Who still keeps a journal?

@slayer08 (2377)
Philippines
May 22, 2016 2:56am CST
I used to have them every year; it's where I practiced writing. Back in the day, when facebook and other social networking sites are not available at my disposal. I love having a small, pretty and really fine piece of notebook which I can use as my journal just to write all of my thoughts down. And I miss doing it. For 3 years now, I haven't kept a journal at all. I used to read my journals when I'm done with them and tell myself things like "good job!" or "I really did that?". Anyway, I'm thinking of getting back to my old self and habit and will but a notebook and will try to see how it goes.
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@toniganzon (72533)
• Philippines
22 May 16
I still do, I have a collection of Midori Traveler's Notebook with three inserts each. I have different planner journals from filofax and kikki.k. I can't live without a pen and paper.
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@toniganzon (72533)
• Philippines
22 May 16
@slayer08 maybe you should. We have a group on instagram and in Facebook too. It's for all planner addicts. It's a costly hobby though.
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@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
22 May 16
wow. I used to think that I'll never live without a pen and a paper - but now, I am without those. I feel I should go back to writing the old fashion way.
@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
22 May 16
@toniganzon oh I don't mind, I like anything crafty and creative. It's always fun and can take your mind off things.
@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
22 May 16
i do have one that i bought when i was still in high school. its super old and i seldom write on it now but i always do on my birthday.
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@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
22 May 16
since high school? wow.. I wish I'd kept mine, especially the ones I've written way back. But I had this stupid and needless ritual every end of the year, I would read my journal or diary and then burn them. What a waste! now, I have nothing I can go back to.. it would've been fun though if I can go back to a part of my past, not all the the time though.
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@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
22 May 16
ive had few others after that but i can never give that first one up. i enjoy reading some of it once a year. it's like a yearly to-do list.
@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
24 May 16
@coffeebreakwhatever thats nice. most likely, i'll do that in the future too once i have my own children/grandchildren.
@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
22 May 16
I did that also when I was in my high school and college days, we call it before a diary but I stop that hobby when my kids are all grown up, I diverted my time and focus on my boys activities.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
22 May 16
@slayer08 Yes, when I read those diaries of mine before, I can reminisce those days when I was still young.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 May 16
@coffeebreakwhatever My 2 boys are no longer with me, they are working far away for greener pasture and my youngest son has his own work and I can't almost monitor his daily activities.
@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
22 May 16
It's actually nice to keep a diary, someday you can go back to them and reminisce and say, hey, that was me back then..
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@imravi (2337)
• India
22 May 16
I thought about writing journal a lot of time.... but never went on to start it...
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@imravi (2337)
• India
22 May 16
@slayer08 yeah..I mean it would like writing history day by day....ha ha... This summer I'll try writing.....
@imravi (2337)
• India
2 Aug 16
@coffeebreakwhatever thanks for such great suggestion...i'll work on it...
@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
22 May 16
maybe you should try. It's fun to keep a journal. you can put whatever you want in there
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
22 May 16
I dont remember the last time i had one,so long ago but might have the old ones at mum`s place
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@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
22 May 16
well, I hope you're not keeping anything worth a scandal - kidding :)
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
22 May 16
@slayer08 Im the straight and narrow type,nothing dark in my past or present lol
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@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
22 May 16
@miniam haha. I used to have lots to keep from my mom and have swept under the rug.. but it's all good now. haha
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23 May 16
I try to keep one and several times in the year, I pledge to myself that I would write it everyday and record my day irrespective of how boring it was. But eventually the patience just wanes away! :/
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@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
23 May 16
I hear you.. Sometimes, starting is easy but to continue it - that's the challenge
@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
23 May 16
@Curlybobby I got nothing much to say these days, but I also need the practice
23 May 16
@slayer08 It is indeed. But I don't give up on the hope that I would have a full journal one day. I started writing in my journal again a couple of days ago. Today would be the third day. So yeah, I'm excited! :P
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@skysnap (20153)
22 May 16
I used to keep journal but not anymore now. it is getting tiresome and other things coming on priority.
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@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
22 May 16
I hear you.. some things can really get in the way
@suzybear (78)
• London, England
22 May 16
I still keep a diary, I always have one way or another since I was little. I have boxes and boxes of note books and keepsakes. I think it's good to keep a diary to remember even the smallest things that happened.
• London, England
23 May 16
@slayer08 I agree that you shouldn't have but you can always start again. Get yourself a really fancy note book, a nice new pen and start writing. Xxx
@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
22 May 16
good for you. I sometimes consider mine a clutter at the end of the year so I tend to burn them all. haha. I shouldn't have done that
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
23 May 16
I used to keep a journal when I was a young teenager but not after that period.
@trivia79 (7828)
• El Segundo, California
22 May 16
why don't you use mylot? you will earn also.
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
22 May 16
I'm still keeping a journal, to remind me of what I'm going to do every day because I tend to forget thinhs
• India
22 May 16
i tried alot but just couldn't continue...starting or writing is not the issue its the maintaining
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@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
22 May 16
I agree. I also find it difficult to maintain a journal. I would write a few words and I usually leave it hanging..
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• Quezon City, Philippines
22 May 16
I still love journals! I love cute planners and designing them too. I guess I got to be consistent at updating them on a daily basis though.
@slayer08 (2377)
• Philippines
22 May 16
Maybe but it's quite fine if you don't update them everyday.