Journaling - what does it mean to you?

What you've done, what you're planning to do? Daily, weekly, monthly?

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Journaling can mean lots of different things; from a diary, keeping notes on what you’ve done; to planning and scheduling what you intend to do. Whatever sort of journaling you’re interested in, we have resources that might help.

Just before we get to that, though, there's something new you might want to know about! Oh, and our Summer Sale is still going.

New Wearingeul

Wearingeul, long loved for their beautiful fountain pen inks, recently launched their own fountain pens.

And now, we have this lovely little wooden stand to bring pens and inks together. It holds one of their 30ml ink bottles at a 15-degree angle, for easy filling, or handy use with dip pens.

Journaling

Journaling can help to calm your mind, which is something a lot of us could use. Our blog post on Journaling for Your Mental Health has some ideas on that, so if you want to try the more meditative side of journaling, to see if it can help you, it’s a good place to start.

And do you need to buy things to get started with journaling? Well, not really, but we’re a shop, so if you want to buy things, we definitely have some ideas for supplies that might make your journaling a bit more enjoyable. Don’t let it stop you, though, all you need is a pen or pencil and some paper.

Especially for the more ‘planning’ end of journaling, where you’re tracking what you need to do and when, one of the big questions is how big a chunk of time should you be looking at. There are daily, weekly and monthly planners, which is probably a hint that one choice doesn’t work for everyone. It largely depends on how much detail you want to get into, but we have a page that goes into a lot more detail on what ‘time chunk’ might be right for you.

And if you settle on weekly, we have a page about using a weekly planner.

For most of us, those computers and devices have too much of a grip, and we’re not about to give up our digital stuff.

But the idea of using paper a bit more for organising our thoughts is still quite appealing, though, and has some real advantages. So how can we best mix the digital and analogue worlds?

Oh, and if you’ve heard of Bullet Journaling, but at this point you’re too afraid to ask what that is, we have you covered. It might not be what you’d think, from all the social media posts with beautifully hand-drawn layouts, it’s a nice and simple way to get more organised with pen and paper.

Journaling Essentials

Just a few things you might need to get you started. Well, ok, you only need a pen and something to write on or in, but these things might make your journaling more enjoyable.