Do you keep a paper journal? / myLot

Malaysia

March 11, 2022 8:48am CST

I just started a new paper journal today. My husband bought a journal for himself, and he bought one for me too. As I already have one, so I just keep this new journal aside. I have been typing my journal in Evernote, a note-taking app, as sometimes it's easier and faster to type. I can easily search for what I have written too. But sometimes I enjoy using a pen or pencil to write, hence I still keep a paper journal with me. I have been writing on my paper journal more these two years. I suddenly decided to use my new journal for any homeschooling ideas or plan, and keep the current one as my personal journal. Do you journal? Do you write on a paper journal or do you use a software? Photo: My new paper journal

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Macy

@almostoveryou (4858)

• Philippines

6 Apr 22

i've been keeping a paper journal since i was 9 years old. i'm already in my mid 40s and i still journal in a simple lined notebook. i think i'll journal until for as long as these hands can write. i've tried journaling in ms word back in high school but i didn't feel safe and secure. i blogged for years as well until my host messed up and lost all my files. i'm fine with my paper journal. i'm a homeschooling mama too and i keep lots of notes for our lessons.

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14954)

• Malaysia

6 Apr 22

You are very persistent!

I wonder how many boxes of journals you are keeping now.

I am glad to meet a homeschool mom here.

How old are your kids?

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Macy

@almostoveryou (4858)

• Philippines

6 Apr 22

@kaka135 Glad to meet you too. My kids are 14 and 11. I never get tired of writing in my journals. Had I kept them all, I'd have a collection enough to fill a room!

@DaddyEvil (147754)

• United States

11 Mar 22

I don't keep a journal. I write myself notes, on sticky paper or in my phone on Notepad. I forget details, especially if I don't think they're very important, so write them down, just in case.

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14954)

• Malaysia

6 Apr 22

That's a good habit. I am very forgetful. I used to write notes on any papers or notebooks, but sometimes I forgot where I have kept the notes.

Now I just write in my paper journal or Evernote, so I can easily find the notes.

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@DaddyEvil (147754)

• United States

6 Apr 22

@kaka135 Yeah, I used to write myself notes on scraps of paper but would then throw them away, forgetting they had notes on them.

youless

@youless (113054)

• Guangzhou, China

12 Mar 22

I don't have a journal. I use a software and it is more environmental for me

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14954)

• Malaysia

6 Apr 22

Sometimes I find it quite contradictory. While I am trying to treat our earth better, I still enjoy writing or doodling on papers.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (352955)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar 22

I don't journal but I know a lot of people do.

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14954)

• Malaysia

6 Apr 22

I actually don't know many people who journal.

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Simone

@Janet357 (75646)

•

11 Mar 22

Never. Too busy to do this.

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14954)

• Malaysia

6 Apr 22

I understand. Though I would like to journal daily, I am always caught up with other stuff and I might only write once a week.

Brigitte Gonzales

@bbghitte (3294)

• Philippines

11 Mar 22

I tried once but I was never consistent until I just totally stopped journaling??. But it's nice to have one

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14954)

• Malaysia

6 Apr 22

I am never consistent too, but I never totally stop journaling. Even when I didn't really keep a journal, I still jot down my thoughts or notes on a simple notebook. I enjoy writing down my thoughts or perhaps just any notes.