Write to pass the time when you’re riding in a car or on a bus. These trips are a good opportunity to jot down your thoughts and ideas.
You might also write about getting a new sibling, making a new friend, moving to a new school, or getting a new pet. Think of your diary as a gift to your future self. What would you like to read in the future as a reminder of your life?
Things like having a picnic in the park or taking your dog on a walk can be fun to write about, too. What seems ordinary today could very likely seem extraordinary to you in the future. Nothing you write in your diary is boring.
A diary can be really useful when you’re angry, too. Getting your thoughts down on paper before talking to someone you’re mad at is a great way to express your emotions without saying anything you might regret.
You can get even more creative and arrange these items into an artistic collage. Don’t be afraid to get super creative with it. If you feel like rubbing dirt into your diary one day, do it! This is your space to use as you’d like to.
You can keep a separate diary just for dreams, or you can enter them into your regular diary. If you enter them into your every-day diary, it might be helpful to write them down in a different color of ink, just to keep them entirely separate from other entries.
Experiment with drawing, painting, collecting found objects and creating collages in your diary, especially if you find that the words aren’t flowing.
You could write down goals like: “Work out for 30 minutes 4 days per week,” “Eat a healthy breakfast every morning,” “Practice drawing for 10 minutes every day. ”
You can also use your diary to set a schedule for yourself.
Progress can be hard to measure objectively and sometimes it’s easy to forget successes you’ve already had.
This is a fun way to go down memory lane, too!
If you’re super worried about someone else reading your diary, get one with a lock on it. Or, keep an online diary in a password-protected folder.
