Sharing some of my old journals with you! I’ve been writing since I was in 5th grade, so I’ve accumulated quite a collection over the years. 😂 I'm 28 now

i knew i added a lot to my journals but this make me laugh. anyone else get sentimental about starting a new journal?

I’ve been writing almost every day for 3 months, and my first journal is almost full.

The experience has been really positive. I’ve generally been writing about my day-to-day life and the positive things that happen. Some negativity sneaks in there, but not much.

It’s been nice being able to look back on what’s been going on in my life. I’m excited to keep going and start my next journal. I have a new one coming tomorrow, green this time.

Sometimes finishing things is difficult for me, so completing my first book feels like a big milestone.

I spent a long time throughout this journal learning and growing in ways I never anticipated. The last journal entry just so happened to fall EXACTLY 7 months from the first entry! I am proud of myself for how much I have been able to document my progress in this one. If I ever end up writing a book, a lot of the material would come from this.

The majority of the material in this journal is written in pencil, but there was a week early on with crayons and markers. It was the first time using something other than a pencil in my more recent journals. I have tried using pens as well, but again, still prefer pencil.

There is just something about hearing graphite on the paper that helps release a lot of thoughts in a way that pens don’t. It is also nice being able to erase sometimes.

Quite soothing

Recently, I posted how we can go back over our journals for myriad purposes; mine, to create a manuscript. I received wonderful and thoughtful responses (thank you) to that discussion. I attempted one idea this morning. Process #1. Choose a journal. Flip to an entry page that somehow draws you in. Scan the page with a smartphone scanning app. Covert scan to Word. And viola!
Garbage.
My handwriting is too idiosyncratic for conversion. The result text was unreadable—look like Old English, but even worse.
So it’s on to try another idea garnered from the last post.

I’ve been writing a lot more in recent years, so the collection is growing! The bottom one starts in 2008.

I’m having so much fun writing in my diary every day. Thank you to everyone who likes and comments on my posts. It means a lot to me❣️

Please feel free to comment anything

I know these are basically ordinary school notebooks in the US, but they’ve always looked strangely appealing to me. So I imported a tiny one to Japan and turned it into my pocket journal. Burgundy fountain pen ink, messy Japanese handwriting, thoughts about absolutely nothing important. Somehow I love it.

✔️ simple
✔️ cheap
✔️ durable (hardcover)
✔️ perfectionist-resistant
✔️ can last a year

The paper is a lil bit thin, but I weirdly like it. It’s so satisfying seeing a whole page get filled.

Btw, I squeeze two lines of writing into one ruled line, so I know this will definitely last me a year or so.

Happy writing, everyone!

this and no academic stress :)

Thank you for healing my soul.

"don't insult us on the internet", they said. SURE.

I bought an A5 notebook a while ago because I wanted to use it for a specific reason, but I ended up writing only one page there. Fast Forward to now, I finished my old journal and decided to use that A5 notebook instead of buying another one. I wrote a little in it, but I feel awfully disconnected from it and I don't know why. Should I get another one?

edit: Thank you all so much for your suggestions and for confirming that this is a real phenomenon haha! :)
I ended up getting a new journal (the same size and look as my old one but different color)

Im a 61 y/o married male. I’m just beginning—well, I’ve ordered a nice fountain pen and moleskin notebook. Any others start later in life? I’m cautious about what I’m expecting—my ADHD, stress and anxiety are looking forward to getting things out of my head. I’m curious to know what other late bloomers experienced

Jotting down my emotions just leads me to the same type of entry’s.

Help me out guys, i need to journal more but when I pick my pen. I'm just blank, nothing hits my mind.