5 Steps to Better Journaling If You Hate Journaling

I am not great at journaling. I find it a tedious process and honestly I'm not often interested in the results. But there are certain advantages to at least having a little something recorded on your layout. Here's a quick list for how I get around my aversion to journaling.

1. First of all, don't feel guilty! If journaling is keeping you from scrapbooking, just leave it out. But also remember that just including a short sentence or a little list can be easy and can say a lot more than nothing.

2. Make a list. While I would never write a paragraph about what we're doing right now, I could totally make a list with that as its title. I can handle making a list for the grocery store, and I can handle making one for my scrapbook as well.

3. Keep it short. I've managed to keep a daily journal for years by simply limiting the amount of space I have and the amount I'm expected to write in it. I'm tired at the end of the day but I can manage a few short, barely sentences.

4. Create a frame template that already includes a text box. I use this on my weekly pocket spreads. The text box is already there, so it doesn't take much effort to type a short sentence about the photo.

5. Try something strange. I've been writing haikus for about a year, and I find it a much more enjoyable journaling process than a more traditional approach.

If you know of any resources or prompts for capturing new angles when journaling, let me know! I'm interested in capturing (simply!) things I might not normally think to take note of.