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white_hart ([personal profile] white_hart) wrote2021-04-03 07:34 pm

Saturday discussion post: diaries (93/365)

I haven't kept a diary regularly since I was a teenager, when I filled a series of exercise books with angsty outpourings over a period of about four years. (I stopped when I went to university, and binned the old diaries when I came home for Christmas in my first year. Which was probably a good thing, on balance.) I often wonder if I should take it up again, though, mostly because I enjoy the act of writing and it would give me a reason to use some of my nice stationery. I'm not sure what kind of diary I want, though. Probably not angsty outpourings about my innermost feelings, any more; but recording my day-to-day life seems a bit dull (although given how much I enjoy reading my "memories" on Facebook maybe I would like looking back over previous years.

Do you keep a diary, or have you done in the past? What kind of a diary is it?
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[personal profile] nineveh_uk 2021-04-03 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I've kept a diary for over twenty years, starting because I wanted to stick things like notes on films I'd seen in one place. I write most days, but not every day, and it's a mix of feelings, comments on stuff happening in the world, book and media review, holiday diaries etc. I write in A4 lined volumes, and am now on (checks) number 31. It still fulfills its functions of recording something I enjoyed, but is also very useful for feelings splurging at times. You could give it a go and see what it evolves into - a factual record or walks, thoughts on current events, a sewing journal, personal exploration - you don't need a clear image in order to start.