how much do you write in your diary?

[Lady Of Shadows]

I try to have a diary every once in a while. But then there'll be one day where I won't write in it and then after that I'll feel bad that I didn't write in it and then I'll stop. Also I'm really scared that my mom will find it and read it.

[Rose of Melian]

uhhhh i was updating it about evryday-ever other day.....but now i havn't done it in about two weeks.....mostly all i use it for is to complain though

[Mirelenasilmeriel]

I write just about anything in it, and sometimes I'll write poems in them, right now I have atleast 6 of 'em.

[vikingmaiden]

i cannot live without having something to write in at least everyday. sometimes i write in my journal twice a day...but a week never goes by where i don't write. for some odd reason, i feel i am more 'myself' when i write and get my thoughts out in writing. when i speak just like in normal conversations, my mouth just runs on and on and i say the dumbest things...well, when i write, i feel more understandable...i love my journal! oh yeah, i also have an online journal which i update rather frequently...you guys came come over for a visit anytime! i love talking w/ people on my journal.

[MontanaBohemian]

Sadly, I've never been able to keep a journal/diary very long. I love them, I mean, I own so many it's pathetic, but I can never complete one. I'm either too busy, forget, or think my life is so boring that it is pretty pointless to write my entire life story on paper and waste it. Oh well. I admire those who can stick with it. Just remember that I envy you all!

[Ktstar]

I couldn't live without my journal!

I used to have journals when I was younger, but they were either boring ("Today I cleaned my room...") or untruthful (making my life a bit more interesting, I guess). It wasn't until December 2003 that I bought a really beautiful journal and WROTE. I've kept a diary ever since then, and the longest I've gone without writing is about a week, when there wasn't much to say.

I write almost everything and anything in my journal. When I started, I didn't really get into personal thoughts. I guess I might have been scared someone would read them. Over time, I began to write more...and more. I've written as much as eight pages in one day. (Though, usually divided up into different parts of the day.) I write anything--what's happened that day or how I'm feeling at that minute. It's really handy for expressing my feelings or sorting out my thoughts.

As people have said, I'm very particular about my journals. They can't be too big (or they won't fit into my bag when I'm going places) or too small (otherwise they're uncomfortable to write in and there's not enough room). They have to be able for me to write in them easily. And most of all, they have to be ME. My grandma gave me a journal for Christmas that was bright orange and purple with cutesy bugs on the cover. Okay, so it was cute--but I just couldn't express my feelings in it. They can't be too bright. Or too cute. My last one was plain black, which fit well (it was a pretty depressing journal). Now I have a blue one, which looks like summer.

I'm not really writing for anyone but myself. Once I let my best friend read my journal because she was going through some hard times--but of course, I censored what I didn't want her to see. ~_^ I even showed my mom a couple of entries once. Sometimes I like to think I'm going to give them to my daughter someday (if I have one). One thing's for sure--I'm never EVER getting rid of them.



Sorry for that essay!

[Charmed]

I try to write in mine often, but everyone always reads it...its verystressful. I have a very nosy family, and it is hard to keep writing my personal thoughts doen just to haev them read.

[Herenya]

ktstar23 said:

One thing's for sure--I'm never EVER getting rid of them.

Definately!!!!

I'm not afraid about people reading it... I guess I trust my family in that respect. The biggest problem I have with my family is that they don't understand that I have to write in my diary - that it is something really important. They don't get it...
The biggest problem I have with myself is telling myself that I don't have to write my diary any particular way. "There are no rules" I'm always reminding myself. Something I have to accept is that sometimes the most I can write is of the "today I..." variety.
It's the writing that is important, ultimately.

With my on-line diary, I'm not too worried about people reading it, because there's a lot of waffle there to hid anything important...