom reached for my it like the addict I am, very glad I couldn’t that day or else stupid things would have been done. I was forced to sit in the moment and process my thoughts without being able to actively do anything or contact anyone. did it the next day purposely and I had such a good day.
leave your phone at home sometimes when you’re bumming around your area doing small errands! also forces you to learn your surroundings rather than relying on google maps.
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found this while browsing a kits record shop - progressive rock genre
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