Hi Everyone! It’s
Jennifer here taking over for today! Wow
my first ever blog post! I’m so excited!
And away we go…..
Do you record everything and anything you’re grateful for
maybe in your blog, a piece of paper, a sticky note or anything you can get
your hands on? Is it for your eyes only
or are you a bit daring and don’t mind the world getting a little bit of
insight of your little corner? Me? There are things I keep privately maybe in my
head or in a private journal. But then
there are things I don’t mind the public seeing and getting to know me. I do it both in my blog: http://jdcreated.blogspot.com
and in a ‘gratitude journal.’
I had bought a raw journal from Wal-Mart about 2 years ago,
decked it out on the front…and never touched it for about a year or so. Yikes!
Then one day found it and made a commitment to write what I’m grateful
for an almost daily basis.
I used scraps from my
stash to add a little of my style along with my entries. I decided to not use any embellishments with
too much bulk as I knew that my journal would get thicker with each page (and
it sure did, it went from 1/2'” to now 2 ½”!!!). I even used my journal to record my thoughts
during our road trip from Washington to Cali last week. Adding memorabilia such as business cards,
business note stickies, parts of menus, parts of cards I receive from loved
ones, napkins with logos, brochures, and almost anything else gave each page a
unique and fun look and set the memory in plain sight.
A simple journal is all you need at a great price. Just the other day, we did a Target run and I found this eco-friendly journal made by Banana Paper Company for just $6.99. The owls were so cute and I love the fact it was made from recycled papers and banana leaves.
Jennifer, I like your idea a lot. 'Loved the way you filled it with all kinds of goodies. Oh, wait my daughter made a journal for my BD. I am ready. Thanks for the inspiration and for showing us your cool work (play)!
Posted by: Renee J. | Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 06:58 AM
this is great! i really should do this! i blog often, but its not the same as writing down and making it pretty too! :) TFS!!
Posted by: becca | Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 08:31 AM
Jennifer - I loved your idea. It reminds me of how I used to scrapbook in high school - bits and pieces of events with notes of my thoughts. You've inspired me to create a "Day to day" journal/scrapbook. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: CathyO | Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 08:51 PM
Beautiful journal, Jennifer!!!
Posted by: Keely Yowler | Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 06:24 PM