Journaling Style

Everyone has their own way of journaling. Whether its a simple journaling with just a date and a couple sentences to those of us who could journal pages about a single picture. So in this little article I decided to try and decipher the different journaling styles, or ways that we journal.

Well here it goes

My first is the way I journal. Emotional journaling. This type of journaling usually involves some lengthy journaling about a event, person or place. Usually its about a certain emotion. For instance the birth of your baby. The journaling might be about the how it felt to become a parent and all the emotions of the moment. Remember your first love or your marriage. All those important events that have some great meaning in your life. For me I can probably come up with some emotion for just about every layout I do, its jus who I am and I would have to say its my way of journaling.

The next way is from the "Once upon a time" I Love this one. It can be a great one for a wedding or love story. Starting your journaling with "Once upon a time" is such a great intro to some great journaling. How about a growing up page. Once Upon a time there was a little girl.....
Try this one out. You might just like it for a few of your pages.

Story Telling: Ok I need to add this to my Emotional, story telling journaling. With this journaling you tell the story of the person, place, event or thing in the layout. Remember your Scrapbooks are telling a story of your life and those of the people around you. Nothing wrong with doing a large journaling page about a event that took place in your life!

Poems and Quotes: Some people prefer to add a poem or quote to their layout. Remember no one says they have to come from a poet of the past. You can add your own verbage to your layout and give it your special quote. You might be surprised how much wisdom you can come up with by just giving a little thought to it.

These are just a few ways to journal. Maybe you fit into one of these categories or maybe you might want to try one of these out. Below are a few phrases to get you starte with your journaling. Try using one as the opening of your journaling and then add to it.

This moment in time......
Once upon a time.......
What a moment......
Once upon a memory.....
Remember when....
Family matters......
This is a moment....
The day was.........
The perfect moment.......
Captured in time...
With all my heart.....
On this day.......
I am so glad to be alive because..........
So this is love.........
I could have never known.........


Article by
Debbie Ruggles