Query: Journalling

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

And query for my flist:

Do you journal? If so, what about?

The issue is I have two daily agenda/schedule/calendar books for 2021. One, serviceable one I bought at Staples, which I plan to use as my 'Mom' one with to-do lists, reminders, dentist appointments, etcetera.

The other one is a nice Edward Gorey agenda book that my sister gave me for Christmas and I want to do something with it. It has a lot of nice artwork itself, some of which I've never seen before.

Ideas:

A diary (I've never been very good at keeping a diary but the daily section is small).

A creative journal (for my own poems. Or for things that inspire me or things I like.)

A crafting journal (I have my miniature coffee shop).

I have heard of gratitude journals. I don't know much about them other than the obvious.

Do you have/keep New Year's resolutions?

I suppose I could use it to keep track of resolutions but that seems a bit, well, sad, because I'd like it to be fun and resolutions are always a bit awful.

Anyway, if you do something with a journal or have any ideas about any of this, drop me a comment.

Comments

[smallhobbit]

Flicking backwards through the latest pages: notes on a course I was following (a study of two paintings, built up over a number of days); summary of 'new things' from this year; list of ficlet prompts for 12 Days of Christmas, plus posting order; dates of tv programmes over Christmas; possible charities to apply to for funding; relationships for Heroine BigBang, so I can remember whose children are whose. So a complete mix.

A spreadsheet would work too for writing. I like having my 'to dos' for the week in diary form, visually the blanks show me how much time there is.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Wow, that is a mix!

The spreadsheet I use for submitting my word counts to GYWO at the end of each month, and I like it, but I don't actually use it to plan my fic. Just to tally the word count.

But you've inspired me be a little more exacting in planning my fic. For example, I got a trio of prompts from season of kink which is due on 14 Feb. And I totally forgot that I wanted to end my nocturne fic collection this month, so if I'd written it down maybe...

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I will also see about entertainment. I have checked out a film from the library and still haven't watched it. Maybe if I wrote it down things would get done.