I used to journal religiously. Not every day but often weekly, depending on what was going on in my life. Relationships, friends, family, work, reading, news — whatever was on my mind would end up in the pages of my journal. I now have more than 12 years of handwritten journal entries. The notebooks of various sizes and quality, from spiral-bound school notebooks to hardcover sewn journals with elegant design and gorgeous paper, are stored in a box, tucked away in a closet.
But lately I’ve been finding it more and more tedious to write in my journal. I love the feeling of the pen gliding along the paper, but I get frustrated with how long it takes. Likely because I spend more and more of my time on a computer, both at work and at home. I’ve become accustomed to my thought spilling out as quickly as I can type (which is pretty fast).
As a result, I’ve decided to try out the blog thing. I’ve been thinking about it for years, really. I couldn’t decide on a single topic to focus on, so I won’t try. The topic of the blog will be whatever is on my mind on that particular day, much like my beloved journal. I’m not giving up on pen and paper yet; I’m just looking to try an alternative.
We’ll see how it goes.
