@boogie Don't be hard on yourself! There is no right or wrong way to do a journal. Just write! It does not matter the type of paper, the size of the paper, or what you use to write. You can draw in it, you can press leaves into it, or flower petals or who knows what. Or not. That's the beauty of journaling. There are no Journal Police, and no one should tell you that you're doing it wrong. Including yourself. And there's nothing saying that you can't change things up at any time.

I smile when I read about your papers and notebooks all over the place. Two years ago when I was moving, I was trying to be very meticulous about packing. Oh my goodness! you would not believe how many places I found scraps of paper with a poem or an essay or some writings. I tried to corral everything into a central location and just put the word "writings" on beholder. However, I have recently come across other things. It's a never-ending battle for me but it's okay. I look back at the writing and of course I always date things. If I do multiple pages I make sure that I copy the date to the new page and what page number it is.

Sometimes the biggest block is to just get started. I think that my dad had a great idea and this is one I follow a lot, and that is to have a few opening sentences about where I am or the weather or something that helps clear my mind.

Who does a "daily check in" via writing?
Ginger