Do you keep a journal/diary?

United States
November 28, 2010 5:57pm CST
Do you still keep a journal/diary? I do but i don't write in it very often, moreso on days where something exciting happens, or something lifechanging or surprising. I should write more, but I just don't have the time sometimes. =/ oh! and is your journal paper or online?
8 responses
@buggles64 (2709)
• United States
9 Dec 10
I use to keep a journal/diary but quit due to privacy issues. I enjoyed writing down my thoughts on paper, because it would help me work through life's little obstacles. I then decided to write on blogger, but since then I deleted my blog and now I keep my thoughts on personal problems and issues in my head.
@vicereine (451)
• United States
29 Nov 10
It has been a long time since I kept a journal. During my first marriage I would write all the time but usually just to vent out problems. Now I just don't seem to have the time or the energy to write anymore. I remember when I was back in high school with no problems and no worries I would write poetry and stories constantly but now it seems to have faded. I suppose all the stress and worries from my first husband just drained all the poetry out of me. I do try though now to make some type of effort to write a journal but with the new guy he is too nosy and a diary should be kept secret I think.
@dodo19 (47122)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
29 Nov 10
I used to have a diary, but I don't have one anymore. I just lost interest in it after a while, for one reason or another.
• Philippines
29 Nov 10
I used to keep a journal/diary when I was younger because I love to write and document special and importatnt things or events in my life. However, nowadays, I don't have time to do that anymore. I only jot down a few notes regarding important happening in a certain day or reminders, but not in detail.
@hushi22 (4928)
29 Nov 10
i used to but now i dont. it seems like mylot is my journal.
• Indonesia
29 Nov 10
No. I just don't have time to do that. Girl, perhaps, loves to write down what happen today. Nowadays we got Facebook. There people can share and write what's on their mind. I still reject to make any note of myself. I just live my life without documenting anything. That makes me feel free.
• Singapore
29 Nov 10
I don't keep a journal or diary, mainly because I find that I can't keep up with writing them on a daily basis. When there are days when I don't have anything to say, I feel frustrated and after a few days, I would not be motivated to write in the diary anymore. That was the situation when I was young. Later in life, I discovered that I needed to document some important stuff. As such, I set up a Blogger account and document it there. Over there, I have a choice to go public or keep my journal private. I don't feel the need to write every day, but only when I need to. With regards to my online earnings, I also document what I have done and how much I have earned. It helps me keep track of how much time I'm spending on a website and whether it is worth it in the long run. I write that in my blog, but don't publicise them at all. It's just for my own recording. I know if I keep a paper journal, I might lose it. I also keep interesting conversations I have online with some people. For this, I hope that I would write a book one day.
• Philippines
29 Nov 10
Hi! I do keep a diary online. I think it's really cool to write things that's on your mind, ideas, things that happened or want to happen, rants, goals etc.