Ok, maybe galore is a bit of an exaggeration. I did get a lot of pens for Christmas this year, so I feel like I’ve got more than I can use, although I know that’s never true with pens. But how do you like what the hot sun did to the pen in my daughter’s handbag the other day? All she did was leave the pen in her bag inside her car, sit outside to eat lunch with a bunch of friends and later that night dug around to find the pen to found this twisted piece of plastic instead. …read more

I’ve just popped in to say a very happy Christmas to all my regular readers and anyone else who happens to stumble by today. Here’s a photo of the lovely gifts I received from family this morning; two journals, a pack of five notebooks, three pens & some coffee. There’s also a bead scoop in there. At least they’re really starting to get what it is I like. What about you? What journal writing related gifts did you receive this year? Please share with links to your blog with photos if possible.
Heather
Photo is my own

Today is Friday and that means it’s Freaky Friday. If you need to know more about this journal writing challenge please read the First Freaky Friday entry.
I got this idea from The Comfort Queen Jennifer Louden today. Her newsletter asked the question; “How Can I Trust Myself Enough to Choose the Path of Self-Kindness?” The idea got me thinking, as the question was intended to, and I figured it would be good to write a journal entry as if you did completely trust yourself, enough to be kind to yourself, even if it was just for one day. Write about …read more

I was pleased to read on Holly Lisle’s blog yesterday that she found a quiet corner in a cafe and began a piece of fiction by writing longhand in a notebook. The experience left her feeling excited about writing again. Sometimes just something as simple as changing the tool you write with can alter your perspective enough to make the experience feel completely different. This freshens up your outlook and spurs creativity.
Try doing something just a bit different today. Use a different writing implement, write on different paper or in a different journal, use a new colour, or sit …read more

I’m always on the look out for great prompts and other journal goodness, so you simply must try this prompt courtesy of Sue Meyn from Journal Magic. This prompt is from Sue’s free newsletter, which I received today in my inbox.
“Take a few minutes to create a Dialogue with Beauty. If you’d like, you can use your non-dominant hand to be Beauty and experiment with what it has to tell you. You might begin by asking Beauty how you can expand your awareness of beauty more fully in your life…and then see what ‘Beauty’ has to say in response.”
Make …read more

If you love Intrinsic journals as much as I do you’ll be excited to learn they now have an Online Store. Check out their journals, guest books, keyrings, keepsake boxes & just about everything else in their range.
You can now find your favourite Intrinsic products in one location. They take major credit cards, and Paypal, but maybe you didn’t need to know that.
By the way, their latest member freebies are up on their website, for December already.
Heather
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While out shopping this morning with my daughter and little boy we came across some gorgeous journals & notebooks. At the time I didn’t stop and look at who made them. I did, however, get some information from the supplier. You can view some of their range here, but I totally fell in love with their little key ring notebooks. These feature wooden shaped covers & thick quality paper. These are very handy, so lovely to look at and affordable. A perfect idea for someone as obsessed with journal & notebook as the readers of this blog.
Okay, I was …read more

Heather asked a good question on Saturday’s entry.
“I’m terrible about getting myself to journal regularly, so I can’t help wondering if having a fun tool to do it with would help. Or would it just be another bit of wasted money?”
Of course, Heather was referring to the journal writing software Steve Pavlina has advertised on his website. I don’t know if you noticed, but he offers a 45 day free trial of the software. Life Journal also offer a free trial to download.
There are several others you can try, but personally I wouldn’t go further than …read more

Have you seen the Running Rhino journals yet? While they have several other journal writing related products their journals are worth checking out. I really want to own one for myself. I love the idea of one page lined and one page blank, “for greatest freedom.”

Last month I wrote about the scented pen my mother gave me as a gift. Thanks to Amanda I can now share with you where to purchase these gorgeous pens for writing in your journal. This friendly and helpful lady left the info in the comments section, but here’s the live links for easy clicking:
Brightbluemoon.com
Franklincovery.com
Mileskimball.com