Hey guys :) Today I'd like to blog about something that isn't really book related, but for me still belongs to the bookish/literary world: journaling. I have been journaling for years and recently I have discovered a ton of youtubers that dedicate their channels to this topic. Many of them have inspired me in my journaling. It is one of my favourite hobbies and I love the idea of being able to look back at the journals I am currently keeping in 20 years. There are so many things to write about! It doesn't have to be a diary-type were you write down your feelings you can journal about anything and everything. The picture on top shows all the journals that I am currently using. I am going to go into more detail about each of them and hopefully give you some ideas for your journals :)
The first one that I'd like to show you is a journal that I use quite frequently. In there, I write down everything to do with books. I jot down TBRs, log the books that I have read and if I liked them or not, create wish lists, keep track of my reading challenges and so on and so forth. I also take notes for new blog post ideas. I don't really aim for this journal to be pretty, it's just a documentation of my reading life and I love working on it. It's pretty much constantly in use. The journal itself is just a very cheap one from Primark, but I love the hotpink with the turquoise ribbon.
This next journal is the one that I use the most. It's from Paperchase and has a Scotland theme. And that is exactly what it is about. As you might know, I am currently spending a year in Scotland and I use this journal to document my time here. I do not add to this journal every day, but I do it regularly. I write about what I have gotten up to, glue in miscellaneous bits and bobs and try out some artwork. I have filled a lot of this journal already, but most of it is quite personal so I'd rather just show you the outside ;)
Same goes for this one. It's a journal from Typo, my favourite stationery store and out of my current projects this one comes closest to a traditional diary. It's basically just pages and pages of writing. I like to turn to this one with everything that I feel like doesn't belong in any of the other ones.
For my birthday, my parents gave me a TripBook by the brand Remember. Basically, this book has lots of plastic pouches in different sizes and some space to write in. The idea is, that you can stick all the little pieces that you pick up while traveling, like tickets, wrappers, bottle caps etc in those pouches and keep them together. I love the idea of this, as I always pick up stuff like that, as it reminds me of the places I visited. And it's so sad when they get lost or just end up at the bottom of your junk drawer. I haven't put that much in the book, but I really appreciate the thought behind it.
This IKEA notebook, is my music journal. I have only started this recently and got inspired to do it by a good friend. In here, I write down the lyrics to some of my favourite songs. Usually not all of it, just the parts that speak to me the most. This journal I keep for emotional and aesthetic reasons. I want it to look nice and decorating the pages is so fun and relaxing. On the bottom picture, you can see one of the pages I have done :)
Last but not least, my gratitude journal. Every evening, I try to write down at least three things that I have been thankful for that day. It really works as a reminder to appreciate the little things in life. Appreciate the little things in life, for one day you might look back and realise they were the big ones.
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It's not the happy that are grateful, it's the grateful that are happy. |
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