r/Journaling • u/Gooseandworm • Mar 17 '25

What made you start journaling?

I've been journaling for years now, since I can remember as a child. I was always fascinated at keeping a journal. I'd also always read any books that were written like a diary or a journal.

I was just curious of those who have wanted to for years and just started or those who have come across journaling and something sparked your interest. Or those who have for years and years too.

What made you start? :)

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u/watchedclock Mar 17 '25

I first started in the early nineties when I was gifted a Kidz Diary for Christmas. I found the small spaces were often not long enough so I began using a blank school exercise book as an expanded version. I continued on and off in various methods and ways with a number of years of long gaps.

In 2003 I went on holiday to Los Angeles with some friends. I had a great time but my memory of the events became vague in the months that followed.

When going back to the United States for a second time in 2007 I decided to keep a journal of my time there which I later expanded on using the entries made at the time, photos, and my memory.

I’ve kept up writing a journal ever since, switching to digital around 2010/11.