i finally finished a journal
it only took me almost three years
as i write the last entry, the last sentence, the last word, i think this is it, i did it. it might not seem like a big accomplishment for most people, finishing a journal, but to me it is. i’ve written in journals sporadically ever since i was little, but this one is the first ever i’ve actually finished. it’s a weird feeling. i’ve had this one since early 2022, so i’ve used it for almost three years, and it became a part of my life.
i’m someone who usually gets obsessed with journaling for a month, but then completely forgets about it for the next three months. i wrote maybe once or twice every few months for two years. but this year, i’ve been (kind of) consistent, especially these last few months, and i’m loving it.
i write anything and everything in my journal. it’s really an everything journal. it contains my deepest feelings, my thoughts, lists, book reviews, junk pages, literally anything. it’s a part of me, a part of my soul.
this past month, i’ve tried to write morning pages every day. after waking up, i’ll grab my book and my journal, and head downstairs to sit in front of the sliding windows, and i’ll write a page, sometimes a bit less, sometimes more, before getting into my book or eating breakfast. i’ve really enjoyed doing it, it helps to wake up my brain and my creativity, even if i write about useless things.
starting a new journal now seems perfect. i’ll be leaving for six months pretty soon, and so starting a brand new journal now feels like a much needed fresh start. a way to become a new person, restart my life. it is a bit overwhelming, though, all these blank pages i have yet to fill out with thoughts, feelings, memories—i hope it’ll take less than two years to fill it out this time—but i’m excited to see what the future holds, and what memories and junk i’ll collect and add to this journal.
here are some of my favourite pages i made:
love, luna xx
I am at the last bits of my journal/diary as well and I can imagine what a great feeling it must be!
your journal pages looks incredible, you can actually see what is written as oppose to others I saw on Pinterest. I loved your journal covers as well!
I hope you enjoy filling the new one <3
this is now my inspiration to journal more often