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things ive learned while journaling semi-daily (used to be daily but a chronic illness flairup broke my habit and im trying to get back into it)

-there are quite literally no hard and fast rules, if you want to keep a daily journal and a commonplace-ish (using -ish because some ppl get persnickity about real commonplace books n stuff) in one book w some markers to indicate where stuff is you can. if you wanna bujo and scrapjournal in one book you can. literally the only thing stopping you is you

-journaling becomes 10x nicer when you use what works for you instead of forcing yourself to use tools you dont like. this should be an obvious but if youre only thinking abt pretty bujospo photos w highlighters and fancy fonts everywhere and neat organization then you can become stressed over how everything flows and use highlighters or washitape when you dont actually enjoy using them. me personally i dont really like highlighters but i still would like some stamps since they cut down time with writing a lot + small stamps give me different markers to tell what block of text is what which is nice

-if you have an issue with keeping track of time a journal Will, in fact, save you. i actually know its monday today instead of thursday its awesome

-unfortunately for 15 yr old me who insisted there was nothing to be done, journaling the feelings that are stuck in my brain does, in fact, help a lot with maintaining sanity way more than just dumping it into a vague tweet or post does

-thermal printing/receipts will wear down eventually because of how theyre printed. did not actually know about this but its smth to keep in mind if i wanna keep receipts somewhere

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from my notion archives, all pictures are mine

reblog is ok, don’t repost/use

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you know, i watch a lot of bujo/journal/diary vids and what really gets me is the commodification of literal garbage and recyclables. printouts that look like crinkled paper and newspaper and old books and fuckin. grocery store coupons. washi tapes of nondescript shopping receipts. tear-out booklets of paper scraps. notepads with the exact same design as mundane office supplies but twice the price and half the pages with some trendy “minimalistic” stationary brand’s logo slapped all over it and shipped all the way from Japan on diesel.

am i going insane. if you want “junk”/“scrap” looks like that, save your receipts. buy a 99¢ romance novel from Goodwill and tear the pages out. buy yellow notepads from staples and office max. pick up the coupon pages from your grocery store. maybe buy one nat geo magazine or a fashion mag and cut the pictures and ads out if you’re feeling zesty. crumple your own fucking paper. reduce reuse recycle with shit that’s already there instead of putting more paper waste and the ensuing manufacturing waste out into the world. does this make any sense.

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Farewell, my joy, my life

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✏️ what no one tells you about how to journal 📒

i was sick of all the "how to journal" content out there recycling the same advice that sounds great but doesn't always work in the reality of daily life. you're welcome 😏 (also low-key a shitpost, but there are nuggets of wisdom in here, i promise 😇)

✍️ what to journal about ✍️

sure, you could journal about self development and treat your diary like your therapist, OR you could write about:

the pettiest grudge you're still holding onto from elementary school 😤

all the gossip about other people's lives that you have Strong Opinions™️ about, but you're a good person, so what goes in the journal, stays in the journal 🤫

all the witty comebacks you never say to people's faces because you're a sensible, non-confrontational person, but also you didn't think of it until later 🙃

the possibilities are endless, let your imagination run wild, and/or feel free to contact the blogger for more 🤭

🚫 when NOT to journal 🚫

this is just as, if not more, important as when to journal.

nothing to say — forget morning pages, i can barely string together a coherent greeting before lunch. also, a whole night's sleep is like a total memory wipe, so i have nothing to write about 🤷‍♀️ and don't listen to whoever says to just write "i have nothing to write about" because if you start enough entries with that, you're gonna begin to feel there's no point BUT THERE IS!! just not right now. and that's okay ☺️

too often — personally, i think it's important not to make journaling your one source of clarity 🔮 continue to think things through in your mind, confide in people you trust, and have moments (in nature, perhaps) that simply can't be transcribed to words 🌼

not feeling it — if you're too tired OR feel fulfilled and clear-headed enough about your day, don't make journaling a chore you have to do no matter what. if that means you don't journal everyday, then so be it 🌝

so when do you journal? in general, when doing so would add something to your day ☀️ whether that's peace, humor, gratitude, or something else.

🎁 materials 🎁

now for the fun part: let's go to the stationery store! 🛒

✒️ GET A PEN THAT WRITES SMOOTHLY! you are literally lowering the physical resistance that's keeping you from journaling, trust me it works. also pencils suck.

🔐 get a journal with a band, lock, clasp, button, etc. — just because it's fun, but it has the added benefit of securing your intellectual property(?)

have a separate journal for writing thoughts vs. schedules vs. todos vs. collections (TBR lists, recipes, etc.) — beats having to make and maintain a whole index to keep it all organized in just one (1) notebook 😵‍💫

🌸 stickers — are a pretty substitute for correction pens 😻 (in theory, but i have yet to use all the washi tape i bought 😅)

or just journal digitally, idgaf, do what works for you, okay? 😇

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I began to keep a journal

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the children yearn for the journaling/journalspo blogging

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“squeeze in every last piece of happiness.”

ig: cawefee

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blows the dust off this blog

its Time.

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040819

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more title ideas! credit to @studypetals <3

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24/100 days of productivity | ok its been sooooo busy recently. one of the grad students in our lab just finished her dissertation yesterday and today was a flurry of activity to finish up experiments and meetings for a big paper we’re trying to get out. it’s been a long day

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190801: a quote box from one of my May spreads ✍🏼

—🌧 halfway through my second-to-the-last week of back-to-uni preparations, and the panic is starting to set in. some people think i’m neurotic for planning things a bit too early, but i just don’t like being rushed—which is what’s happening atm and it’s driving me insane. how long do y’all have before your classes start? what are you doing to prep for the new school year?

insta ✨ // more original content ✨

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week nineteen | triggered - jhené aiko

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my spread for august! 🍇

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8/1/19

hey august 2019, you’re adorable

xo- gg