I’ve recently turned a pocket notebook I had into a place to store my Library Card (reading wishlist) and a rating scorecard for books read. Not shown are also annual summary of number of books I’ve read, reading hours and little notes and annotations that I love. Does anyone else keep a library record like this?

Most prompts I've run into are either "what are you grateful for" or so vague I write three

lines and quit. The ones that work for me are specific and a little uncomfortable.

Two I keep coming back to:

"What have you stopped noticing because you've become used to it?" and "What have you optimized out of your life?"

What's the question that made you put the pen down for a minute?

I got bored writing daily event and decided to made an entry about how lucky I am to have my wife.

I decided to give this a try bc memorykeeping is something i neglected a bit .I use a planer , a commonplace book for keeping informations and a pocketnotbook for notes on the go but i missed something for keeping memories in an organised form.

Does anyonr this as well? How is it going? Do you like it?

I have aphantasia. To the point I can't really imagine anything. Not to say I'm not creative, just not visually. Along with ADHD so I can't conceptualize shit either. Womp womp.

So naturally i struggle like a mf trying to come up with pages I feel satisfied with. I know journaling can come in any form but I want the visual appeal. Sometimes I do put something together that I really end up enjoying but it takes up SO MUCH time. Other times I end up running out of what little uninterrupted free time I do find myself with just trying to piece something together.

I've attempted laying out materials, tried limiting materials as to not overwhelm myself, looking up inspo, just throwing stuff on the paper, etc. This isn't a complete list just what I can recall trying.

So those also with aphantasia or have similar struggles, what do ya'll do?

Today, I'll be completing my seventh journal notebook in three years!

I’ve journaled off and on my entire life. It never stuck until 2024. Suddenly my daily journaling practice cemented itself. I may miss a day here or there, but it doesn’t happen often.

because I do!

I felt a little spark late last night and decided to just go for it. This is a normal habit for me haha

Also, please no relationship advice, me and the blue spot are doing just fine! ♡

Finding a title for every entry is becoming increasingly difficult, though. 😂

I’m thinking of calling this little series Notes from a Limpy Brain. Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, and so on. Or you tell…

I don’t know if this sub allows series like this, but I thought I’d ask before I get too attached to the name. 🐒
Anyway, here’s Day 3! :)

I'm so burnt out. I'm so tired. I want to run away and go full no-contact for an entire month.

Entrada de hoje em tons de azul

28 Outubro 2026

Caderno Paper & You

Caneta Vinted azul turquesa claro

Fotografias impressas no Lalalab Canon Zoemini e Canon Selphy

O caderno acabou

Feel free to comment

for the moment, honest is the best I can do.. would love to decorate and make it pretty eventually ✨ I've only ever used journaling as a tool to quiet my mind, essentially a stream of consciousness. this subreddit is my motivation to try something different

I'm writing in a way that can be impossible to read for someone else. But it's so relaxing just let the hand free and fill the page.

This has never happened in my life! I usually write freely first thing in the morning most days. Is it good or bad? I am more active socially now, but I am also more addicted to the computer. Am I hiding from my feelings???? I honestly don't know!

Day 2 of documenting my days through diary comics.

Honestly, I wasn’t in the mood to sit down and write today.

I was so sleepy and had very little motivation to do anything.

But it’s only Day 2, and I know how easily I can start something, leave it midway, and then struggle to come back to it. So I wanted to show up anyway.

I went to the terrace for a walk at 11:30pm, got in around 3–4k steps, and felt a little refreshed. I came back and sat down to write. I had a little more clarity in my thoughts, even though my motivation was still pretty much zero.

I’m not particularly impressed with what I’ve made today, but I still wanted to share it.

I want to get better at expressing my thoughts visually, building my own visual language, and telling stories through words and doodles.

I think I’ve spent a lot of time learning.

I also thought I’d share some pictures from my day alongside the diary pages.

The little things I notice, the things I see on my walks, the things that happen, and even random thoughts that come to me later are all part of this process.

Sometimes I don’t know exactly what makes a thought appear, but I want to get better at noticing and expressing those connections.

Anyway, I’m still figuring this out. I don’t know if these diary comics will get better, or what they’ll turn into. I’m just trying not to abandon the process before I’ve given myself a chance to find out.
Day 2. Still here. :)

Thank you for reading. It means a lot :))

Finished Journal - 10.06.25 - 10.25.26

I do not recommend the 660 page journals on Amazon. I was going through the 280 page Journals in about 4-5 months so I wanted a bigger one. I did fit a whole year in here but it became pretty awkward and the spine is not attached (I do also junk journal and glue things on some pages so I am sure that contributed).

The cover is covered is packing tape to protect the stickers that were rubbing away.

My new one is back to the 280 pages.

I kinda felt like I was rambling and couldn't quite get the journal entry to sound like I wanted, but I still did the thing!