Hi, Ginger

I began journaling in the late '80s; that would mean I've been journaling for almost a half-century. I quake to think it's been that long! (I'm 78.) I tell friends I began journaling before Julia Cameron's Artist's Way and her suggestion that all of us write "morning pages," three pages, longhand, every day. Cameron became––and remains––so popular that, to this day, when I tell someone that I do daily journal writing, they'll invariably say, "Oh, yes, your 'morning pages'." I used to say, "No, no, no!" but I've given up protesting; now I simply smile and say, "Uh-huh, yes, that's right. My 'morning pages'." 🙂

Happy holidays, Ginger!
Ray (@ray666)

I started journaling& doodling about 7 yrs ago and have gone through numerous variations of journaling since. I've done travel journals, daily journals, art journals, mixed media journals, junk journals, journals with themes, etc. The media I use is watercolor, buttons, brads, fabric, watercolor paper, cardstock, envelopes, rice paper, magazines, washi tape, ribbon, twine, stickers, scraps, stamps, die cuts, embossing, inks, etc. I have made them for myself and gifted to others. This holiday season I made about 2 dozen mini-journals and gave them as small holiday gifts...what fun! Generally I work on 2-3 projects at a time. Right now I am working on 3 art journals - a daily art journal, a faith journal, and I've prepared a travel journal (going on a cruise to the South Pacific next week). I spend roughly 2-3 hrs a day having so much fun ding this. It's fulfilling, thought-provoking, calming, quite a brain-teaser at times, and just fun! I never know what I will be creating in my project(s) each day.