Three Good Reasons To Keep A Journal

Hello hello hello

So I'm nearly at the end of this challenge, and it's been a pleasant experience. Taking photos and keeping a diary admittedly hasn't been very challenging, but it's been a nice thing to do at this very busy time of year! So I thought I'd cap it off putting a few more photos up and telling you my three reasons to keep a journal.

So here are some photos.


Lovely flowers :) I've started to think a lot more about angles and everything now, and I liked getting low for these, it sort of felt a bit Alice in Wonderland esque - when she's tiny and in the flowerbeds!


I realise that I hardly ever put a subject in the middle - I almost always have it to the side with a big space beside it. Just something I like doing I suppose! Does this mean I'm developing a style...?

And another thing I apparently like doing is capturing sunlight between trees! I love getting direct sunlight in pictures and having that strange glow. It allows you to see something you can't actually see properly in real life because otherwise you'd go blind - which would be unfortunate. But yes, when the sun is out I love to get it in the shot. I love how its sort of between two big branches, like the tree has the sun wedged into it. Some great shadows too. I am quite an outdoorsy person so it's been nice to be capturing some of that this month.









And now...

Three Good Reasons to Keep a Journal

1. It stimulates your creativity. Even if all you are doing initially is sitting down to write about your day, you are still sitting down with a notebook and a pen in your hand. Things are much more likely to happen when you give yourself the tools. Since keeping my journal I have written a couple of new poems, so there you go.

2. It helps you to keep focused. You can use a diary to write down all your appointments and contacts and keep yourself organised, but you can use a journal to actually remind yourself what you want to achieve and why. Every night I have been writing down three things I want to get done the next day - and I've been doing them. It's nice to go to sleep looking forward to what you're doing the next day. I feel like I've been waking up with loads of purpose because of it.

3. It can be therapeutic. Now when I was younger the ONLY time I wrote in a journal was when things were going badly. Now, I'm using it for a more positive purpose, but it does still have it's use in that respect. When things get shitty, it's good to write down how you feel and then read it back, it helps you to get a bit of perspective. Also, when you're having a bad time your thoughts can be a mess and your mind is just racing. Writing stuff down helps you to slow your thoughts down and figure out what you really think.

And there's not much more to say on the subject! It's been really nice, and I hope to keep these habits up. I'll be announcing my next (and last!) challenge soon. Till then, taraar.