03-13-09, 12:06 AM | |
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Constantlly changing
I'm constantly changing my approach to journaling.
Last week I finally found the perfect - the newest pefect - combination of blank paper and spiral binding. I've searched for a long time and could only find the typical sketch books with overly large (for my tastes) spiral binding. I hate those big, cold, metal circles, they really bother me, I don't like it when my hand bumps into them. And don't try to interest me in sketchbooks bound at the top instead of the side, I need side-bound! Ahem. This one is by Strathmore. You can see it here: http://www.artsupply.com/strathmore/...er%20paper.htm It's the orange one, 9.5x12. The spiral binding is petite, maybe 1/2 inch in diameter? And only 30 pages, so it's easy to tote around. I don't like tracking on a computer. I like scrawling with an implement. I've been trying to be very free with the format and not worry about always filling in the blanks or writing clearly or neatly or drawing straight lines. I used to worry about all that stuff before and it didn't make any difference except take up time. All that attention to detail went to waste in half-used notebooks. Essentially, the process is the point since review or re-reading rarely takes place, for me. Here's today's entry (see attached photo). I divvy up the page into regular sections and break the monotony by doing it in whichever manner strikes me. Today was really messy, deliberately so. The previous few days had been very rigid, drawn with a ruler and written with precision. I was bored with that. I find that I feel better about the whole process when I adopt the attitude that it really doesn't matter how often I change my mind or approach or my notebook, and that no matter how enamored I am of my current system, I'm sure to change it up again, eventually. If I want to change horses in mid-stream, that's okay. The notebook doesn't really go to waste, my family ends up using it for myriad purposes, mostly as shopping lists or task lists. Have FUN!! Go with what you enjoy.
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Nancy N. Last edited by Nancy N.; 03-13-09 at 12:08 AM. Reason: More details about the SPIRALING. |
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