Starting with journaling | Basics of journaling

If you are just starting to journal and don`t know where to start from, this is the right place. I have already written about the advantages of journaling and some FAQ`S in one of my blogs. If you haven`t read it yet, click the button below to read it.

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• Here are the topics we are going to cover today-

• Where to start from?

• Materials needed while starting to journal

• How to manage your budget

• Frequently made mistakes while journaling

So let`s get started!

Where to start from?

Now you have decided to start journaling and all, but then you realize, where should you start from?

Journaling can be of many types, so the first step would be to decide what type of journaling will it be?

Here are some of the most popular type of journals--

Daily Journal (Diary)
Travel journal
Art journal
Story journal
Study journal
Bullet journal
Weekly Journal
Fitness Journal 
And many more....

Do let me know if I should make a blog on different types of journals. Most of them are self explanatory like, Art journal is for art and for all the artists it`s the best choice. Weekly journal is where you make a journal entry every week. You can share your thoughts for the week and you can write about the week, if you think that you can not invest yourself in a daily journal then the weekly journal is the next choice. There are many types of journals but I won`t go into depth for now. Once you have decided which journal is suitable for you, you are all ready to start.

materials needed while starting to journal

The two basic materials needed while journaling is a journal and a pen. That`s just it. You can add some more additional stuff to your material list, like stickers, paints, markers etc. But it`s completely optional. I recommend you to just start basic and add stuff as you get used to journaling. This way, you realize what is suitable for you and is journaling really your type.

How to manage your budget

You have decided all the things and now it`s shopping time but you have a budget. Not everyone can spend a lot of money on buying stationary right?

So here we are in the stationary shop looking at the various types of journals, the most basic to the most designed ones. I prefer the basic black cover ones. Do not get those highly expensive beautiful cover journals because the inside is no different! Do not get any type of different pen for journaling , a normal pen you use everyday is enough.

Frequently made mistakes while journaling

Everyone makes mistakes and being a beginner you will make a lot of them but you will definitely learn from them. But I am going to help you with the basic mistakes you might make.

Spending a lot while first time of journaling.

Some of you might get an expensive journal thinking that it`s a very good investment. Getting an expensive journal when you just start journaling is not a good option. Because when you just start journaling, you don`t know whether journaling is suitable for you or not. You don`t know whether you will continue journaling as per your plan. Not everyone is suitable with journaling. Therefore wait till you are sure that you will continue journaling and then buy all of the things you want to add to your journal.

Setting up the whole journal in advance

Some of you might just set up your journal on the very first day ho[ping that you will save time later. But you won`t, Don`t add the dates and sections in the journal in advance. It won`t save your time but mess everything up. If you haven`t done a journal entry yesterday but you have already given all the dates and stuff, it will be very hard to manage everything in your journal. Do not add different sections on the first day itself in your journal, just think and add them later.

Making many journals

You might want to make more than 1 journal and you do make it but it will get really hard to manage it later. Make sure that while making journals that you might not be able to write in all of them and manage the time beforehand. Do not stress yourself because a journal is for making your life easy nit for making it hard.

So, that was it for this blog. I hope it helped you for the start of your journaling journey. Do let me know about your opinions, suggestions, requests or any help you need. Also, do not forget to be yourself while journaling. Because all your journal needs to be is YOU.

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Kirtana

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