6 Quick Tips About Journaling

Journaling is one of my favorite things to write about on this blog. Keeping a journal is a great hobby to have, because of all that it can teach- such as becoming a better writer and getting better handwriting. In fact, I just bought a new journal yesterday (oops!), but I had to because it had the coolest faux-leather cover and it was on sale for only $1.99. (Thanks, Fred Meyers.) Which brings me to my next point- if you have a bookcase full of notebooks that you bought because they looked really cool, but really you have no clue on how to actually write in one, then here are a couple of quick tips to help you out- because those notebooks deserve to be written in. Oh, and did I mention that this is my 600th post?

1. There is no wrong way to journal. Do one page a day, write once a month, bring it everywhere you go, write in the margins, it doesn't matter- as long as it works for you. 

2. You should probably pick a good topic for your journal- to keep it organized, and if you have a few notebooks, assign each one their own topic (e.g. one for creative writing, the other a bullet journal). 

3. It doesn't matter much if you're a bit messy, but still, try to keep your journal organized enough that you don't have too much trouble with it. Use sticky notes to mark pages, tear things out neatly with no messy rips, and use a pen that works well so that you aren't constantly scribbling.

4. Try to write as often as possible in order to improve your skills and, depending on the type of journal, keep it up to date. Start working out a schedule to write one page every day. 

5. If you don't already have one, pick a journal that works for you- college ruled, wide ruled, composition, pocket-sized, etc. Choose one that is attractive enough that you look forward to looking at it every single day, but one that fits within your budget. 

6. Don't be pressured by your notebook, you do not need to write in it everyday and it's okay to draw in it and doodle and it's okay that you spilled water on the cover and also you set your coffee on it every day.... It's just a book.

Thanks for reading my 600th post (that's a lot...!), I hope you have written this many posts (OR MORE) or at least written in this many pages of your journal. 

xx Savannah