Journal Ideas - Tumblr Posts
I hope we’ll meet again someday, somewhere far away from where it all first started. I hope everything will clear up as our stars align. And I hope it’ll feel like our longing souls were never really apart.
things to add to your journals
song lyrics for a specific mood
spotify codes for favourite songs
receipts from a trip
envelope for gifts from any small children you know
pages to press flowers in
ticket stubs
fortune cookie readings
daily three-card tarot pulls
watercolour paper for art
page cutouts
watercolours just in general
pressed flowers
other dried herbs
sketches (taped or glued in)
morning/evening routines
colour in the leftover paper backing from stickers and glue/tape it in
friendship bracelets that may have broken or come off
grocery lists or other shopping lists (glue in if written on other paper)
book quotes
block poetry (you'll have to take a page out of a book for this)
mental health goals
halloween: candy wrappers
fabric scraps
family recipes
different textured papers
stamps
coins
AHhh!! First time posting here on tumblr.. GOOD NEWS THO!! SCHOOL IS COMING UP. *sarcasm* wow just.. wow well anywayss i hope u guys liked it!! IG: @/nxlvllnx_
✨ Types of Notebooks & Journals 📚📖
See my previous post on Why to Keep a Journal in 2020
I’ll try to link some tumblrs for examples!
art journal - drawing what you did in a day, how you felt, in an artistic way whether it be collage, paint, or pen - another one, interesting one, pretty, so manyyy
writing journal - typical journal, writing about your day, how you felt, mental health things.
video journal - same thing about how your day went and how you felt. think vlogs, but more personal. good for people who don’t like writing or art. edit them with an app on your phone, or just compile a bunch of random videos together in a digital space.
audio journal - same as above, compile them in a digital space or edit them further
handwriting notebook - practice handwriting! this might be a useful video
“everything notebook” - basically, a notebook where you write everything in from random brainstorms, ideas, and the likes so you can organize them later into lists or other notebooks.
media notebook - write down all the media you consumed. can be a dedicated notebook for books, TV shows, movies, interesting articles, or all of them combined. Write reviews on them, rank it, dedicate a page to your favorite character, etc.
bullet journal - personal agenda, to do list, trackers, literally your whole life compiled. there’s tons of videos and posts out there about it, and just a quick search will do it
project ideas notebook - YouTube videos? artwork thumbnails? writing prompt brainstorm? can be dedicated to a certain project or a compilation of all the bright Eureka! moments out there. recommend a pocketbook or phone so you can jot down ideas everywhere.
friend journal - this one is really nostalgic for me, but it’s basically passing a single notebook between a friend or group of friends. i used to do this until 5th grade or something with my best friend. it’s deeper than a conversation over text, and the anticipation was worth it. a digital version could be writing on paper, scanning it with a phone app, then sending it to them via email or a messaging app with a schedule.
agenda/to do - basic notebook dedicated to to do lists
observation notebook - be a scientist. write down observations or random thoughts you have throughout the day. could be similar to the ideas notebook or everything notebook. keep it as a little pocketbook
“mood board” notebook - like an art journal, but with more pictures and outside sources. so. much. pretty.
scrapbook - like a mood or art journal. but more about specific events or days in your life with personal pictures
habit tracker - all the trackers in one notebook. think bullet journal trackers but without the other stuff
language journal - write only in your target language! find prompts online, talk about your day, anything you can to practice writing and thinking more fluently in that language - important for grammar
future journal - write to your future self and mark a time when you can look back on it. i think of Good Luck Charlie and how the girl records herself talking to Charlie in the future.
An interesting read about notebook keeping: Joan Didion’s On Keeping a Notebook